Re: Attention all Goths: UNIFY!!!

It's a response to RavenAmongstDove's GLF entry - what makes you Goth? And do you think you are able to judge who is Goth and who is not?

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[Catvore]

Goth is a lifestyle that just shows appreciation for most any types of relatively dark art-forms. Modeled after the early German tribe known as the Gothic tribe. One of the tribe's most renowned gods is Woden, the god of magic, death, and art.

The "Goths" you see anymore though are mostly just trend following youth who desire to feel unique, but with the support of a larger group. They don't really know what Goth is, they just want to bask in a dark enigma.

[RolloOfTheNorth]

Goth: certain badass medieval Germanic/European tribes :P Because I'm not technically a Visigoth or an Ostrogoth, I consider myself a Rollogoth. lol but more to the point. I don't believe being goth has anything to do with a style of clothing or belonging to a certain clique (vampires, mallrats, etc). It has to do much more with internal matters such as outlook on life and spiritual beliefs. I refer anyone who wants to experience Goth to Type O Negative :)

[GoblinQueen2008]

It is about finding somewhere to belong. Wearing the clothing is elegant and empowering, for me a return to grace that I think the human race has lost sight of. And I consider it to be armour, against the negativity. It also helps me to embrace everything about myself, the good and the bad, and I feel happier to know that I am being completely true to myself. It is also fun freaking out the general populace! :}

[darkentrie]

Yeah, goth for me is a feeling and mindset, not how I look. If you walked past me you would think I was just a normal guy. I listen to quite a bit of goth music, because I like it. I don't hang around other goths, not because I don't want to, just because I don't feel the need. I don't need to be part of the goth scene to feel goth. Feeling dark is a good feeling, at least for goths. Its not depression, depression is terrible for anyone.

[eyewoodsay]

goths never buy rounds

[CloserThanEnemies123]

i am goth. It means pretty close to what you said. every goth i know agrees with me that it means a sense of belonging to a rebellion against society and it's normal "Rules". it is an allowing to be different from the rest and have a dark side and be accepted for it. it's bacically a band of deep insighted misfits come together as one. that's what makes me goth. thats what goth is in my mind. i became goth on my own and was welcomed by it's members with open arms i now am happy and have security

[victorianhorror]

this teaches me allot thanks it really helps

[loveingthealien]

i have been goth 4 3years and goth is a sence of saftey 4 me and i think i turned goth because i didnt want 2 turn out like most outher people and i think i really turned goth because i fell in love with the music and i have a passion 4 the way i look and i think goth is a way of letting an expressive side of me out

[darkbright3]

No, music/lyrics/poems can express the depths to a mind-set that any goth may have, but you don't have to listen, or like, them to have that thought process. It's just a matter of artistic taste for life, which can be expressed in various ways. Anyone can imitate, but anyone could feel. If they're imitating, they're just wasting their time. They wouldn't put up a video, which says that the person does not consider them self to be a "goth." knowledge--wisdom--tragedy...:­P

[RabidGothling1301]

-other Goths for goth parties. I felt a part of, I realized that Goth was always inside of me. Comfort in the books I read; The music I attatched myself to; and I was able to see people how they are, not by how they look. I loved it and have never been happier in my short life. Black is the confidence to be who I am without distraction and the pressure of harsh cliques. I love life, my family, and as I age I hope to mature as well. I feel my Gothic friends will continue help me with that. ^^