What does Goth Mean?

[lostsoul052204]

Just what the title says. I want to know what Goth mean to you or what you think it is.  

[Dr_lecter1988]

It was originallya subculture of the Punk scene in britain. they chose the name because the architecture was so dark it fit their scene. now i think it's been perverted by thinks like the colombine shooting and the religious groups relating it to satanists who arent really the true version of satanists. Goth is just a mind set i know people that i consider goth who dress in jeans and a t-shirt but have similar tastes to those who dress in Tripp bondage pants and a trenchcoat over a witty t-shirt with fishnet. I think we need to stop using stereotypes and classification. but thats just me.  

[themagikat]

i hate to argue but how is gothic architexture dark? it was invented to be brighter as compared to the original structure of arches.

originally, churches and temples were built with arches and very thick walls that couldnt have many windows or much light shine in them at all. they felt very claustrophopic and hte people wanted something more. Thus the gothic architexture came about by changing the arches into pointed arches. This way, the walls could be thinner and the windows could be much larger. The problem is that because of the change, the design was actually a bit weaker than the original arch structure so they had to add flying buttresses on all of the walls (the supports) to keep it standing.

but yes, goth is a mindset. its also sadly a stereotype with a pretty bad name amongst most people but to each is their own i suppose  

[Dr_lecter1988]

themagikat

i hate to argue but how is gothic architexture dark? it was invented to be brighter as compared to the original structure of arches.

originally, churches and temples were built with arches and very thick walls that couldnt have many windows or much light shine in them at all. they felt very claustrophopic and hte people wanted something more. Thus the gothic architexture came about by changing the arches into pointed arches. This way, the walls could be thinner and the windows could be much larger. The problem is that because of the change, the design was actually a bit weaker than the original arch structure so they had to add flying buttresses on all of the walls (the supports) to keep it standing.

but yes, goth is a mindset. its also sadly a stereotype with a pretty bad name amongst most people but to each is their own i suppose

idark metaphorically, not literally,not until the gothic style did gargoyls begin to be placed on cathedrals. i also meant the gothic style horror such as dracula. which probably was the main cause of the name. this is how absent minded i become after 1 am  

[themagikat]

np. im not fighting or anything, just trying to be a know-it-all.

thats how mindless i get after midnight  

[themagikat]

yeah. i was refering to the architechture, you with the history and dr. lecter with the metaphorical sense, so i think we are all correct but on different levels. perhaps its safe to say that the term gothic as it is used today comes from a variety of different backgrounds and histories?  

[themagikat]

alright...w/e, lol. trying to even the score but w/e.

goth is good.  

[Raevenxlady]

actually..gothic archatecture is described as [light, height, and harmony] its romanesque that is [heavy, dark, and massive]. We have to take religion at my school and we studied different types of cathedral stuff.  

[themagikat]

Raevenxlady

actually..gothic archatecture is described as [light, height, and harmony] its romanesque that is [heavy, dark, and massive]. We have to take religion at my school and we studied different types of cathedral stuff.

uh, thats basically what i said...  

[ceilisidhe]

Goth(it goes further back than punk, originating in medieval Germany before dying out and reviving) is about coming to terms with death. By embracing it instead of ignoring or running from it one can accept it.  

[AnathematicNarumi]

Wooooooooow, so many different opinions on what the term "Goth" actually means, I never really knew about everything that you guys just said...........that certainly filled me in. surprised  

[DARK_CHAOS_PRIEST]

fo far evryone has most of the term of what it means to be a gith...theres a little detail missing