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yet many people seem to be a product of it. If I were part of your ideals, I would be on the on Jenny Craig diet trying to maintain my physique and size zero waistline. And that is what I love about my subculture - the fact that we can look the way we do and not be judged by each other. Everything is embraced, and everybody is beautiful, no matter what their weight or appearance - because that is only the exterior. We don't have to look like a twig in order to be respected or appreciated by our peers - we can be curvy, average, and voluptuous as well.

People may tell you that a Goth is dressing the way they do because they want attention or are trying to relay a message of non-conformity. The fact is, we are not trying to get a reaction out of you. Whether you accept us or hate us makes no difference to how we feel about ourselves. We don't dress to impress. We don't try to prove ourselves to our peers and change our dress code just to impress a complete stranger. What do we care what a stranger thinks of us?

We don't share the same observations as mainstream society. When you sit there in your subway seat and think that we are affected by your dirty looks or criticism, you are assuming that we think the same way as you do, therefore assuming we are somehow infected by your judgement. We are comfortable in our own skin, and we dress the way we do because we think it looks good and it makes us feel good. You may not think so, but that again we didn't ask you.

Some people of the Goth Subculture have a theory about why we all wear black, and it is definitely something that I can agree with. It is said that the reason we wear all black is because there is nothing to be judged upon. It is a plain, dark, and there are no logos or brand names - therefore, there is nothing to be judged upon. And if you cannot be judged by your clothing, the person regarding you is forced to speak to you in order to form their opinion. And this is the way it should be. We should all be judged upon who we are, not on the clothes we wear. And that doesn't just go for the Goth subculture, that goes for all subcultures. Like the old saying goes, "Don't judge a book by its cover".

But unfortunately, where this theory is flawed is societies general outlook on the colour black, itself. Although the black may be plain and without logos, it is still a colour - a colour that has a bad reputation with the media, especially. If you wear black, you're Goth, and if you're Goth, that means you warship

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