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Every generation has this happen. I grew up as a normal teenager in the 1950's, but was introduced to the Beatnik lifestyle by a friend. Although I didn't dress in black, spout of weird poetry, bang on bongo drums, I drank the Java and listened as if I understood! LOL I had no desire to be one of them because I didn't understand where they were coming from, but I did make friends with a few. Goths simply want to stand out in their own group. Many Goths are snubbed or bullied in schools and it can be their way of letting others know they are mysterious, dark and sometimes dangerous. It gives them a sense of belonging in their own crowd and feeling secure and wanted (sort of like a family.) Many people misinterpret Goth style (it's only fashion) but there are cults of Goths that are dangerous and practice sacrifice at secret meetings. Don't always judge a book by it's cover.
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Fashion wise maybe to express how they feel inside and what they believe, just the same as a catholic may wear a cross on their chain and grasp it when they need to feel faith again,
to show and express that this is their belief to other people, again same as wearing a cross, to be accepted by the others in their group and its all perfectly normal as a human being we express our emotions in our own ways all the time style of life, its a belief just like a Christian following the rules of The Bible or their church, its just what they want to do and believe.
Also when you feel like you dont fit in to a majority ruling group, ie the one there are more of, you feel like an outsider, you feel alone, you feel lost and you need to express these feelings, teenagers especially have a hard time with this.
It just so happens that goths today represent a large group of people who feel these things and have 'found' each other to create a larger group, but its not only goths who feel alone, we all do at some point and we all want to fit in and belong yet be accepted as our own individual personality's too. Remember that not all people who come on here, or talk about life and death or look similar that are goths. People are just people and really we are all looking for the same things, answers, internal peace, acceptance and belonging just so happens that those things are hard to come by.
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∙ 14y agoGoths are a group because the concept of goth is to be different, to be a free thinker. Goths have other things that they like to talk about, such as death and Goth literature and culture. Goths can't share conversation with very normal and "in" people, so they have banded together to become a group, even maybe a community.
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∙ 12y agoGoths are the way they are because they have nothing to loose
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What EVENT led to the arrival of the goths in roman lands?
The Goths wanted to escape from the Huns. They came under attack by the Huns who were expanding into their homeland (Ukraine) and then also invaded Eastern Europe. In 375 a Gothic group, the Visigoths (Goths of the west), asked the Romans for permission to settle in Roman province of Moesia to escape from the Huns. This was in the lower river Danube area of the Roman Empire (in present day Bulgaria). It was the area of this empire which was closest to them. The emperor Valens allowed them to settle there 376. The Visigoths became allies of the Romans, but at times they disagreed with them and fought them. The other Goths stayed behind, were defeated by the Huns and came under their domination. A group made up of some Goths, Alans and Huns from the Huns' new heartland in the Hungarian plains east of the mid-course of the Danube invaded the Roman province of Pannonia. This was on the other side of the banks of his part of this river (roughly modern western Hungary). In 380 the emperor Gratian allowed them to settle there as allies. They then protected Pannonia for invasions. These Goths came to be called the Ostrogoths (Goths of the east). After fall of the Empire of the Huns in 451, other Ostrogoths who had remained under the domination of the Huns joined them in this province of the Roman Empire.
What kind of boots do goths were?
New rock boots
What two countries fought in the Battle of Adrianople?
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Which group did Alaric lead when he captured Rome?
Alaric I was the king of the Visigoths (the Goths of the west).
What Barbarian group were the ostrogoths part of?
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Are goths bad?
in my opinion... not neccesarily. goths aren't that far off from any other group of society- they have their own rights and beliefs. i wouldn't have a problem with, unless they affected others in negative ways.
Are there African Goths?
Are you talking about Goths as in people into the Gothic Music scene? Yes there are African Goths, African-American Goths, Japanese Goths. It's just a style of music and a music subculture and people all over the world like it.
What kind of Christianity did the Goths adopt?
The Goths were Arian Christians.
Are emos goths?
No, emos are not goths. They are two different subcultures.
How did Rome keep the Goths from acting them?
the Romans paid the goths not to attack
Why are goths cool?
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Who are the visigoth?
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How did the emperors deal with Goths?
Very carefully. Rome was defeated by the Goths and the city of Rome was sacked by the Visigoths in 410. The Goths in a short time controlled all of Italy. The goths became the concern of the eastern emperors who were wary of them both militarily and religiously, as the Goths were Arian Christians.
Do goths only go out with goths?
Usually but I'm sure there are a few out there who are open-minded about partners as Goths are generally open-minded about everything.
