Maybe THEY think goth is cool, black, and morbid. *I* think that it refers to the gothic period (later middle Ages, not quite Renaissance, different dates depending upon area of Europe). Here I am in High Gothic dress... and the only rose which would be appropriate is white. BTW, accepting death doesn't make one gothic... the Vikings accepted death. Egyptian is as far from accepting death as you can get. They loved life and wanted more of it. Carolly