*the gothic life*


"So Heather," you ask me, "what's with the whole goth thing anyway?" Well it's a little hard to describe unless you live and love it. But if you were to hold a gun to my head and make me describe "goth," 1) I'd look at you funny, because there's really no need for that kind of violence, and 2) I'd set a few things straight...




Goth is NOT...
...all about depression. There is such a thing as a perkygoth. So there.
...wearing only black all the time. How dull! We've got more style than that! We can wear whatever color we want!
...Marilyn Manson worship. In fact, (in my experience) you'll meet few goths who are Mansonites.
...a satanic cult. Please don't lump us into the same group. In fact, there are many goths like myself that happen to be practice organized religion.



Weeping angel



Embracing angels

Goth IS...
...an appreciation of the contrast between light and dark.
...a love of literature, history, art, and music.
...a way for non-mainstream people to find a place to belong.
...wearing clothes and makeup as a form of artistic expression.
...a state of mind.
...whatever you want it to be. Nobody can dictate what is and isn't goth, so long as you believe in it.


And here is another explanation of the gothic lifestyle (with thanks to synthetic from #goth). Academia Gothica, wihch has been gone for a while, but was a great read, summed it up best..."We're not really that terribly different from any other subculture. We just dress more imaginatively."

*Looking for goths on the net? Check here...*
alt.gothic
alt.gothic.fashion
The Net.Goth Directory
goth.com
gothic.org
got black?


Ok, I get it. Take me home now.

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