Emo culture in england..
Its subculturial plagiarism. A cancer of social uniques. Absorbing its favourite bits of symbolic social groups, creating a mainstream mash-up thats easy to follow with mass appeal.
Its prime targets will be "cool" underground scenes or movements. These are discovered, expoited, they quickly become commerical, thus ruining the appeal of feeling "different" while still being apart of something.
It's the lust to be unique, but at the same time feel apart of a group that fuels this popular social tend.
It seems appeal mainly but not exclusively to middleclass white boys with no clue about pussy or music.
Its subculturial plagiarism. A cancer of social uniques. Absorbing its favourite bits of symbolic social groups, creating a mainstream mash-up thats easy to follow with mass appeal.
Its prime targets will be "cool" underground scenes or movements. These are discovered, expoited, they quickly become commerical, thus ruining the appeal of feeling "different" while still being apart of something.
It's the lust to be unique, but at the same time feel apart of a group that fuels this popular social tend.
It seems appeal mainly but not exclusively to middleclass white boys with no clue about pussy or music.
skinny fit jeans from the 70s, flat peak caps from hip hop, bright luminous colour from 90s house/rave/dance, gloth/grunge jewelry and make up, converse/indie shoes, jock checkered shirts, metro/indie hair cuts.
blokes wearing make up. Someone that likes pendulem or chase and status or says they like dubstep but didnt know what it was 3 years ago. They like "nu rave" which isn't even a real genre.
(emos always call me a chav but I just know that girls dont give a shit what im wearing cus my dicks massive)
blokes wearing make up. Someone that likes pendulem or chase and status or says they like dubstep but didnt know what it was 3 years ago. They like "nu rave" which isn't even a real genre.
(emos always call me a chav but I just know that girls dont give a shit what im wearing cus my dicks massive)
by E3D July 3, 2009
Get the Emomug. Teenage kids usually between 14-17 who grew up in suburbia and think their lives suck. they have access to cable, computor/internet,but still think their lives suck when theres people who have it worse. usually made fun of but they have it coming to them. they think theyre all depressed when they have no reason to be. they make themselves miserable, but who cares they bring it upon themselves.
Emo conversation
omfg im so emo i wanna kill myself.
yea we shuld do it together.
yea thatll make me feel better if someone does it with me.
yea no one knows how hard we have it in our suburban utopia.
omfg im so emo i wanna kill myself.
yea we shuld do it together.
yea thatll make me feel better if someone does it with me.
yea no one knows how hard we have it in our suburban utopia.
by salcal100 September 27, 2007
Get the emomug. by Vampire Ghost October 9, 2006
Get the emomug. someone who is tipically very quiet, cuts themselves when no one is around, has either streaked or black hair that mst cover at least 2/5 of the face at all times, someone who talks about pain all the time, someone who is depressed. hard rock, punk rock, ect. someone who cries easily, short for EMOTIONAL
person 1; "Oh mi gosh i saw this guy on the street yesta day he was so EMO!!"
Person2; " oh mi god i know!!!!! he was jabbing hisself!!!!"
Person2; " oh mi god i know!!!!! he was jabbing hisself!!!!"
by thegothicatheist February 11, 2010
Get the emomug. Emo is just another stupid stereotype. Emo does not mean you listen to MCR and Fall Out Boy all the time. Emo does not mean you cut yourself. Emo is just another label.
Apparently, it has become cool to be uncool. So many people out there have labeled themselves emo, even though so many others call emos "fags". The vast majority of people that label themselves are just poseurs.
Both boys and girls that are eventually going to be labeled emo usually have:
-tight jeans
-hair that covers at least one eye
-a playlist containing either bands that others have labeled emo, or bands that few have ever heard of
-tight tee shirts, probably a band shirt
-eyeliner
-Converse or Vans
In my world, these kinds of things are perfectly normal, even the tight jeans and eyeliner on guys. But some people choose to label these people emo.
Emo does not actually mean anything. Emo is actually just another stupid label given to people that don't fit someone else's version of normal.
OK, rant over.
Apparently, it has become cool to be uncool. So many people out there have labeled themselves emo, even though so many others call emos "fags". The vast majority of people that label themselves are just poseurs.
Both boys and girls that are eventually going to be labeled emo usually have:
-tight jeans
-hair that covers at least one eye
-a playlist containing either bands that others have labeled emo, or bands that few have ever heard of
-tight tee shirts, probably a band shirt
-eyeliner
-Converse or Vans
In my world, these kinds of things are perfectly normal, even the tight jeans and eyeliner on guys. But some people choose to label these people emo.
Emo does not actually mean anything. Emo is actually just another stupid label given to people that don't fit someone else's version of normal.
OK, rant over.
by MCRFanForLife July 20, 2008
Get the emomug. 1. (n.) genre of music consisting of punk rock, hardcore punk, and rock music with emotional lyrics.
2. (n.) a subculture revolving around emo music
3. (adj.) used to describe someone whom dresses/looks as an emo would, or someone apart of the emo subculture (see definition 2).
2. (n.) a subculture revolving around emo music
3. (adj.) used to describe someone whom dresses/looks as an emo would, or someone apart of the emo subculture (see definition 2).
by ItsNotJustAPhaseMOM March 25, 2017
Get the Emomug. Emo is ONLY an insult given by Punks, directed towards the avid fans of Emotive Hardcore Punk & the genre itself. Emotive Hardcore Punk started in the mid/early 80's; with Hardcore Punk bands that added more emotional lyrics to their songs. Since they did this, they were no longer considered Hardcore Punk.
Emotive is essentially watered down Hardcore Punk. That being said; Emotive is still Punk. It's still a sub-genre of Hardcore Punk. They still follow the same DIY ethics as Punks, & still have the same mindset.
The most noted bands to take this form of Hardcore Punk in a new direction was; Embrace & Rites Of Spring. Ian MacKaye the lead singer of Embrace; famous for the Hardcore Punk band Minor Threat, the creation of the subculture Straight Edge, & Dischord Records. Guy Picciotto the lead singer of Rites Of Spring; famous for the Emotive band Fugazi & creator of Emotive itself. (Arguably) Started the genre in the mid '80's.
Emotive in the 80's resembled it's parent genre. In the '90's it took a different feel.
Cap'n Jazz & a few other bands took a more Indie feel to their music. Cap'n Jazz with their only album Shmap'n Shmazz; took Emotive from a from a deeply underground Punk sub-genre, to a more widely accepted subset of indie rock. Which is why Emo is widely known, & respected in the Indie subculture.
Skramz (screamo), a sub-genre of Emotive; was Emotive with a more chaotic playing style. The name of the genre is a misnomer. Though the genre often had screaming vocals, it wasn't the focus of the genre. Skramz was just a way of playing more chaotic music, as most Punk was. Skramz started in the early '90's & lives to this day.
Emotive, along with Skramz, were underground genres. With underground labels. They're not widely known, or heard. You won't hear them on the radio, or find them in your local commercialized record store. This is the backbone of all Punk music, & it's sub-genres.
Common misconceptions of Emo; Emo is a style, Emo means Emotional, Emo is depressed, or people who self-mutilate themselves. All these are false! The media has bastardized the genre. In 2003 an article called The Dashboard Confessional Emo. Since this happened, other alike bands have been given the same assumption. You're practically pawns of the media for believing them. It is now widely believed that this style, which is actually FashionXcore a fashion stole from Visual Kei; closely related to J-Rock, which has been played upon by corporations like Hot Topic. They only plan on making money, & don't care what they ruin, or put in it's place.
I've heard recently that Emo died in the '90's. This is also false. Fugazi, a monumental Emotive band that both Ian MacKaye, & Guy Picciotto were both in; were touring & creating records till '01, with their 6th LP. Emotive will still live on with Skramz. In no way is Emotive dead. As long as people still listen to the genre, there will be Emo.
You're not emo unless you either listen to Emotive Hardcore Punk, or you're in an Emotive band. Simple!
I will leave this with some Emotive, Skramz, & some Indie/emo bands: Evergreen, I Hate Myself, Joan Of Arc, Joshua Fit For Battle, Mass Movement Of The Moth, Violent Breakfast, Suis La Lune, Circle Takes The Square, Saetia, Raein, Get Fucked, American Football, Jeromes Dream, Yaphet Kotto, Neil Perry, Amber Inn, Funeral Diner, Harriet The Spy, Cowboys Are Indians, City Of Caterpillar, etc etc...
Emotive is essentially watered down Hardcore Punk. That being said; Emotive is still Punk. It's still a sub-genre of Hardcore Punk. They still follow the same DIY ethics as Punks, & still have the same mindset.
The most noted bands to take this form of Hardcore Punk in a new direction was; Embrace & Rites Of Spring. Ian MacKaye the lead singer of Embrace; famous for the Hardcore Punk band Minor Threat, the creation of the subculture Straight Edge, & Dischord Records. Guy Picciotto the lead singer of Rites Of Spring; famous for the Emotive band Fugazi & creator of Emotive itself. (Arguably) Started the genre in the mid '80's.
Emotive in the 80's resembled it's parent genre. In the '90's it took a different feel.
Cap'n Jazz & a few other bands took a more Indie feel to their music. Cap'n Jazz with their only album Shmap'n Shmazz; took Emotive from a from a deeply underground Punk sub-genre, to a more widely accepted subset of indie rock. Which is why Emo is widely known, & respected in the Indie subculture.
Skramz (screamo), a sub-genre of Emotive; was Emotive with a more chaotic playing style. The name of the genre is a misnomer. Though the genre often had screaming vocals, it wasn't the focus of the genre. Skramz was just a way of playing more chaotic music, as most Punk was. Skramz started in the early '90's & lives to this day.
Emotive, along with Skramz, were underground genres. With underground labels. They're not widely known, or heard. You won't hear them on the radio, or find them in your local commercialized record store. This is the backbone of all Punk music, & it's sub-genres.
Common misconceptions of Emo; Emo is a style, Emo means Emotional, Emo is depressed, or people who self-mutilate themselves. All these are false! The media has bastardized the genre. In 2003 an article called The Dashboard Confessional Emo. Since this happened, other alike bands have been given the same assumption. You're practically pawns of the media for believing them. It is now widely believed that this style, which is actually FashionXcore a fashion stole from Visual Kei; closely related to J-Rock, which has been played upon by corporations like Hot Topic. They only plan on making money, & don't care what they ruin, or put in it's place.
I've heard recently that Emo died in the '90's. This is also false. Fugazi, a monumental Emotive band that both Ian MacKaye, & Guy Picciotto were both in; were touring & creating records till '01, with their 6th LP. Emotive will still live on with Skramz. In no way is Emotive dead. As long as people still listen to the genre, there will be Emo.
You're not emo unless you either listen to Emotive Hardcore Punk, or you're in an Emotive band. Simple!
I will leave this with some Emotive, Skramz, & some Indie/emo bands: Evergreen, I Hate Myself, Joan Of Arc, Joshua Fit For Battle, Mass Movement Of The Moth, Violent Breakfast, Suis La Lune, Circle Takes The Square, Saetia, Raein, Get Fucked, American Football, Jeromes Dream, Yaphet Kotto, Neil Perry, Amber Inn, Funeral Diner, Harriet The Spy, Cowboys Are Indians, City Of Caterpillar, etc etc...
by Rafec023 August 22, 2009
Get the Emomug.