[Elliott]

Rather than ***** about this recent subculture in a few different topics, I thought I would make one topic where everyone can slag off at these people, or defend them, it's your choice.

Emo seems to be a more recent trend among teens I have found. It's become almost trendy to wear an Atticus, or a The Used t-shirt, paint your nails black and wear tight jeans. I for one am pissed off about it all. Since when is moaping around and looking down all the time cool?

Discuss.

[Someone Else]

Don't let it get to you, Agatio. My policy is to just not think about things that annoy me, while I do steam about annoying things silently sometimes, I manage to, somehow, just forget about it all. And yes, I realize that I mad a topic titled "What do you hate?" >>;;

I'm a happy teenager. :)

Emo, I don't really have an opinion on it. I'll just watch the "discussion". o.o

[Elliott]

It's not that they get to me, more that I don't think that being sad and emotional should be looked upon as trendy. I don't let little things like emo culture get to me. This is more of an opinion and discussion than vented annoyance.

[Someone Else]

Who knows why it's a trend. Where I live, it's more popular with the girls. Even the happy ones. XD But I like the tight pants, though. *whistles*

Being "emotional" I suppose, is a way of expressing themselves. I've never asked an emo why they dress the way they do. =/

[MysticWarrior]

I hate emos with a passion. Some people here already know. All they do is cut themselves and think they have the worst past ever, where in reality they just want attention.

[Elliott]

That's highly stereotypical, but, in a lot of cases, true. I'm just waiting for Yuiki's opinion as she is an acknowledged emo, and it would be nice to her here argument.

[pHantOm]

I wouldnt say I hate emo's, just because someone feels sorry for themselves doesnt mean they are a completely bad person. But I do find emo's that cant shut the hell up about being emo annoying.

[Eugine]

*takes a deep breath*
*exhales*

I like emo bands such as MCR, Dashboard and all, but emo people... I really don't know. Yuki is supposedly emo and we always talk.

Also, I've never even seen an emo person in "real life" what-so-ever, so I don't really know how they act really.
Reason: I live in the Carribean, and emo culture isn't popular at all, possibly 0.00001%... There's around 5 people who listens to emo bands in my school.

Can anyone explain how they act?

This post has been edited by Eugine: 04 December 2005 - 04:20 AM

[Elliott]

Well the typical emo (male) has dyed black hair (nothing wrong with that itself) and sometimes a colour in it, pink, blonde, I dunno. Almost always a band shirt (again nothing wrong with that), I've seen Atticus, The Used for a start, sure there are more. Sometimes tight (spray on) jeans, other times normal, but almost always jeans. And a lot I have seen wear other accessories like bracelets and necklaces. Extreme emos wear heavy eye make up, sometimes paint on tears and other stuff like that, and piercings.

Remember that this is the stereotypical emo, I'm sure there are some who only do one or 2 of these things, these are just ways do indentify an emo.

This post has been edited by Agatio: 04 December 2005 - 04:49 AM

[Someone Else]

There's a girl at my school who dresses similar but hates being called emo. :) And she's not even "unhappy". I wonder what that's about..?

Yuki'll come in soon I hope.

[Yuki]

.....................................

*rofling hard as heck* Eugine told me XDDDD

Last time I cut was about...3 days ago for a REASON. And not because "I hate my life and I wanna die D: Hear me b*tch!"

No.

I actually kinda dress preppy. Think, emo prep. But, I act kinda "emo" whatever emo is. Everything is emo. Even Tupac. TUPAC IS EMO GET OVER IT. >.>;; Now...me and my friend listen to Dashboard Confessional, My Chemical Romacne, and we want Taking Back Sunday to die in that fiery underground place :)

Basically, emo is just a word to explain people who aren't cold robots who wish to feel love. Emo people are kinda, scapegoats. WHen something bad happens people say "But I'm not gonna get all emo about it" -.- which is sad....

More of my opinion later.

[Sea of Time]

Eugine, on Dec 4 2005, 04:15 AM, said:

I like emo bands such as MCR, Dashboard and all, but emo people... I really don't know. Yuki is supposedly emo and we always talk.

I agree with that, the bands are good. But I would never dress up like that because it's trendy. I don't think it's trendy to be sad. Be happy!

[MysticWarrior]

Love_Guardian_Yuki, on Dec 4 2005, 12:03 PM, said:

Basically, emo is just a word to explain people who aren't cold robots who wish to feel love.

That's seeking attention right there. <__<

[Yuki]

Not really. I mean, calling somebody "emotional" is merely saying "You have feelings!" Maybe YOUR emo people cut and b*tch about life, but that's not what most emo people do. Stop hatin'.

[Elliott]

Cutting yourself and wearing heavy make up is clearly attention seeking. I can be an emotion person, I've been in love, I've hated people etc. But I won't go to the level of self-mutilation and wearing excessive make up, that's just, lame.

[Echo_djinn]

Emos huh? I haven't heard of that saying before. Sounds like another version of the word "gothic". I couldn't give a sh*t if they cut themselves or whine about how their life sucks. The problem is they are always bringing someone else down who does care about them. Parents, friends, etc. They're to selfish to care about other peoples' feelings. So, f*** them. :)

[Andross]

"Emo" people at my school are your typical - at least when it comes to trendwhoring. The studded punk belts, tight jeans, dyed black hair, thrift-bought clothing, black 'n' white checkered shoes (ya know, those slip on ones for guys or gals), hair in face or long hair, and for the ones with glasses, thick black rims.

As to whether they're sad about life and hate themselves, I don't think it's that - one girl in my photog. class kinda dresses like it, but she's definitely not "Emo" in a depressed 'omg wear all black and cut myself' sense. Others just...well, don't seem to be that sort. Just dress the trend and that's it. They may act emo on the outside, but they're definitely not living a terrible life.

[Yuki]

Self-manipulating isn't THAT bad. Like I said, FOR A REASON. I want thick emo glasses for Christmas >B-)

This post has been edited by Love_Guardian_Yuki: 04 December 2005 - 08:49 PM

[Andross]

Love_Guardian_Yuki, on Dec 4 2005, 08:48 PM, said:

Self-manipulating isn't THAT bad.

I'm sorry, but I have to disagree. Unless you mean piercings or tatoos - otherwise, cutting yourself is the stupidest thing you could ever do, imo. If you want to take out some aggression or forget the world, veg out to music or go run a mile.

[MysticWarrior]

Love_Guardian_Yuki, on Dec 4 2005, 04:45 PM, said:

Not really. I mean, calling somebody "emotional" is merely saying "You have feelings!" Maybe YOUR emo people cut and b*tch about life, but that's not what most emo people do. Stop hatin'.

*Hate hate hate* I hate everybody *cuts*

But seriously, why do emos cut? I think that's the most retarded thing in the world.

...ANYWHO, I think this topic calls for a little comic strip my friend showed me.

http://www.4chan.org/comic/FMY7.jpg

This post has been edited by MysticWarrior: 04 December 2005 - 10:46 PM

[Laharl]

Emos? Never heard that one before, it's usually "goth" or "mosha". I don't know if i count as one, i wear black T-Shirts, with either bands like My Chemical Romance, Green Day, Velvet Revolver, Blink 182 etc. or i wear black T-Shirts with funny yet offensive syaings such as "don't piss me off, i'm running out of places to hide the bodies" and "you'll laugh at me because i'm different and i'll shoot you". Don't do the black nails thing or eye shadow. So i'm nt sure if i'm classed as one, i don'y care what poeple dress like provided it isn't chav clothing

[Luna]

I'm with MW in this, I hate emos with a passion <3.

There is no need to spread your feelings of angst around the world, especially when other people simply DON'T CARE.

What annoys me the most is when emos I know come to me, making a fuss about nothing at all and then angsting at how me and my friends are (and I quote) "so cool" and are "never depressed" or wtf e______e;;;

When they talk to me, first, they call as much attention to themselves as they can and then, they angst all over the place while I'm just going like "o.o" or "n.n;" <-- meaning I don't give a damn what you have to say (that is, if you're making a mountain out of a mole hill and angsting without reason or purpose at all :D).

[EDIT]
MW's comic is a VERY ACCURATE example of everything I said XD <3.

"*crai* I'm sad."
"Why?"
"Because everyone hates me."
"Why does everyone hate you?"
"Because I'm always sad."

aka: making a mountain out of a mole hill :D Or like we say in spanish: drowning in a glass of water.

This post has been edited by Sheba: 06 December 2005 - 07:56 PM

[Yuki]

Okay okay,
I was reading a book, and it says:
"Emo is emotion. A missunderstood, mocked word in society. I think the way the singers [who REALLY went through that pain] express it in their music is amazing. They meanings of the song is to tell the people their not alone in their saddness OR happiness."

BOO YAH BABY.

I was having a conversation with somebody on the bus, and let's call her Lin. I said something and she said::
"Shut up you acknowledged emo."

WHOOP.DE.DOO. i'm emo. great insult btw.

Seriously, not all emos cut their wrists. Or say "I WANNA DIE CUZ EVERYONE HATES ME WAAAAH DDD:"

:P Everything is emo :P

[Elliott]

Yeah but it ****s everyone when emo kids act like their lives are so hard, or tough, or people hate them, and act sad etc. When in reality they have well off parents, they are probably good in school etc. and are just using emo as a medium to seek attention.

[Yuki]

Well then they're just being stupid, not "emo"

What even brought up this topic anyways? :P

[Luna]

Taken from urbandictionary.com, the second one is hilarious XD:
First one:
emo link send redefine 2,223 up, 909 down
An entire subculture of people (usually angsty teens) with a fake personality. The concept of Emo is actually a vicious cycle that never ends, to the utter failing of humanity, and it goes something like this:

1. Girls say they like "sensitive guys" (lie)
2. Guy finds out, so he listens to ***gy emo music and dresses like a dork so chicks will see that he is sensitive and not afraid to express himself (lie). He dyes his hair black, wraps himself in a stupid looking scarf, develops an eating disorder, and rants about how "nobody understands".
3. Now an emo guy, he meets Emo chick and they start dating, talking about how their well-off suburban lifestyles are terrible and depressing (lie)
4. Emo guy is just too much of a pussy. His penis is too small, he's too depressed to bathe, and has more mood swings than emo chick, and he doesn't even have a menstrual cycle. Emo chick dumps him, saying "It's not you, it's me." (lie) as she drives off with Wayne, the school jock and captain of the football team.
5. Emo guy goes home and cries, proceeds to write a weak song and strum a single string on his acoustic guitar. Another emo chick sees how he is so in touch with his feelings, and the cycle continues.

This is the sad truth of the emo lifestyle/music, and now that I look at how pathetic it really is, maybe the emos DO have something to cry about!
When she sees how sensitive and emo I have become, she'll definately go out with me!

Second one:

A group of white, mostly middle-class well-off kids who find imperfections in there life and create a ridiculous, depressing melodrama around each one. They often take anti-depressants, even though the majority don't need them. They need to wake up and deal with life like everyone else instead of wallowing in their imaginary quagmire of torment.
Emo conversation!

XxSlavetoAnguishxX: omg my gf just left me
acidburnedsoul: that sux man
XxSlavetoAnguishxX: i blame myself only i'm such an ass *cries*
acidburnedsoul: dude come over to my house and we can cut ourselves together
XxSlavetoAnguishxX: okay *cries*
acidburnedsoul: omg dashboard confessional has a new cd, i preordered it already
XxSlavetoAnguishxX: dude they're my favorite band to self-mutilate to
acidburnedsoul: i prefer to cut myself while watching Napoleon Dynamite on my bigscreen
XxSlavetoAnguishxX: dude that movie is so deep. i cry every time i see it
acidburnedsoul: me too. i hate myself
XxSlavetoAnguishxX: yeah we're such tortured souls, nobody understands how hard life is for us
acidburnedsoul: yeah we got it tough dude. pass the tissues

That made me crack up in real life XD

[Elliott]

lmao, and I too Sheba. It's extremely stereotypical, but stereotypes are based upon reality so it's probably true for the most part.
And Yuki this topic came about 'cause I saw an emo and rather than hand him a knife to end his problems (which about 5% of emo's actually have the balls to do) I made a topic on a nerd forum.

[Someone Else]

Sheba, on Dec 9 2005, 07:57 PM, said:

XxSlavetoAnguishxX: omg my gf just left me
acidburnedsoul: that sux man
XxSlavetoAnguishxX: i blame myself only i'm such an ass *cries*
acidburnedsoul: dude come over to my house and we can cut ourselves together
XxSlavetoAnguishxX: okay *cries*
acidburnedsoul: omg dashboard confessional has a new cd, i preordered it already
XxSlavetoAnguishxX: dude they're my favorite band to self-mutilate to
acidburnedsoul: i prefer to cut myself while watching Napoleon Dynamite on my bigscreen
XxSlavetoAnguishxX: dude that movie is so deep. i cry every time i see it
acidburnedsoul: me too. i hate myself
XxSlavetoAnguishxX: yeah we're such tortured souls, nobody understands how hard life is for us
acidburnedsoul: yeah we got it tough dude. pass the tissues

Rofl, is that for real?

[Yuki]

Like i said::

EVERYTHING IS FxxKING EMO

[Luna]

There's also the thing about emo being a grenre of music and then sort of... morphing into that teenage culture <<;;;. *had forgotten completely about that*

[Split Infinity]

I agree with the rest of the codgers here, goths are just plain pathetic.

But I still think they dress cool. :P

[Elliott]

Yeah the genre of music actually has a bit of history (looked into it once when bored), and then the teenagers took the music too far and started dressing to gain attention.

[Split Infinity]

:P That's a good one. 'The genre of music'.

[Elliott]

Ah, it's not a joke mate...

Hawthorne Heights, My Chemical Romance etc.

Emo(tional) bands -> Emo(tional) music -> Genre: Emo

[Split Infinity]

You're kind of scary, you know, what with your wierd-ass avatar and charming rank name.

[Neon]

I don't have a problem with emos. What I do have a problem with is the arrogant f***ers who go around saying how much they hate emo when they don't even know what emo is!

Everyone tries to distance themselves from emo cause they think it looks cool. The reality is that it doesn't look cool when you start saying everything you don't like is emo to try and rally suport from other anti-emo's.
It just shows who the real trendwhoring idiots are.

You know something's wrong when an old Evanescence fan suddenly says they suck because they're "too emo".

[Split Infinity]

Is an emo in any way related to a mo?

[Elliott]

I see what you mean Neon, but I can't helping thinking that was aimed at me lol. I have kinda looked into emo a bit, and I know a fair few myself, so I think I am justified in saying that I dislike the whole culture. The music is cool though.

@Split: lmao

[Neon]

lol, it wasn't aimed at you, it was aimed at all the ignorant people. Those who don't know anything about emo other than that it isn't cool and you have to announce how much you hate it whenever the opportunity presents itself :P.

This post has been edited by Neon: 20 December 2005 - 08:30 AM

[pHantOm]

I like Linkin Park and Evanescence


Doesnt make me emo, just shows I have a good taste in music. :P

[Someone Else]

Emo bands = roxors

Emo cut-joor-wrists PEOPLE = ... bleaghxors

^ Summ'd up.

This has been another dawg house production.

[Andross]

Wind Dude, on Dec 20 2005, 06:21 PM, said:

This has been another dawg house production.

You do not realize how perverse and disgusting that was. I'm sorry, you just don't.


Emo music is not all that great, imo. The lyrics are so thick in sap it's almost fake. The musical abilities of most bands are not that great at all - they may have a great sound, but that doesn't make them technically or stylistically good.

[Elliott]

Well there are some pretty good guitarists and drummers in emo bands. Drummer from Underoath is good, as well as The Used. Also the singers who both scream and clean vocals are bloody talented to be able to both, well. The Used's Bert McCracken is an example of that. And, on that note, a lot of them have pretty deep/intelligent lyrics.

[l3lueMage]

Wind Dude, on Dec 20 2005, 04:21 PM, said:

Emo bands = roxors

Emo cut-joor-wrists PEOPLE = ... bleaghxors

^ Summ'd up.

This has been another dawg house production.

agrees, except only like linkinpark, and evanexcence...that prob it XD

[Someone Else]

Andross, on Dec 20 2005, 06:23 PM, said:

You do not realize how perverse and disgusting that was. I'm sorry, you just don't.

Blunt as ever, Andross. :P I thought it was funny. Yay for Gizoogle.

Linking Park, Evanescence, maybe some My Chemical Romance. Those are pretty much the only ones I really know are good emo bands. I've heard a few other emo songs, but I don't know the name of their bands, and "I can't be ****ed" to find out.

[Laharl]

now i'm just cinfused i was always under the impression that evanescence was goth and Linkin Park Nu-metal (which has tragically died), MCR cover so many genres, what about Eighteen Visions and Funeral for a Friend?

[Someone Else]

Linkin Park's songs are midly emo. "Crawling in my skin, these wound will not heal"..? Sounds a bit emo to me.

[Elliott]

Yeah but the style is hard rock/nu-metal. A lot of song have that kind of theme but the style is far from emo. It's like saying '3 Days Grace' are death metal "I, HATE, EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU", though ther style is clearly not metal.

[Laharl]

i have decided i am not emo even though i sort of dress like that and listen to some of the music i do other stuff too, and i don't cut myself or moan about my life-i've got **** you've got got **** too, mutual.

[Neon]

I think listening to too much emo melodrama is what makes people emo.
I've been listening to Anathema constantly for the last week, and I think all the emotional lyrics and music are starting to get to me ._.

[Yuki]

EXACTLY WHAT IS EMO.


^see if you can answer that. It's not a stupid question, but can you CLEARLY explain what "EMO" is?

This post has been edited by Love_Guardian_Yuki: 22 December 2005 - 11:39 AM

[pHantOm]

An emotional person

[Eugine]

Everyone is emotional, so that makes us all emos... Well, using phantom definition that is.

[pHantOm]

Eugine, on Dec 22 2005, 01:37 PM, said:

Everyone is emotional, so that makes us all emos... Well, using phantom definition that is.

FIIIIIIIIIIIINE Allow me to be more specific

A self destructive person either mentally or physically.

[Yuki]

This is why i love Eugine so much, cuz he understands the concept of what I'm trying to prove

everyone is emotional, so, whether you like it or not, or loath it, YOU'RE EMO.

<_< deal with it

[Someone Else]

Some people are just more Emo than others. XP What's the point of having the label "Emo" if everyone's going to be labeled, anyway?

[Elliott]

Everyone is emotional (because we all have emotions, because we are all human...). Emo is obviously an abbreviation of that word, but it emcompasses a few more things. There is the look (which we have already gone over) the mused (also been covered). So an emo person is someone who dresses the way I described (or has a few of those aspects), listens to the music, and has the emo attitude. This is over emotional behavior. *****ing to friends about how their lfife is hard, saying that they love everyone (to their friends, family etc.). I suppose every emo is different.

[Yuki]

But then it's just divided into two real meanings.
1) You have emotions
2) The B***CHing kids

<_<

[Elliott]

Dressing emo is attention seeking. I don't care what they say about "the image", or "expressing themselves", when it comes down it the way you dress is the way people instantly percieve you. And wearing heavy eye make up, or having the emo hair, or the band shirts (I can be accused of that though... though I do it to support the band) is attention seeking.

[Yuki]

Somebody once told me that emo's were bi's because the guys wear girl pants x_x

[Elliott]

Yuki needs to listen to the emo song by 'Adam & Andrew'.

"People think I'm g@y 'cause I kissed a guy, well, a couple of guys. But it's the 2000's..."

Funny sh!t.

This post has been edited by Agatio: 22 December 2005 - 11:47 PM

[Yuki]

I already heard it.
Lin has it on her iPod -.-
&& No thanks, I'd rather listen to my bands

[Mathak Kraven]

Anything sensible I can bring into this discussion isn't sensible at all.

BUT, OMG EMO MOVIE:

http://www.emorangers.com

The rest isn't very sensible so can't really be brought in anyway.

[Neon]

alright, we seem to have come to a misunderstanding, I blame Yuki ^_^ :rolleyes:.

'emo' stands for, you guessed it! 'EMOTION'! zomfgwtfbbq
But does that mean everyone with emotions is emo? no.

The emo we're discussing is the emo culture, with the teens who become consumed by self pitty (and often adopt a funky fashion style, lol ;)). Just because the name is derived from emotion, doesn't mean the subculture includes everyone with emotions!

When someone says "omfg, you're such an emo!" they aren't saying "wow, dude! You have emotions! I like totally don't have those!". What they're really saying is "argh! You take all these trival things in your life that everyone else experiences too and blow it out of proportion! Shut up!!".

This post has been edited by Neon: 24 December 2005 - 07:07 AM

[Yuki]

^_^ .... :rolleyes: how mean

ANything else you wanna bring up about emotions? -.-

[Gardna]

Neon said it nicely... we all have emotions, but that doesn't make us "emos". You have to be a specific type of person to be a true emo.

[Chrono]

I personally think emo is just something stupid that comes by (sort of like hair metal did in the 90's) and will eventual end because it looks awful.

[pHantOm]

People are so quick to bash now adays eh?

[Neon]

actually, we bash just as much as we did in the ol' days, it's just that because there are more subcultures around today there's more people to bash for more reasons :unsure:.
Actually, it's all the same reason: because someone else is different or doesn't conform to the imaginary standards of the 'main culture'.

[Andross]

Chrono, on Dec 31 2005, 01:13 AM, said:

I personally think emo is just something stupid that comes by (sort of like hair metal did in the 90's) and will eventual end because it looks awful.

:unsure: Hair metal was 80s, grunge was 90s, get it RIGHT

[Laharl]

the emo kids get pretty annoying after a while, but their still better than the chavs

[Julian]

o__0 how the hell do you become 'true' emo then?
cut yourself? 24/7 depression? >_>;

[l3lueMage]

Is julian trying to convert to emo :D

[MysticWarrior]

Yuki just doesn't know what emo means, and thinks it means everything.

I hope you're right Chrono. Emos just might be a trend, and if it is, I hope it'll end quickly.

This post has been edited by MysticWarrior: 10 January 2006 - 03:50 PM

[Julian]

l3lueMage, on Jan 10 2006, 06:59 AM, said:

Is julian trying to convert to emo :D

lol, no thanqsh you.
Emo is the last thing i'd want to become, if i were to picture someone who's emo... it's not pretty...
... suicide attempts... cutting themselves... crying in bathrooms... depression... stress...
atleast.... when said the word "emotional" that's the kinda thing i see... or a overly obsessed girlfriend... that could mean trouble. Either way, atleast we aren't really seriously talking about emotional people.... right? o__0 although i still dont know what "emo" exactly is.

[Elliott]

Emo is a trend. It incorporates the clothing style, the attitude, the activities etc. And yes hopefully like any fad it will die soon.

[Neon]

It's what comes next we should be worrying about :D.

[l3lueMage]

okay this is what I think
Goth = black clothing music

Emo = branch off goth just add cutting

next = branch off emo which will endure something even worst x.x; plus all previous

This post has been edited by l3lueMage: 11 January 2006 - 09:28 AM

[pHantOm]

There is someone behind the stereotypes people, I dont think being emo is healthy or right. But making fun of some people that truely are depressed isnt very mature either. Making fun, and disapproving are two totally different things, so posts like Agatio's I agree with. I wont get into detail, But I will say this, the people that are depressed, are the ones you would least expect.

~I will now depart from this topic

[Elliott]

Truly depressed people don't walk around with eye make up, band t shirts, bandanas around their neck and an emo fringe. That's called attention seeking. Truly depressed people are the ones who have the balls to commit suicide, and those who don't either suffer through life, or seek help.

[I'm Always BROKE]

I guess Emo isn't a trend yet here in Europe. Lucky me, geez what I readed from Agatio's post is that they are even scarier than Goths which isn't a real big trend in here to, only in France there are alot of gothics.

[Laharl]

plenty of emo kids in britain, plenty of chavs/scallys/scumites etc. too, i prefer the emos (just)

[Neon]

True emos are actually quite rare (only one at my school that I ever saw). Well, actually, everyone uses the term 'emo' to describe anyone who continually wallows in self-pity and tries to carry everone else along with them.
So using that definition, there are a terrible lot of emos in the world :o.

[pHantOm]

Oh I forgot to mention, All music is emo in a way. If it wasnt emo then it would suck wouldnt it? But there are some songs that are TARGETED to emo kids, so basically its possing to possers. The music is made to appeal to them, not based on thier own feelings. Songs that have lyrics like "just cut out the pain" etc. is just sick in my opinion. Promoting self abuse is disturbing.

[Elliott]

Not all music is emo. Most music is emotional, meaning it pertains to emotions though. There's a certain genre called emo. Bands like Senses Fail, Hawthorne Heights, My Chemical Romance, Thursday etc. I would know I used to love emo music :o .

[Laharl]

Doesn't music need lyircs to be emo, ruling out classical and you cxannot honestlysay dance/trance music is emo

[Neon]

The only band that can say they truly aren't emo is The Wiggles

[Golden Legacy]

Well, in certain cases, it's more human nature to wallow in self-pity and to attack oneself, so to speak. I'm not saying this always holds, but I've noticed that certain people simply assume that they'll do badly or fail at something.

Of course, you could argue that that is just a lack of self-esteem and not really being "Emo". I just think we all have a little of it in ourselves, but how we choose to display it and let it control us is what differs us from others.

[Neon]

Exactly! You managed to say perfectly what i've been trying to tell people for months.

Everyone is 'emotional' or gets consumed by self-pity at times, but that doesn't make them emo. Emos are people who create a fashion and culture around it.

[Yuki]

I've come to realize that emo is just one big category under which alot of other things fall =O

Like, with the music you listen to

Such as

Motion City Soundtrack>Acid Kid

Panic! At The Disco>Hardcore Kid

Hawthorne Heights>Emo Kid

SO if you listen to all three bands are you a hardcore acid emo?

x_x

I wanna know about the bands::

-Armor For Sleep
-Senses Fail
-Silverstein
-Something Coporate

=O just wondering~

[Elliott]

Senses Fail are kind of like Underoath in sound, but not in lyrical content. I went through a big phase with them before becoming a real emo hater (emo = ***).

[Yuki]

I can't think of a three letter bad word


But what about Something Corporate?
I've heard alot about them, but I haven't looked into the genre =O

[pHantOm]

Im not sure what the word is either...O_O ***

Oh I think it was g@y, cant be sure though.

This post has been edited by pHantOm: 19 January 2006 - 07:48 PM

[Yuki]

Ohh ^^;

That would explain it =O

[Sea of Time]

Could emo possibly be a state of mind and not a type of person?

[Neon]

...no, the other way around xP

[Elliott]

An emo person is the person who dresses, acts, and thinks like an emo.
Emo music is bands like Senses Fail, My Chemical Romance, Funeral For A Friend, Underoath, Simple Plan and Good Charlotte.
You will notice that they reflect each other quite well, as the emo person is influenced by the emo music, which existed first.

[Neon]

Basically, emo people copy the look of emo bands and try to live the 'depression' and melodrama of the songs.