Goth ROCKS!! discussion

I'm a horror writer, and a pagan.

(You can read one of my short stories here if you'd like.)

But I wear rather plain clothes.

So I'm wondering--would any of you consider a person to be goth, if their lifestyle and world view is goth-esque but their outward appearance doesn't reflect that?

-Jeremy :)

ja....what Naomi said....

you need to have a desire to be unique, not follow the crowd, and not give a SHIT what ppl think of you.......

just....BE YOURSELF!! as someone once said "Dance like no one's looking"....

YEP YEP YEPPERS!!

That's good to know! Thanks, all! :)

kewlz!
like.
i luv black and alll...
but i dont wear all dat make-up
and i cuss a lot.
i write really horrific stories.. :D
guys all luv me
and i dont care who's watchin, i do wht i do,
well. unless. like.. mi mom is there when i'm kissin him. ;)
but then i get yelled at.
watched for a while.
and i go back to the SAME OLD THING. :D
plus.
most of mi music is parental advisory ;)
it is MUCH better than country.

on thursday night i wore some gothic pants, a gothic dress, black lipstick, black and red eyeliner, and my hair was AWESOME! the thing was.. i went to this thing called the "Cup", and i was going to impress this gothic boy and he is SO HOT! but he never showed. i was pissed.

u awsome 2 Naomi!!

SWEEEET Serena!!

AWWWWWW!! POOR crazy4kevin!! *pas on back*
sounds TOTALLY hot though!! gothic & emo guys r ALL hot!!

-TINA

i went to the same place, he was there, and i got 2 hugs (i almost fainted after the 1st), i got to hear his awsome voice.....the best part was he kept staring at me and i think he likes me...(i sound way to preppy)...

no....i'm all crazy about MY emo guy!! and i act just as giddy as you are....they ARE HOT!! (you notice my new name and shyt)

HI my name is shawna witch i hate that name so call me keada well im goth but sence my parents dont approve i dont have many gothy clothes but i wear the make up and the jewlery and i allways have my hair in front of my face but evryone at my school that knows me calls me happy goth cause when im by my self i get really emo and when im with people i have my unike way of being goth and happy at the same time lol and i freaking hate preps!!!! (can i swear)

goingEMO!! wrote: "you need to have a desire to be unique, not follow the crowd, and not give a SHIT what ppl think of you......."

At this point the goth subculture is so mainstream that being goth and unique are no longer synonymous terms.

I also disagree with the not following the crowd or not caring what others think. Don't most goths care what the scene is into? Don't most goths take their peer's opinions into account?

Christy wrote: "goingEMO!! wrote: "you need to have a desire to be unique, not follow the crowd, and not give a SHIT what ppl think of you......."

At this point the goth subculture is so mainstream that being got..."

Absolutely, there are trends and fads that go on within the Goth scene. I think maybe those who are younger and still in high school probably don't have much access to the community as a whole, but yeah, stuff definitely gets tossed around in the community about what's acceptable or not.

Heck, when the Pastel Goth fad hit Tumblr, the whole scene was in a tizzy about whether it could really be called Goth or not. The consensus was mixed, naturally.