Emo....just an excuse for kids to cry??

[random-lemons]

I have this on going argument with people so i thought i'd carry it on in here.... I personally think "emo" kids are stupid, its just a label they call themselves which give them an excuse to cry! They moan about things which arn't important and "emotional rock" is just pathetic....
Im sure im going to get abuse for posting this thread but to be honest...i dont care!

[Jessicar]

A LOT of people say this. but nah, i dont think so.
You can say things similar about any subculture.
not all emos are constantly crying. its just a different style with its own type of music.

[Entice]

My friends Emo and she doesnt get all emotional...and wear the "typical" emo dress wear.
Thats like saying everyone who likes rnb, like walk around like wannabe gangtaz

[fcuk4forest]

Can someone give me an example of an 'emo' band please?

[Kiss.Me.I'm.Contagious]

Can someone give me an example of an 'emo' band please?

Bright Eyes, From First To Last, Funeral For a Friend, i'm not always crying, i cry when i have a reason to cry and i don't moan about things that aren't important so that shows you're wrong about emo people.

[fcuk4forest]

Never heard of any of them.

I'll stick to me indie thanks.

[Kiss.Me.I'm.Contagious]

Lol, very good bands..FFTL <3.

[xXxI.Got.Them.Emo.EyesxXx]

It's not just an excuse to cry.


Not all emo's are lame spoiled kids who's life is the shit because their parents won't buy them a new porche. I get labled emo because of the music I listen to and the way I dress.

I'm actually a very cheerful person.

[Kiss.Me.I'm.Contagious]

It's not just an excuse to cry.


Not all emo's are lame spoiled kids who's life is the shit because their parents won't buy them a new porche. I get labled emo because of the music I listen to and the way I dress.

I'm actually a very cheerful person.

Same as me.

[D3c3p7ioN]

I have some emo girls in my art class and they're hot so i dont care anymore
Plus they are funny cheerful.

[*fender.chiq*]

I'm kind of emo in some respects - the way I dress, some of the music I listen to.. etc.

I'm mostly a very happy person and like making other people laugh. It's not all stereotypical about the raz0r blades and crying. Some people use the stereotypical emo thing to the extremeties as with everything else. I think this strengthens the bond between the stereotypical emo figure, and the reality of emo.

Oh yeah, and some emo guys are soooo hot

[Jessicar]

Im same as nat.
some of the music i listen to is quite emo. and the way i dress at times....
and some emo guys are really hot

[pk ben]

i think emos are pathetic to be honest, its all attetion seeking, and to be frank (who's frank...?) the ones who say theyre emo but then contradict by saying they dont cry and dont cut themselves and all the other crap, well theyre just frauds! wanabee emos!

heres my argument against them, if a convo with someone who disagreed with the following statement in my screen name:
"holy mother of god; its an emo, they totally suck ass...run for the hills!"

from the convo:
i said: wats cool bout growing a fringe longer than the rest of the hair and brushing it casually to the side, then acting depressed all the time, wearing makeup, thinking self-harm is cool, getting off with guys and being the same as every mini-alt kid everywhere; all just to build up an image which they think is cool and want others to think is cool?

[BleedBlack]

i think emos are pathetic to be honest, its all attetion seeking, and to be frank (who's frank...?) the ones who say theyre emo but then contradict by saying they dont cry and dont cut themselves and all the other crap, well theyre just frauds! wanabee emos!

heres my argument against them, if a convo with someone who disagreed with the following statement in my screen name:
"holy mother of god; its an emo, they totally suck ass...run for the hills!"

from the convo:
i said: wats cool bout growing a fringe longer than the rest of the hair and brushing it casually to the side, then acting depressed all the time, wearing makeup, thinking self-harm is cool, getting off with guys and being the same as every mini-alt kid everywhere; all just to build up an image which they think is cool and want others to think is cool?

heh, good argument! well, u made some good points & i agree with everything u just said!

but i dont think the type of music u listen to should classify u as that sort of person. i LOVE 80's music, so what is that ment to make me? i know alot of people who r really into punk music but are far from bein 'punk'

[Mamfy]

My brother calls me emo but I'm not the typical emo I guess. It's just because of the music I listen to!

I don't think all emos cut themself, I certainly don't becuase it doesn't get you anywhere but in pain! I don't cry at every little detail, I cry when it is necessary, and I don't moan about everything because you shouldn't moan about something that can't be fixed! I am normally a really bubbly person who likes to make people happy and make them laugh!

Just because the music I listen to is 'emo' doesn't mean I am the stereotypical emo dude!

[*fender.chiq*]

Gah. So I'm a 'fraud emo' because I dress simelarly to some of the emo fashion and listen to emo-tional music, yet don't do self harm, massive fringes or cry at everything?

I don't do self harm because it's silly. It's all pain and no gain. I'm not depressive so I have no need to release my anger and sadness in myself. Cutting my wrists would not solve any of my worries, I'm clever enough to know that.

My hair style is how I want it to be. I don't grow my fringe 'long' or pointy over one eye because that's not how I want my hair. Hair is a statement about that person, their personality and their style. Simple as.

I don't cry. Ever. Because for some reason I created a kind of emotional block inside myself. I can't cry.

So I'm not a stereotypical emo. I'm a mixture of things. But I don't go around telling people how much I cut my arms and cry and show off about it. People who do that are more likely to be the 'fraud emo' because they're most probably doing it for attention - And that's pathetic in my opinion.

[random-lemons]

Well...didnt think this would get into such a heated arguement. But being "emo" is just another craze...i listen to funeral for a friend etc but i dont feel the need to label myself! "Oh im emo but not your typical emo" It's all crap!

[Mamfy]

Nat I totally agree with you!

Cutting yourself shows you have a serious problem but don't know how to cope with it! There are so many other ways of coping with things, and cutting yourzself is not an option for me.

I don't wear my hair with a massive fringe across my face because that is not my style, it is not me. I like my hair how it is, and I wouldn't change it.

I cry when I feel the need to cry, Not over stupid little petty things. Therefore I am emotional but not so emotional that the slightest thing would set me off.

[Entice]

Well...didnt think this would get into such a heated arguement. But being "emo" is just another craze...i listen to funeral for a friend etc but i dont feel the need to label myself! "Oh im emo but not your typical emo" It's all crap!

It's not all crap.
Firstly everyone who listens to that music you seem to be classifying as an Emo.
Thats generalizing, like saying all people in Aus talk like Steve Erwin.
We dont.
Everyone who listens to pop is therfore a cheerleader queen bee wannabe
Rnb is for all black-wannabees
Country...lets not even go there.
You cant label people by what music they listen to.

(Edit: I cant spell)

[random-lemons]

Im not just sterotyping emo people, but it is just the latest thing to be into. Obviously you guys wouldnt agree because you've all fallen for it.