I am SO sick of it! *Small rant about emo/scene/goths*
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Dig up some of his old videos and performances. He wore the makeup, nail polish, and crossed the gender lines on many, many occasions. Really cool stuff happened back in the 70's. 
Yeah but wearing make up and crossing gender lines isn't what emo is.
David Bowie isn't emo, I beg to differ, Ed.
If he was more "woers me, I'm sad and I'm going to cry about lost love" then he'd be emo.
You wanna box about this, Ed.
HUH?
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eh-hum. Pot? Guess what? You're black too . I wore jeans and polos almost every day in high school. Why? Because I like the look, and I took the bus directly to work after school every single day, where long pants and a shirt with a collar were required (yes, in a barn).
For those of us enjoying the irony of the "I'm unique, just like everyone else", this is how South Park's website describes the goth kids:
As always, language warnings for South Park:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dshZqekoH5g&mode=related&search=
. I wore jeans and polos almost every day in high school. Why? Because I like the look, and I took the bus directly to work after school every single day, where long pants and a shirt with a collar were required (yes, in a barn).For those of us enjoying the irony of the "I'm unique, just like everyone else", this is how South Park's website describes the goth kids:
As always, language warnings for South Park:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dshZqekoH5g&mode=related&search=
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Woah woah woah!! Since when were Emo and Goth so closely related?!
Emo:
http://z003.ig.com.br/ig/50/29/253085/blig/chester/imagens/emo.jpg
Goth:
http://www.kaltio.fi/index.php?439
(I didn't read the article, just look at the pics)
They look like two pretty darn different styles to me! Throughout my youth I was mistaken for a goth kid quite often, due to my love of black and heavy make-up. But the music was never my scene. In college people called me Emo because of my dark hair, nice clothes, and plastic glasses.
Dress like you want. Act like you want. And ignore everyone else.
Oh and Emo = Emotional. Whenever I'm depressed I listen to Dashboard Confessional and Glassjaw and cry. That makes me a sad sack during those times, ie: Emo as I am being overly emotional over something stupid.
And get in on the Emo jokes, they're fun! Don't take yourself too seriously. Just step back and have a good giggle with everyone else.
Q: How many Emos does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: None. They'd rather sit in the dark & cry.
ETA: The Emo Alphabet http://www.no-nothingrock.com/articles/emoabc/abc1.html
I read it and it sounds all too much like me. BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!
Emo:
http://z003.ig.com.br/ig/50/29/253085/blig/chester/imagens/emo.jpg
Goth:
http://www.kaltio.fi/index.php?439
(I didn't read the article, just look at the pics)
They look like two pretty darn different styles to me! Throughout my youth I was mistaken for a goth kid quite often, due to my love of black and heavy make-up. But the music was never my scene. In college people called me Emo because of my dark hair, nice clothes, and plastic glasses.
Dress like you want. Act like you want. And ignore everyone else.
Oh and Emo = Emotional. Whenever I'm depressed I listen to Dashboard Confessional and Glassjaw and cry. That makes me a sad sack during those times, ie: Emo as I am being overly emotional over something stupid.
And get in on the Emo jokes, they're fun! Don't take yourself too seriously. Just step back and have a good giggle with everyone else.
Q: How many Emos does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: None. They'd rather sit in the dark & cry.
ETA: The Emo Alphabet http://www.no-nothingrock.com/articles/emoabc/abc1.html
I read it and it sounds all too much like me. BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!
Well, I said they were closely related when you think of attitudes. Not so much styles.
It's all laughable anyway, IMO.
And OF COURSE we ALL have those emotional, blah days.
Heck, I used to have the "Man done me wrong" days and on those days MY emo listening was Tori Amos. She is the QUEEN of "Man done me wrong" listening. Well, she's also the queen of "Girls do other girls wrong" listening, too.
If we get into defining "emo" as emotional music then a LOT can be considered emo.
Whatever gets someone emotional can be considered emo.
It's all laughable anyway, IMO.
And OF COURSE we ALL have those emotional, blah days.
Heck, I used to have the "Man done me wrong" days and on those days MY emo listening was Tori Amos. She is the QUEEN of "Man done me wrong" listening. Well, she's also the queen of "Girls do other girls wrong" listening, too.
If we get into defining "emo" as emotional music then a LOT can be considered emo.
Whatever gets someone emotional can be considered emo.
I'm so glad I'm not in high school anymore. It's been 11 years now since I left, and I have a wife and 2 kids now. And my wife's little sister has to try to explain to me what things like Emo mean, and every year, it's a different answer - those labels evolve so quickly, and in general, are meaningless.
Life starts after high school, for sure.
Life starts after high school, for sure.
Depends what the tattoo is.
Seriously, I worked in a respectable office with women ranging from their 50s to mid-20s and almost everyone had a tattoo. They would get new tattoos, talk about what tattoos they wanted to get in the future, and so on. Of course, a 40 year old woman isn't going to get a flaming skull tattoo or a the name of a rockband . . . mostly they got things done like flowers, fairies, Tinkerbell . . . One lady, her husband got a HUGE portrait tattoo of their 2 year old son on his lower leg.
(I don't have any tattoos myself because I've never seen one that stayed vibrant enough over the years for my liking. Also, needles = :yikes: )
Piercings in unusual places are still a no go, although one girl who worked with us quite a long time did have a nose piercing. A very small one, though, like a single "diamond" thing.
Seriously, I worked in a respectable office with women ranging from their 50s to mid-20s and almost everyone had a tattoo. They would get new tattoos, talk about what tattoos they wanted to get in the future, and so on. Of course, a 40 year old woman isn't going to get a flaming skull tattoo or a the name of a rockband . . . mostly they got things done like flowers, fairies, Tinkerbell . . . One lady, her husband got a HUGE portrait tattoo of their 2 year old son on his lower leg.
(I don't have any tattoos myself because I've never seen one that stayed vibrant enough over the years for my liking. Also, needles = :yikes: )
Piercings in unusual places are still a no go, although one girl who worked with us quite a long time did have a nose piercing. A very small one, though, like a single "diamond" thing.
IMO the best thing that could happen to schools from elementary to HS is UNIFORMS. There ya go. End of labels.
I wish more schools here did uniforms. Makes shopping so much easier. Believe it or not...you are not at school to "express yourself" you are there to learn...the less spent on critiquing other's wardrobes...the better.
I wish more schools here did uniforms. Makes shopping so much easier. Believe it or not...you are not at school to "express yourself" you are there to learn...the less spent on critiquing other's wardrobes...the better.
Uniforms are not particularly useful, IMO. (And I say this as someone who has left high school long behind me, LOL.)
The grade school / middle school I went to had uniforms and poor kids and "misfits" were still picked on. Ah yes, I remember one group of snotty girls who would decide who would be "it" in tag based on what possessions their family had, for example if Girl A had a VCR and Girl B didn't, then Girl B had to be "it."
The high school I went to didn't have uniforms and the kids were much nicer and didn't have a lot of cliqueness. Sure, you had jocks, goths, etc., but everyone got along together most of the time. It was a friendly place.
Mean kids will act mean no matter whether they're wearing uniforms or not and nice kids will act nice no matter what. If a mean kid can't pick on someone because of their clothes, they'll find some other reason to pick on them.
The grade school / middle school I went to had uniforms and poor kids and "misfits" were still picked on. Ah yes, I remember one group of snotty girls who would decide who would be "it" in tag based on what possessions their family had, for example if Girl A had a VCR and Girl B didn't, then Girl B had to be "it."
The high school I went to didn't have uniforms and the kids were much nicer and didn't have a lot of cliqueness. Sure, you had jocks, goths, etc., but everyone got along together most of the time. It was a friendly place.
Mean kids will act mean no matter whether they're wearing uniforms or not and nice kids will act nice no matter what. If a mean kid can't pick on someone because of their clothes, they'll find some other reason to pick on them.
Well that occurs among ADULTS Boemy..we're not going to eliminate rude behavior because of a uniform. But fact is...it would help discourage labelling and do away with some of the RIDICULOUS dress codes out there that are pages and pages long. The list of what's allowed is much shorter than what isn't.
I like uniforms and I would definitely vote for them.
I like uniforms and I would definitely vote for them.
I attended a HS where people did get jacked and/or beat down for their shoes, or for the colors they were wearing...and lemme tell ya...when they went to uniforms (after I left) that stopped...period. It may not have stopped outside the school but really...a school is a place to learn...and their responsibility for conduct has to end somewhere.
This tack was OT so I'll leave it for now and say that being called this or that is no fun...and fitting in is not a requirement for a happy life. No one should be harrassed and everyone should be able to pursue their education without constant persecution by other peers OR caretakers.
This tack was OT so I'll leave it for now and say that being called this or that is no fun...and fitting in is not a requirement for a happy life. No one should be harrassed and everyone should be able to pursue their education without constant persecution by other peers OR caretakers.
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when I first started dating my hubby he was punk rock and played in a punk rock band lol! all of his friends were dressed in punk:lol-sign: sorry flash back! so emo, and goth. nothing suprises me and nothing is new or unique, just another way to dress! I never say anything neg. to people on the style they choose nothing is strange for me and for most people! whats funny is you hear more neg things on the way you dress from highschool students/friends. makes me glad I am out of high school
EXACTLY..... if everyone is wearing the same thing at least it will cut down on kids gettng the crap beat out of them so someone can steal their possessions. it happens all the time and it's sickening.
YOu know back home we had a catholic school that had uniforms.... they actually had to modify the girls skirts and put shorts inside because after the girls left home they would hike their skirts up so their butts were hanging out the back. Well the shorts in the skirts certainly stopped that from happening
sorry but there is no need for a 16 year old girl to wear clothing that shows everything she's got.It only shows she doesn't have respect for herself and no one will respect her if she can't respect herself. Uniforms help do away with that kind of silliness.Uniforms can help with a lot of things.
I am totally in agreement with you hounded.
Then I hear teens say "Oh I dress in all black (or in baggy pants or whatever style) to express my individuality." LOL WHAT?! So you dress like everyone else to express that you are an individual? You want to dress like an individual.... I suggest a hot pink t shirt with orange polka dots with neon green pants and plaid shoes with a big floppy hat. Then you will be different. You can't be different dressing the same as everyone else lol so that excuse is nothing but a cop out lol.
People have always gotten picked on or made to stand out because of something they wear.
Think back to shows like Saved by the Bell... Slater called Zack preppy because of the way he dressed... all kinds of movies and books did the same thing... you dress a certain way, you're lumped in with that group.
It's always been a part of our society to do that... that doesn't make it right but there it is.
You wanna keep being you, then keep being you and don't worry what other people say.
You wanna worry about what other people say then dress and act exactly like them, but then you're just going to get made fun of by a different group for another reason.
But getting upset about it really just enhances your emo steriotype.
Think back to shows like Saved by the Bell... Slater called Zack preppy because of the way he dressed... all kinds of movies and books did the same thing... you dress a certain way, you're lumped in with that group.
It's always been a part of our society to do that... that doesn't make it right but there it is.
You wanna keep being you, then keep being you and don't worry what other people say.
You wanna worry about what other people say then dress and act exactly like them, but then you're just going to get made fun of by a different group for another reason.
But getting upset about it really just enhances your emo steriotype.