"Goths" kill me

There was an episode of South Park(one of the greatest shows ever created, btw) where I believe it was Kyle decided to turn into a "Goth" after having his girlfriend dump him. He dressed all in black, had fake piercings, smoked, and wrote depressing poetry about how life sucks. He did all this because all the rest of his "Goth" buddies were doing it as well.

NEWSFLASH! Changing your lifestyle to fit a different, smaller groups standards is not being a nonconformist. All you're doing is conforming to a different group. All the "Goths" who do this just kill me, because while they are going against the grain of mainstream society, they're now just falling in-line with typical "Goth" standards. Now, during the 80's, wearing all-black, painting your nails black, and getting pierced may have been rebellious, but is it really anymore? Every 14-year-old girl has her belly button pierced and a tatoo on her lower back, so is it really even a statement anymore?
And how can anyone claim to be a nonconformist when all they're doing is changing groups...They stop conforming with society and start doing it instead to fit in with the "Goth" clique.

Here's a Thought... If you really wanna be an individual, then do what makes YOU happy, what YOU like. Changing yourself to fit in with another group isn't the same thing as being an individual.

BTW, Kyle realized his error after Butters said he'd "Rather be a crybaby than some Goth Pussy" . Kyle went back to his old self, and vented his frustration the way most people do...called his ex a slut and flipped off her new boyfriend. Gotta love it.