Do the subculture "Goths" have any relation to the Goths in the 3-4th century?
Q. Just a bit curious about this. Of course they seem totally different, but is there any relation whatsoever in why the subculture called themselves goths, from the goths in history? What about a step further back then, did "Gothic" horror have anything relating to goths?
Asked by unknown - Mon Oct 27 18:51:17 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The ancient goths (ostrogoths and visigoths specifically) were considered barbarians by the romans... hence the german term "goth" came to mean barbaric. The term gothic (in relation to architecture and literature) came out of this definition. They were considered barbaric by the people of the time so they were called gothic. Back when goth rock was first starting out back in the late 70's (by such bands as Bauhaus, the Sisters of Mercy, the Cult, and Siouxie and the Banshees) an article called their music "goth" to be insulting in Reference to it. (Prior to this the music was known as positive punk, an offshoot of post punk) And so the music genre of goth rock was so named... and a goth is just an avid fan/musician of goth rock that… [cont.]
Answered by webferret74 - Mon Oct 27 22:59:32 2008

where can i get information about the history of skin colour? (pale v tanned)?
Q. im a fashuion student and im doing an essay on skin colour. i want to find out as much as possible about periods in time when it was fashuionable to have pale skin and why. im also looking at subcultures and social groups where skin colour is quite high in importance e.g wags and goths and things like that. does anyone have any suggestions about where i could get books or magazine articles about this sort of stuff ?
Asked by Scott - Sat May 23 07:22:26 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

Why do people refuse to acknowledge gay culture and that there's more to being gay then attraction?
Q. I've heard this many time before and it goes something like "being gay is just an attraction and nothing else" ignoring that there is an entire subculture built around their sexuality and a history of oppression that helped formed it. You don't have to identify with the popular aspects of the popular and stereotyped parts of the culture (like clubbing and the circuit) but to refusing to pretend it doesn't exist is lying to yourself and whoever you're telling this to. Being someone that's both black and gay I can see the similarities in the two. Like I realize Hip Hop is popular in black culture right now even though I don't identify with it I'm not going to say it has nothing to do with being black at all. What's so "wow" about my… [cont.]
Asked by Oh - Wed Jul 29 13:21:03 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. wow..
Answered by ~David~ - Wed Jul 29 13:42:14 2009