mallgoth

A (mostly) teenage subculture, characterized by the wearing of eyeliner, bondage pants, baggy t-shirts and lots of black. Usually associated with nu-metal music. One of the only subcultures in which mental issues were a celebrated thing. Typically critical of "preppy" youth culture, which may cause people to think mallgoth kids are hypocritical (because OMG, they PURCHASE their clothes at MALLS! What a mortal sin!) Not "true" goths, not "true" metalheads, and sure as heck not any other subculture...one wonders who the real conformists are, after a while. Nowadays it's more rare to spot a mallgoth, because they are a dying breed, much like almost every ruggedly individualistic counterculture in this country.

Go ahead. Laugh at the mallgoth because he dresses like The Crow. Sneer at him because he's a teenager. Make snide remarks at his eyeliner and his CD collection, and think nothing of him because he's a poor, broken lunatic.

Just remember how strong the spirit of youth and rebellion can be...and remember that the young and the wild often grow to become the brilliant and the revered.

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