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"It Is Not Enough To Be,You Also Need To Do"- DeathWish. |
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THE LESSON PLAN: |
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The Basics :Hair,Face and Make-Up Tips. |
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It usually helps to have long hair,but this is by no means a pre-requisite. Remember,short hair can be spooky too! There is no wrong way to make hair look spooky,just ensure it does. For best results, dye hair black, maybe shave some areas. One of the standard rules to follow-the darker the better.
Wear all black clothing. |
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Your face and skin need to be pale,ghostly and really creepy. You can use black eyeliner to accentuate your facial features, this adds an eerie effect to your already pale complexion. |
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Expression and Attitude. |
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It is very important to appear anguished and filled with despair. Try to get a look of deep angst happening. The weight of the world is on us, and we must make our audience believe that we do indeed carry the burden of life upon us.
Important - NEVER smile.
To smile is to break the cardinal rule of anguish.
You must look like you feel alone. Utterly alone. |
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Goth Mannerisms. |
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The importance of looking good in subdued light cannot be stressed enough.
If you haven't noticed by now - Goths prefer darkness. It is the core element for Goths.
Be the darkness. Can you see how much sense the all black ensembles make now?? |
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Go Out And Be Anti Social. |
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Enough said. |
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Gothic and Spooky Self Assessment. |
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Here are the questions to continually ask yourself: |
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Do I feel spooky?
Would I frighten friends and family?
Do I look like The Crow?
Do I look like a Raven?
Could I dress like this for Halloween?
If you can answer "yes" to these,YOU ARE GOTH.It's that easy!!! |
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GOTHIC HOBBIES: |
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You will need to become an outcast from society to truly become goth,and this can be a little boring. Therefore, here is a list of the more suitable gothic past-times. |
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Hobby #1. |
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Drawing is a sign of creativity,and as goths are generally creative,you must become an artist.Only draw dark and spooky things, like bats,spiders,anarchy symbols. Writing words such as "spooky" in cool lettering is also acceptable. |
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Hobby #2. |
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Poetry.
Alas, how misunderstood I am!
Remember that all true artists and poets were greatly misunderstood.
Much like we gothy people.That is why we are outcasts! |
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Hobby #3. |
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Collecting odd and unusual things,such as dead rats,sharp pointy objects,hat pin thingummies etc. |
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Hobby #4. |
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Collecting the litery works of such masters as Shelley,Poe,Byron etc.
Goths pride themselves on being very well read.
An important tip-buy your books from antique stores.That way you will have the "gothic" leather bound versions and not some cheap and nasty copy from the bookstore featuring the latest movie adaption on the cover-very un-goth!! |
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Hobby #5. |
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Criticising others that look remotely gothic can now become a favourite past-time.A list of things to look for and criticise could include: |
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1. Clothing.Is it black enough?Do their blacks match?
2. Shoes.Are the soles thick enough?How pointy are they?
3. Hair. Is it big enough?Can you count more than 2 colours?
4. Accessories. How many bangle bracelets do they have?How nice is their coffin purse?Is their choker vinyl or leather?Response:run up,hit them on the head with your tin lunchbox and grab what you can! |
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Helpful Hint: get yourself prescribed some anti-depressants.How better to prove you are filled with gothic angst |
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