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i can pretty much guarentee you that whoever told you that was retarded.

You people are all liars, those stereotypes eixst because it's true; part of the Gothic Manifesto by Konstantinos goes right into the Gothic subculture (or as more fittingly put by the author "the Gothic Cult") being heavily entwined with Satanism. On page 74 he say, and I quote, "As a former-goth, I feel comfortable going into the more intricate evils of the Gothic community, including but not limited devil-worship, malicious witchcraft, and sexual orgies that rivaled the Romans of old", and his expose doesn't stop until four hundred pages later.

Konstantinos, a man who has written more books than you have, says differently.

yes, konstantinos has written alot of books, i have read most of them, but not every goth IS a devil worshiper.

yeah. i mean, i've met a couple, but a majority are just atheist or even christian. i don't think it's really that relevant anymore. maybe when the culture first started, but not these days.

If someone isn't intelligent enough to know that making assumptions is redundant and empty-minded, then you needn't worry yourself about how they view you. Otherwise if a person is kind in their inquiry, then explain it to them. No one can say for sure if goths back in the day were originally Satanist by default. But present day, anyone claiming to be goth range throughout multiple religions and backgrounds.

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I just actually mentioned this issue in a video I made while bored yesterday night.... just mentioned it casually. Most people here know my stances , and as a goth, I am getting baptised by being submerssed (put down under water to represent relating myself to the death on the cross, then lifted back up to symbolize belief in redemption and the resurrection) on the 30th of this month.
Saying that all goths are satanists is on the same level of saying we are all vampires: silly, silly, silly. Of course there are some of both, very few among the majority of us, however, we are a subculture of diversity, not comformity. Last I checked, the Goth Cabal WILL NOT hunt you down and slit your neck if you dare to wear a star of david or a cross that is right-side-up.