Bad EMO, bad Options

[KielReese]

Why do people keep using EMO as an excuse for a way of being as a lifestyle. Its nothing. Its the new fad, just like torn jeans in the 90's, and hair in the 80's. More or less just a word

Your either emotional or your not. Just a short way of saying that. And for people that read this and think "No Kiel, emo includes other stuff like hurting yourself, loneliness, heartache and crying all the time", no you guys/girls thats what the world calls depressed & heartbroken.

I am basically making this thread as an older male just listening to all these newer kids say they are EMO and 97% of them think its like an excuse to be sad and that they like become something else. Well I am one to say your not getting anymore attention from me than a happy person. I dont need to listen to some kid say hes/shes EMO when they simply make pills for depression and these attention "go-getters"

Some of you will agree and some of you will prolly go the exact opposite but thats why I posted this. I posted this to say just cut it out.

I don't wanna have to explain to another teenager that says "Oh man Im going to become an EMO". No buddy your already depressed So you can easily say your going through a "depression stage" cause theres no such thing as becoming an "EMO".

Hope ya'll see my side of it. And before you all jump to conclusions. I myself am a pretty emotional person, I just dont like it when people use it it get attention, so this post isn't and argument or anything. Think of it more or less as a cry for help to the people who understand what I mean.

~One love~

[*a painefull euphoria*]

um...
yeah i agree with somewhat of what you are saying....
i do belive emo is jsut a fad.
but i kinda over look it as it is childish to me to label and copy a lifestyle thats not your own..

[starlette]

lol ive never heard of someone saying they were going to become an emo. ive just seen kids stand around together in black clothes complaining about how their lives suck and how they hate their dads and everyband that gets a record deal. the kids who call themselves emo i think are just trying to be around people like themselves, which maybe be depressed or pathetic.... I mean yah its a fad, but i dont think its the same as actually being clinically depressed. to me its just another form of expression for kids. and even tho they get on my nerves, i figure they will grow out of it. becase its all for attention, being preppy, being a goth, a thug, u name it. its all an attempt to be seen by people.

[iROCKYOURSOCKS]

lol okaayy...
how about ignoring them? its there life and if they want to act like they are EMO or want to be EMO then just let them. you are not going to change thier way of thinking. I agree that EMO is just a fad and many people confuse EMO and depression.

[pengytek]

emo is just a label. whether or not you want to call yourself emo that's up to you. there may not be a universal definition that is accepted by all, it probably has different meanings in different places.

[DORKalicious]

yeah, i hate the word emo.

[*a painefull euphoria*]

what is the point of this topic anyway.
to show your anti emo?

[KielReese]

The point isnt to show myself attention or that I happen to be ANTI ( a word that truly doesnt mean anything).

Its just another topic for people to freely express how they feel on the subject just as I did. I just happen to be the topic starter.

aite, thanks

[think!IMAGINARIL...]

If you're depressed doesn't mean that you're emo. Emo is a type of music for God's sake!

Stereotypes suck, that's what I think.
You shouldn't stereotype yourself, your friends, or any other people.
I think that stereotypicalization is stupid.

[OhMyAnniee]

If you're depressed doesn't mean that you're emo. Emo is a type of music for God's sake!

Stereotypes suck, that's what I think.
You shouldn't stereotype yourself, your friends, or any other people.
I think that stereotypicalization is stupid.

EXACTLY!
Emo is a type of music. Not a way of life.

[KielReese]

I would love to hear this EMO music category. I wanna hear this newly invented music.

[OhMyAnniee]

I would love to hear this EMO music category. I wanna hear this newly invented music.

It's not newly invented. It's been around for some years.

[KielReese]

I was being sarcastic.

Ive never seen music have EMO for a category. Like could someone give and idea to what type of music this is?

[think!IMAGINARIL...]

Sunny Day Real Estate is emo.
Thursday is more screamo than emo. I can't think of any good ones right now though. I don't listen to emo anymore..


Emo is supposed to be hardcore punk, but it's evolved into these really slow, sad, depressing songs (I refer to those songs as 'watered-down emo').

[emokimo.co.nr]

WHAT THE FU**!! You are just TOO immature to understand that EMO is. It's a choice one person can choice for their life! You have NO right to make fun of us. I don't care what you think, emo is not bad, it's COOL, when you except that, come say your sorry!

[KielReese]

There is no us. No we. And no Emo.

Your just plain over emotional. And if you actually read above I said that I was emotional as well, so why would I make fun of myself.

LOL.

wow.

[think!IMAGINARIL...]

WHAT THE FU**!! You are just TOO immature to understand that EMO is. It's a choice one person can choice for their life! You have NO right to make fun of us. I don't care what you think, emo is not bad, it's COOL, when you except that, come say your sorry!

Is it alright if I ask you a few questions?
Why exactly do you call yourself 'emo' and not 'depressed'?
Why do you feel the need to stereotype yourself?

We're not making fun of you. If you want to be emo, go ahead.
I think you're the one being a little immature. You overreacting a little. You can have your own opinions and we can have ours. Why must you care about what we say?

I'm really sorry if this is mean. I'm just trying to prove a point.

[emokimo.co.nr]

Yeah, ok well here goes:

Why exactly do you call yourself 'emo' and not 'depressed'?

Depression is not ANYTHING like emotional. Everyone is "EMO" at at point in their lives. EMO people are practicly ALWAYS emotional. We, sorta, have a different perspective on life.

Why do you feel the need to stereotype yourself?

Define "STERIOTYPE" please!

I feel like you guys are making fun of US (and yes, there is an US) because of what we act like. Like KielReese said EVERYONE is emotional but its the people who are emotional ALL THE TIME that are REAL emo people.. like me!

rawr SOCK: thanks for the comment that we CAN be emo, but if you people (non-emos) don't like us being emo, then I think you should meet some NEW people. But, no, Im not being immature, I am trying to make a piont. I wouldnt mind actually having a debate on this. I think we should see how many different perspectives there are. OVERACTING?
Oh I am NOT overacting, like i said, I am trying to make a point!

[KielReese]

but if you people (non-emos) don't like us being emo, then I think you should meet some NEW people.

You people?

I think this topic just went prejudice. And believe me it wasnt here before.

Dont bother debating, the world has a higher % ratio of happy people in it. So its a known fact that the stage "EMO" isnt a stage, you cannot become an emo, people are just emotional. You cannot decide one day you will just start to be EMO.

You are either born emotional or your not. Its not a phase nor stage to choose its a chemical imbalance in your brain that causes it. So theres no turning point ever.

Score 1.

[fleurdelisx]

HAHA YOU'RE FUNNY EMOKIMO.

What does emo really mean anyways? I thought it was a term for:
brats who cut themselves for attention
brats who pretend to cut themselves for attention
act like their life is horrible when it's not
take pics on myspace in the bathtub w/ depression poses thinking they're super hawt models
Pretend to think blood & gore is cool just bcos they think it's cool to think so.
Pretend to be depressed & sad bcos they think it's cool

What I'm really trying to say is... How dare you people be like, "oh I'm so emo, oh life is so sad, blah blah blahh..." YOU'RE A BUNCH OF RETARDS. IF A PERSON HAD TRUE CLINICAL DEPRESSION, THEY WOULDN'T BE STUPID ENOUGH TO LABEL THEMSELVES 'EMO' BCOS IT'S JUST LIKE LABELLING SOMEONE A PREPPY, GOTHIC, PUNK, ETC.

[KielReese]

Lovin that so much it aint funny. ^^^

[*a painefull euphoria*]

You people?

I think this topic just went prejudice. And believe me it wasnt here before.

Dont bother debating, the world has a higher % ratio of happy people in it. So its a known fact that the stage "EMO" isnt a stage, you cannot become an emo, people are just emotional. You cannot decide one day you will just start to be EMO.

You are either born emotional or your not. Its not a phase nor stage to choose its a chemical imbalance in your brain that causes it. So theres no turning point ever.

Score 1.

Emo is supposed to be hardcore punk, but it's evolved into these really slow, sad, depressing songs (I refer to those songs as 'watered-down emo'

you know rather then fight with people why cant you just accept the fact that people see the "emo" scene as a stage and a fad/good music scene
some people just cant accept the technical factors you bring up
just let kids be kids and have fun
so why go on with this

she never said she was a unhappy person all the time.
shes jsut saying that the music is cool and maybe the lifestyle
and yeah she might be into the "sterotype"
but thats really not your place to judge her by that

score 124325794759437643678537687698766

[emokimo.co.nr]

EMO=Emotional people
-People who are emotional
People arent born EMOTIONAL they are raised with emotion! Oh, yes, I am quit funn,y and predijust?? NO! You people means NON-EMOS!!!

[TearsOfAPhoenix]

Question. I know that the term Emo is simply the word emotional shortened, which everyone is. Everyone is full of emotion whether it be happy or sad. So if Emo was a way of life, with the mode of dress and type of music, wouldn't that cross over into punk? What's the difference really?

[emokimo.co.nr]

Emo has emotional lyrics, have you ever read them? EMO is a way of life AND a style/music/etc.

[TearsOfAPhoenix]

Yea I've heard "emo" music. I happen to enjoy a lot of the lyrics, some of them are quite good while others go a little overboard, but I guess that comes with the contrast of how emotional you want a song to be.

What I was asking was, what is the difference between emo and punk/gothic?

[marzipan]

Question. I know that the term Emo is simply the word emotional shortened, which everyone is. Everyone is full of emotion whether it be happy or sad. So if Emo was a way of life, with the mode of dress and type of music, wouldn't that cross over into punk? What's the difference really?

That's what I'm thinking. Everyone is full of emotion, so emokimo.co.nr, are you saying that emo people are emotional as in depressed and sad? Because I would call that depression.

Yes, emo is a style of music and to some it's also a lifestyle. But if certain people want to live by that, then why can't we accept it? It's not really our place to judge others like that.


And besides, I'm not pro for labeling people like that.

[letsPlaydoctor.]

whoaaaaaaaaaaaa.

i didnt even get to the second page yet.


emo stands for EMOTIONAL.
everyone HAS emotions, do we not?
im not saying we're all emos. but we ALL have emotions.
no one has more emotions than another person.


and i seriously LAUGHED so hard my head hurt.
when emokimo actually called yourself an "emo"
EMO IS REALLY STUPID.
no one wants to be emo.
it makes you look really retarded, and pathetic.

what makes "emos" different from other people...is usually the hair, and the pants.
SKATERS WEAR TIGHT PANTS.
i admit..
i love the hair alot of kids have now-a-days.
it's creative.
well.
they all look the same.
but it's interesting.
woo!
haha.
ANYWAYS!


depression [i have depression. i think i know what im talking about right now.] is pretty much alot of emotions. its hard to explain. bare with me.
depression is a chemical imbalance. it screws with your emotions.
like bipolar.
but not as bad.
what the emo kids are now...are saying they have a terrible life, they claim everyone hates them, and stupid excuses to get attention.

PLEASE STOP IT.
the only attention you are recieving, is all negitive.

ps.

will someone explain to me how emo is a way of life?

its a wardrobe nightmare.
it's stupid and pointless.
everyone is turning into little emo clones.
it's a damn FAD.

lets say...2 years ago.
was emo around?
well, maybe. i cant even remember last week..
but were YOU an "emo"?

[KielReese]

hahahahahahahahaha, ok ok I am laughing way to hard right now, because, 1) I just watched the banana dance from FAMILY GUY, you know what I mean and 2) because EMO was just ownd by DoctorB.

This topic has officially been whooped

[iROCKYOURSOCKS]

LOL

emokimo.co.nr why do you keep calling everyone "you people" and calling EMO "us" it feels like a bad star trek episode.
and you need to take a breather because this is just a topic loosen up.

i agree with letsPlaydoctorBabe. HOW THE HECK IS EMO A WAY OF LIFE?!?!?!

[fleurdelisx]

I love you all <3 =D

[KielReese]

I love the dog from family guy, cause hes emo, and I see its his way of life

LMAO

[showstopper!]

If you're depressed doesn't mean that you're emo. Emo is a type of music for God's sake!

Stereotypes suck, that's what I think.
You shouldn't stereotype yourself, your friends, or any other people.
I think that stereotypicalization is stupid.

AGREED.

Emo doesn't mean emotional. It can stand for it. But Emo is just type of genre of music.

[letsPlaydoctor.]

hahahah.

i still laugh when i read this damn post.


i looked like a dead emo today.
it was funnier than shit.

i have a dance performance for my school comin' up, and our finale is Thriller by Michael Jackson.
and im a dead zombie.
OMFG.
my hair was like, poofy and everywhere, and icky.
and my hair fell in my face and i was trying to see where i had to stand for formation.

it was f**king hilarious.

there's these 2 twins at my school...
they think they're emo.
I WANT TO TAKE A KNIFE, STAB THEIR HEART, AND RIP IT OUT OF THEIR CHEST, DEEP FRY IT, AND FEED IT TO A DAMN DOG, AND SCREAM....

"you say you're heart feels like it's being ripped out. NOW IT ACTUALLY HAPPEND.
AINT SO EMO NOW, ARE YOU, YOU DAMN PUSSY?!?!?!"


i want to take soccer cleats, and drop kick each of them 5 times in the face, onto a bed of needles full of poison.

mother f**king cry babys...

[pedophile]

Emo has emotional lyrics, have you ever read them?

I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE
CAN'T GET YOU OFF MY MIND
I TRIED TO BE A MAN AND BE STRONG
I DROVE MYSELF INSANE WISHING I COULD TOUCH YOUR FACE
BUT THE TRUTH REMAINS

YOU'RE GONE
YOU'RE GONE
BABY, YOU'RE GONE

OMGGG, SO NSYNC IS EMO?

LETZ G0 SLIT TEH WRISTZZZZZZ!!111111

[tokyo-rose]

There's emo in the style sense, because most "emo" people dress a certain way. However, not all of them are depressed and harm themselves.

Emo was a style of music way before it became a trend to be "emo." Besides, everyone can be emotional. That doesn't make us "emo." It annoys me when people say "I feel emo today" because sometimes, true "emo" people really cause themselves harm and feel full of despair. (These people should actually be diagnosed as clinically depressed, but putting that aside.) What they mean is "I feel sad today."

[showstopper!]

I actually find it very stupid when people say. OMG I WANT TO BE EMOO SOOO BAD! NOW I HAVE TO GO TO HOLLISTER AND GET SOME TIGHT JEANS!!!!!!1111

ew. why would you admit something you're not.

[youlovejade]

i think emoism is a healthy part of our generation's growing up. its what we are known for. we actually have a memory of the "2000's"

[splitnightsky]

well, my sig can be taken as emo,
the fact that I like Fall Out Boy and Panic! can be seen as emo..
because I like some sad songs people think I'm emo..
because I wore all black today and carried my laptop
(because my coat leaves black fuzzies and I had Zoology)
people think I'm emo.

"In the early 90s there was a movement in the hardcore genre that came to be known as "Emotive Hardcore," spearheaded by Rites Of Spring. Harder-core-than-thou kids, who swore by Dischord Records a la Minor Threat, actually coined the term "Emo" as something of a put-down for the kids who really liked Rites Of Spring, Indian Summer and this new wave of "Emotive" Hardcore bands."

A lot of bands make music for people to feel emotions,
not necessarily because they felt them before they listened.
I can change emotions just by the music I listen to.
dunno bout you.
but I'm not "emo".
I can pretend to be, but I really just steal
from all different genres.

but I do call people emo

[KielReese]

Oh I am back to still argue in my topic that EMO is for kids under 11...but since I dont think EMO is a way of life nor a reason to be depressed so that statement I just typed is false.

LMAO. Emo is for people who need attention, like that girl you just broke up with or that sleezy boyfriend thats a P.O.S. People need attention so they finally put a word to them, EMO.

Effin kids....

[letsPlaydoctor.]

i just told this girl at my school [lets call her sally.] to shut up, before i kick her ass for being a douche.
sally told my friend on myspace, that she has become a true emo.

i was like.

WTF IS THIS?!
then i told her that emo is retarded, and emo people are cry babys, and cut themselves when they see a ladybug fall off a leaf.
"OHMYGAAAAAAAAWD! NOOO! LADY BUG! YOU WERE SO YOUNG! I LOOOOOOOVE YOU!!!!!!!!" -searches for butterknife and slits the wrist, while writing poetry.-

seriously!
we should have like.
camps for emos, and turn them all to be something else, than an "emo."
GOD DAMNIT.
i hate people, now-a-days.

[*a painefull euphoria*]

I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE
CAN'T GET YOU OFF MY MIND
I TRIED TO BE A MAN AND BE STRONG
I DROVE MYSELF INSANE WISHING I COULD TOUCH YOUR FACE
BUT THE TRUTH REMAINS

YOU'RE GONE
YOU'RE GONE
BABY, YOU'RE GONE

OMGGG, SO NSYNC IS EMO?

LETZ G0 SLIT TEH WRISTZZZZZZ!!111111

lmao you make me laugh

[think!IMAGINARIL...]

the fact that I like Fall Out Boy and Panic! can be seen as emo..

This is kinda off topic, but I hate it when people call FOB or P!ATD emo. They're not. FOB is like.. punk. And P!ATD is.. different. I've heard people call it indie before, but never emo.

Bands that are emo would be.. Thursday or The Beautiful Mistake or whatever.