Emo Kid. Unacceptable
The original title for this was going to be “When Is It Not Okay to Be Emo,” but then I realized if I started writing that, I would never finish. Why do I bring this subject up? Well, simply because emo teens are entirely too prevalent, and if they’re allowed to breed, then we’ll have emo adults… The world simply is not ready for that.
So, what is emo, and why is it okay to have a hatred for people who describe themselves as such? Well, according to the miracle that is Wikipedia, emo was originally a genre of music, an offshoot of punk. And if it stayed that way, it would’ve been fine. But what we have now is more than a genre of music; it’s an entire subculture.
And that’s not bad in itself. Every generation has subcultures, but they seem to be getting progressively worse. When I was a young boy, the in thing was grunge. That subculture promoted laziness, drugs, a love of flannel, and good music.
As a teenager, I got to see the proliferation of the goth. And while goth music might not be much better than emo music, the goth kids seemed to keep to themselves. I think they even hated everyone else. Plus, if looking at a bunch of teenagers wearing all black with white painted faces doesn’t make you laugh, then I don’t think you’d be able to convince me that you have a sense of humor.
Emo, on the other hand, is really a thing of evil. It’s a subculture that promotes whiny children, stupid haircuts, terrible music, and depression. Now, don’t get me wrong. I don’t care that the little kids are depressed. I’m just afraid that when they grow up, they’ll be the acquaintance that you just wish was never born. The one that never shuts up about how their depression and how they want to cut themselves to fix the pain.
But the worst part is, they have no follow through. Emo children talk about how they want to cut themselves or kill themselves or do any of a thousand things in their self-hatred, but they never do it. The goth kids followed through with their piercings. The grunge kids are still smoking pot and don’t have jobs. The emo kid is just a whiner.
But even still, the entire subculture shouldn’t be dismissed. It is okay to be emotional, it is okay to be sad, and it’s even okay to whine…sometimes. So when is it okay to be emo? There are four instances that I can think of.
First, if you’re being tortured, it’s okay to be emo. If someone is actually waterboarding you, you can whine. If someone is trying to electrocute your testicles, you can be depressed. If someone is forcing you to listen to Hanson…you can say that you want to kill yourself. We’ll forgive you for that, because no one would want to be in any of those situations. But as soon as those situations have passed, you lose your right to be emo.
Acceptable Time To Be Emo
Second, if something truly disastrous has occurred, we’ll let that pass too. Let’s say your house burnt down, a tree fell on your car, and your significant other left you for a goth kid. If that happens, you can be emo. At least you have a real reason to whine. It’s not like your mom didn’t buy you the iPhone you wanted, or that the car your dad got for your birthday was the wrong color. If something happens that’s so bad that you need medication to forget about the pain, you can dress in black and part your hair to the side. Unless the drugs are really good, then it’s still not okay.
Third, if you are making a lot of money off of it…you can be emo. In this light, My Chemical Romance isn’t actually a shitty band. They’re just pretending to be that terrible so they can make money. And that’s okay. In this economy, we’ll forgive you for that too. However, this does not extend to encouraging the subculture. You are not allowed to glorify the emo subculture in any way. Ever.
The last reason it’s okay to be emo is if you’re a fourteen year old girl. Why fourteen? Because thirteen is the first year of being a teenager, and that’s an adjustment period. If we let girls be emo then, they might think the entirety of their teenage years should be filled with depression and bad music. Instead, we’ll let them experience a year of being a teenager, then if they’re so inclined they can be emo for a year. Hopefully, giving them that time to reflect will make them realize that there are better things in life. Why only girls? Simply put, boys aren’t adorable enough to get away with being whiny.
So, when is it not okay to be emo? The rest of the time. Seriously.
Comments
Emos are like any other person they just dress differently and listen to another type of music, most don’t cut themselves unless they’re really depressed, and not for not getting the iphone they wanted, family problems actually, and if they’re not going through depression they’re funny&random as hell you know, and they keep to themselves,it’s posers who whine about their life cus they want all that attention&want to be emo.Oh and My Chemical Romance is NOT emo, their 1st cd was post-hardcore, second had some elements of punk and goth rock,I’d just simply call it rock,3rd was alternative with emo I admit and the 4th is too happy dont you think?Do some research at least.
Im emo and i dont whine about it my sister died two years ago so i have a good reason to be depressed. But im fun to be around and hang out with friends.so next time you talk about a type of person get to know some one like them dont just follow stereotyps. And my chemical romance rocks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yew are a fucking predgadis author
Emo people are amazing so fuck of
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Scream! Shout!
Scream! Shout!
We Are The Fallen Angels
(Guitar solo)
We are here the in between cast down as sons of war.
Strucked to the Earth like lightning, on this world were torn
We wont cause the pain of living out their law
Take joy in who you are
We know our wings are flawed
(Chorus)
We’re bored to death in heaven
And down alone in hell
We only want to be ourselves
We scream! (We shout! )
We are the fallen angels
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wow, people had alot to say about this subject…
I dont discrimnate, i belive everyones equal. But some times people get very carried away in trying to decode the human mind. So….yeah…thats about it power to the people! XD
All I wanted to say is that im not emo, but love a band related to that, and also dress and do my hair like the pictures of emo boys on google. I dont whine, I dont cut. I get straight A’s in school and like the dark look of ”emo”, plus girls think im hot. So im happy
Its me again, ;P
forgot to say the only people everyone should be pointing fingers at is people who choose to bully others. Its a very bad circle, kids get bullied, they turn to cutting and deppretion, in turn makes the bullying worse because they call them out as ”emo freaks” and ”cutters” so if anything, stop bullying. Stop judging. Be happy for who you are, and for who others choose to be.
not all people who cut themselves go label themselves emo and spend all their time complaining, and not everyone who wears ‘emo’ styles cut. also, mcr is a great band.
HEY THERE ARE PLENTY OF REASONS
FOR BEING EMO. MY DAD BEAT ME FOR
THIRTEEN YEARS SO IF YOU SAY CUTTING
IS FOR FAGS I WILL FIND YOU AND
LITERALY KICK THE SHIT OUT OF YOU
FUCKING PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE THE
SCUM OF THE EARTH
YOU HAVE NO FUCKING IDEA WHAT
WE GO THROUGH EACH AND EVERY FUCKING DAY
SO FUCK OFF YOU FUCKING HIPOCATE BITCH
Emo kids are gay, I just sit around being hetero-queer and doing ecstasy and wearing neon skirts and wellies and sing indie pop songs by Of Montreal.
Emo kids are generally filthy and retarded and have no reason to be being a fuckin dumbasses.
You are the most ignorant piece of shit. You think this is about phones and cars? You think it should be about torture and houses burning? You have no idea. A house fire isn’t when you become über pessimistic and start cutting yourself, that’s when u call your damn insurance. You become emo from psichological trauma, not trees falling on your car. And who do you think you are saying “you’re not allowed to promote the emo subculture. Ever.” who died and made you king of the moral police? Pretentious dirtbag!
Oh and by the way, I am emo, but I don’t cut myself. I’m convinced that my depression and social deficiencies are mental issues I was born with. How I choose to express that is my own goddam choice and the sooner you stop lording over people’s lives from your little ivory tower of ignorance the sooner you’ll see what’s really going on with people like me and others
What the hell is wrong with being emo? ¬_¬
nice article
)i didin’t know what emo was. thx for dumbing it down. i was emoish once, but i never cut myself and i never wanted to die. i stopped smiling for about a month,(personal reason) and one day i was like “what am i doing?” and snapped right out of it. that day i dressed up in pink and amiled all day.
PS: MCR ROCKS!!!!!!
YOU SAY ANYTHING BAD ABOUT THEM AGAIN AND WE’LL GO GET YOU!