Emo is a shortened term for emotional hardcore. It's a genre of music. It isn't a look. Most people you refer to as "emo", are better refered to as "scene". Just to clarify.
Emo is a shortened term for emotional hardcore. It's a genre of music. It isn't a look. Most people you refer to as "emo", are better refered to as "scene". Just to clarify.MoonSpoon
Yeah I brought that up a few posts ago as well...and you're correct...
Emo is basically Goth-lite. It involves listening to underground emo/punk bands, dressing up in dark colors, usually growing your hair out (if you're a guy), being extremely moody and somewhat self-destructive. It also involves some bisexual behavior. That's pretty much the stereotype, but I don't think anybody really KNOWS what emo is. Same thing as preppy, you can't pinpoint what it is but you know it when you see it.
mynameisjosh657
The bisexual behavior part was just plain wrong...I don't know whereyou pulled that from...and I don't see it having any relation to goth either...but other than that, you nailed the description of a stereotypical emo kid.
I read the bisexual part somewhere, I know that in the more extreme "emo" circles it's popular. It's one of the stereotypes of emo guys, that they are secretly bisexual or gay in some way. Not saying that they are, I was just trying to nail the stereotype based on society's perceptions of "emo".
actually the whole bi and gay is more the emo thing....my school.....middle school....8th grade ppl started turning gay and bi and all are emos...or emo wannabes
[QUOTE="Radiantmime"][QUOTE="double_decker"]Found out an ex gf was cheating a week after I bought an engagement ring and was planning on proposing to hertheboxmike
:o, I hope I never experience that. Ouch..... :shock: ouch
I guess I'm a bit prejudiced towards "emo" behavior because of people I know who have gone through terrible things and are still normal people. One person I talk to, she's one of the nicest, smartest, most upbeat people to talk to. She's been kicked out of her family, lost her best friends and she almost died of mono. Compare that to your average emo kid.
Fortier
That's understandable...it isn't something I intended to critisize you over though...so sorry if I did somewhere. But this person sounds pretty resilliant...that's impressive she can still keep positive...
Well, its not just the things that happen to you, I think it depends a lot on your personality, and your psychological process.
o I just read this, again the saddest ever well then that would be when my uncle nuno died at the age of 17 after being murdered by his best friend who later that week commited suicide, drugs kill.
Well, some of my favourite relatives passed away, while those I hate the most are still alive and well. I actually hate them so much that I can say without any shame that I wish that they died instead of those that did.
Well in grade 8, we had this piece of paper, where everyone would leave comments and their autograph for memories (since many of us were going to different high schools). And on my paper, everyone wrote, "You're good at math"cheetah_TM
I can see why you'd be a little upset that no one rememberd you for anything but being good at math. But, it really isn't that bad. At least it's somewhat of a compliment. You must have a pretty good life if that's the most depressing thing to have ever happen to you.
I knew this thread would get /derailed into a discussion as to what makes people emo, or why are people emo? There isn't an internet forum where you cannot find someone who is emo or is at least trying to be. I'm starting to understand why people tell them to go kill themselves. It does get real old.
My most depressing moment is when I was 10 years old and I found out my 16 year old cousin was shot to death.
I've had a whole lot of bad things happen in my life, some of which I'm not comfortable saying. I'll just say one of the heavy hitters in my life. When I was 16, in my senior year of highschool, I asked out a girl I had a crush on. She was straight and I was ridiculously naive. Asked her out, she turned me down, hard, in font of her friends. The rest of the day, and school, for that matter, I'd be insulted pretty relentlessly because of my sexuality. Anyway, it wasn't long after that the school called my parents about it. They're extremely religious, to a vile degree. So, one day I was walking home, hoping to just relax after a horrid day at school. I get home and my mother confronts me, hits me hard a few times, curses at me, tells me to get out of the house and never come back. My father was just disappointingly silent, watching her scold me. I spent that night freezing on a park bench thinking I would be homeless the rest of my life. Definitely one of the scariest, most heart breaking days of my life.
[QUOTE="dhyce"]I've had a whole lot of bad things happen in my life, some of which I'm not comfortable saying. I'll just say one of the heavy hitters in my life. When I was 16, in my senior year of highschool, I asked out a girl I had a crush on. She was straight and I was ridiculously naive. Asked her out, she turned me down, hard, in font of her friends. The rest of the day, and school, for that matter, I'd be insulted pretty relentlessly because of my sexuality. Anyway, it wasn't long after that the school called my parents about it. They're extremely religious, to a vile degree. So, one day I was walking home, hoping to just relax after a horrid day at school. I get home and my mother confronts me, hits me hard a few times, curses at me, tells me to get out of the house and never come back. My father was just disappointingly silent, watching her scold me. I spent that night freezing on a park bench thinking I would be homeless the rest of my life. Definitely one of the scariest, most heart breaking days of my life.
For starters I wouldn't know where to begin, but I wouldn't want a film made about my life in general. Or a book, I just wouldn't want passers by I don't even know, to know my dark secrets.
That's about the last thing in the world I want.
Edit; ahahah, though I'm aware that's kinda what I just did saying it online, but a movie would be much different than a post only a few people I'll likely never meet see. It feels different at least, I don't know, maybe I'm contradicting myself. :P
Mmm it would have to be when my best friend in yr.9 (uk) left for scottland,that's really when my life changed forever,it really took upto now (college) to really get over it.
[QUOTE="dhyce"]I've had a whole lot of bad things happen in my life, some of which I'm not comfortable saying. I'll just say one of the heavy hitters in my life. When I was 16, in my senior year of highschool, I asked out a girl I had a crush on. She was straight and I was ridiculously naive. Asked her out, she turned me down, hard, in font of her friends. The rest of the day, and school, for that matter, I'd be insulted pretty relentlessly because of my sexuality. Anyway, it wasn't long after that the school called my parents about it. They're extremely religious, to a vile degree. So, one day I was walking home, hoping to just relax after a horrid day at school. I get home and my mother confronts me, hits me hard a few times, curses at me, tells me to get out of the house and never come back. My father was just disappointingly silent, watching her scold me. I spent that night freezing on a park bench thinking I would be homeless the rest of my life. Definitely one of the scariest, most heart breaking days of my life. That must've sucked. I've been turned down quite a bit as well, but not like you, (and I'm straight). I hate when they don't like you, but but they never say it, but try to imply it through more hurtful means.
nothing really....ive had a lot of pretty big things happen to me that people might consider really bad..like divorces, father going to jail, moving a lot, and quite a bit more.... but i dont remember a time where i was really sad over something..... i dont get sad very much....
That must've sucked. I've been turned down quite a bit as well, but not like you, (and I'm straight). I hate when they don't like you, but but they never say it, but try to imply it through more hurtful means. cheetah_TM
It was unbelievably hard, the girl I asked out was kind of being friendly to me. I think just to shoot me down, I can't really be sure. It was a very difficult time for me, being kicked out of my home especially, strange how one event can erupt like that. But on the good side, my best friends family took me in. (Very kind religious people, love them to death.) And that lead to me being with my spouse today, so it just goes to show how events can work out in ways you don't expect.
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