Gothic

Ok my question is, why does so many people believe that everyone in the gothic community are devil worshippers, and also why do they believe if your gothic your emo? It gets really old with the stereotyping people, but w/e just wanted to throw that out...

there... An I know goth is not a religion but I cant find cultures

Isn't it crazy, especially give the fact that a pole in the early 2000's revealed that 77% of Goths were Christians(probably less now, so I would believe). It's because we're different and dare challenge the norm. People do not understand so they just write it off as something demonic, devaluating it.
I believe the explanation for being mistaken as Emo, well, just look how the Mall-Goths dress, then look how the modern emo dresses. It's pathetic. I'm beginning to think it was better being grouped with metal heads and punks than these modern Emo freaks, perhaps that's just me.
I find it sad that the subculture has been perverted to such an extent

yeah I know its annoying

They think that, because of the colors theey wear whatnot

yea, yall see it like me then its a type of culture, not a religion, we live a not so different lifestyle than other normal as they like to be called, peoples life, ok im just as normal as anyone else, I might paint my fingernails black an always dress in black and not fear dying but welcome it bc its part of life, so if people wanna say im wierd or strange, ok go for it im wierd then lol, I dont hate them for it but its aggravating...

When people come up to me and say oh, are you sapposed to be emo? I say im courtney. Then they say what would you label yourself as? I say courtney. I wont say I have never stereotyped before, I think its majorlly hard to never do it, but we shouldnt let it be how we think. What people like as a style and what they believe in shouldnt be anything but who they are. a lot of the time people will stereotype themselves too and thats just as wrong. Everyones defferent and unique, we all see things defferently.

I think thats stupid that they say that about goths I'm hot gothic but I know not all of them are devil worshipers its getting really old. rock on

what exactly is gothic supposed to be any ways??? I never knew. I just knew people dressed in black mostly.

and ussually theyre calling for attention??

im sorry but can you educate me on what Goths are and what the differences are from these people and the rest. and what culture, if any, that it originated from??

devil worshippers are satanic. Satanic would wear a lot of dark colors most of the time, but not the same kind of spiritual dark gothic clothing. emo= emotional. you know, stereotyped as cutters. Not all the time . Satanic = satan worshippers. Goth =, I guess kind of a way of life. Maybe it is a culture, its deff. not a religion. you look at life in a different way then others. I hope this helped a bit

no, goths do not call out for attention, gothic is a subculture that embraces the fact that all things must come to an end, we like various types of art, such as music literature and paintings, yes we do wear a lot of black, and the black is like a reprsentation that we are open to everybodies beliefs and lifestyles, even the way they feel, if you want to know anything else just funmail me...

They think weer devil worshipers because of the tv and movies, Vampires wear black, therefore anybody wearing black is evil, they think were emo because we must be since were devil worshipers. You know how we are, we hang out with witches and demons. Oh and don't EVER wear anything but black too, Or else your trying to hide and need to be exposed

some people really need to get a clue,

I think it's really stupid when people stereotype other people. Goths don't bother me at all. My friend, people at her school come up to her all the time asking her if she's goth or emo just because sometimes she wears black. Which I wear black sometimes and I wear dark makeup but I don't identify myself as a goth or emo. I'm just me. But yeah I don't mind goths and I feel you should only judge people based on personality.

I totally agree with thex13thxchild, I would much rather be grouped with the metal heads and punks, but I still dont believe people should stereotype our culture, and im actually curious as to the percentage of christians in our culture we have now...

I have to agree with thex13thxchild too, My best friend isn't Goth or Emo, or anything in fact he's about as redneck as you can get without living in the woods, and he jokes me about dressing for the funeral and I joke him about the grease permanently embedded in his body, when I do he'll just laugh and say Well I am a gear-head, and a car must have fell on me cause you look like your ready for my funeral
We don't stereotype each other and none of his friends put me in any category but a person, I guess thats why we've been friends since we were in Kindergarten.

Goth/gothic as we know it actually comes from the rock music scene.
But it's original origins can be found from an East Germanic Tribe considered barbarians.

Where as emo came from hardcore punk that used music to express personal politics rather than that of the community. The music and lyrics became -emotional-

People tend to label things as evil when they don't understand them. Goth is dark and macabre so it isn't too much of a stretch to tack on satanic worshiping if you're ignorant and afraid.

xox
Sika