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The Emo Subculture

  By Lauren Randazzo
What is Emo?
•


•

•


•
How did it evolve?
• From American punk music
• Expanded during the late 1990s and developed
  during the 2000s as a style of dress and attitude
• Powerful lyrics, the vocals were slow yet intense,
  and the songs were always melancholy.
• Became extreme
• Normal ‘singing’ became pleading and gut-
  wrenching screams with actual sobbing and
  crying in the background
Technology?
•   Relied on internet
•   Message boards..how to be emo
•   Advice
•   Band discussions
•   Band pages (Purevolume/Myspace/etc)
Clothing and attitude?
• Black clothing
• Dark make-up (male and female)
• Body piercings.
• Males have a certain haircut, are very thin, and
  wear dark skinny jeans in order to emphasize
  their thinness.
• Females typically have dark hair, dark clothing,
  and lots of dark jewelry.
• Apathetic, passionate, and emotional.
Beliefs
• Avoiding stereotypes and being an individual.
• Dislike “labels,” traditional values, and conformity.
• Appeal of the emotional music
• Attraction into emo subculture: music, style, values,
  and attitude.
• Bond over resistance to dominant ideology and
  opposition to labels, popularity, and stereotypes.
• Ironically, emos are often labeled as self-destructive,
  self-harming, and closed-minded.
Self-Harm?
• Linked to self-harm
   – Young people cutting themselves as a way to release pain
   – Suicide
   – General inclination towards death
• “After the shooting rampage at Columbine High School
  in 1999, music was not only blamed for inciting
  violence, but for creating a sense of alienation in its
  listeners. Even though it is unclear whether the
  Columbine shooters were actually fans, the ‘shock rock’
  band Marilyn Manson garnered a lot of criticism.”
  (Thomas-Jones, 2008)
Culture Shock & Backlash
• Parents
• For those looking in at the
  subculture from the outside, it
  seems like a depressing and
  unfortunate way to live.
• Media says: Parents need to
  monitor children’s mental &
  physical health
• Other teenagers are bullying emo
  kids
Bands
•   Taking Back Sunday
•   Brand New
•   The Academy Is..
•   Something Corporate
•   Dashboard Confessional
•   Jimmy Eat World
•   Saosin
•   Senses Fail
•   The Used
•   Coheed & Cambria
Cheer up Emo Kid, Patent Pending
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwieNkrf
  3OQ

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Emo

  • 1. The Emo Subculture By Lauren Randazzo
  • 3. How did it evolve? • From American punk music • Expanded during the late 1990s and developed during the 2000s as a style of dress and attitude • Powerful lyrics, the vocals were slow yet intense, and the songs were always melancholy. • Became extreme • Normal ‘singing’ became pleading and gut- wrenching screams with actual sobbing and crying in the background
  • 4. Technology? • Relied on internet • Message boards..how to be emo • Advice • Band discussions • Band pages (Purevolume/Myspace/etc)
  • 5. Clothing and attitude? • Black clothing • Dark make-up (male and female) • Body piercings. • Males have a certain haircut, are very thin, and wear dark skinny jeans in order to emphasize their thinness. • Females typically have dark hair, dark clothing, and lots of dark jewelry. • Apathetic, passionate, and emotional.
  • 6.
  • 7. Beliefs • Avoiding stereotypes and being an individual. • Dislike “labels,” traditional values, and conformity. • Appeal of the emotional music • Attraction into emo subculture: music, style, values, and attitude. • Bond over resistance to dominant ideology and opposition to labels, popularity, and stereotypes. • Ironically, emos are often labeled as self-destructive, self-harming, and closed-minded.
  • 8. Self-Harm? • Linked to self-harm – Young people cutting themselves as a way to release pain – Suicide – General inclination towards death • “After the shooting rampage at Columbine High School in 1999, music was not only blamed for inciting violence, but for creating a sense of alienation in its listeners. Even though it is unclear whether the Columbine shooters were actually fans, the ‘shock rock’ band Marilyn Manson garnered a lot of criticism.” (Thomas-Jones, 2008)
  • 9.
  • 10. Culture Shock & Backlash • Parents • For those looking in at the subculture from the outside, it seems like a depressing and unfortunate way to live. • Media says: Parents need to monitor children’s mental & physical health • Other teenagers are bullying emo kids
  • 11. Bands • Taking Back Sunday • Brand New • The Academy Is.. • Something Corporate • Dashboard Confessional • Jimmy Eat World • Saosin • Senses Fail • The Used • Coheed & Cambria
  • 12. Cheer up Emo Kid, Patent Pending • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwieNkrf 3OQ