Again, this.MagnetoHydroDynamics said:This... Very, very much this.Rahnzan said:"You cant be judgemental!" ...What? The FUCK I can't! Watch this.
Ok you're emo.
"You cant say that!" I just did "That's labeling, I dont associate with a label" That's all fine and good but did the can put the green beans sticker on itself? No. Someone else did.
If you're going to dress like a sub-culture what the general populace references as 'emo,' if you're going to get a haircut that belongs in a sub-culture what the general populace references as 'emo,' and if you're going to listen almost exclusively to the kind of music that belongs wholefully to a sub-culture that the general populace references again as 'emo,' then you're pretty damned emo. Yes it labels you, yes it sums up your whole personality into a word, yes its a sting at you and basically tells everyone around who hears the word uttered that you have no 'creativity' or 'originality' or whatever the hell it is you kids want these days, and yes, it IS an accurate description of who you are.
Same with goths, preps, nerds, etc. Emo isn't a stereotype, it's a sub-culture you TWITS. If you belong to it, then you GOD DAMN BELONG TO IT.
As well as people saying stuff along the lines of: "I DON'T BELIEVE IN LABELING PEOPLE IT'S BAD AND EVERYONE IS A UNIQUE LITTLE BUTTERFLY"
.. Then they proceed to talk about how much they hate 'gangstas' and 'teeny boppers'.
And then, there's the opposite. When people think that just because you find Converse shoes comfortable, or you like the new striped hoodie you bought, that you're turning emo/goth.
.. Maybe they just like them?
Clothes are clothes. Yes, in conjunction with music taste and haircuts and personality traits, they can add to a label/image (which isn't always bad, it happens to everyone), but clothes on their own.. Honestly. Not a problem. Sometimes popular brands are popular because they are actually comfortable.
A delicate balance.. *sigh*