Ungakukholwa, Isihloko Esishisayo sesicishe sibe ngama-30. Uma i-Hot Topic bekuyingane yesi-Goth manje isingakwazi ukushayela ngokusemthethweni, ukuvota, ukuphuza (yize sazi ukuthi ayizange ilinde kwaze kwaba ngu-21 ukuze uthole lokho!), futhi iqashe imoto ngokusemthethweni. Manje isizoqabula i-big 3-0 embongolo futhi ingene kuleyo minyaka ebuhlungu yempilo yesithathu.

Isihloko Esishisayo sizoyiphatha kanjani iminyaka yaso yokuqala yamashumi amathathu? Hhayi-ke uma iminyaka yayo embalwa edlule iyinkomba ukuthi izoqhubeka nokudlulela emhlabeni we-geek futhi iqhubeke nokudonsela kude kakhulu neGoth isusa izingane zezitolo zama-90's ezikhumbula kakhulu. Ngokudabukisayo lezo zinsuku sezihambile iminyaka.

Sezadlula izinsuku zezingubo zevelvet ezifakwe ileyisi namajazi amade amnyama omsele. Awasekho amabhuzu aphakeme amadolo enkundla amnyama anezibopho ezikhuphukayo. Alisekho ibhulukwe lobugqila elingagoqa isihlalo sakho sesikole futhi likuvimbele ukuthi ungasukumi uhambe. Awukwazi ngisho nokuthola isikibha esithusayo ngaphandle kokuthi sivela Indaba ye-American Horror or The Dead Ukuhamba. Kwenzekeni ku I-Nightmare ku-Elm Street, Halloween, Futhi Ukufa Okubi amahembe engigcwalise ngawo amakhabethe ami? Futhi ingabe ukhona omunye ogulayo ngalezo zibalo ze-Pop ezithatha indawo? Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngingumlandeli omkhulu we-Disney, kodwa indawo yayo ayikho esihlokweni esishisayo. Zadlula kudala izinsuku zeSihloko Esishisayo, futhi mfana uyazikhumbula.

Ayisekho amakholomu anezipikili noma imigexo eboshwe ngamabhola eyayivame kakhulu emaphasishi ezikole zamabanga aphezulu kulo lonke elaseMelika. Ngisho nalawo mabhande erabha ongawagqoka esihlakaleni sakho futhi uhwebe nabangani anzima ukuwathola odongeni lwezinsiza zabo.

Impela, usengathola ishubhu le-lipstick emnyama kanye ne-nail polish emnyama efanayo, kodwa nawe ungathola esitolo sezidakamizwa sasendaweni yangakini. Ngisho nemibala embalwa yodayi wezinwele ze-punk isasele, umkhiqizo owawuvame ukuba yi-Manic Panic abaningi bethu ababewusebenzisa ukushintsha imibala yezinwele isonto nesonto. Yeka indlela esinenhlanhla ngayo ukuthi sisenezinwele ngemva kwalawo ma-shenanigans! Kodwa manje Isihloko Esishisayo sithathe omunye umzila, indlela egcwele ama-geek fandoms nemibala egqamile ye-neon.

Isihloko Esishisayo singena eminyakeni engamashumi amathathu nantathu, futhi lokho kusho ukukhula. Empeleni kulesi sikhathi, hhayi ukuthi “Ngizofika kukho ekugcineni” lapho uneminyaka ephakathi kwamashumi amabili futhi usadla i-pizza isidlo sakusihlwa kane ngesonto. Imikhiqizo eqinisekile ukuthi izothengisa futhi ikhokhe izikweletu isitokwe emashalofini, noma ngabe lokho kusho ukushiya ngemuva ezinye zezinto eziyenze yaphola futhi yehluka eminyakeni yayo yobusha.

Okungukuthi ithelevishini ye-nostalgia kanye nemikhiqizo ye-geek fandom ithathe indawo yezinto zentsha yayo. opopayi Nostalgic ezifana; Invader Zim, Care Bears, kanye nesikole esidala Teenage Mutant ninja turtles umugqa izindonga. Ungangizwa kabi, ngiyawathanda amakhathuni kusukela ebuntwaneni bami, kodwa anesikhathi nendawo, futhi kufanele abe nesikhala esincane kakhulu sokubonisa esitolo. Geekdom ezifana; Doctor I-WHO, Pokémon, futhi noma yini ephathelene namamuvi aphumelelayo e-DC kanye ne-Marvel alenga kuma-rack awo. Uma ilethe izigidi ehhovisi lebhokisi futhi inezilinganiso ze-PG-13, ungaqiniseka ukuthi uthola okungenani isikibha esiphathelene naso Esihlokweni Sakini Esishisayo.

'Amandla akhona' ngemuva kwesitolo kubukeka sengathi asekhohliwe ngesixuku esibasize ukuba babe yilabo ababeyizithombo. Nathi sakhula, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi izinto esizithandayo nezithandayo sezishintshile. Sisaphuma ngempelasonto sigqoke izingubo zethu ezimnyama ezihamba phambili nezicathulo ezinetimu esabekayo yesithende esiphezulu, ngisho noma zihlakaniphe kakhulu kunama-stiletto esasiwagqoka ekuqaleni kweminyaka yethu yamashumi amabili. Sihlale sibheke isikhwama esisha esimnyama esiveza intshisekelo yethu emnyama empilweni. Sisekhona, futhi sisazimisele ukuthenga izinto zakho uma zikhule nathi. Sizogqokaphi amashumi amathathu nanye a Rugrats isikibha? Siyakuthola, ufuna ukugxila kulabo abanemali engenayo, okuyintsha, kodwa ungazigwemi izethameli ezikusize ukubhekelela impumelelo yakho yokuqala.

Ngikhumbula izinsuku lapho isitolo sasiqhumisa phezulu umculo waso size sinyakazise udonga kumakhelwane iPac-Sun. Ngiyawakhumbula amahlonyana asemaceleni ayengawathola kubantu abadala nakubantu abadala lapho bedlula bephethe izikhwama zabo zikaMacy. Nami ngempela ngiphuthelwa ukwethuka umama wami ongamzali ojulile wobuKrestu ngephosta ye-Reagan evela I-Exorcist bahlanganiswe phakathi kwamaphosta abo okumunca ukukhanya okumnyama namabhendi.

Mhlawumbe engikukhumbula kakhulu ukuba nendawo engangizizwa sengathi ngingeyakho futhi ngeke ngahlulelwe ngenxa yezinwele zami ezimnyama, amanetha ezinhlanzi, kanye nempushana yobuso obumhlophe. Isihloko Esishisayo sasivame ukuba yindawo edingwa yintsha enesizungu njengami empilweni yayo eyayingaqondwa kahle. Yangifundisa ngezincwadi zamahlaya UJohnny the Homicidal Maniac nguJhonen Vasquez, kanjalo Ikhukhi elimnyama futhi Amaphupho amabi kanye Nezinganekwane zombili ezilotshwe nguSerena Valentino onethalente. Bekuyindawo ephephile ukuba yimina futhi ngikhuthaze ubuhlakani bangaphakathi nobungqayizivele, noma ngabe thina (isixuku sama-Goth) sahlangana ngendlela exakayo nathi ngezitayela zethu zokugqoka eziphindelelayo, imibala yezinwele, kanye namasu okwenza. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, kwakuyindawo ephephile yokuhlanganyela nabangane nokwenza abasha.

Kulungile Isihloko Esishisayo, ngineminyaka engama-30 ubudala is kuyasabeka, kodwa asikho isidingo sokuthi ulandele indlela efana neyabangane bakho. Awudingi ukushada futhi ube nezingane, futhi awudingi ukuthatha imali yokuthenga indlu futhi uthenge indlu yakho yokuqala. Ukuhlala emafulethini kwamukeleka ngokuphelele! Ubungafuni ngempela ukugunda utshani bakho masonto onke futhi ulungise amakhemikhali echibini lakho noma kunjalo, akunjalo? Manje kuthiwani uma uqala ukuthola izinwele ezimpunga ezimbalwa, noma uma i-spanx ithatha indawo yangaphansi yakho ye-satin e-sexy ne-lace? Kulungile ukuthi sekuyiminyaka unganikezwa amakhadi ebha. Sikuthanda njengoba ubuyiHot Topic, bekungadingeki ushintshele muntu.