After reading a few ranting posts of Thomas' blog, I feel the need to likewise express my thoughts on some SUPER COMMON misconceptions and misunderstanding of the word emo.
Emo is not a mood or a temporary attitude of a person, contrary to many people's beliefs. Us Asians tend to immediately link a person who is suddenly and inexplicably quiet, reserved or has some other withdrawn, sullen demeanour. What will we say?
Eh. Why're you emo-ing?
Or we could talk behind his/her back and say Why's he/she emo-ing?
Emo doesn't necessarily mean a short form of the word emotional. Emo is ACTUALLY:
- A style of rock music typically characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics. - Wikipedia
- A genre of softcore punk music that integrates unenthusiastic melodramatic 17 year olds who dont smile, high pitched overwrought lyrics and inaudible guitar rifts with tight wool sweaters, tighter jeans, itchy scarfs (even in the summer), ripped chucks with favorite bands signature, black square rimmed glasses, and ebony greasy unwashed hair that is required to cover at least 3/5 ths of the face at an angle. - Urban Dictionary
- A culture or music style somewhat similar to Goth people. - Own definition ^^
Please do not wrongly use 'emo' to describe people, cuz 'emo' is a vast culture from the US. You haven't seen 'an' emo yet. So please, do not label people who are suddenly quiet, fuming inside, sullen, sulking etc, AS AN EMO.
We humans have emotions, obviously. Being emotional is what makes us human. So to call a certain person 'emo' is kinda weird isn't it? We all have emotions, so why state the obvious? I do not know who invented the mindset of emo in our country but I AM GROWING TIRED of being called AND seeing people getting called emo just because they are playing moving, emotional music on the piano? Listening to emotional music? Sulking? Suddenly quiet because of some internal disagreement?
Enough. I am not emo. We are not emo. Emo does not exist in our country.
Yet.
But you argue, then how about all those emo music? people moping around emo-ing cuz of their bf/gf?
Let me ask you, are all music composers who make music emo? Obviously don't look at mainstream etc. Are all instrumental music emo?
IS YIRUMA EMO?
Suck on that for a while. We are not emo. Distinguish sulking vs emo vs passionate please.
THIS IS EMO:
Still not convinced? Go and Google the three letters emo. I dare you to.
p.s. Just a random rant, to get some exam stress out ^^
2 comments:
Ok...Thank you sooo much for making that!!! People do need to understand that "emo's" dont go around cutting themselves all day...no we choose to be 'emo' you showed the definiton now maybe them idiots and hypocrits out there will finaly understand!! emo should exist...but it doesnt .. were making it exist..i just hope people dont screw it up. we are who we are! <3
THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING!!!!!! people need to understand that we "emo's" DO NOT GO AROUND CUTTING THEMSELVES ALL DAY!!! No we choose to be 'emo'. you showed us the definition, now maybe some idiots and hypocrits out there will finnally understand us. emo should exist...but it dosent...were making it exist..i just hope people do not screw it up. we are who we ate <3 and dont </3 it
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