what does the word gothic mean?
 

most ppl say its a fashon, but i think its a state of mind. like punk, punk is a state of mind to those who are really punk. the punk makes the clothes the clothes dont make the punk. so wats gothic?

Here you go...


Gothic
adj 1: characteristic of the style of type commonly used for
printing German [syn: Gothic]
2: of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths; "the
Gothic Bible translation" [syn: Gothic]
3: of or relating to the Goths; "Gothic migrations" [syn: Gothic]
4: as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and
unenlightened; "a medieval attitude toward dating" [syn: medieval,
mediaeval]
5: characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque;
"gothic novels like `Frankenstein'"
n 1: extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the
only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century
translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas [syn: Gothic]
2: a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries [syn: Gothic,
black letter]
3: a style of architecture developed in northern France that
spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th
centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and
counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed
arches [syn: Gothic, Gothic architecture]

It's a time period in america, a style of art. You're in school right?

Don't worry, you'll get there.

thank bloodrayne. that helps! (seriously) no sarcasm intended. and eviscreation duh im in skool but in my world history class we only got u to king henry *the male whore* and my teacher was always argueing w/ be because he 'had" to stick to the basic guide lines. wateva. there are no "guide lines" in history, there's just the history.

A dark state of mind.

it's when you wear all black, whine about how the conformists don't understand you and write shitty poetry and make up for the fact that it's shitty by saying it's 'too deep for people to understand'

Sam The Egg
That's commercial gothic, more of a sterotypical definition if you ask me.

I don't put a label(s) on a 'state of mind'.

It's too categorizing. That's why there are so many stereotypes.

Here ya go, I found two great sites about "gothics."

First page
Second page

These should clear up all questions and misconceptions.

gothics are girls and guys that show how badass and depressed they are by spending hours in front of the mirror doing their hair, make up and painting their nails every week... if thats what it takes to be badass i must be the fuckin goddess of bad assedness

also they do a lot of sewing on their clothes