Emo is the
shortened term of the word Emotional. This is an entire subculture of people
usually teens, normally from 15-17 year old teenager. They consider themselves
to be much more attached to their emotions than anyone else; whereas they just
really feel sorry for themselves. Most Emo’s will claim to be depressed or
simply misunderstood. They think that they are unique, different from
everybody. They regard themselves as artists. They usually like dark colors
that’s why they are accused of being uncreative.
Emo’s like
black, bet the are much lighter than a goth and the are much more of the
characters of Harry Potter. They are loner type of people. Emo’s hate their selves
and they want to kill their selves. They have long black hair with the side
swept bangs hat covers one side of their face. They put eyeliners to darken
their eyes. The usually wore black skinny jeans (both for guys and girls) and
black shirts. For them, the tighter their jeans, the better. If an Emo can
hardly walk because of their jeans, then they have reached the optimum emo
status. Sometimes they wore stripy jumpers, like jeans this should again be
worn as tight as possible. Breathing is a luxury one should sacrifice. They
like flats and tatty converse and the emo style music.
This emotional
people or mostly known as Emo’s are very emotional. Emotional since they are
very attached to their emotions. They are loner type of people. They are very sensitive
in their feelings that seems like no one could understand them. Even though
they act like that they, Emo’s know how to smile and they can laugh.
These
people are seeking attention from their friends, parents or love ones.
Sometimes they cut their wrists. They like rock and emo music played by their
favorite emo bands.
There are two
types of emo, the fake and real Emo. The Fake or Trendy Emo, these are the
people that force to be and Emo. The try to dramatize their lives, and think
that wearing black and cutting their wrists makes them an Emo. They are doing
those things because they think emo is a fashion. They listen to emo and
dresses like dorks. They were doing this to attract girls because they think
that girls like sensitive guys and that they are not afraid to express their
selves. They dye their hair black, put bangs to cover half of their faces, wrap
their selves with a dull looking scarf, develop an eating habit and rant about
how “nobody understands” them.
The
True or Real Emo, someone who is overly emotional and depressed. Real Emo’s can
smile and be happy. Many people suffering from Manic Depression are labeled emo
because they can’t help feeling life like a misery. A lot of them cut their
wrists, hence people labeling other people who cut as Emo. For them, a hardcore
emo occasionally cut their wrists. Emo’s look down on someone else. They are
accused of being uncreative, judgmental and the sole cause of their depression.
Emo’s are
usually seen on bands. These are just the few artists who want to express their
selves through music; My Chemical Romance, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and Click
Five are just some of the famous emo bands.
My
Chemical Romance is the first Emo band that invades the
Philippines
. They are ever inch an
Emo, from head to foot. Although no their first single, their song “teenager” has
a big effect to their listeners. Teenagers is an eye opener on how other
parents want their child to be so perfect in the eyes of other people that they
neglect their child’s feelings or opinion. The band encourages the teenagers to
fight for their right in this song (but not to rebel). Also, they want those kinds
of parents to be more sensitive and understanding to their child. Red Jumpsuit
Apparatus, even though this band doesn’t look so emo, aside from their one
sided bangs and tatty converse, we labeled them as on of the famous emo bands.
“Face Down: is their most famous song, the song is about how the band looks
down to men that hurt their girlfriends or wife physically; how they really respect
women. The composition also includes their personal feelings about the issue. Click
Five, we’ve stated that this band is one of the famous emo bands partly because
of their looks, the way they dress up and also because of their music, so full
of emotions. One of their famous songs is “Jenny”, it talks about their
perspective on how girls easily change their min and they, the boys, don’t
understand it. Also, mood swings of girls and why girls don’t directly say what
they mean or what exactly they want.
Here are some reasons
why people tend to become an Emo. Usually, it’s because something really
devastating happened in their life especially in childhood and they don’t know
how to handle or deal with it. Having a broken childhood where they are not given
enough attention, they think they are different; for example, if a child is
always neglected or ignore by her his parents even if he she is making some way
to catch the attention of his parents or when he is good in the class and he
make some good deeds when his parents could be proud of or when he she
experience some problem but then he she is not given attention by his parents,
or when the are always scolded by their parents and compared to their other
brothers and sisters. This may cause them to think that they are different from
others and they may lead the child to become an emo when they grow up. Being
rejected by their friends or a change of friends, friends have big influence to
change one’s attitude, looks and identity. Friends have a big role especially
on growing teens. Whenever teens are happy, emotional, down, when they have
problems at home or with their boyfriends or girlfriends. They often go to
their friends to lessen their grudges. Sometimes, because of some instances
such as friends, one is rejected, this rejection causes there teens to feels
that they are different, they tend to become different, sometimes a change of
friend may have influenced them to change their attitudes, looks and identity,
this may happen when you transfer from a school or living places, or when you
are rejected by your friends. They find friends who could understand them in
their problems they are facing. Their friends might change them, in their
looks, attitude even their identity to so that they can get along with them. Fashion
could also be a reason why a person becomes an emo. They want to get along with
the fashion trend. Nowadays, more trends are engaged to fashion. They become
trendy and they go along with something new. Since these emo trends are famous,
some follow these especially the way they dress. Because these emo is famous
they tend to duplicate the emo looks. Lack of one’s identity and being at an impressionable
age might lead a child to become emo. As we all know, all teens are an
adolescence stage, wherein this stage, they need more attention and guide from
the older ones. At this stage, they can’t manage to express their feelings and
also at this stage. They are discovering who they can and their identity. When
they are not given extension and a chance to express their thoughts, it causes
them to lose their identity. Being an Emo is just their self expression. Emo is
not a cult; it’s not about being a villain. Being a Emo is just a persons way
of expressing their selves. How they act, they dress and get along with many
people. It’s just their way of showing who they are and how they live. Being
rejected by someone they really love and they can’t move on, they become very
depressed and become an Emo. Teens nowadays are more open and usually engaged
to the thing called “love” once these teens fall in love and broke their
hearts, they can hardly move on from the pain they experienced. Emotional
stress or a sudden phase of wanting to be different from the world, most of
them are very emotional and just express it through clothing like an Emo.
Having family problems, trying to find emo friends to show their selves,
finding no more reasons to live and to think that they have their own world are
some of the reasons. Music is a main reason why people might end up being an
emo. They end up imitating their favorite bands.
Conclusion:
Emo is no a
disease. It’s barely a lifestyle. It is their choice. It is their way of
expressing their self. Let us respect it, understand and learn about it. Let us
not associate emo with suicide or any other negative action. Everbody have the
right to express them selves and being an emo is their way of expressing it.
Let us respect it and try not to judge them on how they look. Emo’s need
understanding, attention and care, instead of criticizing them let’s try to
bear with them the depression that they are going to. Being an emo is not bad,
unlike many of us thinks. It’s not a cult; it’s just their way of living. Not
all people who has one sided bangs, skinny jeans and tatty converse is emo.
It’s just a fashion statement. A genre of music and expression of one’s self.
Being an emo is not evil.
