I'd hate to insult the emo scene kids, or crush all that the emophobes live for but...
Emo is dead. Let me say that again in case you didn't hear me. EMO IS DEAD. What, okay, don't believe me, you can always believe the MTV generation that throws you bullshit trying to create scenes and rebellion for profit. Go ask someone who listens to rap or 955, you bet they'll tell you what emo means.....But what the hell makes you think they're right? Because someone who listens to the most popular rap hits in the world and nothing else know what they're talking about, right? Same with the kids that know nothing of music outside of 89x? Well let's just say the damn rumor has spread, and now we've got a wonderful pop culture term that demeans all that DC-scene hardcore punk stood for. Because that was REAL emo. Yes. Real emo was not some label pinned on depressed and suicidal people. It was underground DC-scene (and a few other places I believe) hardcore punk. All that matters is it's dead now. Died in the late nineties/ early 2000s. You're not gonna believe me are you. No you're gonna let the pop culture tell you what's right....the ones known for their lies? Now, don't get me wrong...It's not just the fact that "emo" is being misinterpreted as another whole genre of music. That's not all that bothers me. It's the fact that it's been stereotyped and used in our society for a greater evil. Now it's a "cool" thing to make fun of "emo". Kinda makes people's self-esteem rise them thinking "Pssh well at least I'm not emo." Every time I hear this (and trust me I hear it alot) I am overcome by rage, just thinking about the overall ignorance and intolerance. Yeah how about that one. It's cruelty. Instead of maybe helping people through tough problems in their life we'll just say "pssh.....that person is emo". hah. That's great. Maybe if you weren't such a selfish conformist piece of shit, you'd realize that not everyone's got it as great as you. Yeah you've got it great, you've got it perfect, and there are other people, other people that are just struggling to get by. Not by choice. Not their fault. They dont wake up in the morning and say "I'm gonna be emo just for the hell of it." Well no. Don't tell me you've never complained in your life. Don't tell me you've never had problems, or felt sad. It's a little something called human nature. And you may have gotten over that but there's alot of people that can't do that. The ones that are scarred for life (physically and mentally). And nice way to be a hypocrite, dumass. You give no sympathy, its just gonna make it worse for them. Now I do admit there are people that take it over the top. Those people are just dumb. But don't go around calling them emo. Maybe you should refer to them as "Dumbass posers that overdo it way too much." Cause calling them emo, damn, thats just wrong. For the sake of the dead genre, it's wrong. As for the music, come on now. Whiny pop punk doesn't deserve to be called emo. So don't call it emo. And is it really necessary to stop liking a song and/or band because someone called it emo? Dude, who cares, enjoy the music for the music, not for the label. To be honest, all fans are posers, but we'll save that one for a different rant. Nowadays, when people read/hear something deep they say "emo." Wow! then lets just forget about talented songwriting, the art in music and the rest of that shit. It's so much easier to cope with problems when someone writes about them. And people just shit on that. Maybe it's cause they're ignorant, maybe it's cause theyre jealous because its only cool to like songs about crime, comedy, and random pointlessness. Someone once told me "AFI is emo man, have you ever seen the music video for Miss Murder?" It's a real shame he can't enjoy a band because of their music video, or the way they dress, or because pop culture told him he couldn't. Maybe he should've thought about the meaning behind the video, or the band's work in general before pointing the emo finger.
Emo is dead. People have problems. Music is deep. Accept it. Get over it. Stop wasting your time, emophobes.
As for the kids that believe they are emo, find something else to waste your time with. Or, and I know this is a radical suggestion, you could just drop the damn label and be yourself