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Can anyone become a goth?

Can anyone become a goth?

Anyone who is darkly inclined can be a Goth. That is literally the ONLY requirement. You do not have to wear black. Some Goths, called Pastel Goths, pair pastel colors with spooky imagery like skulls on pink bows or heart-shaped bats.

Are goths obsessed with death?

Zephirin: Goths are very conscious about life and death—we know we will die, so instead of fearing death we embrace it through gothic culture. Would you say you’re scared?

What is goth food?

Goth food is any type of food that has been dyed with activated charcoal, squid ink, black sesame, black truffle, or some other type of black food coloring so that it appears black, or grey.

Are there ten simple steps to gothdom?

There isn’t ten simple steps to gothdom, or a preset list of criteria. Like my Glarkware t-shirt mocks, “Goth Union, Individuality through Conformity.” In real life that is rarely the case. On the website Blood-Dance.net, the web mistress Azhrarn has a list of general “goth” traits:

Do you have to be born a goth?

People don’t generally become goth, they are usually born that way. It is an issue of the heart. Each person makes their own statement. There isn’t ten simple steps to gothdom, or a preset list of criteria.

Is it intimidating to be in the goth community?

But when other goths in white-out contact lenses start throwing around terms like “ethereal chill wave” and quoting from The Moonstone it can be somewhat intimidating. Starting slow and working your way into the goth subculture can be an immensely rewarding experience for anyone looking to join the community.

Who was the first person to make goth music?

Some people cite Nico as the first to record a gothic album; either The Marble Index or The End. The song credited to have birthed the goth rock genre is the 1979 single Bela Lugosi’s Dead by Bauhaus.