Stereotypes

Why is it that when you find a group of investigators their web pages and myspace and so forth are decked out it ghostly gouly type stuff with blood dripping off of it and heavy death metal or hard rock music playing in the background? I mean what the heck. It gives the impression that the only people interested in the paranormal are of the goth type origin. I have nothing against anyones beliefs or music tastes (unless it's polka then we got issues!) but it seems that everywhere you turn most groups have that stereotypical atmosphere around them. I mean I am 28, a club DJ who just so happens to make his living in the clubs (very well I might add) listens to dance music, wears polos and business suits and golfs religiously yet if I was in a lineup consisting of myself and someone with an ozzy shirt on with long hair and a goatee and a few arm bracelets and asked which one is a paranormal investigator... resoundingly people would pick the band roadie next to me without hesitation.
This is part of the reason I like TAPS, J and G are normal guys, Grant plays the piano and creates his own classical music and Jason.... well he's jason who happens to like rock (from what I can see) but doesn't dress like he's about to headbang all night and get stinking drunk off whiskey.
I am HUGELY interested in the paranormal and love to investigate it. Looking at me in the real world though you wouldn't think it. It's the ones who have skulls, bones and blood dripping off their websites that give that stereotype about investigators. Why can't more groups have a professional classic look to their websites or even the attire they wear? This field gets a very bad rap cause of stuff like that and most people do not take it seriously cause they think if you investigate or are interested in the paranormal you must be attracted to the dark side of things. Not true at all!
Now granted this rant may seem a little out of line but if you understand where I am coming from you may see why I say this. People hesitate or even shy away from the paranormal cause of people like this. They neglect to seek help cause they don't want what turns out to be the equivalent of a band roadie in their house who looks as if they could run off with the family silverwear. This field needs more professionalism and business mentality. That means cleaning up your act, not using metalica's hardest songs on your webpage to signify the return of satan and so forth. I've managed for two corporate giants and I firmly believe you dress for the amount of success you want. Why can't investigators do the same? Maybe then we can start getting some respect and when you go out in public and people ask what you do, they won't snicker at you and think differently about you and make stereotypical remarks.
Just cause i'm a paranormal investigator does not mean I am into death metal or worship the devil. I have curiousities just like everyone else does and I am searching for answers.

Now if I came to you with a resounding bit of evidence that caught a ghost smack dab in the middle of a video camera and that band roadie i've already mentioned came to you with the same exact evidence, who are you more likely to believe? the clean cut guy or the one who looks as if he could be chewbacca's cousin?

Like I said before, I have nothing against the way people want to dress, look, smell or even present themselves publically but if you want to be taken seriously then give us a reason to take you seriously. Who knows, maybe clients will WANT to refer you to their friends who need help instead of being embarrassed at who they brought in to help.