Thesis Scene Kids are a group united by a shared love of alternative music, eccentric fashion, and a collective sense of uniqueness when compared to mainstream media and interests. As the newest and most innovative social media site at its peak, MySpace allowed Scene Kids a level of unique expression and community building that no site had allowed before. As a community in which self-expression an... » Continue Reading
The Death of MySpace MySpace began to decline around 2007-2008, and Facebook quickly overtook it in 2008 as the most popular social networking site Getting back to my research questions, with MySpace being so integral to the community, where does scene go? Does it die? I believe instead: Rather than dying, there was a simply a lack of visibility without MySpace. A move occurred to Facebook and Tum... » Continue Reading
The Addams Family I find the mythological undercurrent of the Scene Kids to be The Addams Family, the eccentric protagonists of their eponymous comic strips, TV show, and movies. This mythology stems from a few observations that are present in both the Addams Family and Scene Kids: » Continue Reading
MySpace: The Original Frontier History MySpace was created in 2003 (1 year after scene became a distinct identity) with its peak years being from 2005 to 2008 Quickly grew larger than other social media platforms at the time, like Friendster and LiveJournal, becoming the most visited social networking site in the world Surpassed Google as the most visited website in the US by 2006 Allowed for u » Continue Reading
IMAGERY The Selfie. Scene Kids were big fans of the selfie as we know it today. This could be representative of not just teen culture, but the Scene subculture specifically being so fixed on individual expression. » Continue Reading
Fashion Accessories. The style was very maximalist, with multiple studded belts, bracelets, necklaces and more Thick Eyeliner. Black eyeliner that covered much of the eyelid and extended far outward Piercings. Statement earrings and facial piercings Big, Colored Hair. Hair was teased to new heights, with experimental highlights and the rise of “raccoon hair” Band and Cartoon Shirts/Merch. » Continue Reading
The term “scene” originated in the early 2000s, with many who were members of the community citing the year 2002 specifically Derived from emo and hardcore music scenes People gathered at “the scene,” “They were on the scene” “Scene Queen” began as a negative term for popular and attractive girls who were thought to be pretending to be interested in hardcore for the aesthetic While inspired by th... » Continue Reading
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