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October 31st, 2009
But Goth has nothing to do with Wicca or witchcraft.
It is a movement with its roots in the world of rock music, particularly punk, which, I suppose, some people consider evil. Goth are fascinated with the morbid, macabre and dark. They tend to dress in dark colors.
Looking at (particularly) a woman dressed as Goth, one could easily confuse her with the traditional image of a witch. Witches I've known don't dress like that. But people also confuse Pagan with Wiccan.
My wife, Delia, has pale skin and dark hair and prefers to dress in black with dark make-up. She had never heard of Goth when I met her. Many others, however, saw a touch of Goth in her appearance. At Halloween, she can easily take advantage of her natural appearance by simply exaggerating it, especially by selecting a clothing style with a medieval flavor to it.
The people she works for and with encourage employees to dress up for Halloween. It didn't take much for Delia to make the transition to a Goth appearance. But she intended to attend Mass after work and wondered if she should change first. I told her it should be unnecessary, as Goth wasn't evil or disrespectful in any way, particularly since any strictly superficial change would do little to lessen her Goth appearance, which is natural to her.
Aside: A group of kids just came to the door, the first in about three years of Halloweens. When I told them we had nothing for trick-or-treaters, they told me they were just dropping off invitations to an open house tomorrow. They weren't in costume, but their little white dog was dressed in motley. It's a good thing Cathy didn't see him or she would have wanted to dress Rocky up.
- Mood:
amused