Emo by ~blackxxxkeyblade
So what if I'm emo?
So what if I cry?
I'm not THAT emotional,
I dont want to die.
So what if I dress in a different style?
There's no need to scream and run for a mile
I dont like to cut and abuse my arm,
I am not depressed,
so why cause self harm?
Could it be that I am just like you?
That I can smile, giggle and laugh along too?
Could it be that I am happy with myself?
It's just that I am not some pretty doll on the shelf.
Could it be that the only reason i dye my hair black;
Is because I dont want to be some barbie in a bimbo girl pack.
These are the reasons, and I'll tell you why,
that I dont look in the mirror and start to cry.
I know Im not perfect,
I'm sure you will agree
But I am so very positive,
as positive as can be
That Im not like you,
Oh dont make me laugh!
I dont spend hours on my make-up's mask
I'm totally self-confident,
Ill smile for all to see.
Because the great thing about being emo,
Is that I am happy, with just being me.
Tuesday 11 October 2011
Emo Lifestyle
Emo Lifestyle
Most definitions of emo include a number of the following terms When
referring to a person's personality and attitude: shy, quiet, mysterious,
withdrawn, anxiety, ridden, shadowy and sensitive often identified by his/her
music and fashion. Along with a degree of sophistication and depth, Artist
talent is known to be associated with the emo culture.
Emo's like to go to gigs, write poetry (of the romantic and morbid kind),
gather on online communities such assoEmo.co.uk, Myspace, etc. They are
like any normal people!
Stereotype
Society most of the time thinks of emos as failures and catastrophes; they
are not strong enough to hide their emotions; they're sensitive, shy,
withdrawn, and often quiet. The fact that they express their feelings makes
them a target for ridicule. Usually, Emo kids like to express their feelings
writing poems about their problems with depression, confusion, and anger.
Emo groups generally seem to be far more cooperative and peaceable than
the other teen tribes that line up with them, they crash online forums to
attack their dress sense and taste in music. Even in their emotional
moments, the emo forums seem to have more to do with adolescent
self-adaptation than anything more worst. Anyway, most psychologists
suggest that expressing feelings of angst and depression is better than
bottling it up.
A lot of the pathethic anti-emo quotes shown below link emo to self harm:
"It's like the Emo culture has taken Punk and sprayed it with girly deoderant."
"I'm so Emo, even surgeons are impressed with my skills with a blade."
"I'm so emo, its a lucky day if I get a papercut."
"I'm so emo, i'm changing my name to Gillette."
"I wish my lawn were emo...then it would cut itself."
"I'm so emo, i attempted to drown myself... in my own tears."
"Im so
Most definitions of emo include a number of the following terms When
referring to a person's personality and attitude: shy, quiet, mysterious,
withdrawn, anxiety, ridden, shadowy and sensitive often identified by his/her
music and fashion. Along with a degree of sophistication and depth, Artist
talent is known to be associated with the emo culture.
Emo's like to go to gigs, write poetry (of the romantic and morbid kind),
gather on online communities such assoEmo.co.uk, Myspace, etc. They are
like any normal people!
Stereotype
Society most of the time thinks of emos as failures and catastrophes; they
are not strong enough to hide their emotions; they're sensitive, shy,
withdrawn, and often quiet. The fact that they express their feelings makes
them a target for ridicule. Usually, Emo kids like to express their feelings
writing poems about their problems with depression, confusion, and anger.
Emo groups generally seem to be far more cooperative and peaceable than
the other teen tribes that line up with them, they crash online forums to
attack their dress sense and taste in music. Even in their emotional
moments, the emo forums seem to have more to do with adolescent
self-adaptation than anything more worst. Anyway, most psychologists
suggest that expressing feelings of angst and depression is better than
bottling it up.
A lot of the pathethic anti-emo quotes shown below link emo to self harm:
"It's like the Emo culture has taken Punk and sprayed it with girly deoderant."
"I'm so Emo, even surgeons are impressed with my skills with a blade."
"I'm so emo, its a lucky day if I get a papercut."
"I'm so emo, i'm changing my name to Gillette."
"I wish my lawn were emo...then it would cut itself."
"I'm so emo, i attempted to drown myself... in my own tears."
"Im so
Emo Fashion
Emo kids dye their hair black, grow a fringe and wear dark clothes and skinny jeans. To a
casual observer, the uniform be similar to that of another teen subculture: the goth.
All this darkness and introspection can disturb and worry parents who see what looks like a
adoration of unhappiness, but the fact is that most online emo hangouts are not at all like that.
In a feature published previously in The Times, Andy Greenwald found that emo bands and
their fans were unexpectedly clean living. “I could not have picked a duller genre in terms of
spending time on tour buses and not being able to get a beer,” he said. “These guys don’t drink
or smoke or do drugs. They like comics and video games and art. And the kids ‘hang out’ in
MySpace. If you live in the suburbs and don’t have a car, here is this place where life goes on
24/7 and you are plugged into a community immediately, and you have the freedom online to
have a second, heroic version of yourself.
Probably nothing characterises the Emo look more than the Emo hairstyle -
long fringe (bangs) brushed to one side of the face or over one or both eyes,
dyed black (or other colors), straightened and layered... Spikes are occasionally
accentuated at certain angles of the hair.
Emo clothing is characteristed by skinny jeans (usually black), tight band or
vintage looking t-shirts or zip- hoodies, studded belts, converse or skate shoes,
black nail polish and eye liner on both genders. Black thick-rimmed glasses are
another
popular feature.
Today's emo fashion derives its influence from the gothic subculture as well as
from punk.
Come as you are
Hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello
With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
Come as you are, as you were
As I want you to be
As a friend, as a friend
As an old enemy
When I'm feeling tired
She pushed food through the door
And I crawl towards the crack of light
Sometimes I can't find my way
Newspapers spread around
Soaking all that they can
A cleaning is due again
- a good hosing down
The lady whom I feel maternal love for
Cannot look me in the eyes
But I see hers and they are blue
And they cock and twitch and masturbate!
Kurt Cobain's journal
Extracts from the heartfelt, but alternately scathing, witty, insightful,
self-loathing, silly, downcast and disillusioned entries from Nirvana frontman
Kurt Cobain's journals:
"I've read so many pathetic second rate, Freudian evaluations from interviews from
my childhood up until the present state of my personality and how I'm a notoriously
f---ed up heroin addict, alcoholic, self destructive, yet overtly sensitive, frail, fragile,
soft spoken, narcoleptic, neurotic, little pissant who at any minute is going to O.D.
jump off a roof wig out blow my head off or all 3 at once. Oh Pleez Gawd, I can't
handle the success! The success! And I feel so incredibly guilty! For abandoning my
true comrades who were the ones who are devoted who were into us a few years ago.
And in 10 years when Nirvana becomes as memorable as Kajagoogoo, that same very
small percent will come to see us at reunion gigs sponsored by Depends diapers, bald
fat still trying to RAWK at amusement parks. Saturdays: puppet show, rollercoaster &
Nirvana."
Emo Fashion
Emo kids dye their hair black, grow a fringe and wear dark clothes and skinny jeans. To a
casual observer, the uniform be similar to that of another teen subculture: the goth.
All this darkness and introspection can disturb and worry parents who see what looks like a
adoration of unhappiness, but the fact is that most online emo hangouts are not at all like that.
In a feature published previously in The Times, Andy Greenwald found that emo bands and
their fans were unexpectedly clean living. “I could not have picked a duller genre in terms of
spending time on tour buses and not being able to get a beer,” he said. “These guys don’t drink
or smoke or do drugs. They like comics and video games and art. And the kids ‘hang out’ in
MySpace. If you live in the suburbs and don’t have a car, here is this place where life goes on
24/7 and you are plugged into a community immediately, and you have the freedom online to
have a second, heroic version of yourself.
"I like punk rock. I like girls with weird eyes. I like
drugs. (But my body and mind won't allow me to take
them). I like passion. I like playing my cards wrong. I
like vinyl. I like to feel guilty for being a white,
American male. I love to sleep. I like to taunt small,
barking dogs in parked cars. I like to make people
feel happy and superior in their reaction towards my
appearance. I like to have strong opinions with
nothing to back them up with besides my primal sincerity.
I like sincerity. I lack sincerity.”
self-loathing, silly, downcast and disillusioned entries from Nirvana frontman
"I've read so many pathetic second rate, Freudian evaluations from interviews from
my childhood up until the present state of my personality and how I'm a notoriously
f---ed up heroin addict, alcoholic, self destructive, yet overtly sensitive, frail, fragile,
soft spoken, narcoleptic, neurotic, little pissant who at any minute is going to O.D.
jump off a roof wig out blow my head off or all 3 at once. Oh Pleez Gawd, I can't
handle the success! The success! And I feel so incredibly guilty! For abandoning my
true comrades who were the ones who are devoted who were into us a few years ago.
And in 10 years when Nirvana becomes as memorable as Kajagoogoo, that same very
small percent will come to see us at reunion gigs sponsored by Depends diapers, bald
fat still trying to RAWK at amusement parks. Saturdays: puppet show, rollercoaster &
Nirvana."
Emo Fashion
Emo kids dye their hair black, grow a fringe and wear dark clothes and skinny jeans. To a
casual observer, the uniform be similar to that of another teen subculture: the goth.
All this darkness and introspection can disturb and worry parents who see what looks like a
adoration of unhappiness, but the fact is that most online emo hangouts are not at all like that.
In a feature published previously in The Times, Andy Greenwald found that emo bands and
their fans were unexpectedly clean living. “I could not have picked a duller genre in terms of
spending time on tour buses and not being able to get a beer,” he said. “These guys don’t drink
or smoke or do drugs. They like comics and video games and art. And the kids ‘hang out’ in
MySpace. If you live in the suburbs and don’t have a car, here is this place where life goes on
24/7 and you are plugged into a community immediately, and you have the freedom online to
have a second, heroic version of yourself.
"I like punk rock. I like girls with weird eyes. I like
drugs. (But my body and mind won't allow me to take
them). I like passion. I like playing my cards wrong. I
like vinyl. I like to feel guilty for being a white,
American male. I love to sleep. I like to taunt small,
barking dogs in parked cars. I like to make people
feel happy and superior in their reaction towards my
appearance. I like to have strong opinions with
nothing to back them up with besides my primal sincerity.
I like sincerity. I lack sincerity.”
Was Nirvana emo?
Was Nirvana emo or if Nirvana was born today, would it be classified as emo?
Nirvana may have been similar to todays "emo", but back when Nirvana was doing it,
it was sincere, not some trendy fashion like it is now.
The point is any display of emotion/anger is automatically thrown into the angst/emo
category now.
Emo's an open-ended label, just like gothic. There's no absolute term for it yet, so
yeah, nirvana could be emo.
Nirvana may have been similar to todays "emo", but back when Nirvana was doing it,
it was sincere, not some trendy fashion like it is now.
The point is any display of emotion/anger is automatically thrown into the angst/emo
category now.
Emo's an open-ended label, just like gothic. There's no absolute term for it yet, so
yeah, nirvana could be emo.
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