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Ranting below the cut
The other day I was reading this free newspaper we get here and there was a very insulting letter of the day (well… I thought) anyway, someone wrote in and said:
Instead of the fat versus skinny people, why don’t we start on the emos?
Since moving, I have noticed there are so many more up here than in my home city. But why?
The weather is much hotter up here, yet they still come prepared every day in their black, heavy, hot clothes.
So please, could all the emos tell me why on earth they exist and, if they are constantly “depressed and suicidal”, why do they have to come out in the open and disturb us normal folk who come to the city to work?
Also, please stop hanging around outside Hungry Jack’s. Sometimes I like to eat there and with the ever-present emos hanging around, I can never get a spot.
PS: My Chemical Romance are not musicians, they are simply a group of emos with no talent.
I thought that was a… gah… it was stupid. So I replied with a letter that said this (my friend, cynicbeliever helped me)
I’m writing this letter in response to the Letter of the Day in Thursday’s mX pertaining to ‘emos’. I believe it is obnoxious and ignorant to expect a sub - culture to, as you so eloquently stated, cease to exist because they are an inconvenience to you. The letter submitted was self-righteous and poorly written. Telling emos to stay inside their houses so they don’t disturb others is self - centred and narcissistic as this is a simple human right. The attitude expressed toward other people is disappointing and intolerant. It is a very narrow minded view to have especially when you apparently do not have enough knowledge about the subject to construct an informed argument. Also, making an insolent comment about someone’s musical tastes or talent was totally irrelevant to your argument and was also immature and inappropriate.
Perhaps, next time you find these 'emos' taking all the spots at Hungry Jacks, you should think of them as human beings and not "depressed and suicidal" nuisances. They have just as much a right to sit there as you do. Or perhaps you could continue to complain and insult when obviously there is nothing you can do. It's your choice.
Anyway, so I wanted to see if the letter got in the paper so I borrowed someone’s paper off the train. This reaffirmed my faith in the human race… because she let me keep it J so… what are your thoughts on the letter, my letter… and the human race. They’re quite annoying I think. Oh… and third eye blind deleted ‘Jumper’ from their myspace *is sad* oh well… only a maths and science exam left!! Yay! But I still have to stuuuuuuudddddyyyyyyyyy for those. Hmph… we only get one week of holidays too… gah.