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--The words Goth and Gothic have had many, largely unrelated meanings:  the name of the Germanic Visigoth tribes that overthrew the Roman Empire. From this source arose [the concept of] a Goth as an uncivilized person, a barbarian. 4 
 --a style of [architecture] in Western Europe which was popular from the 12th to the 16th century. 
 --a style of horror/mystery literature that is dark, eerie and gloomy. 
 
 --Goth, as a modern movement, started as one component of the punk rock scene. As the latter faded, Goth survived by creating its own subculture. 
 --The first use of the term Goth in its present meaning was on a British Broadcasting Commission (BBC) TV program. Anthony H. Wilson, manager of Joy Division described the band as Gothic compared with the pop mainstream. The name stuck. 
 --Their use of black clothing was originally "something of a backlash to the colorful disco music of the seventies." 5 It also stuck. 
 --The movement first became established in the Batcave, a nightclub in London, England, [in the early] 1980's. 3 
 --Spreading to the U.S., it first became popular in [California]. 
 --Goth is featured in The Crow horror movies (1994, 1996). Other Gothic movies are [the original] Nosferatu, the color remake Nosferatu the Vampyre, and the Cabinet of Doctor Caligari. 
 --Popular music bands are the Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, [the Sisters of Mercy], Dead Can Dance, and many others.

***Stereotypes:
People have accused or described Goths as being:

Depressed, 
 Unusually bigoted, 
 Violent, 
 Suicidal, 
 Involved in illegal drugs, 
 Vampires or believe themselves to be vampires, 
 Sado-masochists, 
 Satanists, 
 Musicians, painters, and other artists, 
 Computer programmers (although there seem to be a lot of them) 
 Wearers of black (some wear white and gunmetal), 
 Dyers of their hair, 
 Users of white makeup. 4

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