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Old 05-09-2012, 06:52 AM   #85
Fathom
 
Join Date: May 2012
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Originally Posted by Elystan View Post
Disagree with the latter statement. Goth is primarily a term for non-goths to help categorise people and lump them together. Its precise boundaries will always be contentious.
I guess what I mean, more specifically, is that to actually be a goth is a more in-depth idea than non-goths would usually realize. They can't understand what it is to be goth any more than someone else could understand what it is to be you. It's hard to explain, but for me, being goth is about tendency for and admiration of certain aspects of the world, the environment, social situations, views, items, and looks. I've never quite been able to find the words to describe what the gothic personality is, and of course the personality's attributes can vary from person to person, even though it's mostly the same, but if I had to compare myself as a goth to anyone, and I know this is cliche and highly stereotypical, but it would have to be Lestat. I honestly can't think of anything more similar to myself.
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