The lead character in my book-in-progress, Chloe, was a goth in her late teens. For the flashbacks to this phase, I've been trying to pin down how she would have related to the Brisbane goth scene in the late 80s if she chose to keep her red hair -- maybe with some purple streaks. Could she have been credible?
One of my research tactics was to google 'redhead goth'. After 20 pages of nothing but porn sites, I was reeling. WTF! So then I googled 'blonde goth' for comparison. The results were far more innocent. Mostly girly hair and makeup advice, with only a peppering of porn.
I don't know why I was surprised. Redheads are stereotyped, rightly or wrongly, as passionate, lustful and feisty. Throw in the dark, disaffected, demonic stereotype of goths, and you've got a marketable fantasy it seems.
Anyway, I'm thinking Chloe wouldn't have dyed her hair black, no matter what others thought. She's not a slave to anything or anyone.
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