#black goths

[fuckyeahblackgoths]

Mercy Hex

#black goths #goths of color #african american goths #goths

[violentvioletsky]

Advice for Young Black Goths/Alts:

— Know who you are!

I won't lie to you. Being Black and also a Goth is tough road to walk. The Black community will call you all sorts of names. On the other hand, there will be people in the Goth scene that will nitpick and bully everything about you. As your Big Sistah Goth, here's my advice (that I learned the HARD way). You have to know yourself. You must be concrete in who you are.

I remember hearing this advice and feeling confused. I wondered what that meant and how to do this? In retrospect, I was completely overthinking the concept (I wish I could go back to young me and just pat her on the head gently). It's simple, really (I say to Teen!Me). You know what you like and what you don't like. Lean into this! DON'T LET ANYONE TAKE THIS AWAY FROM YOU. And there will be a lot that will try, Goth and Non-Goth.

If you encounter someone online that says you're a poseur because you like Motionless in White or Deftones, BLOCK them instantly. Don't argue with them. Just ignore them.

— There's nothing you can do that will stop you from being Black.

When your family and friends call you 'white washed', ignore them. Being Black isn't something you can take on or off. It's in your DNA. Just focus on honoring the sacrifices of our ancestors and ignore everyone else that criticizes you.

— You can embrace your culture AND your subculture.

As a teen I was put into a double-bind where I couldn't bring all myself to the Goth scene nor my local community. This caused me to feel as though I had to hide aspects of myself to fit in. NEVER DO THIS. You have every right to be proud of your ancestry and heritage as well as your unique spooky style. Incorporate your heritage into your Goth lifestyle! Wear your braids and Afro with pride! This applies to all BIPOC Goths/Alt folk. Maybe you're Samoan? Wear your ie lavalava in your outfit.

— Stop fighting for acceptance and create your own circle.

I fought so hard trying to win over the acceptance of the Black community and the Goth community. I learned the hard way, that some people will never change. The Black community will never accept us. And, sometimes the local Goth scene is toxic and irredeemable. And sometimes calling out predators and abusive people in the scene will do nothing but paint a target on your back. In retrospect, I wasted time trying to make toxic people love and accept me. I should've spent my time creating my own circle consisting of people that rock with my entire vibe, no conditions.

When I acknowledged this, I realized that I didn't need their acceptance. Neither do you. You know who you are and that's enough. There are people that will love you as you are! If those folks haven't come, just wait.

“As you get older you will gain a bit more control over everything. Don't let anyone, even your parents, break you. Find good people who care about you and surround yourself with just them. If you can't find them at first, find good music and fall into it, let it hold you until they come.” — Davey Havok of AFI

— Surround yourself with things that bring you joy.

In college my art professor said to me, "The way to be a successful artist is to surround yourself with things that bring you joy". I'd make a small change to that statement and say that's the way to be healthy human being! You honestly, DO NOT need the Goth scene to be a Goth. You don't need the Goth scene to validate your clothing, accept you, befriend you, tell you what music to like, nor how to live your lifestyle in order to be authentically YOU. Actually, you don't even need to label yourself Goth! Be you. That is enough.

#gothgoth #90s goth #black goths #goth club #goth subculture #black rockers #black alt #black alt girl #black goth #black people #BIPOC #people of color #black girl magic #black women #black men

[postpunkk]

Happy 4/20 🍃

#goth #gothic #alternative #trad goth #gothgoth #dark alternative #post punk #80s goth #darkwave #gothic fashion #goth poc #black and white aesthetic #420culture #vintage #black goths #90s goth #90sgoth #new wave #new romantic #coldwave #deathrocker #goth style #goth subculture #goth music #goth makeup #gothic makeup #Spotify

[wekillandwetake]

Black Metal Barbie tings 💜💗🖤🤘🏾🤘🏾

#gothgoth #alternative girl #black goth #wekillandwetake #rhea ripley #makeup #goth makeup #goths of tumblr #black girl magic #black goths #motionless in white

[zombetty666]

Now we mean business!! Countdown to Hallowe'en.....

#is it halloween yet #halloween #cosplay #costumes #spooky scary skeletons #horror #horror lover #goth girl #goth woman #black goths #zombetty #vampires #vampire #bloodbath #fangs #spirit halloween #catwoman #Eartha Kitt #halloween season #horror movies dc comics #Spotify

[weirdalyankobitch]

Me and my (metaphorical) twin out being virgo hotties

#goth poc #dallas texas #deep ellum #hispanic goths #boricuan #black goths #texas

[nugothrhythms]

"I Was So Alive" by California gothic post-punk band Fearing off of their upcoming 2023 Destroyer, to be released September 29th

#gothgoth #post punk #goth guys #goth #Fearing #I Was So Alive #Destroyer #upcoming album #music #2023 #California #California goth #black goths #poc goths #September 29 2023 #Bandcamp

[roxygothparty]

https://www.instagram.com/roxysreigning

#alternative women #alternative black girl #goth style #alternative style #beauty #black goths #goth aesthetic #art #goth poc #goth goddess

[centralflowsource]

Roxanne for “The Good Witch Creative” SHINE event | 23.11.04

source: Eureka Studios Pgh & Shannon Chavez of The Good Witch Creative

#central flow roxanne #indigenous people #witchblr #alt black girls #alt rock #alternative #black alternative #goth black girls #vampire aethetic #dark acadamia aesthetic #victorian style #alternative black girl #black goths #lgbtq icons #lgtbtq #queer artist #black witches #hoodoo #conjure #indigenous #dark style #vampire #black vampire #gothic cowboy #gothic cowgirl #genderqueer

[theglamgoth]

The only thing that’s sacred is your heart.

As for the rest? Just perception and lust.

#glamgoth #luxury #goth luxury #body jewelry #femme fatale #poetry #black goths #alternative black girl #makeup

[fuckyeahblackgoths]

#goths of color #black goths #african american goths #goths #black goth guys #black alt girl

[violentvioletsky]

No one from the era wants to admit this. But, I will. The hatred of Nu-Metal in the 90s and early 2000s was mainly a covert form of racism. How so? Hip Hop is a genre that was birthed out of Black culture. The easiest way to keep POC from entering a mainly white scene is to vilify all aspects of their culture.

I grew up in the hood in Southern California which was (and still is) a predominantly BIPOC neighborhood. Like James Spooner from Afropunk, the first subculture I was exposed to was Hip Hop. It was the 90s and my older cousins and siblings were all into stuff like Public Enemy, the Fugees, NWA (my cousin had a HUGE poster in her bedroom covered with kisses, LOL), and Naughty by Nature.

Anthrax did a song with Public Enemy and then Boo Yah Tribe did a song with Faith No More and folks in my town went WILD. It was a gateway for many into subcultures like Punk, Hardcore, Metal, and Goth.

It isn't a coincidence that many began vilifying Nu-Metal (and, yes, Tripp Pants too as it was a crossover of 90s Hip Hop fashion and Goth/Alternative fashion) as being for poseurs once people in my part of town started taking an interest in alternative and goth culture.

#racism in alternative culture #racism #bipoc #black goths #roxyvail #black punks #afropunk #black alternative #tripp pants #nu metal #rap rock #rap metal #1990s #90s alternative #90s goth #90s metal #Youtube

[gritsandbrits]

Kat from wendell and wild meeting my oc Alisha bc we need alt/goth black girls

#wendell and wild #kat #oc: alisha #black goths #sketch #kat elliot #tfa oc #oc x canon #platonic; alisha is a grown woman and Kat is like what 13? theyre discussing tastes in alt rock #i feel like Kat would appreciate having a friend/mentor who was also Goth #also i love alisha now

[wekillandwetake]

I think I was born to have red and black hair ♥️🖤

#wekillandwetake #selfie #gothgoth #alternative girl #goth #glam goth #glamour ghoul #girls with tattoos #tattooed women #black alt girl #black goth #black goths

[natwill411]

#girls with piercings #grunge #black goths #goths of color #:3 #goth #alternative #tattoos #patchwork tattoos #girls with tattoos #curvy girls #art #tumblr polls #random polls #tattoo ideas #moots #gay #lgbtq

[pinkieloveheartpastel]

More black people should dress like Blade I AM ONE-HUNDRED PERCENT SERIOUS I SAW A BLACK MASCULINE PERSON IN CALIFORNIA IN LIKE 2018 DRESSED LIKE THEY WERE IN AN EARLY 2000s GOTH VAMPIRE MOVIE, BLACK TRENCH-COAT AND ALL, WITH SOME BOOTS, AND I SAW ANOTHER BLACK MASCULINE PERSON DRESSED WITH A BIG-ASS SKULL DESIGN ON THE BACK OF THEIR LONG COAT THIS YEAR IIIIIIIIIIIIIII-

#black people #black goths #black vampires #black alt people #black alt