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KontanKarite · 07-10-2007, 11:42 AM

So well put. The beauty of that is that it's not all about goth as a minority but that we pick and choose our fights.

My father tells me time and time again that if I adhered more to what pop culture was doing, I would have a better life.

How is he to know that? Does power and money truely equate to happiness? I think not.

He is right though. If I were to do as pop culture says to do, I would no doubt be at least quite infamous like my sister. But it's not the kind of life I want to lead. I should define myself through my own actions and choices.

The day I become a part of popular culture, it will be a choice of my own and at that time I will be happy with that choice. But for now, I have my own sense of self.

I am alternative and I have yet to see how anyone has suffered from such personal choices so far.

07-10-2007, 11:42 AM	#50
KontanKarite Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Harlem Posts: 6,909 Blog Entries: 1	So well put. The beauty of that is that it's not all about goth as a minority but that we pick and choose our fights. My father tells me time and time again that if I adhered more to what pop culture was doing, I would have a better life. How is he to know that? Does power and money truely equate to happiness? I think not. He is right though. If I were to do as pop culture says to do, I would no doubt be at least quite infamous like my sister. But it's not the kind of life I want to lead. I should define myself through my own actions and choices. The day I become a part of popular culture, it will be a choice of my own and at that time I will be happy with that choice. But for now, I have my own sense of self. I am alternative and I have yet to see how anyone has suffered from such personal choices so far. __________________ No Gods. No Kings. Not all beliefs and ideas are equal.