The Goth Handbook: How To Get In The Subculture

Introduction

"It is stereotyped as eerie, mysterious, complex and exotic. A dark, sometimes morbid fashion and style of dress, typical gothic fashion includes colored black hair and black period-styled clothing. Both male and female goths can wear dark eyeliner and dark fingernail polish, most especially black."    -Wikipedia

So what is the Goth Subculture?

"Goth is a that began in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s. It was developed by fans of , an offshoot of the music genre. The name goth was derived directly from the genre. Notable post-punk artists who presaged the gothic rock genre and helped develop and shape the subculture include Siouxsee And The Banshees, Sisters Of Mercy, Joy Division, The Cure, Bauhaus, etc.

The goth subculture has survived much longer than others of the same era, and has continued to diversify and spread throughout the world. Its imagery and cultural proclivities indicate influences from 19th-century literature and . The scene is centered on music festivals, nightclubs, and organized meetings, especially in . The subculture has associated tastes in music, aesthetics, and fashion.

The preferred by goths includes a number of styles such as gothic rock.Styles of dress within the subculture draw on , new wave, and fashion. It also draws from the fashion of earlier periods such as the , , and eras. The style most often includes dark (usually solid black) attire, dark makeup, and black hair. The subculture has continued to draw interest from a large audience decades after its emergence." - Wikipedpedia 

Now that you hav a general idea of what a goth person/ subculture is, make sure to keep all of the stereotypes and negative, misleading information from the media abut the community. 

The subculture is marked by its emphasis on individualism, tolerance for (sexual) diversity, a strong emphasis on creativity, a dislike of social conservatism and a strong tendency towards cynicism, but even these ideas are not common to all goths. Goth ideology is based far more on aesthetics than ethics or politics.

Gothic Christianity refers to the Christian religion of the Goths and sometimes the Gepids, Vandals, and Burgundians, who may have used the translation of the Bible into the Gothic language and shared common doctrines and practices.

Now that we have finished the introductory, feel free to read this book in order, or skip to any chapter you like, and await your gothic-journey!!! (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ 🖤