What Is "emo"?

[GOREgeouslyDecorated]

As long as we're posting emo YouTube videos, this is the best one ever. No, seriously, it is.

OMFG! That was fucking awsome!!

[Homicidalheathen]

My kids have a freind who poses as a goth but is truely EMO I can tell because his music tastes well....suck ass.

Not much goth.....industrial....or techno.....or metal......he mostly listens to bands like MY Chemical Romance and crap like that...ugh.

And he pouts allot.....

[BrassFusion]

p.s I realise the irony here, that I just had a huge whinge and all, but I'm going to do something about it damn it. I don't know what, but I have intention. And that is what separates us from the emo's.

no, that DOESN'T separate us from the emos (ref. to my above post)! maybe i'm biased because I know way more self-identifying goths than I do emos, but many goths whine and bitch and still don't empower themselves to make any positive changes in their lives...

just like everybody else...

the "differences" between "goths" and "emos" and "normals" are hopelessly shallow. it's all about what you wear and what you listen to. it's ok to label oneself, but to label others and then denigrate them based on one's opinion of their taste in style is wrong.

and if you try to say "nooo, it's not just their clothes and taste in music, emos are THIS and THIS and THIS..." then you're pejoratively defining someone else's subculture, like those people who assume all goths are satan-worshipers and blame us all for school shootings. Shame on you (not you in particular glc, this vent is much more broad. if there's anything that pisses me off more than people basing their whole personality on being "gothier" than the other goths they know, it's those same people bashing "emos" for dressing differently and listening to different music. it's hypocritical and i'm sick to fuck of it).

[Gauge]

* Your AIM screen name or email address should consist of some dramatic or superfical word surrounded by X's. The X's denote that you are either straightedge or 'hardcore'. If you don't know what either of those two words mean, then just take our word on the fact that if you want to be emo, your online handle must be surrounded by X'x. Personal favorites: XXsobbingKittenXX or XXtooEmo4YOUxx

* Sweater vest - Stolen from father. If said father doesn't wear sweatervests, then steal one from a dad who does wears them.

* Black rimmed glasses - For the 'geek chic' look.

* Converse shoes - don't forget to write the name of your significant other on them.

* Tiny striped shirt - The best place to purchase striped EMO shirts is at Wal-Mart. Just head into the young boy's section and you can usually find them for about $5. If you're lucky enough to be spoiled, you can just head to the local ritzy mall and hit up the GAP or Banana Republic. Do not admit that you bought those shirts from there, but you will feel higher on the EMO social scale if you have the name brand.

* You must have at least one or two lip rings. Express your inner pain by showing that you also have outer pain. Stretch your ear lobes to an ung odly gauge like 00 so you can buy the cool plugs with the nautical stars in them.

* Dyed black hair - Should be floppy if you are male, teased huge if you are female.

* Emo kids like to drive something called a "Vespa" which is just an expensive moped with a foreign name. You will not be emo until you buy one.

* Like emo guys, emo girls should also wear wristbands, especially if they're colored all sorts of happy colors. While it might confuse people as to whether you're a raver, piercing your ears like 2983492 times and wearing babydoll shirts with "Unhappy Chick" written on them will eliminate confusion.

Blink 182 - Some people debate whether or not BLINK 182 is EMO or Punk. If you pay attention to their lyrics, you will find that they are indeed emo. Their songs are not about anarchy or fucking up the UK, they are whiney and don't make sense .. that means that they are emo.

Dashboard Confessional - All I have to say is. WTF. Does he ever get the girl? probably not because he's a whiney emo fag.

Good Charlotte -they are emo -- but look goth/punk. If anything they just have a nice aesthetic.

Jimmy Eat World - They are the ultimate EMO band. If you do not know that song 'In the Middle' then you are simply not EMO. Infact, everyone in the free world should know that song.

Juliana Theory - lets just say that no male band should have a woman's name in it.

New Found Glory - You have to love a band that does a cover of 'Back That Ass Up' by Juvenille.

Saves the Day - Could be good if A: it wasn't whiney. B: the lyrics made sense C: See previous two reasons.

The Get up Kids - They got beat up by a nazi gang for being too whiney. Do I need to articulate?

Weezer - Classic emo, perhaps the founding fathers of EMO. They are analogous to what Bauhaus is to goth.

oh god. . .I THINK IM EMO!!! >.<

[phee]

This is Emo:

[pomba gira]

This is Emo:

he's sooo funny... I watched the "Aristocrats" dvd the other nite & he's only in it for a few minutes but he's jsut hilarious... annoying voice & all...

[phee]

he's sooo funny... I watched the "Aristocrats" dvd the other nite & he's only in it for a few minutes but he's jsut hilarious... annoying voice & all...

Yes indeed

[glc]

I love these posts where a simple question can turn on a heated debate! Very entertaining!

It's difficult to get my dark sarcastic humor to work in writing, but alot of what I say is tongue in cheek, especially when it comes to a topic like emo's.

[Vampyro]

God, emos... they're the rejects of every label lmao, grew from punk, and abruptly amputated by the punks, they try clinging to goths, where even we just make fun of em...

But what a life...

Emo, the only people who make attempted suicide a daily hobby... and fail at it miserably.

(hey i'm sure they could do it if they weren't pussies who'd freak out at the sight of blood after cutting their wrists)

This thread reminds me of that song by Cheap Sex called "Fuck Emo"

[DeadBurgerKing (10)]

Ok,ok...I'm sorry, but if I see "emo" mentioned I must reply with:

"How many emo kids does it take to screw in a light bulb?"

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"None. They'd rather sit and cry in the dark."

[DarkVampire]

Emos are cry babies.

[Hellion]

:devil

Emo= annoying

[Killer_Bunnie]

Ok,ok...I'm sorry, but if I see "emo" mentioned I must reply with:

"How many emo kids does it take to screw in a light bulb?"

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"None. They'd rather sit and cry in the dark."

that has to be the best emo joke I've heard! you made my night!