These days, I'm not even sure what the hell emo is. Apparently it used to be a subgenre of hardcore punk, later became emocore (emotional hardcore), and somewhere within the last twenty or so years of its existence it changed into some damn stereotype or fashion style. Nowadays, its just whovever wears skinny jeans, old
school or skater shoes,
black rimmed glasses, tshirts of bands, and the jet
black straight emo haircut. Have any or one or two of the following and some fool will come up to you and ask, "Are you emo?". Seriously..it's getting really ridiculous. You
don't even need to cut yourself, just dress up like one and call yourself one. There, I just stereotyped emo and cutting (which I am clueless as to when did cutters become emo? aren't cutters just potentially suicidal
people who just need help?)
Emo
people are shy, sensitive, and emotional
people. That's not how I see it at my
school..maybe because all this stereotype stuff is brainwashing me. Or my highschool is messed up with all the "emo wannabees" lined up. Probably both, but I'm forever confused on the real meaning of emo. Give it another decade or two. Let's just wait and see how this emo will keep changing.
1) (1985) some
guy: hey man, didn't you just love that Rites of Spring CD? it was cool but I heard its called emocore or something.
2) (today) some
poser: got the haircut and I fit in the jeans..
woot! cool now I just have to act..depressed..emotional..and maybe even cut myself to stand out!