Emo kids!

[Caspian]

Yesterday some friends and I passed a couple of emo kids, and my friend John yelled out "Hey, emo kids!" and pointed. They both looked at us and smiled, then went along their merry way.

Are they happily identified as emo kids? It's such a weird subculture.

[Meat Puppet]

Why greet them, when you can beat them with a shovel?

[Caspian]

He didn't mean to greet them, he was just too loud about pointing them out.

[krissy]

did it ever occur to you they were smiling for another reason

[Caspian]

Yes, it did. That's why I asked the question.

[DMKA]

This thread is hilarious.

[RSL]

What is an emo kid?

[Miriel]

Misfit was an emo kid.

I successfully beat it out of her though. :)

[Martyr]

Do not judge lest ye be judged yourself.

[Del Murder]

Elmo kid?

[DMKA]

Do not judge lest ye be judged yourself.
Omg *agrees with Martyr* wtf.

[Shlup]

I think "emo" is more of a positive label than a negative one, as far as labeling people is concerned.

[Yamaneko]

Shut up you liberal, quasi-facist, socialist commie, anti-dentite.

[Shlup]

Okay, now I have to kill you.

[Yamaneko]

Only you type of people would say that.

[Shlup]

Don't spam, you preppy homosexual nazi!

[Yamaneko]

I'm fully utilizing the potential of this topic. This is not spam. You have been proven wrong once again.

[Hawkeye]

indie sucks, hardline sucks, nazi suck, YOU SUCK

*ahem*

Anyways, emo kids are happy, because they love their happy parents and liked getting servered their beautiful breakfest.

And nothing is wrong with that, because this is America, where people dont give a damn

[Excelsior]

i dont like emo kids. all they do is listen to crappy music and cry over nothing and cut themselves. at least, at my school they do. in fact, this one time, i was walking near a bus stop, and i saw this emo kid crying about nothing, so i kicked him in the balls and gave him something to really cry about! :eek:

[Rainecloud]

http://www.dobi.nu/emo/

:D

[boris no no]

i have been told on numerous time that i am an emo kid.....i've never meant to be, i just like the clothes i wear.
does that mean you all hate me??
:cry: :crying:

[Ko Ko]

What is an emo?

[Nod]

wtf is an 'emo kid'?
there are labels for everyone these days!:D
completely un-Zen. :p

[boris no no]

an emo kid is someone that listens to "emotional" rock.
basically soppy gits that don't get out enough.
apparently i'm one Nod. :-/

[Skogs]

There are so many worse things that being an emo kid...

[Rye]

Basically, an emo kid looks similar to this:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y88/Ryechu/emoemu.gif

I keep on forgetting to use this as a sig. xD

[withered]

They were probably smiling because they just realised how stupid you were to stereotype them.
The idea that everyone should fall into a group of people and all be the same because they wear dark rimmed glasses is beyond my comprehension. Probably because it is so backwards thinking, get a life and let the emo kids worry about your own.


i dont like emo kids. all they do is listen to crappy music and cry over nothing and cut themselves. at least, at my school they do. in fact, this one time, i was walking near a bus stop, and i saw this emo kid crying about nothing, so i kicked him in the balls and gave him something to really cry about! Oh you are the hard man aren't you. Perhaps you should stop sticking your nose into other peoples business and just let people cry at the bus stop. Jerk.

[Loony BoB]

I am not an 'emo kid' but I've been in a relationship with one and I'm in a relationship with one now. Some of the stereotypes in this are kind of amusing. From what I know, they can often dress differently, yes, and they listen to emo music, yes. However the ones I've known are quite social and bloody good fun and don't go around cutting themselves. That's something any teenager might do, regardless of their 'group-type'. I know of jock-types that have done it, I know of loner-types that have done it, I know of happy-types that have done it and depressed-types that have done it. Cutting yourself and not getting out are things that all sorts of people do, and although they might not be positive things, they're definitely not very normal as far as I know when it comes to 'emo kids'.

But I suppose all black people rap and kill people with guns and stuff, too, according to stereotypes, so that's the way the world preaches it and that's the way it's heard.

I'm not emo, though. I don't really have any style I can think of. I'm Mr. In The Middle.

[Xander]

Labels are dumb either way.

[Caspian]

I must've forgotten to mention they were both wearing shirts that read "Emo kid."

[Masamune·1600]

Well that proves it.

[Dr.K]

I must've forgotten to mention they were both wearing shirts that read "Emo kid."
I was just about to have a rant about people being misunderstood before I read that. I think that's just a bit silly really. The whole concept of emo baffles me and amuses me anyway. 'Emotional rock'? So all other rock is lifeless? Go figure. If, on the other hand it's emotional because every song involves a break up or rant about life's troubles, then that is SO deep and meaningful I think I might just soil myself right now.

EDIT: Uh oh. I just did.

[Blackmageboi]

people really seem to dislike emo kids i got nothing against them

[Rye]

Personally, people who listen to REAL emo aren't annoying, it's the Simple Plan/Good Charlotte ttly preteen punx emo kids who bug me.

[Shlup]

Basically, an emo kid looks similar to this:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y88/Ryechu/emoemu.gif

I keep on forgetting to use this as a sig. xD
xD

Half of those bands aren't emo though. Just Linkin Park and Good Charlotte. The other two fall under the Poser Punk label. Didn't you get a copy of the handbook?

[krissy]

Well that proves it.


lol

[Makoto-Tribal]

Yesterday some friends and I passed a couple of emo kids, and my friend John yelled out "Hey, emo kids!" and pointed. They both looked at us and smiled, then went along their merry way.

Are they happily identified as emo kids? It's such a weird subculture.

Are Goths really happy being identified as Goths? Its such a wierd subculture.

Seems like a pretty wierd thing to get all worked up about. Sothey think they fart rainbows and bleed candy? Thats there deal. They listen to there music and dress there way, heck, most of them are doing it because they feel 'chased out' of the Gothic and Heavy Metal cultures or because they dont want to be part of a large and identifed popular group.

And yes. The irony burns.

:..2-2-7..:

[Clouded Sky]

Emo and proud. i don't mind other people but you wannabe emos annoy me. ha.

[Flamethrower]

A good example of an emo kid would be Squall. Every time he rolled around on his bed in fetal position, complaining about how his life sucks, I imagined that he was listening to Linkin Park playing in the background.

[Shlup]

Emo and proud. i don't mind other people but you wannabe emos annoy me. ha.
And people who enjoy labeling and consider it appropriate to judge others as "posers" or any other such thing annoy me. Isn't it interesting how that works out?

[Sephex]

I remember that self-proclaimed emo kid that got banned from here awhile ago. He went around telling us we were all evil for following the food chain.

*insert Simpsons picture here*

[krissy]

wasnt he self-proclaimed punk rock straigth edge or something? dont think it was emo but could be wrong.

[Sephex]

wasnt he self-proclaimed punk rock straigth edge or something? dont think it was emo but could be wrong.

Yeah, something like that. All I remember is that he made about 5,678 threads saying, "DONT ATE TEH MET!!!!"

[Shlup]

Haven't there been a couple of those? I remember The PC Facist, who I adored. He was such a cute little kid, going around talking about how punk rock and political he was. ^_^ He got banned for posting a naughty Jesus thing though after recieving a buttload of warnings.

[Fourleafclover]

Geez... I didn't know what an emo was until this evening. The label is unfortunate but reading this thread was enlightening anyway.....

Sometimes I'm emo... I guess... some of the descriptions are delightfully vague, like a horoscope that always applies to whomever is reading it.... In that case, we're all emo from time to time.

Today I was trailer trash casual, yesterday I was wannabe goth, the day before I was granola... tomorrow I think I'll go Wayne's World. It's wonderful rolling out of bed and knowing I don't have to be in a box for the next 24 hours... I can dress and act however I feel that day.

[Meow]

Guys. Please. i imagine Linkin Park and the emo community would both be upset.

Emo is Thursday. Emo is The Get Up Kids, and sometimes Jets to Brazil, and maybe a little bit of Alkaline Trio, if they're feeling particularly down; emo is whatever solidified back with Fugazi and exploded into the hardcore scene on this whole new concept of dramatic melody and introspective vocals and generally a lot of silliness. Though there are, i'll admit, plenty of great emo acts.

Chester wears thick black glasses and sings about himself. Similarity done. i can understand the association, but they're just too much post-grunge metal sludge.

Plus, emo likes to kick out the big ones.

[Shlup]

Linkin Park is pretty emo. I suppose a "real emo" would say someone who thought Linkin Park was emo a poser though...

Labels are for cereal.

[Fourleafclover]

Labels are for cereal.

Nice.

[Ko Ko]

I was asking around from some recently ex-patted patrons from the USA; and Emo kids LIKE to be called Emo because it's 'cool'. Personally I think pretending to be emotional or 'emo' is smurftarded.

[XxSephirothxX]

I dislike some people who claim to be "emo" because they say they're more "in-tune" with the happenings and sufferings of the world...they claim to be "emo," but then visciously protest against being labelled. Seems a bit contradictory to me...and I'm really, really against the cutting and stuff, as I've seen people who do that and it's not a pretty sight at all.

[Lindy]

Of course, listening to emo music means you cry all the time and cut yourself and you view the world as a horrible place full of suffering.

I'm going to listen to some emo music and fall directly into that exact stereotype, HOW SUBSTANTIAL.

You're all such *labels and/or stereotypes here*

[Rye]

Basically, an emo kid looks similar to this:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y88/Ryechu/emoemu.gif

I keep on forgetting to use this as a sig. xD
xD

Half of those bands aren't emo though. Just Linkin Park and Good Charlotte. The other two fall under the Poser Punk label. Didn't you get a copy of the handbook?

I still have the file saved as a .psp so I can edit the layers. :D Which bands would be more emo (well, crappy emo)?

[T-MaN]

Ah well, we should all let them do what the hell they want as long as they don't hurt us in any way. Even if it is annoying to some of you people, we should just respect their individuality. If people want to be Emo, then I say let them go have fun and be Emo.

[Dignified Pauper]

Emo, a sub-culture of the punk culture. Punks are stereotypically noted as hating everything and listen to music that explains this hate. Emo is described as an emotional punk, which is completely hypocritical of everything a punk stands for... Hence, Emo, as a culture, is completely flawed in its ways.

I shall list the following of punk definitions, then an emo definition from urban dictionary.

1. punk
TRUE: louder, faster form of rock and roll, often antiestablishment
FALSE: fast, tonedeaf pop-rock, often about relationships
TRUE: The Ramones
FALSE: Blink 182


2. punk
A person who makes a lot of threats or puts up a charade, yet has done nothing to prove himself. Usually, it is assumed that this person will when his words are put to the test.
All that punk does is talk about how bad he is.


3. punk
loud fast repeatitive chords and drum beats
LOOK UP: TONEDEAF
Punk sucks

1. Tonedeaf
One who cannot distingish whether his or hers singing sucks
Ruben Studdard


1. Emo
Genre of softcore punk music that integrates unenthusiastic melodramatic 17 year olds who dont smile, high pitched overwrought lyrics and inaudible guitar rifts with tight wool sweaters, tighter jeans, itchy scarfs (even in the summer), ripped chucks with favorite bands signature, black square rimmed glasses, and ebony greasy unwashed hair that is required to cover at least 3/5 ths of the face at an angle.
::sniff sniff:: "The Demise of the Siberian Traintracks of Our Rusty Forgotten Unblemished Love" sounds like it would make a great emo band name. ::cry::

2. Emo
Punk music on estrogen. Often acoustic guitar with soft, high male vocals that dwell exessively on the singer's feelings, especially melancholy remembrances of past relationships/mistakes in life. A form of music that diverged from punk in the '80s, the name "emo" is derived from the emotive style of the lyrics and music. This genre has lately been marketed heavily by the music industry to teenagers with bands such as Dashboard Confessional and Taking Back Sunday, and has seen much commercial and mainstream success. The music has also spawned a subculture which conforms to certain conventions in dress such as tight sweatshirts, tight band T-shirts and horn-rim glasses. Adherents profess to exessively melancholy temperments. Males that adhere to the emo subculture are sometimes confused with metrosexuals; indeed the line between the two is somwhat blurred, though both groups claim to be intouch with their emotional side. The ephemeral and hackneyed nature of emo songwriting suggests that its audience will be restricted largely to teenagers. the genre suffers from a lack of credibility outside the aforementioned demographic group, much like current Nu Metal bands.
girlfriend: C'mon, lets have sex.
boyfriend: I'm too sad to have sex.
girlfriend: I'm sad too; lets have sex and cry.
boyfriend: I'm already crying.

3. emo
the type of music you listen to when, try as you might, you cannot get laid..and cry about it..
man, ive been listening to a lotta emo lately

4. Emo
Like a Goth, only much less dark and much more Harry Potter.
My life sucks, I want to cry.

5. emo
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 faggy 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!

[Cless]

Yaay, this thread has taught me a new way to stereotype people. :p

[Meow]

The tiring thing about talking music these days is that the music is not half as important as the culture.

[Lindy]

I'd much rather talk about the music than how people stereotype the musicians and the people who listen to that which they compose.

But, there's never a chance.

That or people are too "elitist" when it comes to music, and you're not allowed to like one band if you like another, or getting into them on their second or third album is considered "populist" and you're not a "true fan".

What happend to just plain liking music for it being music and not how it made you appear to other people?

[muchacho]

there is really only one "emo kid" that i have ever liked, and that was my cousin. most (not all) emo kids are annoying. cause its almost as if they want us to feel bad for them. like i care if no one knows how they really feel, thats life bud.

[Fourleafclover]

Ah well, we should all let them do what the hell they want as long as they don't hurt us in any way. Even if it is annoying to some of you people, we should just respect their individuality. If people want to be Emo, then I say let them go have fun and be Emo.

Best reply yet in this thread.


2. Emo. Punk on estrogen.

Soooo... Green Day?

And hey, nothing's wrong with estrogen. The world spins on it.

[Social Moon Firesky]

What's the point in labelling people? I have a couple of friends who fall into the 'Emo Kid' category, and they would hate to be called that because they hate being stereotyped. I'm lucky, 'cos I don't fall into any category, asides from maybe the 'Random/Insane' one. :D

[T-MaN]

Random/Insane people are so cool :D