Why do people call me goth?

Almost every day at school, people call me goth. Normally I don't care what people think but now they get the impression I'm weird and I can't make any friends. Some say it's my music tastes, others say it's my looks and others say it's who I am. Some call me goth because I'm an Atheist.

I listen to industrial music like Rammstein, Marilyn Manson and Deadstar Assembly, but I also listen to Type O Negative, The Cure, Switchblade Symphony, and Cradle of Filth. But I also like Three Days Grace and Linkin Park and J-rock. I have a very open taste to music, besides country, rap and things that are mainstream like Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Justin Beiber.

I like to wear baggy cargo pants, boots, wrist bands, black shirts, but I also wear COLOR. I don't only wear all black.

I'm an outgoing, funny person, and I'm also empathetic and sensitve. I can easily tell what other people are feeling. I am not depressed by any means, I rather love my life. I love to dance, and I sometimes have a short-temper but I'm generally really nice to everyone.

I have always stayed away from stereotypes and large crowds of people. I'm not very open about my personal life, but I do like to voice my opinions which tends to be very different than most people I know. I enjoy old, classic horror movies/stories, being out at night time, graveyards, gothic art, and most things that people find "dark", "spooky" or "different". I love victorian clothing, architecture and furniture too.

I don't appreciate what society feeds us, the lies and the **** like that. I easily accept life as simply living and dying instead of being afraid of death. I'm not obsessed with death either, lol.

Please don't lecture me about "it's just a phase". I've always been this way. Please don't call me "emo". I hate emo, and it's a music genre after all.

Please don't tell me about how goth is not a label; I understand this. I know it's a lifestyle not a fashion statement.