More proof that emo is lame:

[Benjamin Strange]

Kanye West is now on the bandwagon.

[Infernal Affair]

How is that considered emo, even in the most stereotypical sense of the word?

[TheoFly]

As a service to the other old geezers on here, who - like me - thought to themselves upon seeing the title of this thread. "WT* is emo?", I went to the fountain of all knowledge - YouTube - for the answer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Dmg_4ZA2Y

[Infernal Affair]

http://www.fourfa.com/
This is one of the better and more unbiased descriptions of the early emo movement.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo
And the wikipedia article actually isn't that bad.

Though emo is a vague term, there have been yardsticks to measure it by indicated by the types of bands called the term during the years. And it gets longer as the word receives broader usage. The stereotypical emo teenager honestly doesn't look all that different than the goth kids who listened to the Cure when I was in high school (1993-1997). Emo wasn't even kids wearing makeup back then. It was stuff like Promise Ring, Texas is the Reason, Jawbreaker, Sunny Day Real Estate, etc.

By whatever broad definition I've been given over my years in the punk scene, then I can say Simon and Garfunkel are the godfathers of emo. (This was a t-shirt idea I had a long time ago with a friend of mine.)

[stflbn]

Kanye doesn't really look like a dark brooding wrist slasher to me.

[thesteve]

Originally Posted by Infernal Affair

How is that considered emo, even in the most stereotypical sense of the word?

Indeed...the only thing even resembling is the broken heart badge.

Other than that he looks like he's doing his best impression of Fonzworth Bentley.

[Barkless Dog]

Is Pee Wee Herman Emo?

[flakeh]

Originally Posted by Deluge Of Sound

It's a bad day to be taken estrogen supplements, I suppose.

No, I don't take estrogen supplements. I have a friend who takes them though, He puts on more weight which he turns into muscle.

Nice try, though.

[Oric]

this thread turned quick

[flakeh]

Originally Posted by Oric

this thread turned quick

I know eh? Time to pm a mod to close it or something

[flakeh]

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

Go cry about being discriminated elsewhere.

The fact of the matter is that you choose to dress that way, and people, like it or not, will judge.

We're all entitled to our opinion, sorry that most peoples opinion of emo is rather derogatory.

And if you don't think there are still people out there calling people by racist derogatory words you are sadly misinformed. No, its not fair, but the world isn't a fair place.

I am surrounded by racism. The other day two blacks beat up a mexican kid at school. I go to highschool. Its the most racist place ever.

[Benjamin Strange]

Also, I'm not saying that all emo music is lame (just most of it). But anything that Kanye touches automatically becomes lame, just by association. His "rap" is lame, and now he's just released an "emo" record. Hence, lame.

And Flakeh - calm down, kiddo.

[flakeh]

Originally Posted by Benjamin Strange

Also, I'm not saying that all emo music is lame (just most of it). But anything that Kanye touches automatically becomes lame, just by association. His "rap" is lame, and now he's just released an "emo" record. Hence, lame.

And Flakeh - calm down, kiddo.

I'll agree with you on the kanye being lame part.

And Benjamin - I Will, Champ.

[Benjamin Strange]

Originally Posted by flakeh

I'll agree with you on the kanye being lame part.

And Benjamin - I Will, Champ.

Sweet. It's it wonderful that we can all come together in peace and harmony, and agree that Kanye is lame?

Kanye's lameness = healing.

[Atoz]

[Benjamin Strange]

Originally Posted by C'thulhu

I agree though that Benjamin is a bit of an idiot. But I love him anyway.

That's exactly how I feel, too.

[Darkstrike]

What the hell!



me = speechless.




+1 on the Benjamin thing though.

[René_Julien]

Originally Posted by Benjamin Strange

That's exactly how I feel, too.

[Baryonyx]

Kanye West is amazing.

I saw him live last week, absolutely blew my head off.

[Pacman]

We're done here. Kanye has a lame suit, big deal.