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I wore my black lace top, black miniskirt, and knee
high black boots to San Diego Comic Con Saturday, the
same night as the Masquerade. After the Masquerade, I
wandered out under the sails to the traditional dance.
As I was standing there, I discovered a mass of
gothic, androgynous, vampyre costumed people had
congregated around the same area I was in. Many
members of this group were looking me up and down to
try to determine whether or not I was a member of
their whiny, non-conformist conformity. I think they
finally decided I might be, but they left me alone
because I was with a group of three adults. It must
have been a clear sign that I was jailbait. *laughs*
I am neither gothic nor jailbait.
I have an affinity for the color black. This does not
mean Im gothic. If it does, I would like to point
out that both of my forty-something parents are
gothic. Youve all seen picture of Madame Editor. We
all know this is laughable. Ive always liked black,
it looks good on me. I also like purple. Both are
traditional colors of mourning. I assure you, this is
pure coincidence. I like some gothic music. I also
like some country music and some hip hop music. Does
this mean Im a black kicker goth? Thatd be a sight!
I like it. Oh, wait Im lily white, I cant pull off
black. DOH!
The last thing that might make it look like Im
gothic, I play Vampire occasionally. Oh oh, I can see
it now. Youre thinking, " Shes such a liar.
Shes really goth, but she doesnt want anyone to
know. " Get that idea out of your mind. When I
play vampire, I am not playing it because I get to be
a pyre. Im playing it because it sets up a dark
grundgey fictional world where I can make cyberpunk
strangely honor-bound characters. The fact that the
character has to be a vampire to avoid getting eaten
instantly is only a minor detail. If I could have the
nifty powers and be able to eat a sandwich to get my
blood pool refilled, itd be much better.
I have many, many interests, and I refuse to allow a
very small section of my interests to define who I am.
There are so many little boxes that we try to shove
each other and ourselves into, but I really have no
interest in these little boxes. Im a person, a happy
person, and thats as far as I really care to define
myself by boxes.
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