Goth Prof

I finally figured out what the Goth's purpose is in this world. With all the gloom and doom and, "Hey, death is cool." attitudes, they remind me of the self flagellation cults of the middle ages. They see themselves as a cult, wear uniforms, (as the monks in the 11th century), and with hold certain pleasures from themselves to intinsify their "self sacrifice". They inflict pain by peircings, sucking blood and general blood letting. They torture themselves to acheive some sort of personal gratification.
It sounds like to me they just can't get out of the "Pity Parade".

Refer to Terry Gilliam's/Terry Jones' great early film venture, "Jabberwocky" and compare attitudes.