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52. Splinter group from the Goths.

Tue Oct 7, 2014, 07:11 AM

Oct 2014

Add to other "cues" posted heavy but brighter make-up than Goths, clothes also brighter.

Emo music tends to be less morbid than Goth, still very emotional but with a tendency to general whineyness and self-absorption.

Someone else mentioned the Cure, but I'd disagree. The Cure is pure Goth, it almost defines Gothiness in music.

"Emo" is used pejoratively by Goths, indicating that the victim of the insult is narcissistic and shallow.

WIKI is a pretty good reference for Subculture research. If you're bored sometime WIKI "Japanese Pop" then follow the embedded links; you can kill a rainy Sunday being amazed at the intricacies.

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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