Goth: Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, some of The Cure, The Sisters of Mercy, Switchblade Symphony, London After Midnight, The 69 Eyes, Type O Negative, Christian Death
Not Goth: Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, HIM, Slipknot, Korn, Linkin Park, Green Day, Fall Out Boy
Not Goth: Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, HIM, Slipknot, Korn, Linkin Park, Green Day, Fall Out Boy
by Infurion March 19, 2006
A survivor of emotional or physical abuse. They tend to enjoy the darker side of things.
Goths aren't always:
-Morbid
-Suicidal
-Dressed in black
-Wearing bondage
-Depressed
-Gay/Lesbian
-Cutters
-Self-harmers
-Shoppers at Hot Topic
-Rude
-Mentally disturbed
Goths aren't always:
-Morbid
-Suicidal
-Dressed in black
-Wearing bondage
-Depressed
-Gay/Lesbian
-Cutters
-Self-harmers
-Shoppers at Hot Topic
-Rude
-Mentally disturbed
by Chrys Whitewood August 26, 2005
--The words Goth and Gothic have had many, largely unrelated meanings: the name of the Germanic Visigoth tribes that overthrew the Roman Empire. From this source arose the concept of a Goth as an uncivilized person, a barbarian. 4
--a style of architecture in Western Europe which was popular from the 12th to the 16th century.
--a style of horror/mystery literature that is dark, eerie and gloomy.
--Goth, as a modern movement, started as one component of the punk rock scene. As the latter faded, Goth survived by creating its own subculture.
--The first use of the term Goth in its present meaning was on a British Broadcasting Commission (BBC) TV program. Anthony H. Wilson, manager of Joy Division described the band as Gothic compared with the pop mainstream. The name stuck.
--Their use of black clothing was originally "something of a backlash to the colorful disco music of the seventies." 5 It also stuck.
--The movement first became established in the Batcave, a nightclub in London, England, in the early 1980's. 3
--Spreading to the U.S., it first became popular in California.
--Goth is featured in The Crow horror movies (1994, 1996). Other Gothic movies are the original Nosferatu, the color remake Nosferatu the Vampyre, and the Cabinet of Doctor Caligari.
--Popular music bands are the Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, the Sisters of Mercy, Dead Can Dance, and many others.
***Stereotypes:
People have accused or described Goths as being:
Depressed,
Unusually bigoted,
Violent,
Suicidal,
Involved in illegal drugs,
Vampires or believe themselves to be vampires,
Sado-masochists,
Satanists,
Musicians, painters, and other artists,
Computer programmers (although there seem to be a lot of them)
Wearers of black (some wear white and gunmetal),
Dyers of their hair,
Users of white makeup. 4
--a style of architecture in Western Europe which was popular from the 12th to the 16th century.
--a style of horror/mystery literature that is dark, eerie and gloomy.
--Goth, as a modern movement, started as one component of the punk rock scene. As the latter faded, Goth survived by creating its own subculture.
--The first use of the term Goth in its present meaning was on a British Broadcasting Commission (BBC) TV program. Anthony H. Wilson, manager of Joy Division described the band as Gothic compared with the pop mainstream. The name stuck.
--Their use of black clothing was originally "something of a backlash to the colorful disco music of the seventies." 5 It also stuck.
--The movement first became established in the Batcave, a nightclub in London, England, in the early 1980's. 3
--Spreading to the U.S., it first became popular in California.
--Goth is featured in The Crow horror movies (1994, 1996). Other Gothic movies are the original Nosferatu, the color remake Nosferatu the Vampyre, and the Cabinet of Doctor Caligari.
--Popular music bands are the Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, the Sisters of Mercy, Dead Can Dance, and many others.
***Stereotypes:
People have accused or described Goths as being:
Depressed,
Unusually bigoted,
Violent,
Suicidal,
Involved in illegal drugs,
Vampires or believe themselves to be vampires,
Sado-masochists,
Satanists,
Musicians, painters, and other artists,
Computer programmers (although there seem to be a lot of them)
Wearers of black (some wear white and gunmetal),
Dyers of their hair,
Users of white makeup. 4
I like the clothing of the visigoths, and the osogoths, in the 13th century, but not when they changed in the 15th.
by trustXfriends August 18, 2005
ORIGINAL: the two germanic tribes that sacked and ultimately rought the downfall of the roman empire. (ostrogoths, visigoths, vandals)
ALTERNATIVE: goth people are the ones who would attend "dracula's ball" in philladelphia. They usually dress in dark colors, not because they are evil or antagonists, but because they like the color. Goth people don't HAVE to do anything, meaning they could do anything out of the blue. they are not attention-whores, but act on their will which causes people to stare. Also, goth people are almost always an artist of one form or another (ie, paiting or peotry...)
ALTERNATIVE: goth people are the ones who would attend "dracula's ball" in philladelphia. They usually dress in dark colors, not because they are evil or antagonists, but because they like the color. Goth people don't HAVE to do anything, meaning they could do anything out of the blue. they are not attention-whores, but act on their will which causes people to stare. Also, goth people are almost always an artist of one form or another (ie, paiting or peotry...)
goth1: time to go to school
goth2: alright
*at school*
prep: like, omigah! they're so evil!!
prep-followers: I love you, have my liver!
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goth: hi
prep: get away from me before you call satan on me
goth2: alright
*at school*
prep: like, omigah! they're so evil!!
prep-followers: I love you, have my liver!
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goth: hi
prep: get away from me before you call satan on me
by doombuddy January 2, 2007
I have already written a defintion of this term but I would like to add something. Someone had mentioned the book "What Is Goth?" By Voltaire. Yes, I highly recommend this book and that is where one of the definitions I had mentioned came from was this book. I said goth is whatever you wish it to be, or something along those lines. What I meant was it's "whatever you want it to be." as Voltaire states at the end of his book. Couldn't have defined the word better.
A goth is generally a person who listens to gothic music. But there is A LOT to goth and it's not just limited to that.
by Lauren Batty May 25, 2006
people who walk to the beat of a different drum. the kind of person also known as a freak or weirdo in high schools. they don't dress in only black, they wear what they feel comfortable in each may be a hot pink shirt and blue jeans, the wear thing out of the ordinary that most probly wouldn't cuz they stand out. the aren't all satanic, they believe in what they want may it be in god through Christianity, Judaism, or islam, or they are pagans.
goth people are different from the norm. people who do what they want to because its what they want to do not because everyone else is doing it
by Goth Mom 1990 February 18, 2010
Most goths I know do not dress to shock people as most seem to think, but simply because that is what they want to wear. I will also add that most 'GOTHS' dont actaly like nu metal.
Cyber goth= bright clothes, indutrial/ebm/techno music.
Goth= black/perple clothes and spikes,music as cyber also darkwave/old 80s goth music.
Mosher (not goth) Nu metal, punk
Goth= black/perple clothes and spikes,music as cyber also darkwave/old 80s goth music.
Mosher (not goth) Nu metal, punk
by icklegirl May 7, 2004