Your views on Goths

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I'd tell your parents Goths and any other kind of "freak" aren't the ones they need to worry about. They need to worry about the normal looking kids, who are hiding their bad deeds under preppy clothing.

I personally don't see what some people seem to have against goths. One of my sisters is a goth and an alternative model, and even my Mum identifies with that culture, so I spent a lot of my childhood and teenage years surrounded by that lifestyle. All the goths I've ever met have been really nice (except when my sister and I went through the usual sibling rivalry phases ), and not at all violent or "bad influences", which so many people seem to think they are. And as for long leather coats, I don't see why they should be a problem. I find that mine is wonderfully warm in winter, and keeps more of me dry in rainy weather than a normal coat would!

People have called me "goth" for the way I sometimes dress. I prefer black and I like black tights and boots. My preference in music might also win me the title. Some of it gets to the point of just being tacky though. I like any genre, as long as it's done tastefully.

I once saw a goth teen warn off a guy who was starting to harass a woman in the Mall of America bus station. I've gotten along better with the goths I've met than I do with most people. It seems to be a more open state of mind.

Listens to Gloria Mundi's "What's Going On?". There's your answer!

I have nothing against goths. Their clothing is pretty cool, and they seem no better or worse than any other people.
My best friend is a goth/metalhead.

It's a cute look for girls. But I'm getting a little old to still have a secret crush on the girl behind the counter at the record store.

Frankly, I find it lame.

If goth is a state of mind or a frame of attitude, then why does it have to manifest physically? (ie the makeup, black hair, black clothing).... Why not just follow your beliefs, hang out with similarly minded people and forget trying to attract attention?

I can't fathom why anyone would want that kind of attention. It's an identity crisis, it's a youth issue. I look at groups of teenagers skulking around looking like Tammy Fae going to a funeral and I sneer at the ridiculousness of it. They'll grow out of it, it's just a phase.

Goth is primarily an aesthetic sort of thing, hence why it tends to manifest in modes of dress. I tend to hang about with a few goths and they are genuinely nice people, of course you get the few that are, shall we say, not that nice, but generally they're a nice and accepting bunch of misfits.

jup mr grey, thats about it.

of course, minding beautiful things, beauty itself etc. would be enough - but doing that WHILE looking good and wearing pretty clothes is even better.
i, on the other hand, dont get why physical manifestation of something is always interpreted as "OMG, he is trying to shock people!" - what pretentiousness...

Not my thing, but what ever floats your boat.

I always get uncomfortable whenever I feel like I've become part of a group. I used to dye my hair crazy colours, wore flared cords with massive boots, but then people started to call me a goth and I didn't like it.

To me, clothes are just clothes. If you like them, wear them. If you want a long leather coat, get a leather coat, and explain to your mum that wearing different clothes is not going to change who you are.