i get where all of you are coming from, i'll just say though that im what many people lable as "goth". i SI for a few years now, and im 15. the stigma, SUCKS. for many, the way one dresses / what they listen to, has NOTHING to do with whether or not they SI, but it is really sad and (for me, agreeing with what Rupunzel said) frustrating. also, people take one look at me and asume i do it for the same reasons, to "fit in" or be "cool".

it really really really sucks..