Emo culture - my views

Emo culture is a rising trend in teenagers. In this post, i shall express my views about emo culture.
Emo's definition
In this blog post, the definition of emo that I will be using is is a type of subculture loosely rooted around punk rock with its own distinct style of music, fashion and other trappings in a desperate, though ultimately hopeless attempt to pronounce their uniqueness.
Labelling someone as an emo is based on their lifestyle - whatever they do, wear etc. One's personality and attitude should be the factor.
My views
When referring to a person's personality and attitude, most definitions of emo include a number of the following terms: sensitive, shy, quiet, sad, introverted, glum, self-pitying, mysterious and angst ridden. Depression and broken-heartedness are sometimes used to describe the emo personality. Emo's feel society doesn't accept them, they are outcasts and nobody understands them! This is generalising and it is important to note those into the emo culture can obviously also be the opposite of the personality traits listed above as with anyone.

At its core, emo is all about being upfront with your emotions.

The courting of misery and death is a long-established teenage tradition. When death is a long way off, you can afford to be more morbid about it. In particular, Goths and Emos are a rebellion against sporty, manly cultures.


Frailness, which conveys a sense of vulnerability has been associated with the male emo's in particular, but from what I know this isn't particularly valid.

Finally touching on the term "scene" that has become popular since the emo subculture kicked off. Scene kids I believe are more about the style and looking like an emo without the personality of it all. In other words, scene kids are the ones that dress emo, but only because it's a trend or you could say Scene is Emo without the emotion. The term is subject to significant debate like emo though.