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<blockquote data-quote="Whitewolfct" data-source="post: 3279965" data-attributes="member: 96951">Not entirely - they probably also do it because they enjoy and indulge in the goth culture. As an ex-goth myself, that&#039;s certainly why I and every other one I knew used to do so.As for cosplayers, I generally assume not that they&#039;re socially awkward. I do assume that they&#039;re geeks, and therefore they might be happy to discuss the series they&#039;re representing (in the rare case it&#039;s one that I watch) or possibly interested in other &#039;geeky&#039; things like roleplaying or gaming in general. At the very least I&#039;ll usually assume that they&#039;re interested in socialising with other geeks.Stereotypes aren&#039;t always negative things, and yes, by partaking in a culture you are associating yourself with the stereotype. For example I&#039;m a LARPer, a roleplay, and have long hair and a beard. That does tend to lead people making certain assumptions about me - assumptions which are generally accurate, as looking this way is a choice.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Whitewolfct, post: 3279965, member: 96951"] Not entirely - they probably also do it because they enjoy and indulge in the goth culture. As an ex-goth myself, that's certainly why I and every other one I knew used to do so. As for cosplayers, I generally assume not that they're socially awkward. I do assume that they're geeks, and therefore they might be happy to discuss the series they're representing (in the rare case it's one that I watch) or possibly interested in other 'geeky' things like roleplaying or gaming in general. At the very least I'll usually assume that they're interested in socialising with other geeks. Stereotypes aren't always negative things, and yes, by partaking in a culture you are associating yourself with the stereotype. For example I'm a LARPer, a roleplay, and have long hair and a beard. That does tend to lead people making certain assumptions about me - assumptions which are generally accurate, as looking this way is a choice. [/QUOTE]

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