I understand the "emo" look with youth. Really I do. It doesn't bother me in the least that I have several teenagers (whom I love) that wear studded belts, box-frame glasses, Converse shoes, girl pants, thrifty Ts, and some form of bandana on their person. I really never think about it. Some of them have never really known anything BUT that kind of clothing style.
But what I have a hard time understanding is when I see a person my age (or even older) wearing the same type of "scene kid" outfit. Something about that just does not make sense to me. Don't you think that is trying a little too hard to fit in or be somebody new or different? I mean sure we had skater clothing and gothic clothing back in the day but girly pants on a grown and hairy man?
This guy shows up quite often at Christian conferences and seminars (but that is a different story).
But I just don't want to pick on the emos... What about the guy who plays a game of golf and then the next week dresses like Tiger Woods? The guy who rides a friend's bike once and then goes and buys the high-end Cannondale? The guy who walks to the mailbox and back and considers himself to be a hiker because he owns only "The North Face" clothing. The guy who opens accounts with Blogger, Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace because it seems like the cool thing to do?
All of a sudden the 40 year-old emo guy makes a little more sense to me.
Anybody seen this type of guy?
6 comments:
Let me just say there is a HUGE difference between emo and goth! Goth is typically where your color of choice is black and you don't talk very much. Emo is where you keep a knife in your pocket (citation needed I have only seen one person like this) and are all depressed and sad all the time! In conclusion Goths, Punks, Emos, and of course loners are all EXTREMELY different!
Thanks Kami for the clarification. That's good to know.
Robert... that was a lot of grace. I am a pastor. I appreciate it.
I am out. Didn't have a clue that guys that wore girl pants had an official name. Other than "ugly".
But it would seem to me that it is the age old question of "Do the clothes make the man?" or the career advice of "Dress for the position you want".
The bottom line is everyone is a poser. Everyone. Really. Do you truely know anyone? Nope.
"Let me just say there is a HUGE difference between emo and goth! Goth is typically where your color of choice is black and you don't talk very much. Emo is where you keep a knife in your pocket (citation needed I have only seen one person like this) and are all depressed and sad all the time! In conclusion Goths, Punks, Emos, and of course loners are all EXTREMELY different!"
First off, I'd like to correct these statements. A Goth is someone who listens to Goth Rock. That's the only really core element to it. Black clothing -while highly popular and encouraged among Goths- is not necessary. And not talking very much? Probably more an indie-emo stereotype than a Goth one. Goths can be very social. Even the babybats are willing to talk about things.
...And emos keep knives in their pockets? I've heard the self-mutilation stereotype, but cut-on-the-go? Haven't heard it.
Emos listen to Emotional Hardcore or one of its many ripoff sub-genres or pseudo-ripoffs. Some of the more lasting aspects of emo fashion have been tight jeans and long hair (original amirite?). Being depressed isn't so much an absolute as it is an aesthetic likelihood, as the emo croud tends to enjoy depressing music, so many of them could be depressed.
Thanks Albert, but I think you've missed the point of the original post.
Post a Comment