How dous this "discriminated against" manifest itself Chunk?
I know Goths, Punks, Hippies (yes, still, being an ex myself) and they embrace and love the way they dress and the music they like and I don't believe any of them feel discriminated against.
I believe a part of the way they are likes to be slightly outside the norm, whatever that may be. If they get a "Look" from a suit it is mission accomplished, but discrimination will not come into it. I don't believe any of them have ever been refused entry to a shop or spat at in the street.
Perhaps you are being a little too sensitive. Dress the way you want, and listen to and play what you want. Its a free country and I would guess 99.9% of people wouldnt care if you wore a Tutu and spent your days humming the 1812 overture.
You're so out of touch it's unreal! Not everyone dresses like that just to annoy other people, some people just are who they are and don't do things for a reaction
This discrimination 'manifests' through things like people giving you dirty looks, being spat on, stones thrown at, heing chased by gangs of yobs, not getting a job because of tattoos or piercings, people assuming you're a druggie.
Fair enough, I don't get the bullying anymore because I'm a man now and fairly large.
Let me put this in perspective, in my town, 12 years ago, when I was 15, there was 1 black man, everyone knew his name, there was also 1 chinese kid in our school and 3 metallers. me and two of my mates.
We used to get shit constantly, everyday just for liking metal. People kicking us ofd our skateboards, even the adults used to get in on it, they thought it was a big joke. ever ran away from a group of 15 or so people? it looks more like 30 people, you're running with your skateboard in your hand, slowing you down, trying to pick the quickest route away, you're getting out of breathe, you can hear their footsteps getting louder behind you. You're weighing up whether to turn around and smash one of them in the face with your board, but you know you can't take them all...
Or being chased down backstreets on foot while they are in a car trying to run you over. Being kicked all over by 2 MEN when your 15 just 'cos it's 'funny to hit a goth'.
So don't tell me I'm being sensitive, you have no clue and the fact you take the subject so lightly tells me you've always been on the other side of the fence looking over thinking 'it's not that bad'. sure it isn't, just like 9/11 wasn't THAT bad, for me.... Ask somone who went through it though and it's a different story.
Sensitive? there's nothing left. Apart from zero tolerance to anything remotely reminding me of it