I swear to God, I'm gonna strangle the next person who says this to me. All of a sudden this one, insignificant little sub-culture has come to dominate and monopolize any and all themes dark, as viewed by those not immersed in the culture. Frankly I'm getting sick of this whole emo-hatred itself; I wouldn't ever embrace this way of life myself, really not my style, but is it really so outrageous a concept that we just let people be?

Now "Emo" has become a taint; not of the culture itself, but of the means by which it is applied by it's haters. This relatively new label is doing a lot more harm than most people realize. It de-legitimizes people's real problems, makes those suffering from genuine illnesses a matter of contempt and mockery, rather than sympathy and a desire to help as it should be. More and more these past few years, I find myself treading more lightly in everything from music tastes to personal issues, constantly weary of the possible response "OMG, you're so emo!" Even said by my "friends".


Last night I was on a YahooAnswers page with somebody asking about how to hide scars from cutting. They weren't even detailing their problems or their habbits, simply wanting to know how to hide the marks. But, sure enough, a bunch of people had to start yelling "EEEEEMMMOOO!!!!" I felt so bad for this girl who was just trying to find a little advice, but now in this emo-hating culture, people with real problems don't dare tell anybody for fear of mockery. Nobody's allowed to be in mental pain any more; now you're just emo.
Any time I showed my (former) best friend a new song, I'd get the old "That's so emo!" if it had any theme at all even bordering on depression or darkness. I don't even listen to punk, let alone emo, but apparently this label can even be tacked on to death metal.


All I'm sayin' here is that if you want to call something emo, make sure it's actually emo! It shouldn't be so broadly applied that any subject with just one aspect of the emo culture automatically becomes emo itself. I'm just getting so sickened by it's overzealous use which imposes a shame upon those who have depression, anxiety, relationship troubles, self-abuse problems, or just likes some depressing music. Surely the last thing we need to be doing in this mentally-unhealthy society is to create even more stigma against people with mental health disorders.
Gandalf_The_Grey Reviewed by Gandalf_The_Grey on . OMG, that's/you're so EMO!!! I swear to God, I'm gonna strangle the next person who says this to me. All of a sudden this one, insignificant little sub-culture has come to dominate and monopolize any and all themes dark, as viewed by those not immersed in the culture. Frankly I'm getting sick of this whole emo-hatred itself; I wouldn't ever embrace this way of life myself, really not my style, but is it really so outrageous a concept that we just let people be? Now "Emo" has become a taint; not of the culture itself, Rating: 5