Quote Originally Posted by Mina
I have to disagree there, Oz. People can be very judgmental and if you dress like that then they assume you're either a wiccan or satanist or something.
Maybe early on, as Goths first started "coming out" and maybe now... among those who are strict fundamentalists, but I think average Joe-&-Betty-America see it as nothing more than a fashion statement... or maybe I see it that way because I'm in California, which is admittedly more liberal than Mid-America.

And regardless of whether I'm right or wrong... I don't believe those who see Goths that way would think "bdsm" because, quite frankly, it's beyond the ken of their imagination to go there.