We covered this a few years ago but given we are seeing another uptick in inappropriate "compliments", it is time to address it again.

This is the last post - https://www.reddit.com/r/GothFashion/comments/1737afk/re_comments_objectifying_goths_especially_those/

Basically, compliment the outfit or an aspect of it. This can include accessories, makeup, hairstyle, clothing etc. But don't compliment something specific that is creepy. Eg - "I love how that corset accentuates your curves"

One word responses get removed. They are not constructive and are usually minimalist leghumping. This includes words like gorgeous, stunning, sexy, goddess and so on. We are not here to turn people into lust objects and put them on pedestals.

If a post is attracting too many leghumpy comments like this, we see this as a red flag for profile baiting. Posts in r/gothfashion are not shared on the main reddit page so the leghumpers are coming from somewhere, most likely the OP's profile.

Just to emphasise again, when it comes to self promo we do check attached social media and links on profiles including link pages for paylinks. If we find anything the post will be removed for profiteering. It is a common tactic to post "in good faith" to lure people to other platforms where the real sales are made. We are onto you and so is most of reddit so don't whine about it.

No AI or computer generated images. That goes without saying.

If you see a post that looks off and need to report it, please say what you see is off in the report if it isn't obvious at first glance. We go through a lot of posts and sometimes things are edited after we have seen them. We have caught out a few who post ok initially then it turns out they are a self promoter later or the comments are flooded with inappropriate things. Personally I like to check in on posts the next day to be safe but even then things can be missed.

Sometimes a post will be NSFW in spite of no nudity or lewdness. If you can't have it on your computer and get a scolding from the boss for potentially looking at porn then it is NSFW. This includes lingerie and swimwear based posts.

We also may remove things like sexualised poses. A big one is low angle looking up "dommy mommy" shots - They encourage leghumpers so we remove those. We aren't going to punish someone for having boobs but if they are posing in a way to overly emphasise (and this usually hides most the outfit anyway) it may be removed or tagged NSFW. We have also had to remove a few posts of men with overly emphasised crotch bulges before too. We see what you are doing and why.

r/GothFashion is building an all-ages community and so far it is going pretty well. We get some gripes from self promoters and profile baiters but they make it pretty clear in their complaints they take more offence in not being allowed to promote than posting in good faith. We get a lot of complaints from banned leghumpers but screw those people, they were only here to leer.

Sorry this was so long, felt I needed to cover a lot that was not covered as well 3 years ago. If anything ever feels off feel free to report it or modmail us and we will look into it as soon as we can.

Feel free to comment in this thread about more ways to compliment outfits in non-creepy ways and discuss OP.

My eyes hurt. More a tiredness plus dryness than anything else. I think these new glasses are taking a while to adjust.

Time to go rest them in the dark. How goth of me.

I anticipate reading your wails of bitterness and anguish when I return.

Flatulance rips through translucent capes

Windy from the back

Bela Lugosi's stench

The bats have fled the bell tower

The victims' eyes are red

Gas fumes seep from the black box

Bela Lugosi's stench

Bela Lugosi's stench

Farted, Farted, farted

Farted, Farted, farted

A vile acrid odour wafts out his tomb

From a final bean and cabbage meal

Aged a thousand moons

Silent in the deadly gloom

The fart

Bela Lugosi's stench

Bela Lugosi's stench

Bela Lugosi's stench

Farted, Farted, farted

Farted, Farted, farted

Oh Bela

Bela farted

Oh Bela

Bela farted

Bela farted

Oh Bela!

Bela farted!

Oh Bela!

No! No! No!

Farting!

Oh Bela...

Go on, get mad. You know you want to.

Or not. I'm not your mum.

Don't know about any of you but this week has been weird. Like feeling a little depressed and no idea why. Sure, the world is screwed and I am constantly shown how ignorant and cruel people can be but that is normal. Maybe too much is getting to me?

Maybe it is part of having quit smoking about 6 weeks ago. Those cravings are still there, my body knows it is being deprived of something. The screaming gets further away and less intense but it is still there.

So... how about you?

I'm tired and I want to take a nap so screw it, posting early this week. I was way late last week so it balances a little.

Besides I'm sure you'd all like a little extra gripe time. Now no one will post for the next few hours to spite me...

FML

Soon is the winter of my discount tent. There will be 40% off all prices.

What do you mean winter?!? Ahh you northern hemis thinking it's all about you...

Get your gripes in or just general complaints. Hell fume away if that's your current flavour.

Oh boy, there are going to be a lot of mad modmails when we start the Fashion Friday cull this week given we were flooded by posters who aren't regulars due to World Goth Day. But they can always post again in r/gothfashion. We even say so in the removal reason.

How dare we focus on music and outsource style to another sub to create a structure akin to the old forums/discord with multiple themed channels/subforums across multiple subreddits. It's as if reddit was a super forum or something.

Bring our your dead! (ding)

It'a that time of year - Aytakk's annual all vinyl records goth/post punk set at City Record Club for World Goth Day again!

There was one off-genre exception in a set of goth and post punk. I opened with a 12" single I recently found in the wrong cover at an op shop for $2. I was stoked when I saw a Gary Numan album and was pretty happy finding a Joy Division single inside instead. But that thing was scuffed to hell so I had no idea if it would even play. So I had Queen's Another One Bites The Dust cued (my daughter is a big Queen/Freddie Mercury fan so it was for her) as track 2 in case it skipped out too much. It ended up very crackly but it did play ok.

SETLIST
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00:00 Joy Division - Atmosphere
03:50 Queen - Another One Bites The Dust
07:25 Alien Sex Fiend – I Walk The Line
12:06 Virgin Prunes - Baby Turns Blue
15:33 Meat Of Youth - Meat Of Youth
18:30 The Damned - The Shadow of Love
20:42 Creaming Jesus - Lillies
24:00 Fields Of The Nephilim - For Her Light
26:58 Skeletal Family - And I
30:20 Sex Gang Children - Sebastiane
33:17 The March Violets – Snake Dance
37:10 The Sisters Of Mercy – Anaconda
41:00 DIAF - TEMPL
43:37 Play Dead - Chains

(Recorded on 17th May 2026)

I'm late. Bugger.

This weekend has been too good to me aside from partying a little too hard Friday night. Can't drink like I used to.

Aside from that I'm leaving the complaining and wailing to you guys this week. For now.

Day thirteen of no cigarettes and it's kicking my butt with irritability. Sleep helps but what gets me is the extra salivating. It's like nearly being constantly hungry but smoking is an appetite suppressant so that makes sense I guess.

Also enough with the generation gap in goth games. Yes, new kids do it different to how I did it in the 90s and I did it differently to the originators in the 70s/80s. Subcultures evolve and different things are emphasised at different times. Like now progressive/left politics is emphasised in opposition to bigots being emboldened. Back in the 70s/80s it was opposition to Thatcher and Reagan but the bigots had more social decorum when they weren't assaulting you for being a weirdo.

So how are you doing?

>How can I learn more about the goth subculture and music

>Actual Goth Music?

>Am I going to win my bet?

>what exactly is the "goth" lifestyle anyway?

Just a sample of the sort of questions with obvious answers already on display in r/goth from the last couple of days. And that isn't counting all the ones who delete after we remove. Or the irrelevant, spam and off-genre music posts.

The info is right there. Look at it! The music is posted by people daily. Listen to it!

I'll do some of your homework for you...

https://www.reddit.com/r/goth/wiki/faq/ (info)

https://www.reddit.com/r/goth/wiki/musicbox/ (music)

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Anyway, how are you this week? Do tell.