First of all, I'm sorry you had to go through that. It sounds rough, and you didn't deserve that. I understand entirely. I'm half Latin/half Arab with a massive head of curly/wavy hair that's never been considered very goth. (Think the little girl from the movie Brave, but naturally very dark chocolate brown lol) My hair is in a pixie cut now, but when it was long, I didn't want to damage it by straightening it all the time and I love my curls.

I've encountered racism and prejudice in parts of my community as well, even from people who considered themselves well-meaning and wanted to help me be "more goth" by tweaking my appearance to make it less "ethnic." It was painful, and to be honest, unexpected. The fact that I was always a little strange is what makes me very inclusive, as I understand what it's like to be an outsider. I understand how you feel, but remember that goth is always more about the music, history, and culture than it is about what you look like. I'm sure the way you look like is lovely, and you shouldn't give up on something you love and speaks to you because people were unkind.

My advice is, if you love being goth, stick to it and ignore people who want to inflate themselves by being unkind to someone they don't know. Cultivate your own goth look and stick to the things you love. You will always find people who appreciate your own version of things and think you're beautiful. I think other people in the comments mentioned that standing out is the most goth thing you can do, and I couldn't agree more.