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Originally Posted by Memento Mori

Just because I said i'm a true goth and then didn't mention much about it doesn't mean I'm not. And just because I have an extreme love/ obbsession with My Chemical Romance and Gerard Way doesn't mean I'm not goth either. I'm very much into goth. And I know what goth is.

Goth isn't really explainable...that, to me, is like trying to explain God. (Btw, I don't believe in God, I'm just refering to something else that people find hard to explain.) Anyway the closest explaination I can come up with, without the aid of "The Goth Bible" is: Goth is a state of mind, and a way of expressing ones individuality. It's a lifestlye that embraces what the mundane shun and/or fear. It is like living, breathing darkness. It's not meant to harm or do wrong it's just a lifestlye. It sprung up from punk, but the original Goth goes back to the visigoths and ostrogoths (spelling?). It is a free spirited, dark, sorrow encumbering way of thinking and living.

That's all I've got right now. Because like I said I don't have "The Goth Bible" to reference from, even though I know all of that Nancy Kilpatrick just says it all better then I can.

Poser. The goth culture is derived from the music, and since you do not like any band that is defined as goth, you are not part of the subculture.