I'm too old to have been a teenager during the emo craze. I think. I dunno, when I was in high school, there were the stereotypical "preps" I think they were called, who liked football and cheerleading and normal make-up and expensive cars and stuff. And the freaks who were never welcome in Homecoming and Prom and everything. They were mostly considered Goths, and some Rivetheads and Punks, but everyone just called them Goths because all the proper "normal" people who had proper money, Abercrombie wardrobe, and football jacket, thought they were all the same. There certainly wasn't anyone called "emo" in my school.
I kind of liked the emo trend. Even though everyone else hated it, there always seemed to be more to it than the stereotypes people made about any guy with eyeliner. And a lot of the things people were saying about emo didn't seem that bad, either. And I discovered some really good underground punk music because of it.
I've got to say, I always did kinda like the emo look even though everyone hated it. Didn't seem as "high class" as Goth with all the frilly dresses and other Victorian outfits. But pretty cool for something modern and purposefully weird looking. Weird is good. I always liked how androgynous the guys looked. I like androgynous guys, and any excuse to see more of them is a good one. I know that for whatever reason, My Chemical Romance is super hated, but for some reason, Skrillex is super loved, except for all the tr00 dubstep fans and people who like other electronic genres like hardcore techno. Even though My Chemical Romance is hated for "being emo" and Skrillex seems to have escaped most of that abuse. Doesn't Skrillex count as having the "emo" look? I think he does.
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