Shonalikaare they gay or just alternative
case in point: yesterday some mostly shaved head tattooed trenchcoat large bat swooping around the station openly giving me the eye, and I was just like, you could be cool and queer. or. you could be a fascist
alternative looks tend to correlate with radical viewpoints but unless the person has like a very obvious trans pin or something there is no way to know from a distance exactly which type of radical that is
do they appear to be glaring because they think I’m appropriating their culture, or because on account of being goth they just look like that
god forbid I accidentally make eye contact with a fascist trying to work out what their tattoos are
this gets even more complicated when you take into account that because the aesthetic is “scary” that also translates to conventions of superficial friendly/flirting behaviour
a long, unsmiling, insolent stare that may imply a desire to rip you out of your clothing does not specify whether that’s because they want to bang or because they think you shouldn’t have been wearing it
anyway coincidentally I filmed a video related to all of this that should be up next week 🦇
PLOT TWIST: at a queer event and nearly 100% certain train station goth is in the club
didn’t think I’d ever find out the political identity of this exact specific goth but it’s fun that I have. unless they’re undercover of course