The Sub-Culture the World HATED

The rise of emo culture swept the world in an unprecedented way, but where did it go?

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[mevanjooo]

Now the teenagers dress regular... but they are still depressed





Edit: To anyone who didn't get it, it was a joke. It's not a well-formulate opinion piece about that matter.

[HolyChalice]

The emo kids when I was in school were mad chill and were accepting of pretty much anybody. I used to hangout around them alot as the nerdy group of kids i was apart would often intertwine with emo culture. Good kids just going through a lot at home.

[davemason]

My son was an EMO. I liked MCR and Panic at the Disco. He was a happy kid and all his EMO friends were great people. I never saw a problem with it.

[madspice]

My town had a big goth/emo presence in the 2000s, they were scary looking, but were always so polite and friendly. In fact, it totally changed my understanding of them. They weren’t weirdos, they looked a bit weird sure, but they were good people. I miss seeing them hanging around and the goth shops all closed which is sad

[therobotdevil]

The emo moral panic has so many similarities to the satanic panic of the 80s. In the 80s it was "Teen dies and is discovered to have been partaking in dungeons and dragons/satanic literature" and in the 2000s, it was "Teen dies and is discovered to have been listening to emo music." It's tragic that kids died but correlation isn't always causation.

[Pingas]

Emo has actually come back and is currently very popular with teens. Maybe not as much about “the sadness” but in fashion and music taste it is going on strong

[GUNUFofficial]

As a goth man, it's sad to see emos being persecuted, it's like how the romans keep attacking us and try to integrate us into their empire.

[DaGoof]

I visited Japan recently and they absolutely LOVE emo/goth type fashion over there. Especially in Tokyo.

[brownpower]

In Mexico I remember it wasn’t just “People against the emos” from what I remember it was a lot of people who considered themselves “Punk” attacking them for basically stealing the look.

[JPskcore]

As a former emo I have to say: It was not about being sad, but feeling understood while being sad. It's about helping sad kids out lmao
As you said, emo-rap and other emo-like genres are fixing in that same spot :)

[XxxAshHazardxxX]

From an elder emo, I'd say everything you've said was spot on about the emo subculture in the 2000s. But what I didn't know was the killing and witch hunting of emos in Iraq, Mexico and in Russia which breaks my heart. Rest in Peace for the emos who never got the chance to grow up and make it to the emo revival of the 2020s. 😔

They will not be forgotten ❤️‍🩹

[Kiannka]

As a depressed kid raised by the internet, sure listening to depressing lyrics makes me cry, but thats a good thing. I was never allowed to express negative emotions at home or anywhere else so I stopped being able to feel them. I was constantly empty and I didn't feel alive. When I did finally cry it felt liberating. Some things have to get worse before they get better

[zoltar]

I was emo back in the days haha I would say being emo was based on some mental struggles and internet was quite helpful with finding other people with similar struggles. Parents were blaming the music, friends, you name it but being emo it was sort of form of connection with other kids that were struggling with some stuff and also form of expression for parents to notice that there was something going on.

[weevil]

I was an emo throughout my childhood, I found comfort in emo culture. A lot of the kids in it were experiencing the same things as me, being in foster care, abusive parents, body image issues. Every time I got bullied in school, or felt worthless, I knew there was other kids out there going through the same thing. It really did save me from a lot of depressive thoughts. Then I started therapy around the end of highschool, and slowly related to emo culture less, finding that associating myself with positive thoughts was better for my overall mental health. But I still, even now in my 20s, have a lot of respect for emos and think it's tragic how much they were and still are targetted by abusive personalities.

[reyne]

Emo music saved my life. Black Veil Brides, Falling in Reverse, Escape the Fate and Paramore showed me it’s okay to feel and let things out. Later I screamed and danced my anger away through Metal and Industrial, got to know stillness of the mind through Dark Wave and Psytrance and now mostly listen to Hard Rock, Jazz, Classical Guitar Music and Folk. Music is incredibly powerful.

[DollzGirl]

as a current emo kid, i find that the genre isnt about sadness(and self--) anymore, its more about the road to recovery from that sort of thing, the most mentally healthy ive ever been has been in my emo phase :0

[maenad]

Forever thankful for Emo for allowing me to talk to people about my mental health issues because my parents denied me proper medical care for my mental illnesses for years

[Jack-xcys]

"Emotions are bad", said every sociopath ever.

[DEAD-DROP]

As someone who's been maintaining the "emo" style to this day, this sure was an interesting one!
You touched on the mental health aspect really well. Really great coverage on this topic Jimmy!

[skunkrat]

I always felt MCR made me feel not alone in a world I was already alienated from. They made me realise there were people out there who understood how I felt, were going through the same things, and had come through to the other side to live successful lives.