Are You Goth?

[Nightingale]

Do you goth?
Have you gothed?

[Sceptic_Messiah]

i've been to the whitby goth weekend.......it apparently labels you a goth forever if what it says on the t-shirts is true

[One Eyed Cat]

Do you goth?
Have you gothed?

Used to goth everyday. I have too many interests and convictions to maintain any style tho. I've always been a bit of a symbolist. I like to throw memes out into the society. Get people to challenge their assumptions. I wear a lot of black, but I always add an anomaly. This gets people asking "why are you wearing so much orange?" I thus get a soap box for things that matter to me. People are less "herd" like than we often assume. They are, however, very visual. You get a few more people wearing orange and knowing why they do.

OEC

[tim2821]

yes. in soul and heart but not herd or scene. puns intended. keep thee true faith and abolish the rest.
love you all (maybe a *****ing hippy to boot!)

[CarnalxKiss]

I do not look at people and say wow they are goth..I do not judge by clothes or hair or piercings...i know several people who dress *trendy* and have nothing to do with the goth lifestyle/music/perspectives. Yes some people take the darkness they have inside and express it outwardly...others cannot/do not for various reasons...ie work, culture, money, conformity etc.

To me Gothic is what lies inside....to know darkness is beauty...it is in all of us...this does not mean we cannot smile and be happy...that we must be depressed and cut ourselves for attention...this simply means we appreciate the darker things in life..the narrow path....dark romantism...dark architecture..poetry...music...passion..expression ..possibly the unexplainable...we are not like the masses...we do not think along the lines of the crowds..maybe we are a bit different...thats fine...

just please remember not to judge others by how they look...not all *goths* have to look the part...and many dont...

[MistressJennifer]

Do you goth?
Have you gothed?

I think I have gothed... Yes I goth.... Actually I think I am sort of socialite posh ghostly deathly rebel radical punk rock glamour erotico goth

[synthetikdemon]

Corp Goth with undertones of fetish

[MistressJennifer]

Corp Goth with undertones of fetish

Oh yes, forgot the fetish... Lately, I have been trying out a new style idea, it is sort of 1920's silent film star goth, Midsummer Night's Dream-Meets New Orleans Marti Gra-Opiate Dream Goth... Lot's of jewelled veils and crowns....

But I think it is still goth... I could be wrong...

[One Eyed Cat]

I think I have gothed... Yes I goth.... Actually I think I am sort of socialite posh ghostly deathly rebel radical punk rock glamour erotico goth

Now say that really fast

OEC

[MistressJennifer]

Now say that really fast

OEC

Tell me about it... Stud...

[One Eyed Cat]

Tell me about it... Stud...

I got chilllllllllllllllllllllllls ... They're multiplyin' ...... And Im looooooooooooooosin contro-ol
hehe you're gonna permaplant GREASE in my head.

First Moot Court : Does Counsel for the Defense have any opening remarks?

I better shape up, cause ya need a man!

OEC

[MistressJennifer]

I got chilllllllllllllllllllllllls ... They're multiplyin' ...... And Im looooooooooooooosin contro-ol
hehe you're gonna permaplant GREASE in my head.

First Moot Court : Does Counsel for the Defense have any opening remarks?

I better shape up, cause ya need a man!

OEC

Let's face it, we are GREASE goth!!!!

[MistressJennifer]

I swear, we should do a whole GOTH GREASE CD.... I mean, we really should... Quoting Danny "That could be cool"...

Maybe I will for the next CD, unless of course I can get Johnny Depp to star in my film, and then of course dalling, I will do the soundtrack...

[One Eyed Cat]

I swear, we should do a whole GOTH GREASE CD.... I mean, we really should... Quoting Danny "That could be cool"...

Maybe I will for the next CD, unless of course I can get Johnny Depp to star in my film, and then of course dalling, I will do the soundtrack...

haha I grew up with Johnny's X. what would the film be about?

OEC

[MistressJennifer]

haha I grew up with Johnny's X. what would the film be about?

OEC

What is this, you grew up with Johnny's ex? Who? Kate Moss? Tell us tell us... Tell us stories...

[One Eyed Cat]

What is this, you grew up with Johnny's ex? Who? Kate Moss? Tell us tell us... Tell us stories...

when we in 7th Grade she was beaten up for being a punk rock "boy". Know who now? I'll tell a few stories on her ... maybe hehe.

OEC

[MistressJennifer]

when we in 7th Grade she was beaten up for being a punk rock "boy". Know who now? I'll tell a few stories on her ... maybe hehe.

OEC

Juliette Lewis? I don't know. Check your private messages.

[One Eyed Cat]

Juliette Lewis? I don't know. Check your private messages.

I answered. I have no real insight into Johnny, tho. He showed up in town a few times. Was rejected for Black Flag. Has made a great actor of himself.

OEC

[MistressJennifer]

I answered. I have no real insight into Johnny, tho. He showed up in town a few times. Was rejected for Black Flag. Has made a great actor of himself.

OEC

OK everyone, is JOHNNY DEPP GOTH?

[One Eyed Cat]

OK everyone, is JOHNNY DEPP GOTH?

Johnny was definitely a punk rocker. He was in a punk band in Hollywood when some agent literally saw his amazing look/face. I think he is whatever he wants to be.

OEC

[crimsonkiss.]

i know theres alot of conflict in this thread on wether or not its alright to label people. personally i dont use labels especially when reffering to myself. i feel that labels set boundries, allthough no one can really figure out what these labels are truely descirbing. catch what im saying?.
probably not. i cant explain it well.
but i dont think that people should be limited to the stereotypes of a certain subculture, heaven forbid they break a rule and , gasp, they'r now a royal poseur.
some of you are combining different styles, thats what i mean. not many people can be described under a certain label.
gah. enough of this rant. labels suck!.

[crimsonkiss.]

sorry about my spelling errors.
*blush*.

[One Eyed Cat]

i know theres alot of conflict in this thread on wether or not its alright to label people. personally i dont use labels especially when reffering to myself. i feel that labels set boundries, allthough no one can really figure out what these labels are truely descirbing. catch what im saying?.
probably not. i cant explain it well.
but i dont think that people should be limited to the stereotypes of a certain subculture, heaven forbid they break a rule and , gasp, they'r now a royal poseur.
some of you are combining different styles, thats what i mean. not many people can be described under a certain label.
gah. enough of this rant. labels suck!.

I feel the same way actually. Labels are limiting. I refuse to be subject to the "rules" of any culture/subculture.

OEC

[MistressJennifer]

I feel the same way actually. Labels are limiting. I refuse to be subject to the "rules" of any culture/subculture.

OEC

But it's fun to think of silly goth adjectives.... Goth subcultures, and all of it's myriad forms....

[One Eyed Cat]

But it's fun to think of silly goth adjectives.... Goth subcultures, and all of it's myriad forms....

Well yeah. I'm definitely interested in a lot of gothic archetypes/aesthetics etc. I just don't take it seriously as a form of identity. Nothing wrong with talking about it.

OEC

[KilLAtomiK]

i think my love of bluegrass music knocks me off the goth tower :

[killerkat]

i think my love of bluegrass music knocks me off the goth tower :

right there with ya ,partner.......haha, lets whip out the mandolin,hahaaha



(haha ,i said partner)

[KilLAtomiK]

right there with ya ,partner.......haha, lets whip out the mandolin,hahaaha



(haha ,i said partner)

yeeehhhaawwwwwww we should play dueling banjos

[MistressJennifer]

i think my love of bluegrass music knocks me off the goth tower :

You are country goth...

[MistressJennifer]

I don't consider myself as a Goth as such, although there are many things which appeal to me in their lifestyle, in the same way as many things in Zen Buddhism appeal to me. I could never wear orange, though.

You are Euro-Intellectual-Gourmet-Historical Goth!

[ForrestBlack]

I'm not Goth, I'm Gothic.

[One Eyed Cat]

I'm not Goth, I'm Gothic.

Do you remember when the whole "goth" connotation came about and why? I can vaguely remember a time when a style was gothic but noone was a "goth". Death rocker etc.

OEC

[MistressJennifer]

Do you remember when the whole "goth" connotation came about and why? I can vaguely remember a time when a style was gothic but noone was a "goth". Death rocker etc.

OEC

Good question! I think it started in the early 80's with Siouxsie and The Cure etc...

[One Eyed Cat]

Good question! I think it started in the early 80's with Siouxsie and The Cure etc...

That was still when they were labelling bands gothic tho. I'm thinking it may have started more when bands like Christian Death and Sisters of Mercy started gathering scenes around them.

OEC

[Nightingale]

You are Euro-Intellectual-Gourmet-Historical Goth!

Plus the philosophical-politico bit ... since my political career started with rather a loud bang last night!

[Nightingale]

I'm not Goth, I'm Gothic.

That's the one!

[Nightingale]

Good question! I think it started in the early 80's with Siouxsie and The Cure etc...

<homer moment>mmm Siouxsie</homer moment>

[KilLAtomiK]

You are country goth...

thats the funnyest thing ever and comming from MistressJennifer the queen of all gothness on these here boards it must be true. I wonder what country goth music would sound like tho, im guessing it would be like that one Hank Williams song, Six More Miles To The Graveyard

[MistressJennifer]

thats the funnyest thing ever and comming from MistressJennifer the queen of all gothness on these here boards it must be true. I wonder what country goth music would sound like tho, im guessing it would be like that one Hank Williams song, Six More Miles To The Graveyard

Country Goth is great! We did a country goth song on one of our CD'S, it was really dreamy and slow... You can really do a lot with Country Goth!!!

Aw!! Thank you for calling me The Queen of All Gothness!!! That is SO cool!!!

[MistressJennifer]

Plus the philosophical-politico bit ... since my political career started with rather a loud bang last night!

What happened last night?