âwaaahhh waaahhh hot topic isnât emo anymorei miss the old hot topicccâŚwhy isnât hot topic emo âŚâ bro look at the name for me. Hot. Topic. itâs genuinely not that serious if they branched out to more mainstream things because they sell POPULAR ALTERNATIVE FASHION. HOT. TOPICS.
it makes me gnash my teeth because even if the demographic isnât for you anymore if you could afford hot topic you could afford any other alternative clothing store. sorry your 32 and mourning the âlossâ of your beloved store but now thatâs its branched out a new generation gets to explore their fashion more broadly by dragging their guardian into an emo looking store that WONT deter customers from its exteriorâŚ..even if you make the other stores argument like I didâŚnot rlly. a lot of us go to hot topic for our favored show merch we just âŚcanât find anywhere else, like viziepop , or glitch, or invader zim. you are not their demographic anymore. Itâs teens and tweens now and we donât really show as much interest in the hardcore emo fashion cause that was like âŚliterally so long ago . itâs just not in style anymore
its for the kandi kids itâs for the therians itâs for the grunge for the e-kids, for the tiktok alt subcultures, for the âI wanna dress so fucking satanic but I live in a christian householdâ kids, itâs for the sanrio kids and weebs to. not you anymore
i hate the people who say âhot topic is so lame nowâ because itâs not? Itâs just a little more corporate and geared towards the new genâŚ. the first time I walked into a hot topic I was stunned. and whenever im in hot topic I see some obviously closeted kid walk in for the first time and positively lose their mind from how cool they find it..AND ITS A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT. so no. Itâs not lame. ur js..not the demographic anymore
and before you make the âto expensiveâ argument. Itâs the same price as macys, and cheaper than zumiez, soâŚ
âposer cultureâ isnât real and Iâll fight about this till the day I die. fuck poser culture. donât listen to the 45 year olds saying you need a list of requirements to buy spike cuffs. let the 14 years old dress however they want just stay age appropriate man