How come we associate certain groups with the way characters dress and wear their hair?
For example, if a male character wears long hair that covers their eyes, such as Peter Parker from Spider-man 3, they are labeled 'emo'. Emo, in the modern context, denotes someone who is depressed on purpose and additionally, comes from a middle-class household and complain about trivial problems. But in the movie, Peter mainly just wears black and prances around and sings jazz at one point, traits and actions not associated with the emo subculture.
Also, when a character dresses in a counter-culture fashion, such as wearing clothing associated with Hot Topic, (black clothing, anti-authority labels, etc.), we label them as 'trying too hard' and posing or posturing, when it's possible the actual attitude the person expresses might be the opposite. Why is that?
Why do we label certain characters emo/tryhard based on their clothing and hairstyle and not their attitudes or actions?
For example, if a male character wears long hair that covers their eyes, such as Peter Parker from Spider-man 3, they are labeled 'emo'. Emo, in the modern context, denotes someone who is depressed on purpose and additionally, comes from a middle-class household and complain about trivial problems. But in the movie, Peter mainly just wears black and prances around and sings jazz at one point, traits and actions not associated with the emo subculture.
Also, when a character dresses in a counter-culture fashion, such as wearing clothing associated with Hot Topic, (black clothing, anti-authority labels, etc.), we label them as 'trying too hard' and posing or posturing, when it's possible the actual attitude the person expresses might be the opposite. Why is that?
Why do we label certain characters emo/tryhard based on their clothing and hairstyle and not their attitudes or actions?