How To Be Goth

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Though people tend to judge them, goths are all about acceptance. And a preoccupation with death.
Added November 17, 2008

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You Will Need

Goth music
Hair dye
Black clothing
Military boots
White foundation and powder
Black eyeliner
Blood-red or black lipstick
Black nail polish
Gel
Goth accessories, like spikes and silver chains
Piercings

Step 1.
Buy music

Buy some gothic music. Goth rock bands include Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Cure, and Bauhaus.
Step 2.
Dye your hair

Dye your hair. Black is traditional, but any unusual color will do. Create spikes with gel if you like.
Step 3.
Dress in black

Dress all in black to express your belief in the meaninglessness of life, to make the statement that everything eventually decays and spirals into chaos, and to signify your contempt for “pretty” colors.
Goth girls wear a lot of black corsets and fishnet or mesh tops.
Step 4.
Accessorize

Accessorize to taste with silver chains and jewelry, spiked collars, black leather glovelettes, skull belt buckles, studded bootstraps, and so on. Consider getting your lip, tongue, nose, and/or an eyebrow pierced.
Step 5.
Wear boots

Put on black military boots.
Step 6.
Wear makeup

Cover your face in white foundation and powder. Go heavy on the black eyeliner, and finish it off with black or blood-red lipstick. Paint your nails black.
To learn what goth looks like, check out album covers or stop by a goth nightclub.
Step 7.
Read up

Go to the library. Most goths are well read in philosophy, classic literature, history, religion, history, and politics. In fact, psychologists have noted that goths tend to be more intelligent and creative than the average person.
The term “goth” was coined by the manager of Joy Division, who described the band as “gothic compared with the pop mainstream.”

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You know- not all goths are intelligent and well read...(Especially the well emerged new mallgoths) <---Bad generalization, but tends to be true.

Reply 3 months ago by Clockworked

I think this video is so stupid, you can just be goth its a life choice and a subculture something many people don't research or care to understand. For me this is just another stereotype kind of thing only showing some of the cosmetics of goth not what goth is.

Reply 4 months ago by Aaron_Chistopher