Emo as a ubiquitous term.

If i EVER see/hear any of you use emo as a verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, or pronoun without referring to the genre of music, i will rip out your vocal cords and strangle your limbs until they explode.


Sorry, i'm just pissed off. Country music gets more and more popular each day: it's becoming the new rap.

What pisses me off even more is that the word "emo" is becoming the word "gay" in terms of being angry at something.

I listen to emo music, i also listen to heavy metal, classical, classic rock, metal, death metal, blues, jazz, ambient, techno, and just about anything in between.

I like my music because i LIKE THE MUSIC. If i don't like a band, i don't like a band. I don't give two shits if people care that i like metallica and bach. Who the fuck will beat me up if i listen to coldplay and in flames?

^my point exactly.

I sit in whatever position i find comfortable in school. If there's no chairs, i'll lean against a wall, cross my legs and arms because it gives me the best support/comfort factor. Crossing limbs doesn't make me emo! You can't even BE emo, as emo was a genre of punk/alternative rock with the focus on EMOtions, not just the "fuck you" thing.


It's grown wildly out of proportion...and needs to be stopped.

Yeah I completely agree with you on this one. I actually thought about this last night laying in my bed. Yeah im the same way as you, I listen to like all genres of music and emo is actually one of my favorites.

Another question.

If god forbid someone called someone else "emo" not referring to the music type, why is that a derrogatory comment?

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i think they chose a poor word to describe whiney music haha
i enjoy a soft emo tune every now and then too. but that doesnt mean i'm a cyclops with long straight black hair, girl jeans, and slip on shoes with little cute skulls on them.

seriously every piece of music ever written has EMOtion in it.

emo "music" has become a fashion
just like how guys who 'dress nice' and wear make up are called a metro.
but people forget about the music part, or dont give a crap about it and listen to it anyway because its the next coool thing. i could go on and on about what sheep most young people are but i'm sure along the way i would be talking about myself as well.
STOP IGNORANCE. STOP TEH EMO

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seriously every piece of music ever written has EMOtion in it.

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Yeah I agree with that too, even the most ganster rap and even instrumental songs have emotion in them.

Yer i also hate the way that all rap music (if you can call it music) likers seem to brand ALL rock music as talentless shouting when its not! Iron Maidens guitarists are the best in the world and they spent years learning it. In fact most rock music (notice i said most) has more talent than rap, please tell me what is talentful about some prick photoshopping a 6 pac onto his body and then mumbling into a mic about how small his penis is *cough* 50 cent *cough*. There are to many stereotypists in this world.

WTF IS EMO?!?!?

Yeah It takes true talent to play a guitar/bass/drums for 3 hours in a show. And rappers just stand up there and talk...

it has a superfluos meaning for the fucktards that can't think of a better way to describe someone... most all music is emotinoal unless it has no meaning... i agree with you and i hate being called emo because i do like the style i do have the hair, i do like the music... but that doesn't make me "emo" ... usually it is used to describe someone who is unmeaningfully depressed ... but there is no set meaning and not one is continuous with everyone.. so it shouldn't be allowed to be said ...

...another point which irritates me is this hatred towards people because they are apparently emo .... only the people who take it too far should be punished because they do it for attention i do the things i do because i like it... it may not make me individual but i couldn't give a rats ass..

... i know a guy in my school he has some stupid superiority complex and since most of the crowd i hang around in they all hate him but if there's no one else he can suck up to, it's always us .. he uses us and yet he'll direct anything we do back to being emo .. like i was sat there not talking just thinking and in content... then someone will walk up and immediately think "oh he's emo he must be sad" and they'll ask what's up.. and he'll say something like "oh he's just emo leave him alone" ... and i'd probably tell him to shove it but he's in my form and in my lessons andthere's no escape ...


..and about rappers? rapping does take talent.. but it depends which kind of rap.. like there's the mainstream "guns, drugs and sex" kind of rap and then there are other genres of rap but the mainstream shit like 50 cent and that kind of thing is a crock. I enjoy rap which have meanings and stuff .. i like tupac and most hip-hip aswell as screamo/emo/rock/al that stuff xtremerunnerars said... i love jazz and blues and stuff and punk and most anything .. i don't like rap which has no meaning and stuff which is there for a buzz... I like jessica simpson too .. her music i mean! :lol:

Your emo, get over it, and if your still young enough you will buy into the next trend that the media supports or pulls out their ass.
grow some balls and listen to some metal boy, Sabbath, Metallica(old) Megadeth, Anthrax, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Faith No More, Dillinger Escape Plan, etc. the list goes on.

Well I've never actually sat down and listened to the genre Emo, and probably never will, but I use the term "emo" (short for emotional) to describe anybody who's overly emotional. Makes sense eh?

no as the guys who are "emo" are just either faking it for attention and to think they're cool ... and i am overly emotional i'm emotional in terms of .. well just emotioanl ... as for the jackasses who pose for attention and dress like girls are just looking for the next trend to hit on people... but the only emotion the whole "emo" thing falls into is depression..


as for deathcubeK shut the hell up, i bet you're one of those unapprised, belligerent fucktards who despite knowing they suck use popular terms to describe anyone and everyone, on speculation to fill their miserable lives with what they think as fun... please go suck somewhere else because i rule you... and you should quiver in my presence feable being...

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Your emo, get over it, and if your still young enough you will buy into the next trend that the media supports or pulls out their ass.
grow some balls and listen to some metal boy, Sabbath, Metallica(old) Megadeth, Anthrax, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Faith No More, Dillinger Escape Plan, etc. the list goes on.

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Grow some balls and listen to some Death Metal boy, Cryptopsy, At The Gates(old), Nile, Bloodbath, Hypocrisy, Behemoth, Dying Fetus, etc. The list goes on...

It's all a stupid chain reaction involving people who are overly influenced by the media and it will probably keep spreading until some new trend is recognized.

I personally don't listen to emo music, although I have been accused of being "emo" because of my hair color.

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Your emo, get over it, and if your still young enough you will buy into the next trend that the media supports or pulls out their ass.
grow some balls and listen to some metal boy, Sabbath, Metallica(old) Megadeth, Anthrax, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Faith No More, Dillinger Escape Plan, etc. the list goes on.

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Wow you're cool...

"Yeeeea, I'm DeathCubeK, I come on this forum with no other posts at all and just start dissing people about being 'emo' and assuming that they are trendwhores. I'll go tell someone to go change their musical tastes as well because I'm so full of myself and think that MY musical taste is obviously better than someone elses!!"

Thanks for naming some metal bands for us, cause like we didn't know metal at all before you came.
Thank you muchly tips!

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Your emo, get over it, and if your still young enough you will buy into the next trend that the media supports or pulls out their ass.
grow some balls and listen to some metal boy, Sabbath, Metallica(old) Megadeth, Anthrax, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Faith No More, Dillinger Escape Plan, etc. the list goes on.

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mkay hitler. maybe we can start a new metal trend? maybe you'll be cool then

or maybe dont let trends have any impact on you and just laugh at the kids who arent individuals in any way. for a few of us music plays a huge role in our lives, but for others it just something to be apart of the crowd...whatever

Oh, well you know, i probably listen to more metal than that f***** does anyways. Obviously you didn't read my post, i clearly mentioned bands like metallica and in flames. CERTAINLY in flames is much heavier than iron maiden, so you already shot yourself in the foot. You my friend, give metal fans a bad name.


I like BANDS, not GENRES.

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Grow some balls and listen to some Death Metal boy, Cryptopsy, At The Gates(old), Nile, Bloodbath, Hypocrisy, Behemoth, Dying Fetus, etc. The list goes on...

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Nope I dont like Death Metal, It would be OK if the vocals werent annoying.
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Wow you&#39;re cool...

"Yeeeea, I&#39;m DeathCubeK, I come on this forum with no other posts at all and just start dissing people about being &#39;emo&#39; and assuming that they are trendwhores. I&#39;ll go tell someone to go change their musical tastes as well because I&#39;m so full of myself and think that MY musical taste is obviously better than someone elses&#33;&#33;"

Thanks for naming some metal bands for us, cause like we didn&#39;t know metal at all before you came.
Thank you muchly tips&#33;

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Well I know my musical taste is obviously better than anyone who likes emo.
And thanks, I always try to get people in the right direction when it comes to music.

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mkay hitler. maybe we can start a new metal trend? maybe you&#39;ll be cool then

or maybe dont let trends have any impact on you and just laugh at the kids who arent individuals in any way. for a few of us music plays a huge role in our lives, but for others it just something to be apart of the crowd...whatever

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I dont care about being cool when I know I am a cool person anyway, only attention whores do, which in fact are emo kids.

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Oh, well you know, i probably listen to more metal than that f***** does anyways.* Obviously you didn&#39;t read my post, i clearly mentioned bands like metallica and in flames.* CERTAINLY in flames is much heavier than iron maiden, so you already shot yourself in the foot.* You my friend, give metal fans a bad name.
I like BANDS, not GENRES.

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First of all inflames is bad, second just because a band is heavier then Iron Maiden that doesnt make Iron Maiden any less heavier. You are right I skimmed through your post to save me the torture of sticking my dick in a oven from all the whiny bitching about nothing.

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Also, STOP HIJACKING MY THREAD GOD DAMNIT. If you have an opinion, go make your own topic like i did. I was originally going to post my opinion in the "who here is straightedge?" topic, but i had the B-A-L-L-S to make my own topic.


So, where are your balls?

Don&#39;t mind him, he probably just likes to start shit.

DeathcubeK:

See, I love Black Metal. Anything from Mayhem to Nargaroth to Dark Funeral to Darkthrone. You might try to say that just because I like bands like Cradle of Filth as well, that I&#39;m not tr00 or kvlt. But, that doesn&#39;t matter to me. I love other kinds of Metal: Doom, Folk, Viking, Death, Thrash, Grind, Speed, Classic, etc. as well.

Here&#39;s the shocker&#33; I also like bands like Bright Eyes and Armor For Sleep. Are YOU gonna call ME emo now and say that my music taste sucks?

And Xtreme - I took Music History in High School, and it was my favorite class that I ever took in my entire school career. We studied all of the times, like the Baroque and Romantic periods, and all different composers. It was really neat. Then our teacher made us some traditional Polish Chili, which was awesome.

PS. Coldplay is a great band. (So is In Flames, haha.)

PSS. Redblaze, Dying Fetus is Grindcore.

dude armor for sleep is good stuff

and i&#39;m taking music appreciation right now... i might like it better if it wasnt at 9 in the morning (i&#39;m not a morning person at all) haha

OMG a topic about emo&#39;s. Sure i know its a sterotype but still to listen to only that kind of music, which a lot of my friends do, would drive me insane. All they talk about is some form of depression or about some dumbass girlfriend (in the music and a lot in real life). Sure i guess dead would say "Oh there not really emo," but thats the onnly word i will use to describe them. And personally the music is to soft for me. Go listen to some Pantera or Megadeth for christs sake.

You can&#39;t tell someone to listen to something and expect them to take you seriously. And as a matter of fact, i&#39;d be willing to say you&#39;ve only listened to maybe 20 "emo" genre songs. When i say emo, i mean the actual genre, not the stereotype it&#39;s become. The only reason people say that&#39;s all emo is about is because enough ppl said something like that about it, and their friends adopted the views without finding out for themselves, and so on and so forth.


It&#39;s all over the world, as such with african americans being good at sports (the stereotype/common belief, that is)

You know what makes me laugh? How you guys can stand up and support your music while degrading others, becoming exactly like they are.

All rappers do is go up there and talk? Well don&#39;t bands just go up there and hit a bunch of strings in a certain pattern? Get some sense you idiot. If you want to make a point against stereotyping the word "emo", try to refrain from using self-defeating concepts, as it will not make anything better.

Now, back to the topic at hand. I heard alot of people talking about "your not gonna change our minds by mentioning different bands, and telling us to listen to them", and if you stand by this statement, than the whole purpose of this topic has been defeated completely. If you can&#39;t change peoples minds on certain subjects, why try de-stereotyping the word "Emo"? I mean sure, you can complain and stand against stereotyping, its a right you claim, but as I said before, don&#39;t be an idiot and use self-defeating concepts.

As for my stand on the word "emo", honestly I do believe they contribute nothing to society by shoving depression down our throats, but of course I haven&#39;t done research to support my statement, and I admit that. However, until then, I stand by my statement.

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You know what makes me laugh? How you guys can stand up and support your music while degrading others, becoming exactly like they are.

All rappers do is go up there and talk? Well don&#39;t bands just go up there and hit a bunch of strings in a certain pattern? Get some sense you idiot. If you want to make a point against stereotyping the word "emo", try to refrain from using self-defeating concepts, as it will not make anything better.

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Music is defined as any sound appealing to one&#39;s auditory sense. The Rap genre very heavily relies on the meaning of the lyrics and thus includes very little music at all. I&#39;ve said this a thousand times, and I&#39;ll say it again: go write poetry, and leave music to the musicians.

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As for my stand on the word "emo", honestly I do believe they contribute nothing to society by shoving depression down our throats, but of course I haven&#39;t done research to support my statement, and I admit that. However, until then, I stand by my statement.

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Here we agree. The "emo" culture, along with the music genre behind the movement, is a menace to society. It&#39;s breeding induviduals who are lazy, apathetic, and are moved by their emotions to the extent that they do not even have complete control over their body or their mind. Weakness will be the demise of the human race if fads such as this do not stop occuring....

If music is a sound appealing to one&#39;s auditory sense, would rap not be music then? Just because you might not find rap appealing, does not allow to speak on behalf of everyone.

WTF are you all talking about, jesus christ.

And wtf is emo? Like coldplay and shit?

I dunno, it all sounds retarded. Listen to music you like and Shut the fuck up.

basically what i think xtremerunnerars was trying to say was... he hates it how if someone is sad or worse, and how if someone is to dress in a particular way others refer to it as emo... either everything is emo as emo is abbreviated form emo, or nothing is emo as the whole misunderstanding and prolific use of the word has become out of hand..

.. anyone who refers to stuff like have your hair over your eyes as emo should grow a beard and shut the hell up, no one has a solid meaning for this abbreviation and therefore nullifies the word itself.. if no one can be responsible for what they say i say the majority of the world should be shot because the only reason they are a majority is because they do stupid shit, such said...

and redblaze is right the people who follow for the purpose of doing so then they are just pussy lame freaks...

no offense to those deadloaders here but i really really really hate emo. I dont find it either constructive or good. It takes little to no skill to play it and all it does is talk about getting dumped and cutting your veins and sadness and shit like that.
Emo kills hundreds of teens every year and still people say metal is bad?

metal has supposidly influenced brutal killing in italy but thats a load of bull i think the word emo should just be forgotton about

If someone hates a certain type of music i think they should be able to voice their opinion. I hate people that go around school saying "im hardcore". Im just like good for you go fuck yourself fagget. Why do they feel its necessary to tell the whole world? The names of the geners of music are just so retarded, like screamo. Who the fuck would name something so pussyish? I hate that type of music too. They yell into a mic some random sounds then sing for 10 seconds yell some more etc. Im sorry but i think what gets me the most is the names of the genres of music and the people that listen to them. This is all based on personal expieience. At my school retards go around saying "im hardcore" blah blah blah. I had a kid tell me everyday in gym class, it pisssed me offf so much. Ive seen some of the bands that just yell into the mic and you cant make out what theyre saying. Why the fuck wuold you listen to that? i guess im just confused. anyway sorry for spelling. someone clear this up for me.

Other than public exposure to the subject and post count, this thread will serve no purpose whatsoever in eliminating the stereotyping of "emo". But still, it&#39;s nice to see so much input into this subject matter, a couple of people may have learning something after all. :D

pfft if everyone just listend to Metallica, GnR, ACDC, and led zep we&#39;d be alllll good.

Sam, that was great.

Pfft. If everyone listened to stuff like Mayhem, Nargaroth, Burzum, etc. we&#39;d probably all be dead.

And that Skarjoko kid does need to shut up.

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If music is a sound appealing to one&#39;s auditory sense, would rap not be music then? Just because you might not find rap appealing, does not allow to speak on behalf of everyone.

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No, because the people who listen to rap don&#39;t listen to it because it appeals to their auditory sense, they listen to it because it appeals to their lingual sense. Take out all the words in rap, and let&#39;s see how many fans the genre would have.

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Sam, that was great.

Pfft. If everyone listened to stuff like Mayhem, Nargaroth, Burzum, etc. we&#39;d probably all be dead.

And that Skarjoko kid does need to shut up.

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If everybody listened to Deicide there would be no Christian left alive ;).

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Other than public exposure to the subject and post count, this thread will serve no purpose whatsoever in eliminating the stereotyping of "emo". But still, it&#39;s nice to see so much input into this subject matter, a couple of people may have learning something after all.

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Discussion is the purpose of any forum, and as thus, this thread fulfills it duty. Nobody expects a few people talking about this to change the world, but they&#39;ve come here to talk so they might as well talk about something they want to talk about.

Deadloader kinda said what i meant. The person who said all emo is about is going through breakups and cutting their veins is just an ignorant fool.


Please, i dare you: find me one of those "emo" songs, that directly mentions being depressed, breaking up, and slitting your wrists. There&#39;s songs that mention it, but only just to make the lyrics flow. There&#39;s rap songs with things like "fucking up *******" and it&#39;s just there to make the lyrics flow.