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yeah, same here. plus it doesn't help that i dyed my hair black, wear eyeliner, and oftentimes wear black. But whatever, if people have a problem with what we listen to or wear that's their problem; not ours! 3nodding

Hello? I think the world just died here.
I was categorized as "emo" last year, and still this year because.
1. I listened to My Chem, who are definately NOT emo.
2. I wore Converse.
3. I wore black clothing.
4. I wore black nail polish.
5. I was rather depressed all the time.
But then, this is all stereotypical. And even if My Chem do things that are listed above, they aren't "emo".
That word died a long time ago. It's extinct. Nada. People need to accept it. But if they can't, ******** them.
They sing songs about death. Oh yes. Death. Most people just stereotype them as just sad, little nothing, depressed people. They don't listen to the lyrics, or even to the melodies. They watch them instead. If they do listen, properly, they'll understand why they are called "The Saviors of the Broken, the Beaten, and the Damned." They saved my friends life, and mine. I'm not gonna take in some "emo" stereotype s**t and let them have it.
Wow, that was long.
I can rant on for hours and hours just about this.
God, I hate people who are so prejudiced.

Haha naa i don't think mcr are emo, awesome topic by the way razz i'd say mcr are more punk/rock/horror like in the style of the misfits but more rock and less punk. I think there are 2 main like separations of emo, the old style which i think is emo with bands like...sunny day real estate, the promise ring, mineral etc, and then there's the new emo that MTV has created where they use it as a swooping term to talk about bands with emotional lyrics or whatever that are kinda this metal/screamo breed of band razz hehe. But yer, my conclusion is NO ^____^ mcr aren't emo, although a lot of misled people would say they were. Take care any readers of my little message razz cya!!

agreed

Its not like emo is a bad thing. I don't consider MCR to be emo, but I can see how others may get an impression that they are.

I'm an emo in regular clothes (H&M, Bluenotes, Smartset, Jacob's) and I'm totally at peace with that.

Emo is not a "style", it's more than kids dressed in dark and cutting themselves. Those kids are not emo, they need help. Besides, their giving emo a bad reputation.

Emo is an actual characteristic, it's a personality. To me its a term for people who are a little cynical and depressed, with a little dash of angst and sick humour.

Sure, anytime. And I understand what you mean. I get a little twitch too when I hear people say their emo. But you know... what can you do?

well "emo" can mean alot of things. by what "emo" means today, No way in hell are they. but they are emo-tional. if you saw them on mtv you would probably think emo from the way they talk about death and stuff.. but it's not accualy death, it's life.