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Old 11-12-2007, 06:07 PM   #1
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I'm.gonna.go.cut.myself!!!11

Hey hey, lurker here. I think I made an intro awhile ago. People say I look Goth/Emo, but I'm not sure what those are, so I guess I'm doing a little research here. There seems to be a lot of different types of Goths... So what ties them all together?

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Hello everyone, my name is Hajime and I am:
A curious 17 yr. old boy, a student, a anime freak(kinda), and a fool. Oh, and my favorite color is neon green. I'm sure everybody cared. I'm going to try to be more active in the forums, so I guess I felt like making a reintroduction.


Should I do those questions again? My taste hasn't changed much, but I do hope that I learn more about this pop culture.
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Old 11-12-2007, 07:03 PM   #2
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I'll assume the title was a joke, and move on.

Goth is about the music, doesn't matter that much how you dress. You might want to check out the music section and listen to some of the groups there, you might find something you like. You might be pleasently surprised.

That said, obviously Goth is somewhat about fashion, and that become an extention of your persona. Just sort of a way of expressing your individuality.

Repost your old questions and maybe update them. I'd like to know what sort of music you currently listen too.

(And for a humourous take on the 'flavors of Goth', see here.)
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Old 11-12-2007, 10:55 PM   #3
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Er... hi. As long as you know it's not all about the fashion, I think we'll get along. I'd like to know about your favourite bands and movies. I haven't watched much anime, but do you have a favourite?

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Old 11-12-2007, 11:00 PM   #4
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Old 11-12-2007, 11:03 PM   #5
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RE: Your title "I'm.gonna.go.cut.myself!!!11"

All I have to say is: "YAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!! don't make a mess"


*moving on*

Feel free to ask questions and learn, but don't make stupid titles such as the one you made for this post.
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Old 11-13-2007, 02:43 PM   #6
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M'kay, thanks, mates. Yeah, I hear that Goth is mostly about music, but it's still very diverse and I still don't understand how it all relates to one another. Is Visual Kei Gothic? I mean, I know some Goths that dress Victorian and stuff, and they seem to like that instrumental stuff, but then I also have other friends who have that whole Hot Topic thing going on, and they're Goth too? So I don't understand it. In a way, clothing relates to musical taste, yeah?

I probably sound like a troll, but I really do want to understand this. So, lurking the music forum a good idea?
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Old 11-13-2007, 02:45 PM   #7
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Here we go again.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goth_subculture
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Old 11-13-2007, 10:18 PM   #8
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Hehe touche.

Perhaps they thought that they were being ironic or some-such nonsense...
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Old 11-14-2007, 09:08 AM   #9
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Is Visual Kei Gothic?
Visual Kei is 'gothic', but not goth. Some of them grabbed a lot out of the goth subculture, but there's not much, or rather anything, that really ties visual kei to gothic rock. I don't have a problem with people that like visual kei bands, they just happen to like visual kei, but you have to learn to leer like me at the people that grab visual kei as goth and seem as if they think gothic rock came from Japan, and seem to think even being Otaku is Goth!
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Old 11-14-2007, 05:06 PM   #10
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M'kay, thanks, mates. Yeah, I hear that Goth is mostly about music, but it's still very diverse and I still don't understand how it all relates to one another. Is Visual Kei Gothic? I mean, I know some Goths that dress Victorian and stuff, and they seem to like that instrumental stuff, but then I also have other friends who have that whole Hot Topic thing going on, and they're Goth too? So I don't understand it. In a way, clothing relates to musical taste, yeah?

I probably sound like a troll, but I really do want to understand this. So, lurking the music forum a good idea?
AGGGGHHHHHH to the first paragraph.

Yes, please God lurk the music forum. Goth has nothing to do with the clothes you wear, young grasshopper. I can understand why a newb to our culture might think Visual Kei (such as Malice Mizer) is 'goth' because of the song titles, fashion, and Halloweeny sound effects, but it's really, really not. Like, at all.

Gothic culture came from post-punk, a music genre that was pioneered by bands like the one in my siggy. Read my signature. READ IT. (Christian Death is actually deathrock, but you'll learn about that later, we'll take it one step at a time...)
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Old 11-14-2007, 05:11 PM   #11
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Yes, what she said. And post punk came from good old first wave punk. WOOT!
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