As I look through questions on Yahoo! Answers, I see a lot of questions involving the Gothic livestyle/musical genre. I’ve also been seeing a lot of negative comments, calling Goths "devil worshippers" and "unloved children". Why do so many people stereotype Gothic people as Satanists ready to open fire at their local high school? Whenever a school shooting or other violent crime occurs, fingers are always quick to point at the fact that the shooter was Gothic and it was only a matter of time until they committed a crime. Yet there’s little said when the blonde haired, blue eyed kid commits a violent crime.
Has "Gothic" become merely the scapegoat of our society?
For everyone who has called a Gothic peson "evil, Satanic, ect.", have you ever spoken with a true Goth, not some kid who just fell out of Hot Topic? Go find someone who listens to real Gothic music [mostly from the 80s] and see if they don’t offer you an intelligent conversation.
Black clothing does not a true Goth make.