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I'm not emo. I listen to the music and appreciate the style and love every aspect of it, but I am not emo - I identify closely with the hardcore, punk, rock, and metal scenes.
So why, then, do I only get called emo?
It happens in real life and online. Normies see black clothes and immediately call you "emo." I hate it!!! You can't wear any dark clothing without getting called emo, when in reality being emo is way more than just a color scheme. You'll get called emo whether you dress like it or not - as long as your outfit is void of color, that's officially your title.
It seems that for many people, being "emo" just means dressing outside of an outfit norm based around plain clothes that appeal to society's - and normies' - idea of style. To call it plain and beyond basic would be an understatement.
So naturally, when someone who dresses in these less-than-flattering clothes sees anyone not dressing similarly, especially someone wearing dark colors, they immediately become "emo." It reminds me of the way the term nonbinary has been watered down: it has almost become a third gender within the binary, which is the exact opposite of what the gender identity represents. With emo, the word in itself has become an umbrella term for normies to use upon witnessing anyone dressing in any subculture at all, which is very much not what emo is.
When I was 11 I was very into Lolita and tried my best to dress as such (which, admittedly, was not great) and got called emo then. Sure, I was nowhere near dressing actually Lolita at the time, but I was even further from dressing emo. People saw that my clothing was "alternative" (forgive me for my word usage - I hate that phrase, which is what my next entry will be about) and instantly pinned the label "emo" on it, which was entirely inaccurate.
As I mentioned, I'm not emo in any way. The furthest emo goes with me is music, but it pretty much stops there. Even so, I get very offended upon being called emo, not because that's a bad thing - very much the opposite, actually - but because subcultures in general are so misunderstood and misrepresented among normies, and because the name of such a wonderful scene has been watered down to any clothing style outside the "norm."
I <3 you emos!! Never change.
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ryan .ᐟ maxx ☆
as someone who actually does dress stereotypically "emo" on occasion, it makes me glad to see someone else talk about this annoying mix-up people have with what emo really is...
but i think the "emos are anyone who only wears black" nonsense comes from normie people and even emos forgetting that emo fashion including mall "emo" fashion has always been extremely diverse within it's inspirations and color choices (and i'd say the only exception to this was really just mcr who seem to have stuck with mostly darker colors like black in their earlier years outside of gerards hair i guess but even then i doubt it)
however midwest emo for example is literally just your average casual pair of clothes with maybe a couple of more "geeky" elements to it, scene is literally KNOWN for being all sorts of rainbow vomit considering it's rave-related origins and like i said before even mall "emo" bands were incorporating shit like hipster/indie sleaze, punk and burlesque/circus fashion elements into their stage outfits
exactly!!! there is sooo much more to emo than people make it out to be and it's frustrating seeing people categorize anything somewhat alternative into that
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