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Goth Characteristics
“We’re hard-core romantics, dreamy realists and cynical idealists. We find beauty in the macabre, while seeking fairness and tenderness in our daily lives. We love all things ancient, while being modern and liberal in our social outlook. We’re intelligent and creative without being cutthroat and competitive. We’re angry yet peaceful. We’re sure of ourselves but wary of strangers. We’re funny but bitter … but mostly very shy.”-Rebecca Schraffenberger from the book Goth: Undead Subculture
“Goths are likely to grow up to be doctors, lawyers or architects, the study by Sussex University says. They are refined and sensitive, keen on poetry and books, not big on drugs or anti-social behaviour. They are also likely to carry on being goths into their adult life. They have an ability to express their feelings and are believers in romance rather than one-night stands.” -BBC News Article about Goths - Upwardly Goth - See more at: http://www.whatisgoth.com/#sthash.hyRW7Lg0.dpuf
Goth Characteristics
“We’re hard-core romantics, dreamy realists and cynical idealists. We find beauty in the macabre, while seeking fairness and tenderness in our daily lives. We love all things ancient, while being modern and liberal in our social outlook. We’re intelligent and creative without being cutthroat and competitive. We’re angry yet peaceful. We’re sure of ourselves but wary of strangers. We’re funny but bitter … but mostly very shy.”-Rebecca Schraffenberger from the book Goth: Undead Subculture “Goths are likely to grow up to be doctors, lawyers or architects, the study by Sussex University says. They are refined and sensitive, keen on poetry and books, not big on drugs or anti-social behaviour. They are also likely to carry on being goths into their adult life. They have an ability to express their feelings and are believers in romance rather than one-night stands.” -BBC News Article about Goths - Upwardly Goth - See more at: http://www.whatisgoth.com/#sthash.hyRW7Lg0.dpuf
Goth Characteristics
“We’re hard-core romantics, dreamy realists and cynical idealists. We find beauty in the macabre, while seeking fairness and tenderness in our daily lives. We love all things ancient, while being modern and liberal in our social outlook. We’re intelligent and creative without being cutthroat and competitive. We’re angry yet peaceful. We’re sure of ourselves but wary of strangers. We’re funny but bitter … but mostly very shy.”-Rebecca Schraffenberger from the book Goth: Undead Subculture “Goths are likely to grow up to be doctors, lawyers or architects, the study by Sussex University says. They are refined and sensitive, keen on poetry and books, not big on drugs or anti-social behaviour. They are also likely to carry on being goths into their adult life. They have an ability to express their feelings and are believers in romance rather than one-night stands.” -BBC News Article about Goths - Upwardly Goth - See more at: http://www.whatisgoth.com/#sthash.hyRW7Lg0.dpuf
Goth Characteristics
“We’re hard-core romantics, dreamy realists and cynical idealists. We find beauty in the macabre, while seeking fairness and tenderness in our daily lives. We love all things ancient, while being modern and liberal in our social outlook. We’re intelligent and creative without being cutthroat and competitive. We’re angry yet peaceful. We’re sure of ourselves but wary of strangers. We’re funny but bitter … but mostly very shy.”-Rebecca Schraffenberger from the book Goth: Undead Subculture “Goths are likely to grow up to be doctors, lawyers or architects, the study by Sussex University says. They are refined and sensitive, keen on poetry and books, not big on drugs or anti-social behaviour. They are also likely to carry on being goths into their adult life. They have an ability to express their feelings and are believers in romance rather than one-night stands.” -BBC News Article about Goths - Upwardly Goth - See more at: http://www.whatisgoth.com/#sthash.hyRW7Lg0.dpuf
In general Goth people love mythology, the mysterious, the supernatural, culture, tradition, romanticism and basically hold on to things in society that they feel are important and dying out. Once in the long, long ago people used to really make an effort and take pride in everything, their clothing, make-up, objects…everything was beautifully crafted and done with pride and care. Today most things are made the cheapest way possible and they generally hold no value and fall apart if you look at them funny….Goth people think this is disgraceful and sad. They therefore hold on to bygone eras where pride and beauty still existed. - See more at: http://www.whatisgoth.com/#sthash.hyRW7Lg0.dpuf
“We’re hard-core romantics, dreamy realists and cynical idealists. We find beauty in the macabre, while seeking fairness and tenderness in our daily lives. We love all things ancient, while being modern and liberal in our social outlook. We’re intelligent and creative without being cutthroat and competitive. We’re angry yet peaceful. We’re sure of ourselves but wary of strangers. We’re funny but bitter … but mostly very shy.”-Rebecca Schraffenberger from the book Goth: Undead Subculture - See more at: http://www.whatisgoth.com/#sthash.hyRW7Lg0.dpu
The Goth subculture is a contemporary subculture found in many countries. It began in England during the early 1980s in the Gothic rock scene, an offshoot of the post-punk genre. The Goth subculture has survived much longer than others of the same era, and has continued to diversify. Its imagery and cultural proclivities indicate influences from the 19th century Gothic literature along with horror films.The Goth subculture has associated tastes in music, aesthetics, and fashion. The music of the Goth subculture encompasses a number of different styles, including Gothic rock, deathrock, post-punk, darkwave, ethereal, dark ambient, industrial music, and neoclassical. Styles of dress within the subculture range from deathrock, punk, and Victorian styles, or combinations of the above, most often with dark attire, makeup, and hair.
In general, Goth people love mythology, the supernatural, culture, tradition, romanticism and basically hold onto things in society that are important and dying out. Long ago, people used to take pride in everything: their clothes, makeup, objects. Everything was beautifully crafted and done with pride and care. In contrast, most things are cheaply made, fall apart quickly and hold no long-lasting value. Goth people think this is disgraceful and sad. Therefore, they hold onto bygone eras where quality, pride and beauty existed.
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The name originally came from a Germanic tribe (i.e. The Goths). The Romans regarded them to be barbaric and uncultured, much like the Vandals. "Gothic" was later applied to a style of medieval architecture by critics who regarded it as similarly barbaric and uncultured. The term was later applied to late-18th to early 19th century style of literature which had a fascination with death and the supernatural.
The term "Gothic" was first applied in 1979 to the music which is now considered goth.
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The early goths looked similar to punks, except that the predominant color for hair and clothing was black (with an occasional pop of white, red or purple) and silver for jewelry. They had ripped clothing, and even mohicans, though the Goth Mohican was usually black and wider than the punk version, shaved on the sides only. They also used to wear a lot of fishnet (more usually on the arms for men) and had a distinctive kind of makeup, with very pale, white faces and lots of black eyeliner for both men and women. Hair was usually dyed black, crimped and teased.
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At first, the hair was usually fairly short and teased up for men, but by the mid-to-late 1980's longer hair became fashionable and now it's more usual to see long hair and worn down. Makeup remains an integral part of the look, but clothes have diversified so that some now wear clothes influenced by the 18th and early 19th century styles, while others wear faux leather, genuine leather and fishnet.
Mistress of Manners Jillian Venters does a wonderful job explaining the Goth subculture in her video series, "Gothic Charm School." Dispelled many misconceptions I had about Goth folks. Below is Episode 1.
Happy World Goth Day...this video will help in the celebration of all things Goth:
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