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View Poll Results: Goths wear black because:
They feel no need to express emotion through fashion 70 12.94%
Black is how they feel inside 114 21.07%
It looks smart, and suits the night time. 113 20.89%
Black being dominant, Goths are trying to dominate! 31 5.73%
other (please state) 213 39.37%
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Old 09-28-2004, 09:29 PM   #101
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Goths wear black because......black ink stains don't show up
....................so they can avoid shopping at Old Navy
.....................it gives them an excuse to lamet
......................they wont have to worry about wearing white after labor day
.......................they're Oakland Raiders fans
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Old 10-07-2004, 05:56 AM   #102
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It`s the natural color of His Infernal Majesty`s realm.... the perfection of the void of darkness.
Seriously, I take goth seriously as the way of total darkness.... I don`t think there should be any other explanation than that.

Society and fashion be damned, I dress according to my religion and belief. I`m not trying to make some juvenile "rebel statement" with the clothes I wear, I`m not some teenager trying to find his social niche.... For me, goth is a way of life!
I find it offensive so many would abuse it`s name for the sake of fashion or image.... if it`s just for show, don`t call yourself a goth.

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Old 10-18-2004, 09:48 AM   #103
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Oh yes, there are way too many skin goths running around. I personally feel that goths needn't always wear all black, but it is a mainstay. What people (in general) don't seem to understand is that goth isn't all about the clothing (though it is fun!), it's a life philosophy.
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Old 10-18-2004, 09:50 AM   #104
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Oh yes, there are way too many skin goths running around. I personally feel that goths needn't always wear all black, but it is a mainstay. What people (in general) don't seem to understand is that goth isn't all about the clothing (though it is fun!), it's a life philosophy.
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Old 11-09-2004, 10:09 PM   #105
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Goths wear black because they havent invented anything darker! :lol:
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Old 12-10-2004, 05:10 PM   #106
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So many reasons...

I have many reasons that I personally wear black.
-Slimming
-With the right shoes...it makes you look taller *wink, wink*
-No....'stains' show up, unless they are bleach
-why not?
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Old 12-20-2004, 12:27 PM   #107
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It just makes me feel more comfortable. I'm sure there's some great psychological reasoning behind it, but I try to wear colour, I really do. I just get extremely uncomfortable after a while. Why the fuck?

I don't think 'goth' is quite being a life philosophy. I got the impression it was more simply an appreciation of gothic literature, art work, music, etc. If not, then I'm screwed, I aint a goth, and I don't know what I'm doing here.
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Old 12-20-2004, 05:32 PM   #108
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I've never really seen it as a philosophy... or really even a mind-set... I think there's just something about us that makes the world different for us, like we live in a whole other world than normal people. I guess "living" there is what makes us appreciate these things. Or I cold be rambling and sound like a moron...
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Old 12-20-2004, 07:16 PM   #109
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Some people are different from others and it's nice to be with others who are different. I get along with most people but it's nice to have intelligent conversations with people, like I have with all the people here. I do like the supposed 'goth' style of clothing but the words goth don't even come to mind when I'm talking with people who are gothic or not. I don't even bother to try defining it (except that it's just not slapping on some black makeup and black clothes to scare your parents).

In short, I love you guys! Hehe. Actually my point is who cares why people wear black? People will do what they want to do and you can't stop them unless your Micheal Jackson because you might be sent to jail!
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Old 12-23-2004, 01:51 PM   #110
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hehe, actually i did once do dress up with the fishnets and the black make up to freak out my dad... But that was the only time I've actually done it for the sake of freaking someone out. I wish I'd had some fake blood on me that day...
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Old 01-27-2005, 07:08 AM   #111
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To tell the truth, I always feel taller and 'superior' when wearing black. on none-uniform day, I heard some girl say "oh my god! look at the state of THAT" Because I was wearing black. I turned to look at her, gave her a really icy stare, and said "THAT? I have a name" then walked off. Hopefully it worked. I felt that the way I was dressed made me look more dramatic
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Old 01-27-2005, 08:24 AM   #112
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Quote:
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To tell the truth, I always feel taller and 'superior' when wearing black. on none-uniform day, I heard some girl say "oh my god! look at the state of THAT" Because I was wearing black. I turned to look at her, gave her a really icy stare, and said "THAT? I have a name" then walked off. Hopefully it worked. I felt that the way I was dressed made me look more dramatic
And that, boys and girls, is the definition of "poseur".

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Old 01-27-2005, 08:44 AM   #113
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Old 01-27-2005, 08:55 AM   #114
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I like wearing dark colours, (not necessary black) because it has this "mysterious" look. I tend to wear a lot of Victorian style clothes, because i like these a lot.



My new shirt. I ordered the red one.
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Old 01-27-2005, 02:34 PM   #115
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X, you're barbie is WAY cooler than the other goth barbie ^.^ uh.. I think I look more like the "build your own southpark character".
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Old 01-27-2005, 02:46 PM   #116
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i ware black bcuz it iz the goffix thing to ware!

I don't always wear black, especially since I go to a catholic school (complete with uniforms) but the reason why I wear it so often is that it is simply the colour which holds greatest appeal to me. Simply put.
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Old 01-27-2005, 02:57 PM   #117
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I generally wear black because light colors make me look anemic and bright colors make me feel like a highlighter, though I do often layer the black with another color like red, blue, and occasionally neon pink.
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Old 02-20-2005, 05:15 PM   #118
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...'tis not normal...

I wear black because ... i want to.

After reading through this (entire) thread, (which took about half an hour (*sigh*)) my previous feelings on the subject have only been enforced.. That is to say, there is no fixed definition for a Goth, whether you consider yourself to be a 'True Goth', a 'Pure Goth', or even a 'Worshiper of Satan', you are still only the person that you are trying to be.
Goth CAN be a religion or a culture, or to others, it can be a fashion statement, and to a number of people I know personally, it is a way of meeting people, scaring preps, and enjoying life how they want to enjoy it.

Personally, i'm in it as a personal statement. To me, wearing black means that I am fed up with the world, look at me if you want, i don't care, take a picture because it lasts longer... I want to wear shiny metal things on my fingers, wrists, neck, feet and other places, because i think they look purdy...
I want to wear black as opposed to other colours (and I know black isn't a colour...) because to me it represents something different from normal, something mysterious and unusual.

Regardless of what you consider yourself or others to be, there will always be arrogant, ignorant, stupid, shallow, etc... people within the same community regardless of how big it is.. even you consider yourself to be the only person within your community, you can guarantee that someone somewhere will dislike you for some reason.

Although I feel I am making a valid point here, I also feel that it has veered from the question, so I shall now desist...
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Old 02-20-2005, 05:35 PM   #119
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Yay! A good n00b! And a pretty new font color ^.^
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Old 02-20-2005, 05:43 PM   #120
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No No No!!! A noob can never be good, a newb can. Trust me I’m the one that invented the word noob…I think it was a typo too…Anyways I just wanted to enlighten you all :wink:
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Old 03-01-2005, 04:01 PM   #121
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Of course we love you. How could we not?

Oh and don’t worry most people do use them interchangeably so you're not alone
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Old 03-02-2005, 03:27 PM   #122
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i wear black because i feel that my colourful personality will be better recognized without being liek everyone else. not alot of poeple at my school are any type of *goth* and so, it stands out to be all black or mostly blackl adn neon colours. people get to know me not by brand names but by, who i am inside i think.
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Old 03-02-2005, 10:37 PM   #123
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Maybe some people wear black because it matches oh so well. Besides that I don't know. People wear what they want to.

Oh!! I have a very colorful personality!
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Old 03-03-2005, 02:49 AM   #124
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I wear black because I'm CHEAP! I do the "mix'n'match" thing with my clothes, and black seems to go with just about everything. :P
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Old 03-03-2005, 05:40 PM   #125
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Good, with your personality I would have been scared if you didn’t
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