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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 04:15 PM Original message |
Here's something I don't understand: Why all the hate for the emo kids? |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. Middle-aged people in quiet despair don't want to be reminded of it? |
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LynzM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
2. I don't know. |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
3. My problem with them are that many of them are poseurs! |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 04:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Texas? |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 04:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. In Austin? |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 07:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. Beg to differ. Here in Houston they're breeding like rabbits. Reproducing like pod aliens |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 07:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
57. I'm surprised Texas hasn't made it legal to hunt emos. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 08:00 PM Response to Reply #57 |
70. someone put some eyeliner on Ty Pennington and dye his hair black |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
4. is there really hatred for emo kids? i think its more a mocking of emo kids |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
5. because all their pictures are some derivative of this |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 07:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
65. I think that one is in my art class. |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
7. Heres one reason.. |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 05:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. So when they reject normal standards |
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cloudbase (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 06:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. Kind of like riders |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
8. because Republicans are running the country |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
10. Yes. They should STFU |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
11. If I was 16 now, I'd be EMO. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
13. I think it's a mass parental 'What do *you* have to complain about?' |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 05:08 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Yes being a teenager is tough. But acting like a fucking shitbrick isn't going to help |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 05:14 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. this isn't helping |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 05:17 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. LOL! |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 05:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Yeah, because 'Dude, I totally waxed that emo kid's ass' |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 05:20 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. RAWK ON! |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
14. I hate sardines, the little fuckers. |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
17. Actually, I do have to say I like some of the music. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
21. I can't stand the little snots... |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 07:08 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. heh |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
22. Because they cry and moan and write songs about not having.... |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
23. Lack of talent + navel gazing - anything worthwhile to say = teh suck |
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JBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
25. Blame it on the original emo kid |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
28. Is it really any different than what Teens have been doing for years? |
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UncleSepp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 10:32 PM Response to Reply #28 |
79. 70's punk, 50's beats, the blues pretty much since ever... |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
29. Don't know any emo kids, and I don't listen to emo music |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
30. I don't hate them |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
31. This is nothing new. |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 10:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. The difference is that at some point all of the above were cool. |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 10:45 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. You can't think |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 10:51 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Cool isn't one end of the spectrum or another. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 11:13 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Bingo. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 11:27 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. BANG! |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
36. What's an emo kid? n/t |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-23-07 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
37. here is my problem with emo types |
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UncleSepp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:14 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Then I suppose we ought to all just go away in droves |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:48 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. then you suppose wrong |
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UncleSepp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:06 AM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Are they all the same? Do you know all of them? |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:55 PM Response to Reply #43 |
52. MCR's Black Parade doesn't seem apathetic... |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 03:00 AM Response to Reply #40 |
45. You make an excellent point. |
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UncleSepp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:08 AM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Thank you. I suppose we both missed what's wrong with my argument |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:23 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Would you guys please realize that emo sadness is not a political phenomenon? |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:30 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. There's so much awesome in that post |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 07:34 PM Response to Reply #50 |
56. Thank you |
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UncleSepp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 07:06 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. Of course it isn't. It's a teenage angst thing. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 07:34 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. you're just wrong |
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UncleSepp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 10:25 PM Response to Reply #55 |
74. Wow, great argument. "You're just wrong". |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 10:27 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. There was more to the post than that. Their sadness is not legitimate |
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UncleSepp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 10:33 PM Response to Reply #75 |
81. Who are you to judge whether someone's emotions are legit? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 10:28 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. Best argument against your POV: Rabrrrrrr, DS1, and I all say emo sucks. |
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UncleSepp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 10:34 PM Response to Reply #76 |
82. LOL OK, that was genuinely funny |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 11:41 PM Response to Reply #55 |
91. In other words |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 08:05 PM Response to Reply #49 |
71. emo kitty shares your bummedness. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 04:32 AM Response to Reply #48 |
101. I know what you mean. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 07:48 PM Response to Reply #45 |
59. Oh, bull - the difference between emo and being Democratic |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 10:30 PM Response to Reply #59 |
78. or maybe it's the other way around |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 10:35 PM Response to Reply #78 |
83. That could also be! The key point is, either way, the problem is: their heads are in their asses |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 04:29 AM Response to Reply #59 |
100. Sure beats having their heads up their asses. |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
39. I'd be curious to know how many people who bitch about emo kids actually know any emo kids. |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 06:03 PM Response to Reply #39 |
53. yes |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 09:04 PM Response to Reply #53 |
72. In all honesty, the negative stereotypes associated with "emo" kids ... |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 11:16 PM Response to Reply #72 |
84. I like the way they look |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 11:27 PM Response to Reply #84 |
86. If there's one thing I've learned over the years... |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 11:40 PM Response to Reply #84 |
90. I think you may have hit on something |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 11:42 PM Response to Reply #90 |
92. wow |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 07:48 PM Response to Reply #39 |
60. From what I've read they sound like a bunch of bellyachers. n/t |
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many a good man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:17 AM Response to Original message |
41. It's not really hate |
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TK421 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:21 AM Response to Original message |
42. There is such a large market out there for this kind of music, but people are sick |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:59 AM Response to Reply #42 |
44. agreed, for the most part, see post 43, here's a link |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 07:48 PM Response to Reply #44 |
58. I love this quote: |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 11:37 PM Response to Reply #58 |
89. yeah, but most 'kids' are poseurs |
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ashling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:02 AM Response to Original message |
46. For some reason it makes me feel good |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 06:11 AM Response to Reply #46 |
51. i know, huh? -- i just found out about ''emo-ism'' |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
61. Wait a minute... are emo kids Goth kids? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 07:56 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. Originally less makeup and tendency toward horn-rimed glasses |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 07:59 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. Wow. What year is that layout from? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 08:00 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Dunno. Found it online. |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 09:58 PM Response to Reply #64 |
73. Everyone around here wears Converses. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:02 AM Response to Reply #64 |
99. uh-oh |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
62. Jealous of the hair. n/t |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
63. Because they're so deliciously a self-parody! How can one NOT laugh at and hate them? |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
66. I dont think there are any Emos in Idaho....so ya know who I hate? |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
67. We should all show understanding and positive attitudes towards them. |
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UncleSepp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
77. Here's something I don't understand. Why all the hate? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 10:32 PM Response to Reply #77 |
80. To quote Oscar Wilde via Uncyclopedia |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 11:22 PM Response to Reply #80 |
85. dude, Oscar Wilde was emo. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
87. and I thought it started with the Velvet Underground, Warhol, and all that |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 11:47 PM Response to Reply #87 |
95. that is a good point |
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TimeChaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
88. The glorification of depression |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 11:43 PM Response to Reply #88 |
93. Maybe associating themselves with a group |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
94. Don't sweat it. They like it! That form of angst is part of what being "emo" is all about. |
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MiniMandaRuth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 02:04 AM Response to Original message |
96. I'm pretty emo on the inside |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 02:43 AM Response to Original message |
97. Hey, I want to get on the "I hate a whole group of kids" train too... |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:01 AM Response to Original message |
98. Emo kids, like goths before them, are dorks. |
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