Emo/Goth phases

I was a grunge/punk/stoner stereotype. I left most of the stereotypical behaviour in my teenage years, but still enjoy the music though.

I guess I might be showing my age a little here, but what exactly is an 'emo-kid'? Is it the new name for goths, or is it goths that listen to (IMHO) crappy punk-pop instead of metal and skinny puppy...?

Emos are often stereotyped as teenagers who listen to "heavy" emo music, constantly cut themself and are depressed. They also paint their nails black and/or wair black eyeliner, but don't necessarily dress themselves completely black.
Goths are +- the same but they listen to "goth" music or even black metal. They usually don't cut themselves, but are stereotyped as satanists. These people are usually completely dressed in black, with black fingenails, lips and sometimes the hair's dyed black as well.

About emo music: a friend of mine used to call himself emo before it was a "trend" of calling yourself an/pishing on emos. There's a subgenre within the hardcore genre which is called emocore, which he liked very much. He also painted his nails black, but didn't cut himself. He was the first guy in school to do this and got mocked every day, but didn't care.

Today I wouldn't think of hitting emos because I was once part of a group that got laughed at all the time for being different. Besides, don't make the emos cry, they secretly enjoy it ;)
 
I was never emo or anything. In high school, I was a ridiculously big jerk though. I was one of those guys that the type of guys who do things like Columbine put first on their "to kill" list.

As scary as it is (:p) I think I'm pretty similar to Fifty in this aspect. I used to be a complete jerk to people. Most people found this hilarious, but I've come to realize that some people found it totally awful.

I feel awful about it now, but I guess I just thought that everyone enjoyed it. The same idea, I guess, as when your friend teases you about something in front of a lot of people and you feel embarrassed but are still on the brink of breaking into laughter. I had no idea how seriously harsh I was being to people until I stepped back for a moment and listened to what I was saying.

I was never an "emo" or "goth," though.
 
Heh heh...I heard a thing on the radio the other day about 'grown-up goths'; i.e. folks who still lived a goth lifestyle (clothes, music, outlook) but had homes, jobs and children now.
I surprised that anyone wouldn't realise this. I mean, is there some rule about goth music in particular that one can only listen to it as a kid? I mean, I know that things like boy bands are stereotyped as being teenaged music, but I'm confused what sets gothic rock out apart from other genres of music?

The same to wearing clothes. It's just a fashion. If someone still listens to Phil Collins, still goes to the same sorts of pubs, still wears the same sort of clothes, no one bats an eyelid - it's only picked out because they are different. And I guess there is this assumption that everyone must conform to mainstream society, and it's only rebellious teenagers who are don't.

The goth scene (at least in the UK) is primarily centred around nightclubs and gigs, which are restricted to over-18s anyway.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goth_subculture has plenty of info.

I wonder if this is a Europe vs US divide - I know that in the US, you have the strong US High School stereotype, where everyone must be pigeon holed into a stereotype such as goth, emo, metaller, preppy, thus I guess people may think these are terms only used to describe teenagers. Not at all the case however (after all, it's clearly not just teenagers who like metal, either).
 
I guess I might be showing my age a little here, but what exactly is an 'emo-kid'? Is it the new name for goths, or is it goths that listen to (IMHO) crappy punk-pop instead of metal and skinny puppy...?
Neither. After you've read my previous link, try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo_(slang) . (Don't worry, it was ages before I had any clue what it really meant.)

Basically it seems to be a slang word to describe a stereotype (although there is also a genre of music called "emo"). The things that make up the stereotype existed long before the term "emo", however. The only similarity with "goth" is that it has some of the same false stereotypes that people used to apply to "goth" (angsty teen, etc). But unlike emo, there is a significant goth scene.
 
I never had an emo, or goth phase.
 
We didn't have emo/goth back in my day but when I was a freshman I shaved my head put on boots and braces and wore blue jeans, white T's and an M1 flight jacket ....... and I still do. Is it still a phase after 26 years?
 
We didn't have emo/goth back in my day but when I was a freshman I shaved my head put on boots and braces and wore blue jeans, white T's and an M1 flight jacket ....... and I still do. Is it still a phase after 26 years?

Now it's just called style ;)

Well it's your style - which is cool .... I am no fashion expert nor do I care what experts think :goodjob:

I can't say I ever dressed different .... well not to much when you lose 80 lbs a whole new world of clothes open up to you :king:
 
I go to a club called Emo's on a semi-regular basis.

They get a lot of the underground and alternative rappers that I like, and even the rare indy band that I like (especially Electric Six). The worst part about it is that I get tons of annoying little 16-20 year old emos, scenesters and hipter girls trying to hit on me. The worst was this oncert where I swear this 16 year old girl just kept trying to rub her bum on me all night.
 
We didn't have emo/goth back in my day but when I was a freshman I shaved my head put on boots and braces and wore blue jeans, white T's and an M1 flight jacket ....... and I still do. Is it still a phase after 26 years?

That's pretty much how I dress now!
 
Well butch lesbian chic has always been fashionable, I guess.
 
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