Are You Emo???
It's probably about time to re-evaluate this whole emo thing. I'm still trying to figure out how it all happened. What are the rules? What's the point in being Straightedge if you're emo? Are you "allowed" to be Straightedge if you are emo? Why is EVERYBODY labeling EVERYBODY else emo?
For anyone who has no clue what I'm talking(typing) about, well, to be honest I don't think anyone is completely clear on it all. As near as I can remember, using the word? "emo" to describe someone who was constantly on an emotional roller coaster or moody, arrived where I go to school about a year ago. I'm sure it didn't originate here. Everyone seems to have a theory about how it all came about, but I have no idea who or what to credit. It has since went through an evolution to now refer to those people who wear black, head-to-toe, formerly refered to by most as Goths. However, as being Goth didn't necessarily mean you were of an ambiguous sexual nature, where as the whole Emo thing is now being used to describe precisely that, plus wearing all black.
Somewhere in all of this came Straightedge. Straightedge seems to attract people who are Emo or Goth, and yet the supposed rules of Straightedge would exclude them. Go figure. To be honest, although it's a kind of noble and novel idea, it's kind of kindergarten stuff really. Anyway, if you're Straightedge, supposedly you are not supposed to wear black, drink, smoke, cuss, or in effect do anything you shouldn't(I think this includes anything fun in general). So anyway there is now even Straightedge t-shirts. Oh Yay!
How can you tell if you or someone you know is emo? First, if they're buying black eyeliner every week. Have they let their bangs grown out so they can do that "flippy" thing? Unlike goths, they don't necassarily use black hair coloring. Black nailpolish is a must. They're taste in music tends to run to Underoath, AFI, and Disturbed.
This is meant for entertainment only. I cannot verify the accuracy of this information. The information is just to the best of my knowledge and by no means complete. You may have to do further investigation to find out if you or someone you know is Emo.
For anyone who has no clue what I'm talking(typing) about, well, to be honest I don't think anyone is completely clear on it all. As near as I can remember, using the word? "emo" to describe someone who was constantly on an emotional roller coaster or moody, arrived where I go to school about a year ago. I'm sure it didn't originate here. Everyone seems to have a theory about how it all came about, but I have no idea who or what to credit. It has since went through an evolution to now refer to those people who wear black, head-to-toe, formerly refered to by most as Goths. However, as being Goth didn't necessarily mean you were of an ambiguous sexual nature, where as the whole Emo thing is now being used to describe precisely that, plus wearing all black.
Somewhere in all of this came Straightedge. Straightedge seems to attract people who are Emo or Goth, and yet the supposed rules of Straightedge would exclude them. Go figure. To be honest, although it's a kind of noble and novel idea, it's kind of kindergarten stuff really. Anyway, if you're Straightedge, supposedly you are not supposed to wear black, drink, smoke, cuss, or in effect do anything you shouldn't(I think this includes anything fun in general). So anyway there is now even Straightedge t-shirts. Oh Yay!
How can you tell if you or someone you know is emo? First, if they're buying black eyeliner every week. Have they let their bangs grown out so they can do that "flippy" thing? Unlike goths, they don't necassarily use black hair coloring. Black nailpolish is a must. They're taste in music tends to run to Underoath, AFI, and Disturbed.
This is meant for entertainment only. I cannot verify the accuracy of this information. The information is just to the best of my knowledge and by no means complete. You may have to do further investigation to find out if you or someone you know is Emo.
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