Wat is gothic?

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Wat is gothic?

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It depends on what you're actually asking about...medieval european art, architecture, and the various fashions of that period or the more modern definition of fashion, music, and lifestyle that somehow imitates this period ie: dark make-up, "vampiric" fashions of clothing (mostly blacks and dark hues of rich colors,) and brooding, dark music and vocal styles. (to all the goths in the forum- i apologize if i have somehow offended with my choice of descriptors. it was purely unintentional and probably incomplete. please forgive.)