https://blog.spacehey.comForum Topic created by Elihttps://forum.spacehey.com/reply?id=871159https://forum.spacehey.com/reply?id=871159Hii! I'd say you don't have to listen to any of the mainstream bands to be goth, but it is a mainly music based subculture so you still have to enjoy the type of music but what bands you like doesn't matter.  And as for the politics, if I keep it simple it's mainly just don't be right wing, support lgbtq+, don't be racist. I'm really into politics so I'm going to write more about it if you wanna r...Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:36:51 +0000https://forum.spacehey.com/reply?id=869790https://forum.spacehey.com/reply?id=869790Hii! I'd say you don't have to listen to any of the mainstream bands to be goth, but it is a mainly music based subculture so you still have to enjoy the type of music but what bands you like doesn't matter.  And as for the politics, if I keep it simple it's mainly just don't be right wing, support lgbtq+, don't be racist. I'm really into politics so I'm going to write more about it if you wanna r...Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:52:24 +0000https://forum.spacehey.com/reply?id=869060https://forum.spacehey.com/reply?id=869060Hii! I'd say you don't have to listen to any of the mainstream bands to be goth, but it is a mainly music based subculture so you still have to enjoy the type of music but what bands you like doesn't matter.  And as for the politics, if I keep it simple it's mainly just don't be right wing, support lgbtq+, don't be racist. I'm really into politics so I'm going to write more about it if you wanna r...Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:34:12 +0000https://forum.spacehey.com/reply?id=851930https://forum.spacehey.com/reply?id=851930Hey! I love that you are getting into goth and just wanted to let you know that you're not the only "Baby Bat" out there! Everyone has to start somewhere. The bands you mentioned are great! Goth is a mix of things, it is not only fashion, not only music, not only ideologies, but all combined and more. It's sort of a way of life (I say in the least cult-ish way possible lol)  I am absolutely not an...Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:50:35 +0000https://forum.spacehey.com/reply?id=785337https://forum.spacehey.com/reply?id=785337hi! first off, im super excited for you! goth is such a fun subculture, im envious of you getting to explore it for the first time.  To answer your questions, you dont need to like mainstream bands to be goth! listen to whatever goth music tickles your fancy. :) also dont be afraid to listen to non goth music—only listening to one genre would get boring so quickly!! about the politics—goth did com...Thu, 24 Jul 2025 05:21:13 +0000https://forum.spacehey.com/reply?id=763470https://forum.spacehey.com/reply?id=763470Quick disclaimer, I'm not a goth but I am a metalhead and the two subcultures have long intersected and share a lot of similarities but yaknow, grain of salt and all that.  First off, I want to second the previous comment, anyone getting pissy and gatekeeping others who are clearly new to a scene is not worth engaging with. If you identify with the music or the fashion and the culture surrounding ...Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:04:14 +0000https://forum.spacehey.com/reply?id=761895https://forum.spacehey.com/reply?id=761895Hey Eli! I was super involved in the goth scene for a few years when I was 16-19 :)  First things first, you don't HAVE to like any of the mainstream goth bands to be goth. Goth is mostly a music-based subculture, so as long as you enjoy genres such as post-punk, darkwave, EBM, etc. you are technically involved in the goth scene. No one is "more goth" because they look a certain way. In theory, al...Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:34:52 +0000https://forum.spacehey.com/reply?id=761829https://forum.spacehey.com/reply?id=761829Hi Eli, I'm also kinda new to gothic music and subculture but here are some of the ways I think about it:  First, being a part of the subculture doesn't mean people who look and act more goth than you have a better opinion so don't take any one person's opinion as the complete truth. The second is that it is not really about politics. Still, there are "alternative values" that goths usually go by,...Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:41:19 +0000