u/TheBloggingGoth

Aww shit

It's Goth City Festival next week - and I'll be on a panel discussion on Tuesday to talk about the State of the Scene! There's a ton of gigs and other live events all that week. Highly recommended.

I had heard something about this

Thanks everyone for the upvotes, saw them tonight and recorded a couple of songs I'll put on YouTube. Still absolutely no statement on why the split but no acrimony towards everyone. I'll follow up with a proper enquiry for a statement!

Am going to get a ticket to their gig tomorrow and will see if any news comes up

I have a Patreon but you're under no obligation to support me.

I love the goth scene, and I trained as a journalist years ago. I sincerely do this for enjoyment!

I'm... Sorry? Monetising it how?

Very kind, thank you

It's stomach turning. All their content is.

But very big now and who knows for how long

Had the same feeling even second hand watching Black Friday or Angela Benedict reviewing them

Love those adverts!

Flair checks out

Superb word!

Yaoi like rain

I'm very not caught up on what Black Friday is up to - I'll need to do due diligence on this.

But generally I agree with your point of view and try and follow that credo where I can; my blog isn't concerned with meeting any sponsorship idea because I don't need it, I have a career and my blog is my weird hobby. I have patrons I value more than anything, and what they give me goes to site hosting. Simple and without complication.

I love this scene, despite all this quibbling and drama!

What?

Thanks!

Damar, I have made it as a street. Inform the residents!

I see a lot of responses being "duh goth women can sell through their visual appeal" but apart from being depressingly cynical, that also seems to imply all goth content creators online are soulless shills for internet dollars.

Some are, I don't doubt - but there are also sane and sensible people, women and men, who are out their generating content because they love the goth scene and want to talk about it. I blog and have done for years because I don't know what else to do with this incessant shrieking in my subconscious about my subculture and how much I wanna share my passion for it with others!

I just don't think we can write every single goth CC online as having one pointy boot in the OF pool, y'know?

That's definitely an unhelpful scenario

As people have said elsewhere, it can be hard to generate content in those areas for men, at a time when androgyny is less accepted socially.

Personally this makes me respect goth women even more for being brave enough to be their true selves!

Bless you thank you, I edit them down because the algorithm suggests people ideally want a half hour experience.

The whole episode obviously goes out on Twitch live, and then stays on there for a few days. I have the originals stashed in storage too. Maybe I'll put the whole things on YouTube one day!

Thanks very much! More to come soon

I hear that