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The Goth culture: its history, practices, stereotypes, religious connections, etc. ord=Math.random()*10000000000000000; .style1 { font-family: "Times New Roman";} About this site About us Our beliefs Your first visit? Contact us External links Good books Visitor essays Our forum New essays Other features Buy a CD Vital notes  World religions BUDDHISM CHRISTIANITY Who is a Christian? Shared beliefs Handle change Bible topics Bible inerrancy Bible harmony Interpret Bible Persons Beliefs, creeds Da Vinci code Revelation, 666 Denominations HINDUISM ISLAM JUDAISM WICCA / WITCHCRAFT Other religions Cults and NRMs Comparing religions Non-theistic... Atheism Agnosticism Humanism Other About all religions Main topics Basic info. Gods/Goddesses Handling change Doubt/security Quotes Movies Confusing terms Glossary World's end True religion? Seasonal topics Science/Religion More info. 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Green from the parody web site GodHatesGoths.Why discuss the Goth culture on a religious web site?In the aftermath of the student and staff murders at Columbine high school in LittletonCO in 1999-APR, some of the media searched for simple reasons to explain the terrible tragedy. Some reporters bypassed the obvious causes (two teens having easy access to handguns and rifles; sustained ridicule, harassment, and rejection by their peers; their lack of respect for human life; their lackof hope for the future; etc.). Some reporters mentioned that the alleged perpetratorsfollowed the Goth culture. A few reporters have incorrectly associated Goth with Satanism, violence, white supremacy and intolerance. Theimplication was that the Goth culture had been the cause of the alleged perpetrators'obsession with revenge, and thus is at least partly responsible for the homicides. Somequotations:"...morose subculture of Gothic fantasy." "They're basically outcasts, Gothic people, They're into anarchy. They're whitesupremacists and they're into Nostradamus stuff and Doomsday." "Black trench coats are a consistent theme in the Gothic subculture that hasattracted many teenagers to the poetry, music and costumes of a scene that ranges frombenign fantasy to violent reality." "Inspired by fantasy games such as Dungeons and Dragons, Gothic has become afascination of many American high schoolers, some of whom simply dress and paint theirfingernails black while others immerse themselves in a pseudo medieval world of darkimages." "Tuesday was Hitler's birthday, an occasion for demonstrations, mock funeralsand other macabre commemorations among both neo-Nazis and parts of the Gothic scene."7The perpetrators at Littleton were apparently not Goths; rather, they had incorporated someGoth symbolism into their group's unique image. Similarly, they held hands in school; notbecause they were bisexual or homosexual, but in order to shock other students. Their goalwas to disturb their fellow students and distance themselves from the school jocks whoridiculed and harassed them. What is the Goth culture?It is basically indefinable, because "Goth" means different things to eachfollower. Many adopt unusual fashions in order to separate themselves from other youth. Gordon A. Crews, associate dean of the School of Justice Studies at Roger Williams University in Bristol, CT is an investigator of what he calls the "occult" which-- in his opinion -- includes the Goth culture. He said: "It is up to the individual to define what Goth is for themselves ... The mentality is, 'I want to be left alone but I want to be seen. I want to see the shock on other peoples' faces." 11Some factors that are commonly observed are:Its unique music, art and literature.The use of extreme black clothing, light colored makeup, unusual hair styles, body piercing, bondage items, etc. A fascination with medieval, Victorian and Edwardian history.Wearing of symbols such as a Christian cross; an Egyptian ankh or "Eye of Ra," or "Eye of Horus;" a Wiccan pentacle, a Satanic inverted pentacle. etc. 14Goths tend to be non-violent, pacifistic, passive, and tolerant. Many in the media havemistakenly associated Goth with extreme violence and hatred of minorities, whitesupremacy, etc.Many Goths write about being depressed. Followers seem sullen and withdrawn, when in public. They are often much more "happy andcarefree in the company of [other] Goths." 1Examples of depression are:"Tigriss," commenting on her own life, writes: "So my gothic persona fit me quite well. My black clothing and dark music aptly reflected my own depression, pain, and anger which was what I made most of my life about. Most of my goth friends had dysfunctional families and troubled childhoods as mine. We could identify with each other through our dark make-up and painful pasts." 12Researcher Jasin Tamlin comments: "If you take a look at the 640 sites that are listed on the Gothic Web Ring, you will find many of them filled with desperation, depression, anger, hatred, despair and angst." 13"A lot of people turn to the Gothic subculture after having a hard time in school, feeling alienated, and looking for a way to express themselves that mirrors those feelings. Others find the scene through literature, still others want to be shocking, and some people just find black clothing slimming." 1Goth music often deals with thought-provoking topics, concentrating on societal evils,like racism, war, hatred of groups, etc. Their music tends to concentrate on the very "nasty,unhappy" topics that "North American culture" wants to "ignoreand forget."A fascination with death. They try "to find a different way of thinking aboutlife, like trying to find beauty in life, pain and death. It's all a quest forimmortality." 2In contrast, many Goths are optimistic about the future and see much beauty in the world.Some Goths enjoy playing role playing games. However, RPGs arenot an integral component of Goth culture. It is just that those intellectual and creativechallenges that draw them to the Goth scene make them more likely to enjoy RPGs as well.Other interests: writings by authors like Dante, Byron, Tolstoy; German Expressionistsilent films; writing music; painting, etc. Sponsored link:document.write('Go to the previous page, or to the "Spiritual paths & ethical systems menu", or choose:  WebReligiousTolerance.org      Sponsored link:document.write(' |
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