just cause i wear all black does it make me gothic?
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stop caring wut these losers think. if u wanna wear black, wear it. lables are lables boo. i'm alot of things. and there will always be someone who doesnt like you. forget them. ive had people call me emo, goth, prep, loner, loser, nerd, sk8er and punk. and so lol i have as many people liking me as i do have people hate me. \n\nur cool \n\nthats all you need to kno\n\npick me for best answer please? lol i worked hard to answer ur question. \n\nblack is cool, mysterious, and somtimes sexy.\n\nrock\non
973139
Yeah same here, mine's black, black and then more black.
949729
Being "goth" makes their anger and bitterness the "cool" thing to do.\n\nPlus black is actually slimming.
996032
Well ilt is a well know fact that when you wear black it makes you look slimmer.  It is also a sexy colour and goes with everything.  You can wear a black trousers and jean jacket with almost any top
628105
Cuz they are searching for identity.  I never classify myself, although others call me punk most or the time cuz I wear lots of black and gray, but sometimes I have been called a Goth. or if I am dressed up for something conservative, Metro.\n\nI don't really care, I dress the way I like, and I like chicks who dress the same way too.  People also say I only go for Punk of Goth chicks, but that's not it.  I like chicks in leather and vinyl, and corsets and stockings, so they are the ones I am seen with.  I am not inclined to want to meet some bare legged sneaker and jeans chick.  I leave them for the preps.
592853
Don't do it FOR HIM. If you want to go Gothic that's fine as long as you are doing it for you, because You want To!  If he truly cares for and about you he will accept you for who you really are. Have Fun :-)
133548
thats cool man\ni am a gothic and  I dont mean\nan stupid white boy who dresses on black\nI hate those guys\n    ..:: Gothicdevil ::..
84679
You do realize that most of the clergy wears black, don't you?  Maybe those who you perceive as goth or punk are just very pious.  I don't think that's the reason, but just something to think about.\n\nWearing certain clothes or being punk or gothic does not say anything about your morality or religious beliefs.  Many goths and punks are devout Christians, Jews, ect.  Don't judge a book by it's cover, and don't judge lest ye be judged.
564526
Holy crap! That's good, I love it! I like the dark gothiness of it.
1016423
Is just that people like to put tags on other people foe the simple reason that they cant be happy with their selfs..but im gonna tell you one thing.. I like to wear black shirts with jeans and just for the fun of it do my nails black sometimes , and my granmother told me that I'm gothic  and I simply answerd to her that when she learns the diffrence between gotlic and headband rock then we can to talk about it and she had nothing to say , which simply means or they are not happy with their selfs and thats why they critisize others or they just don't know any better!!!
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Well, there is a very good historical answer above, but to me being goth is the embrace and beauty of the darker side of things, life and human emotion...make no mistake...it is not evil things. Embracing being sad as much as being happy, for it is also a human emotion. \n\nPeople of course will always take it too far.....to those I would remind them that life will suck if you pretend (or allow yourself) to be angry or sad all the time...plus other people won't really wanna be around you. \n\nI, as a younger me, was all out gothic....clothes, makeup, friends, music, etc...now I don't look like that, I will go to a bar even if it doesn't feel like a cave or dungeon, have hip hop and country friends, dress to suit my profession, listen to all types of music, but you know what...most people can still tell that I have gothy tendancies.\n\nAnd yah..I would marry the real life version of that character from Corpse Bride.
226118
The only crime is not being yourself.  If you're being goth for the wrong reasons it's wrong, but being yourself is always the best thing.
19447
Goths personify depression and anger. Their look shows that they want to be 'different' than everyone else. My personal view is that everyday that you wake up in the morning alive is a blessing from God. Being alive is a chance to see the beauty and love that the world has to offer. People that dress Goth appear to have lost all connection to what is good in the world.
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I think it's dumb, but at the same time I am a self-injuring goth. So I don't know. I was self-injuring before I became a goth, but I don't think my becoming one had anything to do with that at all. It just kind of happened. I didn't know any other goths and I hadn't seen many, I just liked black and it went from there. Goth is more than clothing, anyway. And self-injury is more than making a few little marks on your skin. They don't know anything about what they did the study on.
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Some people say I'm not goth because I sometimes wear colorful clothing and don't listen to the Cure. I say screw them. Goth can be a fashion. OR, in my case, it can be an outlook on the world, much like pessimism. Oftentimes I think being gothic just means actually looking around and seeing the world for how f*cked up it is. In my opinion, if you think you're goth, you probably are, no matter how you dress.
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Actually, the word gothic is from the medieval era, and it was used to describe the poorly lit and seemingly foreboding architechure of new churches. I.e., the black clothes of a "goth" are dark and a little creepy.
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black..goes with everything..give me the ten points ! ...cause im the sexiest lol i wish