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[ohrlyeh]

i have a question

is "you look like you go to hot topic" considered a compliment or an insult?

i've had this said to me before a few times but i woke up today with my eye color changed and now even more people are telling me this

i do not know hot topic's reputation enough to know if i want to be associated with it. please help

Comments

[sivard]

I guess it depends on who said it to you.

Was it a goth telling you this or someone who doesn't dress like a goth?

[ohrlyeh]

you mean the people who have like 100 piercings?

is that what a goth is

i think pretty much people who are not goths??

[sivard]

No I think goth is more like the people who wear a lot of black.

I guess piercings are part of it?

But it's usually a lot of black and a lot of makeup, especially makeup that makes a person look unnaturally pale.

[ohrlyeh]

why would people want to naturally look pale? that's weird

i mean i look pale and i don't need the help of makeup whatsoever

[sivard]

The aesthetic, I think?

I don't really get fashion but it's been popular forever, so obviously people like it.

[ohrlyeh]

fashion is strange but sure i guess i can understand that

maybe i should get in on this, i already wear a lot of black

[sivard]

You should go for it!

I don't know enough about fashion to know where else you could shop, but I'm pretty sure Hot Topic is one of the places people go to.

[ohrlyeh]

okay

maybe i'l check it out in curiosity...

[sivard]

Worst thing that happens is you decide it's not for you, right?

It's not a bad idea.

[ohrlyeh]

okay

i'll give it a peek

thanks for your advice

[sivard]

Yeah, no problem.

Don't worry about what anyone else is saying; what matters is you like it.