Oh I love these kinds of kids! It's absolutely fantastic to see the new trend is to be mentally anguished. I remember when anyone from my generation was depressed, we'd be promptly put on Ritalin or some kind of medication (gotta love the 1990s). But yea, I keep hearing stories of the recent "goth wave" that's been taking over. Just for the record, being goth or emo is not cool. You should be shot for trying to act more like KISS than a normal human being... though... with a tongue like Gene's I'm sure you'd be more popular with the ladies than cutting your tongue into snake-slits as some of you goth freaks do.
Apparently, kids think it's cool to be goth. I think most of them are missing the point. Being goth measn you're an outcast and you're so depressed, you'd rather worship satan and wear makeup than even admit to being "unpopular." Because, of course, it's cool to wear makeup and peice parts of your body never meant to feel the touch of steel. But these kids, omg, they're like 12 and 14 and such! But they're gothic and emo! Ever see that story on Fark (and other news sties) about that emo freak who put his suicide note on myspace.com! Talk about asking for attention! But these youngsters are walking around all happy and laughing, like any other kid, but as soon as you ask them about being goth or emo, they switch to "being all depressed, all the time." It's really funny in a way. Them having to act depressed even though they're not. I remember when I was a freshman in HS and there was this classic goth senior. You didn't even want to strike a conversation with him as he's just make you'd depressed. His mental instability fit his look and resulting actions. Totally different that what I hear about now.
Funny things to do with "goth" kids nowadays, or anyone who acts depressed:
*recent LAN at a friend's house, group of "goths" from HS come over. So whenever they start laughing or having a good time, ask them about being goth and how much life sucks for them. They IMMEDIATELY switch to goth mode and act all down. few minutes later, they're laughing again (LANs are fun), so start asking them about gothicism again. repeat as needed. If you can keep up with the fun times, you can make them eventually say "I'm not gothic, now leave me alone!" it's so fun!
*act gothic too. no, not kidding. wear normal clothes you'd normally wear, but act all depressed like them. They'll take offense to it and be like "you can't be gothic! you're not wearing black!" and then respond in depressed mode, "since when do goths care about what they wear?" and they'll be all confused and stuttering because they read the "facts to being a goth" from the local bookstore and they just broke the number1 or 2 or 3 fact. then they'll finally shut up about being "goth" for a couple days... or until people forget about it.
*and the winner: SHOW THEM SOME REAL GOTHS. that'll put a scare into them! You can't act like someone without seeing that someone. After two hours in the same room as a goth from the 1980s/1990s, anyone will come out as the freakin' martha stuart of life!

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Ohh yes, I hate emos.

In my school there are like 10 people who acts all depressed and shy and... urggh!!! I can't stand them, why do you have to put yourself a label? Why can't you just have a normal personality like most of people do?

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