Well, being a Goth isn`t being depressed.

There might be a Gothic depressed person, yes. But not that depression and melancholy is for Goths.

The definitions of Goth... Actually The Goth lacks a satisfactory definition. Everyone defines it as it means to him/her as it`s various.

And as a general point I have reached, Goth is to see what`s ugly, beautiful. It is to embrace the dark art, or darkness itself. It has to do with Romaticism.

Not only, I do believe in it more as of belonging; belonging to the fashion, to the literature, to the architecture and life pattern that makes you look on the outside just as you look in the inside.

I am against the thought that "you have to listen to Gothic music to be a Goth" or "dress Gothic all the time to be a Goth".. Well, how about being a Goth at heart? It is what counts actually.

Ok I hope this explians it I wrote this to a site were a bunch of parents were freaking out about goth kids in the school system and the media doing a story on it and fucking it all up so here u go.

What it means to be Goth written by a Goth

To me to be goth is to be free of wat soceity deams to be the acceptable path in life. To be goth is to forge ur own path through the vast forset of life. Life is and always will be wat u the individaul makes of it, and if that is following the lead of everyone around u and doing wat every one else says and does then ur not even and individual ur nothing but a robot. To be goth is to be a free thinker and approach every aspect of life with an open mind and open heart. In fact there is a famos Wiccan saying that says "Do as thy wilt and harm noone" that saying alone is very fitting cause it holds alot of meaning to alot of goths just cause they approach life and all things with a open mind. Now by all means I am not saying all goths are Wiccan cause that would be mainstream and doing wat everyone else does labeling everyone, which brings me to anothor point. I have yet to meet a goth who is judgemental in anyway goths are very realistic and take things for wat they r and then make up there own minds we dont live in a world were the the glass is half full or half empty ull simply get the reply u have half a glass of water cause thats wat it is half nothing more nothing less. We take the bad with the good and then endure the bad untill the good comes around and if u spend ur life in a world were u only c the good in things ur going to get walked all over and not taken seroiusly.
Most of the goths I have know usally are also very in touch with there emotions but dont like to show it which doesnt mean that there cold hearted or whiners just means they have absoult control over there emotions and express them in a way that they see fit not in a way that is always socialy deamed acceptable. Weathor its music body art peircings poetry writing clothing or a hair stlye thats going to get a rise out of everyone walking passed them its wat we do and who the fuck is anyone else to judge me. If I remeber correctly the bible says let he who has not sinned cast the first stone now with that said show me 1 person in this world thats a christian and has never sinned. As far as religon goes first off one of the main reasons the fore fonders came to this country to avoid religous perscicution which means to be able to pratice the religon of there choice weathor it be witchcraft or satanisum to christanity to muslum. With that said goths are about as religously diverse as everyone else in the world so plz with all due respect we don't force our beliefs apoun u or anyone else so don't think ur saving our souls by trying to push ur beliefs apon us. Cause in case you havnt figured this out yet we don't give to shits wat u think and were going to do wat we c fit no matter wat u say. O ya one more thing as u can conclude form this letter is that im a goth and i also have a job now there sterotype that has been given to us would suggest that i work in the mall at a movie or music store or sell drugs or even better yet hang out in front of hot topic anyone who fucking belives this is retarted. Now back to the fact that  i have a job, I am a United States Solider serving in the Army and have 3 combat tours to iraq under my belt serveing as a 21b (combat engineer) and have never been in trouble with the law or done anything to break the law in anyway and I'm a goth and I'm damn proud of it and if u don't like it fuck off so before u judge me tell me wats the last thing that u have done for ur country besides bitch and gribe about everything around u. So I hear to tell u if u can't stand it anymore then get the fuck out of America cause i dont remeber u standing to my left or right as i was defending this great nation.That is the truest diffention of being goth by a goth.

Written by : Kalimadran

My definition of "goth" is anything having to do with death. And, is seperate but related to "emo" and "macabre/horror".

In the sense of fashion... dressing for the dead or as if dead is goth.
Funeral attire and vampire, or zombie make-up/costuming seem to be the most popular. i.e. white skin, dark eyes, black nails, and black clothes.
Though to be honest I don't think alot of people realize they're dressing like the dead when they put on their white and black make-up, unless it's Halloween.
Gothic fashion probably shares it's roots with Halloween too.