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I think that they identify themselves that way. Not us.
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So you mean they walk around with a little label on them saying "Hi I'm a goth"? No, I don't think so.
What is the benefit in identifying YOURSELF as anything? The whole point of identification is so OTHER people know who or what you are... not so that YOU know what you are. Who cares about what other people know about you? Why dress in a certain way just to let others know what you're like? If this is what goths were truly trying to do, then they would've all bought custom printed t-shirts with a synopsis of their personality and interests written on it.
And "Goth" is not an identity, because it doesn't identify anything. It's simply a loose term for a particular style of appearance, revolving around dark clothing. That's not an identity, that's a stereotype complex.
You don't look at a normally clothed individual and say he's making an goddamn identity statement with his clothing do you? Clothes are a personal choice, they reflect nothing other than taste in clothing. If someone is happy wearing it in public, then that means that they don't give two steaming shits about what you or any other person thinks of it. Their clothing suits them, and if you don't like it, it's fine by them, because they probably don't even want to KNOW people who're going to make comments about the way they dress every day.
Just because a bunch of kids who don't get it say that "goth is a statement", doesn't mean that it's how every "goth" feels.
Pwned? This isn't a game, it's a debate, grow up. On any other forum you'd be warned and have that post deleted for being a cheap shot, having no content, and being blatantly immature flaming/shitstirring and generally disruptive behaviour. Inciting forum fights is NOT a good way to stay friendly with moderators. Unfortunately, due to the limp-dick lax attitude of the staff here, little pseudo intellectual freaks like you manage to slip through the net. I wish you good luck when someone like DI finally gets pissed off with you.
