Goths facing discrimination in China, but their subculture always survives

Guardian writes about an incident in China where a woman was told to remove her dramatic makeup before boarding the subway in Guangzhou, apparently for fear of distressing other passengers. The response? Thousands of goths posted photos on the Chinese social media site Weibo of themselves with wild hair and blacked-out eyes in protest – and it soon spread to Twitter. Goth has always been penalised, not for the fashion, but for what it represents: freedom, rebellion, perceived poor health, emotional difference... With the rise of the internet, subcultures have almost vanished. But still goth culture regenerates, seemingly against all odds.