NDRU said:

The trend where kids wear their pants way down like past the ass, I don't get that. Is that supposed to be cool? I really feel like pulling them down sometimes and running away.

Ellie said:

I had this conversation last week. Yes gayish goth is def emo!

Anxiety said:

the slim fit ones are good also, if your legs aren't quite skinny enough to fit in the skinny fit cut.

so what's the bat-dick joke?

sooooo much.
almost everything trendy & cool.

anything technological.

superspaceboy said:

yeah, that is amazingly absurd!

Less absurd (but only slightly) are the "shorts" that are so long that only one inch of your leg is exposed. I have actually seen shorts that came down to the person's shoes, and literally no part of their leg was exposed. How is that supposed to keep you cool?

I think both of those stem from the admittedly good idea of not wearing pants & shorts too high & tight, and taking that idea way too far.

Shorty said:

I tried to have someone explain this to me weeks ago, they didn't have an answer. I'm curious too - wtf does "Emo" even mean? I always think of that comedian Emo Phillips, but surely a trend wouldn't be set based on that mf

I only found out recently. Emo is short for Emotional. It's all that Indie Rock but for some reason it's supposed to be depressing and heartfelt. I dunno, all sounds the same to me.

Ellie said:

It's still Billy Joel to me!

Ellie said:

OMG, I hate them even more now j/k thanks for the info, that shit was baffling!

superspaceboy said:

is that still in? i see people still rocking that style decision, but then again i live in the midwest and i still see unironic mullets.

is emo still in? i don't see those lil' urchins around much anymore. have they all gone to business school by now?

CalhounSq said:

yeah! I always think of him too!! He even wore like way skinny jeans and his hair was all...weird and shit. As Elli just said I kinda thought Emo was short for emotional but wasn't sure.

Anxiety said:

I think they were goth....emo is the new goth...which are both really just new versions of punk.

I didn't even know what a blog was until last year.

I even started a thread about it here a long time ao asking what it was, and of course no one responded.

minneapolisgenius said:

I was going to but I didn't want anyone to think I fancied you.

Lammastide said:

!

Number23 said:

Because of you, I'm a year behind on my blog postings!

minneapolisgenius said:

Ugh. Blog.


































































Ugh.

Number23 said:

Is that a blog then? No one has answered my question yet.

Seems simple enough.

Shorty said:

no, i mean, i know what emo kids look like. i just haven't seen as many of them the past year or two, and i figured emo was over.

Anxiety said:

i heard they all went down to mexico a couple months ago to get themselves beat up. fresh pain.

Anxiety said:

i agree with you 100%!!!!!

i'm only 30 years old, but i am not very up to date on things, i got my very first cell phone last year, and got facebook & myspace pages in just the last few months.....i'm so behind on trends! i can't keep up with computer stuff, just when i learn something, it changes!

Flowerz said:

I don't even know what those are either.

Anxiety said:

i always assumed it was the loins that his popularity was based on in the first place.

Anxiety said:

maybe emo kids are just getting around my neck of the woods.

errant said:

si, es la verdad:

Anti-Emo Riots in Mexico: ¡Pánico en el Disco!
A torrent of anti-emo violence has swept through Mexico, leaving battered bodies and hateful rhetoric in its brutal wake. But why there? Why now? And when will it end?
By Joseph Contreras 05.26.08 12:27 AM

In our June issue, we chronicle the escalating violence inside Mexico against emo fans, there commonly referred to as "emos." The wave of thuggery made national headlines after hundreds of youths pummeled a handful of emos on March 7 in the central Mexican city of Querétaro's main plaza, resulting in three injuries and 28 arrests. Eight days later, dozens of self-styled punks, "darks" (goths), and skaters marched on a plaza in Mexico City where emos gather daily, and the ensuing war of words eventually deteriorated into a rock-hurling, bottle-throwing melee before police arrived. Similar disturbances erupted that month in the northern city of Durango, leaving two injured and 80 in police custody.

http://spinmagazine.com/a...ots-mexico

I love Ed Byrne's little quip about goths at the end here

Ellie said:

I love me some Ed Byrne!!!