I like wearing black clothes and pretend to be funky… As times pass by, I heard about goth. I started to fear them. But do I really need to fear them? As to my research about goth, it is undefined. It has lots of meaning or should I say, goth is described individually. The description of goth is based on your own interpretation. Most of us coined goth in satanism but believe it or not, I read and found some sites wherein they are christian goths. Hmmm… It really sounds odd. To begin it, lets look at its history :
History and background:
| * | The words Goth and Gothic have had many, largely unrelated meanings in the past:
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| * | 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 is believed to have been on a British Broadcasting Corporation (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.“ It also stuck. | ||||||
| * | The movement first became established in the Batcave, a nightclub in London, England, in the early 1980’s. | ||||||
| * | 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. |
After some reviews, they say goth is a state of mind… It can be described as having interest not found in a mainstream of people. I storngly believe theres nothing to fear with goth. God is powerful over those goth who used it in evil activities. Teens may get involve here coz they like contemporary things but getting God involve here surely will rock!
Reference for christian goth click here
2 responses so far ↓
1 Shana // Jul 10, 2008 at 7:41 pm
You overlooked a very crucial concept behind Goth. You went far back as the barbarians but then you skipped right to modern music. You completely overlooked the Gothic Literary Scene of the 19th Century, ala Lord Byron, Percy Shelly, etc yada yada.
The subgenre of Gothic Literature got its name from its typical brooding style and themes which took its name from the brooding style of the Gothic Cathedrals.
This is a very crucial element of Goth that is overlooped by a lot of fakers because to them they think Goth is all about dress and music. Indeed, Goth was around before punk even got started as a music form.
For myself whenever I see people with dyed hair and excessive makeup all decked out like a reject from a BDSM holiday spa, I have to laugh. They are just in a confused clique. They have probably never read Byron, have no idea who Poldori is, and have music and a fetish lifestyle as a definition for being Goth. But they completely leave the Gothic out of being Goth.
2 Tintinz // Jul 15, 2008 at 6:54 pm
thanks for the comment… people really have different definition of Goth. It doesnt mean if you say Goth its all about dresses and as I pointed out, it is described individually.
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