SCENE AND EMO CULTURE!! Everything you NEED to know!!

First argument, Scene is a poser subculture.

Here is my argument against that common misconception.

No, Scene is not a poser subculture, as that take has been taken from misogynistic roots. The Scene subculture emerged in the early 2000’s and actually originated from the “Hardcore scene”—that many women wanted to be a part of. As described in an article on the scene queen archive, Scene Queen Archive: IS SCENE A POSER SUBCULTURE? Source “A poser subculture, by definition, is a superficial imitation of alternative aesthetics without genuine roots of any sort. A deeper examination reveals that Scene is not a poser subculture: it is, but rather an EVOLUTION of underground music and fashion ”. This resulted in a ton of men in that scene, stating women weren't hardcore enough, and called them “Scene queens”. This left them feeling very unvalidated and it started a whole fashion and music movement that consists of deathcore, crunkcore and nintendocore, just to name a few. A metalcore band called Eighteen Visions created an aesthetic called “fashioncore” which helped to influence scene fashion. A blog about Scene culture states that the bands unique style originated as a way of purposely being confrontational to the hyper-masculinity of hardcore, A write up on "scene" culture - WPD Source . What is Scene fashion you may ask? Ethan Reynolds describes it as, “A youth subculture that combines music, style, and online identity into a bold and expressive form of self-expression.” Scene is described as having flashy big teased hair that poofed up with hairspray; or spiked if you will (Peacock Hair), and big eyeliner as a choice—but very popular amongst the people in the subculture. Many will wear studded belts or white belts, ripped jeans and tight band tees; however, the outfits can be way more accessorised—Since after all, It needs to be known that the HAIR makes the outfit!

What Is Scene Fashion? A Subculture Style Breakdown

Source Scene is also very political, since it is rooted in feminism. It is a common misconception that Scene is not political, when the whole movement was based on politics to begin with.

Scene is not simply a music based subculture, but you do have to listen to the music to be Scene!

An article by the California Learning Resource network describes the facets of Scene culture that came together to make it what it is. Is scene a music based subculture? - California Learning Resource Network

Source People in the Scene communities actively sought out emerging and underground bands. Peer to peer file sharing networks such as Napster and Limewire surged in popularity. Scene kids established close knit communities online in forums, blogs, live journal blogs and social media platforms such as MySpace. These online platforms became a place for discovery, creative collaboration and the expression of shared emotional experiences. Some of the first online influencers also came from MySpace. DIY creativity also became a staple of Scene culture. With this movement came a rise in independent music production using digital audio workstations such as Cakewalk, graphic designs for band posters and merchandise, web designs for personal blogs and band websites. Artists were empowered to bypass traditional methods of production and distribution and found ways to share their art directly to the people. The online communities created a framework for shared experiences and the culture emphasized the importance of authenticity and creative expression. Scene is not just about music, it is about shared experiences, artistic expression, communities and empowerment!

As this is now leading into that Emo is actually a style, not music based and isn't political.

This is such a huge deal, and is very popular amongst people that don't do an ounce of research.

As you can see, this is my next argument, and I will state why this is also wrong.

 Emo, known as emotional hardcore, or skramz/screamo. Later on 3rd wave, 4th, and 5th wave “emo” took inspiration from—that isn't really emo—but a lot of people call it that. Emo, which came from hardcore punk, tried to fight against violence agression and macho culture that became common in the hardcore punk scene. It originated in Washington DC, in the 1980’s. The music was very powerful, it consisted of very raw emotions captivated into loud, scream-filled songs. It was to promote inclusivity, activism and opposition to sexism and racism. Now, for the style part, no, emo is not a style. In 3rd wave “emo”, aka the early-late 2000s, was one of the more popular waves of “emo” that people dressed usually in the same kind of way. The “Style” that people usually refer to as “emo”, is a black side fringe, black clothes, studded belts, skinny jeans, maybe a zip up hoodie or tight shirt—but all in reality, it is just fashioncore. Fashioncore was very popular amongst emos in 3rd wave, but it wasn't THE emo STYLE, as emo was just based on music and politics. For fashioncore, that's another thing that scene was based off of. FASHIONCORE was fringes, skinny jeans, tight clothing in general, with tight belts, layered clothing with studded bracelets, rubber bracelets, or just tied up bracelets in general. Some had thick eyeliner, maybe styled their hair spiky, skirts over jeans, converse, toms, or vans, and many more. It was full of patterns and layering, and most people who did dress fashioncore either listened to some type of metal, emo music, deathcore, and more—from what I listed in the past paragraphs.

My final paragraph, That emo is the same as scene or scene is just a colourfull emo.

No, Emo is not the same as Scene or scene is a “colourfull emo”.

Scene; like I said in my earlier paragraphs, is based off of fashioncore—and came from the whole hardcore scene—which is another reason why they got the name scene. A lot of emos did dress fashioncore, but it was not EMO. Since the scene was based off of fashioncore, and emos wore fashioncore, it is a common thing for people to think it is the same thing, but it is not.

SOME BANDS!!

Here are some Emo bands!:

• Screamo/Skramz: Funeral Diner, Indian Summer, Pageninetynine/Pg.99, Heroin, Orchid, Algae Bloom, Saetia, I Hate Sex, Joshua Fit For Battle, La Quiete, Touché Amoré, and more!

Here are some Scene bands!:

• Nintendocore: IWrestledABearOnce, Last Life Last Failure, I Kidnapped The Princess, Unicorn Hole, Hunting Unicornz, Go:Eskimo!, WeEatPixelsForBreakfast, Arsonists Get All The Girls, and more!

• Deathcore: WeCameWithBrokenTeeth, SuicideSilence, ChelseaGrin, We Are The End, HerDemiseMyRise, KatyWentMissing, Reverent, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, School Girl Knife Fight, We Speak Texan, Jerome, Giddy Up Gangsta, and more!

• Crunkcore: DotDotCurve:), Brokencyde, Subscene, JBigga, Scene Kidz, OhEmGee, CrazyCrazyAwesomeAwesome, Geoffrey Paris, and more!

Reference page

SCENE LORE: THIS BREAKDOWN IS REALLY LONG. - XxGabbie_KetaminexX's Blog | SpaceHey (https://blog.spacehey.com/entry?id=1460920)

Josh Danis: A SURFACE-LEVEL DIVE INTO SCENE CULTURE (https://www.valkyriemagazine.com/post/josh-danis-a-surface-level-dive-into-scene-culture)

What Is "Scene": The History and Meaning Behind the Scene Subculture - XxDespairFactionAshtonxX's Blog | SpaceHey (https://blog.spacehey.com/entry?id=1179213)

Is scene a music based subculture? - California Learning Resource Network (https://www.clrn.org/is-scene-a-music-based-subculture/)

For this one, the bands and genres for Emo and Scene are wrong, but the whole point about how music is a staple of Scene culture—is right.

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Wth, this is really well done. I am amazed at how you even added references. I really liked the way you structured your blog; it made it easy to read, in my opinion.

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Hey!! Thank you so much. It was originally for my essay topic, but since it is packed with good information, I decided to post it here! :-D thank you again!! I’m glad it was easy to read and understand.

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