im having a bit of trouble defying a goth.

there are so many different beleifs about a goth.

please tell me what is goth and whats not.

thanks

Well, its more of a style, not anything religious.

A bunch of teenagers who where makup and trenchcoats and cry about how life sucks.....LMFAO

quote:Originally posted by Astralis:

A bunch of teenagers who where makup and trenchcoats and cry about how life sucks.....LMFAO



from what i know, thats bullshit

Ohh... I forgot to mention little bitches that take shit personaly too

The word deribes from the Goths... Which where a barbarian tribe... In what is now Germany I beleive.. And if one of them met a new age goth... Let's just say it wouldn't be pretty for the newager.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goth

The Gothic period (aprox. 1100-1200) occured in between the romanesque and early renaissance.

It was associated mainly with the complex style of cathedral architecture and the use of windows (often stained glass) to fill rooms with light and create the presence of god. It was also associated with the emergence of scholastic (scholarly) text.

I think it was probably called 'gothic', because alot of what was left of the holy Roman empire by then was Germanic or Visigoth. I'm not sure about that though.

Anyway modern goths today have nothing to with the gothic period. In my opinion they have more of a victorian influence. Haha, victorian.

Goth is just a gimmick. That's all it is. It's people getting rich off of idiots who think they're original, independent, and intelligent. And it's a good marketing device.