What is and is not...

[Ilia Luister]

GOTH

Not:
Spounge Bob
Patric
Care Bares
Pink
Pastel
Puppy Love
Prep
Love (For the most part)
Giggling in a happy way


Is:
Black
White
Blood
Death
Giggling in a synical way
Vampires
Cults

Can you think of anymore?
If you come up with a good one I'll put it up here.  

[GilAskan]

There is no strict definition as to "what is goth". Ask it, and you'll get thousands of completely different answers.

These are some things of my definitions:

Is Goth:
Romance
Tragedy
Art
Existentialism
Seeing both sides of an argument
Debating
Goth-rock (and related genres)
Victorian Fashion
DIY Fashion
Post-Punk Movement
Purpose
Peter Murphy
Rozz

Is Not:
Shallow Relationships
[Pointless] Sex
Trend-Following
Trend-Avoiding
Being totally for or against one side of an argument
Fighting
Metal (and related genres)
Trend-based Fashion
Punk Movement
Pointless Hatred, Death, Murder, Suicide, etc.
Marilyn Manson
Amy Lee

...though, these are [some of] my definitions.

Just for fair warning, you'll get A LOT of people who disagree with you. Also, this thread will most likely be shut down, as there are already dozens of "what is goth" threads.  

[IY_and_MCR]

Here is a link to a similar thread where you can discuss what the meaning of goth is to you:
http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=591473

And I'm sure if you dig through the forum there are other threads related to this in some way making this a repeat thread.