nadriel

I didn't expect you to agree with that statement, but I would argue, solely based on the goths I know of course, that they embrace the "darkness" to tame it, to come to terms with it if you like. If you revel in something,understand it, and feel you can harness it's power, then it hurts you less. I don't think I know a single Goth who's a "dark" person in the sense of being doomed or even out-of-control, though some may like to think they are. Of course, there may well exist such a Goth, but I would argue that they are using the trappings and mechanisms of Goth as therapy, rather than to reinforce their sad situation.