Before we get into why I personally follow goth, you may want to familiarize yourself with what goth is. This is of course written by me, and with it and the GOTH.NET response to the colorado massacre you should be able to form a good idea of what goth is.

I am a goth for many reasons ... not the least of which being that I feel comfortable in black clothing. Most of all for me I enjoy being a goth because of the people you meet in the goth scene. They treat you like a person -- alot of old values, morals, and even general social codes have been lost in every day society, but the goth scene preserves them.

I enjoy the music, and the freedom that goth society cultivates. The music in and of itself has a very wide range, from very heavy industrial, to the 80's style pop, and even further to the etherial and classical styles. There is some fantastic talent in goth/industrial bands. And its not all just your socially acceptable 'this may and may not be in a song'. The goth scene has pretty much no taboos. This is a HUGE plus, considering many goths have alternate beliefs, and discuss topics that would cause them to almost be stoned if discussed in todays society.

I like the fact that goths are very sarcastic, and make fun of themselves as much as they do others. I also enjoy the fact that normal society fears goths, this gives us a unique perspective on society -- and more specifically, its ugly side, the side where prejudice lives. Prejudice, that unreasonable terror born usually only of myths that turns good men into tyrants.

Besides ... where else could you get away with such cool clothing ...?