#Gatekeeping is never a pretty thing, so I'm sure you'll be upset to hear that the very first argument over who is really #goth happened 589 years ago.
"Nicolaus Ragvaldi, bishop of the Diocese of Växjö, claimed that the Swedes were the descendants of the great Goths".
"The #Spanish delegation retorted that it was only the 'lazy' Goths who had remained in Sweden, whereas the 'heroic' Goths had left #Sweden, invaded the #Roman empire and settled in #Spain." #History
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goths
@Loukas If they were *real* goths, they'd have denied that they were ever goth at all.
@medigoth i just wonder what they used for hairspray in 1434
@Loukas Seems like the answer should be "the blood of their enemies," but I guess they'd calmed down some by then. Er, the lymph of people who mildly annoyed them?
@medigoth given they were medieval bishops, a bit of bloodletting was probably not off the table.
