These problems were culled from the xnetgothmailing list. If you'd like to add more then send 'em to the list.
from Harlequin
"My non Christian friends keep turning my cross upside down."
"Is this God or my anti-depressants speaking?"
"Will my friends think I'm too 'preachy' if I wear my ICTHUS fishnets?"
"Do I have to get a new piercing every time I sing 'pierce my ear'?" (sorryif you guys don't know that hymn)
"I know it's a sin to hate, but does that include Marylyn Manson?"
"Would I do this if Eric Clayton was in the room with me?"
from Anya Serene
PROBLEMS ONLY XTIAN GOTHS HAVE :
"searching in vain through the local music store under 'gospel' for xtiangoth music"(if u live in s.a it's impossible)"
"having to explain to your parents that :
- you are not a satanist even though you favour black, black, black andpurple (and no, you had nothing to do with your neighbour's little kittydisappearing last week... sheesh)
- the music you listen to actually does have Christian lyrics, even thoughthey might not be able to decipher them
- no, you're not going out clubbing in your goth regalia on sunday night,you're actually going to church"
problems in church :
- having parents move their little children a few rows further away when youseat yourself
- when the pastor talks about heathens in his sermon and everyone turns tolook at you
- a new church member attempting to 'convert' you
- when you are praising God in quiet, reverent worship, your bangles / rings/ necklaces etc are loudly jangling ('and the bells in the chapel wentjingle, jangle...')
- getting your tights / stockings hooked on the seat / pew in full view ofeverybody
- you ran out of waterproof eyeliner, and after a little bit of a drizzduring praise and worship your eyes make you look like frankenstein (or thebride of) [hmm..or robert smith on a bad makeup day!]
- getting up / down the steps (if any) of the church in your heels / huuugeboots (woe betide you if your church has a wooden floor... "clop, clop,bang, thud, clop, clop, bang, thud")
- if you're female : the ppl behind you moving further to your left / rightbecause they can't see over your dramatic hairstyle which you've piled ontop of your head with Victorian ringlets
- if you're male : forgetting to take your carl mcoy black stetson off whenyou seat yourself, and the ppl behind you asking you to take it off in orderto see the lyrics
- going to a church gathering after church, and when you arrive they takeoff the don francisco cd and put on a Christian country album (it's the onlything they have with a beat) in order to make you feel more comfortable [ok,ok, that is highly unlikely to happen.. in mean, why would they try to makeyou feel more comfortable?? hehe, just kidding!!]
- visiting a new church, and the security guard follows you from your car tothe church because you are 'suspiciously dressed'
problems in clubs :
- having 'Yeshua' etc artistically drawn on your back / shoulder and thenhaving to explain to non-xtian goths that it's not a new goth group, it'sactually the name of Jesus
- maintaining a looooong silence and extremely angry glare when thatelectric hellfire club's song is played 'Jesus died for His own sins, notmine" (or alternatively, taking a sojourn from the smoky innards of the clubto avoid listening to that trash)
- females : being pinned to the wall by some slavering male and then notbeing able to tell them to go away the way you really want to, you have todo it diplomatically and sensitively (hmm... i can't speak for the males onthis one!!)
from Dawnrazor
Hmmm... For guys: being pinned to the wall by some slavering male and then not beingable to tell him to go away...."
No kidding, there really are a lot of Goth guys in our local clubs thatare..ahem.."otherwise inclined."