Week One: Beginning with Frankenstein

The gothic culture in the present time is one that can be easily identified by the fashion/ type of clothing that many of the people considered to be gothic wear. A lot of it is wearing mostly all black, dark, and mysterious, it is something out of the quote UN quote norm. From the makeup to the hair to the clothing things are very exaggerated and exotic. Although the prominent color is black sometimes red and grey are put into the mix. Both female and male fingernails are usually painted black as well as their lips. A lot of the clothing is referenced from the Victorian era, usually wearing jewelry that represents some kind of religious theme, or fishnets and leather or velvet.  It is consider a revolt against the happy disco colors of the 70s. The Goth scene combines both horror and romance elements and does not discriminate based on your sexual orientation allowing people who are transgender to join. The Goth scene in our time is very relevant in my opinion, and some movies are heavily influenced by it, Such as movies directed by the likes of Tim Burton. Also there are many annual festivals to celebrate the Goth culture over seas in Europe attracting thousands of people. Although the scene also attracted the medias attention in the early 2000s relating to school shootings, which created panic, and brought negative viewpoints of the gothic culture. Much like the attacks of 9/11, which brought negative viewpoints toward people of Middle Eastern decent.