At what age does playing "goth" and other teenage affectations just become stupid?

[glenn1]

I somewhat expect a teenager to go through the standard rebellion and self-exploration phases and to be somewhat confused. However, when I see someone in their 30s still dressing in all black and putting on Marilyn Manson mascara/warpaint it just looks pathetic. What age do you consider to be the cutoff for someone holding onto a "lifestyle" such as that ?

 

[cosine17]

18

 

[BentValve]

Id have to put the cut off @ 23 max

 

[t3hmuffinman]

since when did being goth become a normal teenage thing?

 

[nycxandy]

No cutoff.

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: glenn1
I somewhat expect a teenager to go through the standard rebellion and self-exploration phases and to be somewhat confused. However, when I see someone in their 30s still dressing in all black and putting on Marilyn Manson mascara/warpaint it just looks pathetic. What age do you consider to be the cutoff for someone holding onto a "lifestyle" such as that ?

what sparked this rant?

you're one of those crotchety social conservative anal retentive type folks, right?

 

[HardcoreRobot]

12

 

[olds]

6

 

[cosine17]

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: glenn1
I somewhat expect a teenager to go through the standard rebellion and self-exploration phases and to be somewhat confused. However, when I see someone in their 30s still dressing in all black and putting on Marilyn Manson mascara/warpaint it just looks pathetic. What age do you consider to be the cutoff for someone holding onto a "lifestyle" such as that ?

what sparked this rant?

you're one of those crotchety social conservative anal retentive type folks, right?

its the same as asking, when do we force acdc or the rolling stones to stop touring.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: glenn1
I somewhat expect a teenager to go through the standard rebellion and self-exploration phases and to be somewhat confused. However, when I see someone in their 30s still dressing in all black and putting on Marilyn Manson mascara/warpaint it just looks pathetic. What age do you consider to be the cutoff for someone holding onto a "lifestyle" such as that ?

what sparked this rant?

you're one of those crotchety social conservative anal retentive type folks, right?

Hopefully he is. We need more of them.

 

[Malak]

They were always stupid for me.

 

[glenn1]

what sparked this rant?

you're one of those crotchety social conservative anal retentive type folks, right?

Not really, I just saw a woman in the store who was obviously in her early 40s, looking like one of the characters from The Addams Family and thought she looked idiotic.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: t3hmuffinman
since when did being goth become a normal teenage thing?

if anything its the teens who are the pretenders, you can be a goth no matter what age, its not a teen thing

 

[classy]

Cutoff? It should never start, walking around looking some nutt.

 

[radioouman]

2

 

[StageLeft]

19 tops

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
19 tops

There we have it. It's offical.

 

[bradruth]

Zero. Dumb is dumb, no matter the age.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: bradruth
Zero. Dumb is dumb, no matter the age.

:thumbsup::beer:

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: bradruth
Dumb is dumb, no matter the age.

 

[nageov3t]

my goth phase lasted from 14 - 17. I broke out of it during that summer between senior year of high school and freshman year of college.

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: glenn1

what sparked this rant?

you're one of those crotchety social conservative anal retentive type folks, right?

Not really, I just saw a woman in the store who was obviously in her early 40s, looking like one of the characters from The Addams Family and thought she looked idiotic.

I guess that does seem kind of sad. but who knows, maybe she is deliriously happy with her lifestyle.

 

[aidanjm]

i never had a goth phase

 

[chasem]

College kids can not have teenage affections.

 

[Arkitech]

Why is it a bad thing for an adult to be a goth? One of the best things about life is variety, people should be able to express themselves any way they want (short of public nudity)