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diabeticman

(3,121 posts) Mon Oct 6, 2014, 07:34 PM Oct 2014

What is an emo teen? [View all]

When I was in school we had

Jocks

Preps

nerds

geeks

goth

etc

but now I am hearing teens being called emo.

what is it exactly?

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What is an emo teen? [View all] diabeticman Oct 2014 OP

moody, deep, distant. Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 #1

Thanks diabeticman Oct 2014 #10

Kind of artsy...Wears black...Dyes hair blonde or black DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2014 #2

Thanks diabeticman Oct 2014 #9

how about purple? My daughter has purple hair, is artsy,and wears lots of black. liberal_at_heart Oct 2014 #36

Are you familiar with the bands The Cure or The Smiths? Kids who like that, and similar. Electric Monk Oct 2014 #3

thanks diabeticman Oct 2014 #7

I would consider those bands to be Goth. Revanchist Oct 2014 #48

So they are into Retro Alternative? JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #62

Like any label, there is emo and there is emo. Self expression vs insult or cliche uppityperson Oct 2014 #4

thanks diabeticman Oct 2014 #6

Wuh? Cali_Democrat Oct 2014 #5

Don't ask for me... my brothers...Interesting fact when my wife was in school those kids ended up diabeticman Oct 2014 #11

They were called "heads" when I was in high school, in the 80's arcane1 Oct 2014 #14

took the word right outta my mouth....so ditto in the late 70's,,, VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #20

Where did you go to school, if I may ask? Just curious. arcane1 Oct 2014 #24

I was military we lived in several places...they all seemed to use that term... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #25

Cool, thanks! arcane1 Oct 2014 #30

We just had three: freaks, jocks, and straights. nt Laffy Kat Oct 2014 #33

That was the tripartite divide in my day as well. hifiguy Oct 2014 #71

So did I! I was pretty cute, too. A baby flower child. Laffy Kat Oct 2014 #74

We had 2 categories: Jocks and Freaks Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #39

At my kids' school, those who smoke tobacco sat on the train tracks, and hedgehog Oct 2014 #50

Google Android3.14 Oct 2014 #8

google showed me a bunch of twitter and facebook accounts diabeticman Oct 2014 #12

Try this Android3.14 Oct 2014 #19

WIKI is a better source Feral Child Oct 2014 #51

Similiar to the goth, punk and vampire subcultures Kaleva Oct 2014 #13

Are they Greasers or Soches? JEB Oct 2014 #15

Well here's one for you to learn along with Emo notadmblnd Oct 2014 #16

It's something not to Google with Safe Search off. MineralMan Oct 2014 #17

Which a lot of people will now proceed to do nevertheless. n/t Ron Obvious Oct 2014 #23

here, south park will explain it: IcyPeas Oct 2014 #18

LOL Egnever Oct 2014 #34

I was just about to look for this. Thanks. nt Lilyhoney Oct 2014 #35

Search google with safe search with this. hrmjustin Oct 2014 #21

It's not new Bosonic Oct 2014 #22

they're just expressing themselves. No need to put a picture up that is so condescending. liberal_at_heart Oct 2014 #28

It isn't condescending Action_Patrol Oct 2014 #55

Wow... that website is going to destroy my office's productivity Sen. Walter Sobchak Oct 2014 #43

Like a hipster, but with mascara. or scene, but with a smaller budget Scootaloo Oct 2014 #26

One good thing about being an Emo (or Goth), teen... VScott Oct 2014 #27

1980s glam rockers Skeowes28 Oct 2014 #29

A teen who says things like frogmarch Oct 2014 #31

Redundant n/t kdmorris Oct 2014 #32

Goth + skater with a dash of punk or stoner. politicat Oct 2014 #37

As a recent high school graduate minivan2 Oct 2014 #38

I love Jack White. liberal_at_heart Oct 2014 #41

He's got some good songs. minivan2 Oct 2014 #66

Affluent and predominantly white suburban whiners Sen. Walter Sobchak Oct 2014 #40

Nice judgmental attitude there. liberal_at_heart Oct 2014 #42

So... suppose my early forties ass dressed like this Sen. Walter Sobchak Oct 2014 #44

Judging people by how they look/what they wear Le Taz Hot Oct 2014 #45

That individual specifically? I guarantee you would mind talking to him. Sen. Walter Sobchak Oct 2014 #58

The POINT Le Taz Hot Oct 2014 #65

Power nerd, I'd say. hifiguy Oct 2014 #67

Some teenagers whine? Well, thank you for that original insight into human life muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #46

No, I just wonder when youthful expression ends Sen. Walter Sobchak Oct 2014 #59

So your post was a distraction from the question asked in the OP muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #60

I live in a neighborhood full of them, I know what they are. Sen. Walter Sobchak Oct 2014 #63

*** Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #47

Just call me Mr Butterfingers Action_Patrol Oct 2014 #57

It's a tag they place on teens who are depressed, imo. Jamastiene Oct 2014 #49

Splinter group from the Goths. Feral Child Oct 2014 #52

They splinter off the "weirdo" groups GOLGO 13 Oct 2014 #53

Emo test....How emo are you? Baclava Oct 2014 #54

It's frustrating to see the word hijacked Action_Patrol Oct 2014 #56

Very much so. I posted a link way upthread, it is sad to see so many wrong opinions. Hippy. Punk.Emo uppityperson Oct 2014 #73

there's a haircut involved, from what I've seen KG Oct 2014 #61

I have no idea. Rex Oct 2014 #64

Are there no stoners anymore? hifiguy Oct 2014 #68

You were that guy with the gandalf bong, weren't you Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #69

Nope, just a regular red acrylic bong. hifiguy Oct 2014 #70

Indeed, I remember when Graphics Bongs were still Graphics Bongs. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #75

So... where have you been hiding? bobclark86 Oct 2014 #72

Are they still calling themselves emo? I thought that name died. nt valerief Oct 2014 #76

A young one of these? whistler162 Oct 2014 #77

Its kind of Goth but more whiny Drale Oct 2014 #78