Created on 21 May 2006 by Unjustified melons

Emos.

What do you think of the emo fad? Tight pants, good or bad? How they “cut” them selves.

Example of stereotypical emos

emo song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC1DA9A27ms

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Deacon Blues (redneck trailer trash) on 21 May 2006

I tried that link, and was stopped cold. Says the video which I selected may be inappropriate for some viewers…. Sorry, I have no idea what this “EMO” thing is.

on 21 May 2006

The video has a catchy little line “Stop my breathing and slit my throat” and I think thats just about what should be done to the Emo trend. I don’t think any teenager doesn’t go through a stage where they think the world is against them, these Emo kids just go entirely too far with it. The whole genre is nothing but an attempt to get their asses kissed by adults because they are “depressed”. If these little freaks had to deal with real depression, they would kill themselves instead of acting like the pansy little attention whores that they are. The cutting make me madder than anything else. They have the need for attention so bad that they cut themselves to get it, but they only do it so that their parents will give them everything they want. The little freaks have no intentions of actually killing themselves, they like their lives to much for that.

Buttercup on 21 May 2006

The video was very disturbing to me. Something has to have gone terribly wrong in these teens lives to cut themselves and be so obsessed with death.

Melisa D. on 21 May 2006

I agree with the nameless person above. it’s all just an act to try to get what they want out of their parents. There is no way that there could be THAT many teenagers who suffer from depression so seriously that they are so despondant. These kids see how depression affects their parents, and they know their parents will give them their way on everything to stop them from killing themselves. The “Emo” fad is just extreme temper tantrums, but instead of being three years old and bashing their heads off the floor to get their way, they are sixteen years old and cutting their arms to get their way.

008 on 22 May 2006

just let them make their mark

Joe[recon29] on 22 May 2006

They are under the influence of Amrak from another post.

Danielle on 23 May 2006

i dont agree with people cutting themselves. but the fashion/music/etc is okay..

sambodhi on 23 May 2006

I’ve seen the emo craze morph six ways to Sunday. At first, it wasn’t about cutting yourself and taking a serious problem that some people have and turning it into a trend. Sure, emotional music would make them cry and it was a lot of crying over stupid stuff (why won’t s/he like me); but they would bounce around at shows and do the whole “jump” together thing. They also would like the hardcore fast punk metal stuff and mosh to that, so the whole emo thing has changed.

Cutters and people who are depressed are NOT going to buy into this emo thing and it makes a mockery out of those who have these serious problems. Those who are truly cutters are embarassed about it and want to hide it; those who are depressed sure as hell aren’t going to buy into this waste of a fad.

Are emo people still “straight edge” or have they broken off of the emo trend and formed their own thing? I imagine most teens can’t deal with the: no smoking, no drinking, no meat, no drugs, and no sex straight-edge thing. Anyhow, I think it is a whole new thing. However, they used to be one in the same.

I guess the bottom line is I can’t stand what emo has become. Sure, I wasn’t emo even when it stood for something else, but it’s just getting worse by the day. Remember when kids would be pissed off at things that mattered: the government, AIDS, world hunger… now, we have kids who walk around with “truth” written on their hand and cutting themselves because they can’t get a date. Pathetic. I’m sorry, there’s just no other way to describe these kids. It makes me sick. Teen angst has morphed into something counter-productive and it needs to be turned around FAST. Maybe we should un-ban raves and kids would be out learning about “peace, love, unity, and respect” while waving some glowsticks around… oh, wait, I forgot, about 10% of those people did drugs and that’s bad, right? Instead of talking to your kids about drugs and educating them about the world around them (sex, drugs, alcohol, smoking, world hunger, how our government works) we just tell them “no” and they end up cutting themselves and crying to get attention. Real great, parents of American, this is just real great! And, yes, I am blaming the idiot parents who shelter and spoil their kids. What else did we expect?

Sorry, I’m in a pissy mood tonight..

Melisa D. on 23 May 2006

Be is a pissy mood Sambodhi. Everything you said was true to the core.

Melisa D. on 23 May 2006

That’s be IN a pissy mood. My straight jacket is too tight again…..

Nori on 23 May 2006

Sambodhi, you spoke a lot of truth in those words. My husband and I just had a similar discussion. It seems that our generation and those just a bit older than us were so busy trying to give their children more than they had, that they forgot they’re supposed to be parents. I know my mother and my husband’s mother both went through the depression, so they learned to live with very little. Their children, my generation, didn’t like that much, so our main objective is not to live without - we wanted our children to have life better than we did. Unfortunately, I think that well-intentioned plan didn’t include enough discipline (kids know you can’t discipline them now) or life-lessons (both parents are working - usually overtime - to make ends meet). IMO they were given too much with too little responsibility to balance.

tom on 29 May 2006

emos are dick heads that cut themselves just for attention not because they are depressed there is something seriously wrong with them up there

tim kwong on 29 May 2006

y do they only cut them selves horizontal y dont they cut them selves vertical if they want to hert themselves

toast on 29 May 2006

^you forgot about their throats but both statements r stewpid.We don’t ned kids herting themselves.None of this is new.

confused on 6 Jun 2006

i really want to understand emos ….. they appeal to me i am not one but i like people and they are different

echoforsberg on 6 Jun 2006

umm not a clue (i read here somewhere it’s also called gay goth??) Sounds sad. I was just an old school stoner back in the day lol! - no cutting or depressing stuff

BenY on 6 Jun 2006

I agree with most of Sambodhi’s comments. However I don’t think we can put the entire blame on parents. Some parents do make the mistake of not parenting correctly from day 1 and waiting till it’s too late to make corrections. But we all know that there are peer pressures as well. I really feel sorry for those who feel the need to cut themselves for whatever reason they do it. I watched a program yesterday about a young girl who committed suicide and found encouragement to do so from a web site she visited. Rather than trying to help her…..they encouraged her. What a shame and What a waste. We’ll never know what good she may have contributed to society had she sought help and lived. We are all connected to each other and hopefully would have helped if we could have.

Nori on 6 Jun 2006

I certainly would have tried, BenY. That makes me sad. :(

It’s really easy to wallow in your pain (voice of experience here, sad to say). It takes support and strength to lift yourself out of the darkness sometimes.

BenY on 6 Jun 2006

I know Nori that you would have tried. That’s what’s nice about this group …there are lots of us that really care about people.

Stefani on 6 Jun 2006

Blech.

Nori on 6 Jun 2006

Obviously Stef isn’t feeling like one of them today - LOL! ;)

Stefani on 6 Jun 2006

Like one of what? sorry its early and i’m not really awake yet… :)

Nori on 6 Jun 2006

People that care about people - LOL! Need some coffee, Stef?

Nori on 6 Jun 2006

I think you were probably responding to the post, but your answer was funny coming after the conversation between BenY and me. ;)

Stefani on 6 Jun 2006

OH yea!!! Ha ha….I meant the post! Helping people is cool! LOL

killed in sadness on 21 Jun 2006

ya i luv emos…so wat if they cut themselves…thts wat makes them emo..im emo and we cut ourselves cause our life is fucked up…and so if u think we r stupid..its just u

Stef on 21 Jun 2006

go back to school and get an education, you’ll feel better.

SARAH ROWLANDS (BUBBLY EMO) on 11 Jul 2006

AM EMO I DNT CUT MY SELF 4 ATTION I DO IT CUZ I FEEL LIKE SHIT AM IN CARE AND LIVE LIFE TO THE FULL (WELL DATS WAT PEOPLE SAY) NO ONE KNOWS HOW ANY 1 FEELS SO WAT EMOS CUT THEMSELFS IF THERE UNHAPPY AND AV NO ONE TO TALK TO CUZ THEY FEEL LIKE SHIT WE CUT OURSELFS DNT TELL U CHAVES NEVER CUT YOUR SLEFS DATS BULL SHIT DNT TAKE DA PISS OUT OF US WHEN U CHAVES CUT URDELFS 2

SARAH ROWLANDS (BUBBLY EMO) on 11 Jul 2006

I MEAN WHY DO WE EMOS GET DA PISS TAKIN OUT OF US ALL WE WNT TO DO IS BE HAPPY BT WHEN PEOPLE BRING US DWON AND TELLS US WE ARE DICKS CUZ WE CUT DAT MAKES US FELL LIKE SHIT AND DAT MAKES US CUT AND WHEN PEOPLE SAY ITS WRONG WE FEEL GULIT AND WE CNT COPE WID GUILT SO WE CUT MORE TILL ARE ARMS AND WRISTS ARE FUCKED.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Menudo on 11 Jul 2006

Good for you Sarah.Now hit your caps lock key and get back to your cutting.However,you can save lots of time by jumping into a tree shredder.Shit happens.

Stefani on 11 Jul 2006

Ummm Sarah…can you type in English please…its very hard to read let alone understand what the hell you’re talking about…

MELISSA on 13 Jul 2006

Menudo, your a gun. I agree with you that Sarah should go put her whinging back in a hole…Emos are just greedy, selfish, attention seeking losers and are a result of upper middle class snobs who have no decent role models, and nothing better to do, so they take up complaining about what they cant have. Life is too amazing and beautiful and under apreciated by emos.

Waste of space.

emmo on 14 Jul 2006

i have emo blog too its http://emoequality.blogspot.com/ check it out

Buttercup on 14 Jul 2006

You know what my emo friends? When you have a fucked up life, you don’t cut yourself. You get help. Don’t tell me there is NOWHERE for you to get help. That’s crap. Go to a police station, a school teacher, a guidance counselor, a priest, a youth center. Get help. Cutting is no solution. If it is, tell me how your life got better because you cut yourself.

Nori on 14 Jul 2006

Ditto, Buttercup. Cutting is a very short-term solution to what will be a lifelong problem if you don’t manage to turn around your attitude.

Stefani (the real one) on 14 Jul 2006

Quite honestly i’ve never thought that hurting oneself could make that person feel better….seems ludicrous to me…

emo grl on 17 Jul 2006

if we want to cut we can! that is life! we like to and want to so i say let us be! this is are life not yours!

tony on 17 Jul 2006

I thing this is a book on the table

Joe[recon29] on 18 Jul 2006

Cut Away.I’m not impressed at all.BUT-cut around your neck.It’s quicker and FOREVER.

razzle on 18 Jul 2006

Can i just say 2 all of those people hu aint emo, wot the FUCK r u doin on dis page r u jus here 2 giv people shit, an half of you sound lyk old snobs. i aint emo, but i av cut myself an i aint chav eva al tho they cut emselvs 2. an mayb the only reason they cut emselves iz cuz dey wanna get away from ppl lyk you, always shoutin emo an shit at em aint gna make fings better. && its also lyk smokin- i doubt all of u can say u dnt smoke, or do any thing that iz bad 4 u. itz the fukin same xcept slittin ur rist [if u do it rite] iz faster. & hav none of u been teenagers b4? wasnt it hard? dint u ever hav shit in ur lyf dat made u feel lyk shit? if not then fuk off, U CANT SAY SHIT IF U DNT NO SHIT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nori on 18 Jul 2006

I HAVE been in major pain and am still living with the legacy of an abused childhood. So, yes…I understand that life is hard, and you have pain and problems. Personally, I’m not condemning you for cutting - just simply pointing out that it’s a short-term solution. I understand that the physical pain lessens your inner pain…but that’s only for a short time. What I wish for YOU to understand, emo grl and razzle, is that there are other options and constructive outlets for your pain. Instead of channeling the world’s wrongs into hurting yourself, try using it to create something like art or music. If you want a real appreciation for what you DO have, try volunteering in a veteran’s facility or an elder care home. Get beyond yourself and use the pain for something good. IMO it’s the only way to give it meaning and feel like you have some purpose. But then, what the hell do I know…I’m in my thirties (ancient by your standards, I’m sure - LMAO!)!

Buttercup on 18 Jul 2006

Uh razzle, if you want to know what we non-emo people are doing here, read the post—it asks for opinions on the emo fad. We’re giving our opinions. Just like you. You know, if you’d just learn some basic skills like spelling and typing and, oh, I don’t know, putting a sentence together, people might just listen to what you have to say.

that's enough now. on 18 Jul 2006

Cut and cut, slice and dice, it’s all the same to me You think life’s bad then why’ve you got a three ton SUV?

"Johnson&Johnson" on 18 Jul 2006

Please, keep on cutting.

confused who loves an emo! on 21 Jul 2006

wat dose emo mean any ways im in love wif an emo and i just want to no wat it means!!! people are calling me an emo ! just coz i love one!

Chelsea da brock "LOVER" on 21 Jul 2006

HI i know who u r ‘confused who loves an emo’ U LUVE JAMES HAHAHAHA

bob on 21 Jul 2006

fukin emos get a life or piss off n take ur own

wings2198 on 21 Jul 2006

I wonder if these kids will ever learn that in order for the world at large to take them seriously they need to stop being such damn whiny bitches. Oh and work on your friggin spelling and typing.Oh, and Razzle you can’t type with an accent, mate!

Nori on 21 Jul 2006

You’re absolutely right, wings! If you want people to listen, you need to speak their language.

wings2198 on 21 Jul 2006

Oh, and sambodhi i know im a couple of months behind on the post, but wow, that was an amazing post.

Menudo on 21 Jul 2006

TEN,how do you get from emo to SUV’s? Next you will say Reagan started the emo thing and Bush promotes it.

confused who loves an emo! on 22 Jul 2006

hi wat the hell dose emo mean??? will some one plz tell me!!!

Joe[recon29] on 22 Jul 2006

Emo is short for emotional slug.

razzle on 3 Aug 2006

oi WINGS wot du mean by ‘type with an accent’? an i can spell its jus quicker 2 miss out letters its called txt language! o and nori dnt call me emo grl coz like i sed i aint emo an i USED 2 cut myself, all iz im tryna say is wot is the point in it all coz they gna cut emselves neway?

Nori on 3 Aug 2006

I stand corrected, razzle. My point was only that there are more constructive ways to deal with pain. Hopefully, as the cutters mature (if they live that long), they’ll find an alternative.

Nori on 3 Aug 2006

BTW - I just reread my post. I didn’t call you emo, razzle. I just suggested there are other alternatives to cutting. Evidently you’ve already found one.

Nori on 3 Aug 2006

BTW - this i aint chav eva does not equate to text language. It’s just lazy typing. If you want to make a point, take the time to make it understandable, please.

that's enough now on 4 Aug 2006

Menudo, the leap from emos to SUVs is just an example of the incredible agility of mind a man in my position requires to stay ahead. Reagan, in fact, started an altogether more dangerous fad called “Having Althzeimer’s Whilst President”, whilst Bush is merely a white trash rich boy with no class and a bloodlust as large as his intellect is small.

confussed! on 4 Aug 2006

i dont really love an emo but that is what most ppl say im an emo and i dont like that u lot of bitches r hurassing me!

Nori on 4 Aug 2006

This post might be better and funnier if we were to try posting our interpretations of some of these responses - LOL!

Stefani on 4 Aug 2006

I hate when people type like that!! Its gibberish and lazy….spell right, you’re still trying to communicate with others…

Joe on 4 Aug 2006

You must be confused,confuse.

Stefani on 4 Aug 2006

???

pixie stick whore on 4 Aug 2006

hey well i think emos have there own ways of takin away all the pain! the clothes that they wear dont bother me 2 much i thik that guys that wear tight pants and make up are hot!!! anywaiiiz….me bein an emo chick!! its 2 easy!! just throw on sum clothes apply all da shit that goes on ya face and off we go down 2 da grimreaper!

Jamie on 5 Aug 2006

Okay, I’m just going to put my two cents in.

I’m called ‘emo’ at school though I don’t believe in labels. I started to cut at the age of twelve. I’ve been abused both physically and emotionally from friends, family, and peers. My mother and father hit me and my sister, throw us against things and threaten us. I had to watch my father attack my sister, throw things at her, beat her, and pull her hair. We never had the heart to report the abuse though and it’s still happening. You kind of get hurt after that…

I have always felt ashamed of what I do to myself and I try my best to hide my scars. I’ve seeked help so don’t tell me to go see a counselor. I told her and she made me show my cuts to my mother. I’ve been to a counselor and after that, it all started again. I’ve struggled with depression for years and I’ve tried to commit suicide a few times by running infront of cars, slitting my wrists, overdosing, and I got to the point were I would try ANYTHING to kill myself. I made a few more tries but I’m still here. I’m still considered ‘emo’ but I haven’t cut in monthes. I’m not one of those people who used to cut for attention and I don’t think it’s ‘cool’ to self harm. It’s an addiction and it’s hard to stop.

You can say that I’m wrong and I should go and cry in the corner or whine to someone else if you want but I don’t care what anyone thinks about me. I don’t even know you guys so your insults won’t hurt me anyway.

that's enough now on 5 Aug 2006

Get well Jamie, get well.

~:*Bri*:~ on 7 Aug 2006

ok, all u emo haters, NOT ALL EMOS CUT im an emo, and ive never cut. alright??? not all ppl that cut r emo

sambodhi on 7 Aug 2006

Okay, there is a difference between cutting to get attention, cutting to cope (or “to release pain”), and being downright suicidal.

Jamie, I don’t think anyone here is going to make fun of you for what you went through. Everyone here knows I will be the last person to bash you for what you did to yourself. I have a problem with the people that cut because it’s a fad (and for attention) because it makes a mockery out of people with real issues. Trust me, I’ve had real issues and I’ve tried to kill myself, so I’m a little insulted when some kid thinks it’s cool to cut himself or herself just for the hell of it (and you should be too). I’ve been where you are and you need help. I’m not going to promise anything or say it will or will not work, but when you turn 18 (I know you can’t get it before then) you need to try professional help. Best of luck to you.

I’m shocked this post has created an uproar from all the emo kids. It’s obvious to me schools aren’t teaching people how to communicate anymore because I don’t understand a word they are typing. I hope they know they can’t write papers like that when they get to college; they wouldn’t last five minutes. Oh, and I’m not “hating” on anybody. Turn off your MTV and turn on CNN for five minutes. Then maybe reality will hit you in the face. Maybe it will give you something to truly be upset about.

I’m not much older than you kids, trust me. I just went through the teen angst stuff and I’ve been through more pain than any of you will your entire lives (be lucky for that). I’ve been told flat out by psychologists that I should be dead. They honestly don’t know how I’m still breathing. Hey, if I can survive and make it to grad school, so can you kids.

Nori on 7 Aug 2006

Ditto, Sambodhi. I think it’s because some of us have been through some serious shit that we can’t stand those who want to cry about minor crap.

Jamie - What you’re describing is a coping mechanism that you’re trying to control, which is WAY different than the “fad” cutters who don’t even understand the definition of a true “problem”. I hope you can hang on long enough to turn eighteen, establish your own life and safe haven, and get yourself professional help. It’s a different (and IMHO much more valuable) experience when you’re doing it for yourself instead of being forced.

I’m glad you spoke here, and I hope you stop back again whenever you can…

Joe on 7 Aug 2006

Good stuff Sambodhi and Nori.

~:*Bri*:~ on 7 Aug 2006

why are we making such a big deal about emos that wanna cut because its kool. if they want to cut, then let them cut. we shouldnt be calling them names just cause of that. and if we would stop kalling them names maybe half of them would stop cutting.

~:*Bri*:~ on 7 Aug 2006

Turn off your MTV and turn on CNN for five minutes. Then maybe reality will hit you in the face. Maybe it will give you something to truly be upset about. -sambodhi

cause cnn bores the crap out of ppl, LOL

Paco on 7 Aug 2006

Why don’t you Emu’s ummmm emo types leave us alone. You make us want to type in English. Emo is like really boring.

Stefani on 7 Aug 2006

I guess i’m confused…I thought Emos was ALL about just cutting??? did I miss something??

Nori on 7 Aug 2006

It’s not supposed to be about that, Stef. It’s supposed to be more about music and style. Here’s the Wikipedia definition. It specifically says about cutting/self-harm:

There is also a common stereotype that associates “emo” with self-harm, most notably cutting wrists, partly due to song lyrics associated with “emo” bands, which often speak of acts of self-destruction. However, apart from the anecdotal, there is no significant evidence of any correlation between emo and self-harm.

What’s particularly sad is that people with true cutting addictions are getting lumped under the same stereotype as the drama-kings and queens who act out just for a bit of attention.

Stefani on 7 Aug 2006

OHHHH….ok….well yea, either way, I’m too old for this….

Nor…you are so the “link” queen! Love it!

~:*Bri*:~ on 8 Aug 2006

Why don’t you Emu’s ummmm emo-paco

oh hahaha ur soooo funny >:[

You'd like to know wouldn't you! on 8 Aug 2006

yeah emos are dicks but dey do have good taste in music, just be happy about it thats all I’m saying!! Come home johnny boy please!

fucked emo girl! on 8 Aug 2006

Yeahg I have some thing to say, shut the fuck up rioght its our choice if we wanna slit our wrists or whatever just fucking well lay off alright giving us shit and all dat just mind your own buisness you bastards!

you'd like to know wouldn't you on 8 Aug 2006

calm down i only just found dis k keep your shit on!

Danielle on 8 Aug 2006

sambodhi, loved the turn off MTV turn on CNN comment. I’d much rather watch the news than that other crap.

Sarah on 8 Aug 2006

Hope is emo
A friend sent me the link to this vid, she said I look like the chick. A few years ago, maybe, but I was never emo and I never dressed this way. The video is funny though, I like it. The word “goth-tard” was in my head for a week afterwards.

~:*Bri*:~ on 9 Aug 2006

i think we actually all just need to stop arguing. all the emo haters need to stop hating, and all the emos need to settle down, come on now.

echoforsberg on 9 Aug 2006

ummmmm….sounds like gay drama…but REALLY I have no clue what it is - I’m more on the angry shout it out psycho screaming side of entertainment myself….I used to know someone who cut herself….then complain all day about how much her wounds hurt ….that was so old soo quick….the last thing I need to hear is someone singing about that BS

Nori on 9 Aug 2006

Seems to me that emos are a bit overly sensitive and can’t handle a simple discussion. If talk causes you such trauma, perhaps you should just turn off the computer and hide in your closet. Most people here are simply trying to understand the motivation behind this “movement”. From what I’ve read here, I’m certainly not impressed.

Sarah on 9 Aug 2006

Nori, being fair, most emos are teenagers who are already at a disadvantage in the “handle a simple discussion” department. They’ll grow into their ability to discuss things with adults right about the same time they out-grow their sisters hip-huggers and get a real fucking job.

Sum1 on 12 Aug 2006

k i think the clothes are ok and the music but i don’t like that they cut themselves cuz dat iz very wrong cuz there iz this guy i like and he iz emo and he cutts himself and i think thats very wrong if ya’ll r emo and cut u need to talk to sum1

d on 12 Aug 2006

good grief- this is all new to me, and scary, since I have two teenage daughters and have never heard of this emo crap.

It is truely disturbing to associate cutting with any particuliar group of people. I mean, it literally makes me want to throw up that anyone would think its cool and want to relate to it. My best friend was a cutter, and I didnt know until years later. She had scarred herself severely over the years, and was afraid to get prenatal care for herself and baby, because she was afraid she would be judged. It took nearly 2 weeks talking every day before she finally told me why she owuld not go to the doctor for her pregnancy. She couldn’t stand the thought of anyone else knowing what she had done to herself. I literally had to go with her for her care, or she would not go. Years of abuse had taken their toll on her ( we both grew up in abusive homes, one reason we were so close as kids) and she said she cut out of sheer anger at her mom and herself. She said she hadnt done it in years, but there was no way to hide what she had done to herself back then. I promised I would never judge her, or allow people/doctors/staff to be judgemental to her, and she finally went in for care. Along with that, I was able to talk with her more, and get her to agree to get some counseling for dealing with those past issues and why she cut in the first place. She is doing well now of course. But it was a hard, heavy road. We were fortunate that she was not the first person the doctors had ever seen that had cut severely, and they were professional to her and treated her with dignity. I thanked them all for that. She is still uncomfortable going to doctor if its someone new to her, but nothing near how she was before.

I wish I would have known back then what she was doing to herself. But there was no way she would have told anyone- and certainly would not have been proud of associating with others about it. The only person who knew was her boyfriend and then later husband, and he was so unsure of what to do, he did not act. It is self mutilation, and is a serious problem, and for my closest friend, a cruel daily reminder of years she wishes to forget.

Looks like a long talk with my daughters is in order this weekend, along with some internet searches about “emo”, so they dont even get interested into something so disturbuing.

razzle on 13 Aug 2006

ummm m guessin that most of u are american so sum1 wanna tell me wot CNN is?

Joe on 13 Aug 2006

Since CNN is worldwide: you’d have to be living in a cave without a computer or human contact to NOT know WOT CNN is.

that's enough now on 13 Aug 2006

… or simply not watch television.

sambodhi on 13 Aug 2006

“D” you might want to add vampire and goth culture into that if you don’t want your kids getting into things that disturbing. I’ve been to goth clubs (with some people into vampire culture) and that stuff gets way out of hand. However, if your teens get into rave culture, DO NOT believe the hype of news programs. Rave culture is ten times more safe than goth or vampire or even emo culture. Usually, older people in the scene will help protect the young girls and will not let anyone offer them drugs. Plus, I know people say drugs are huge in the culture, but they really aren’t and once you say “no” everyone knows where you stand and they’re cool with your choice. Anyhow, let me think of other movements I might need to warn you about….

Nori on 14 Aug 2006

d - I love your reaction. More people need to have such open, honest discussions with their kids. Cutting IS self-mutilation and when it happens “naturally” is a truly tragic thing. It’s doing it for the sake of being “cool” which tends to irritate rational people. How wonderful you and your friend have had each other to lean on through the rough spots.

razzle on 16 Aug 2006

that still dosnt answer my question. i do watch tv and obviosly i have a pc but i still wot it is?

Nori on 16 Aug 2006

Razzle - here’s a link to CNN (Cable News Network).

±c®àzÿ±eMô± on 16 Aug 2006

emo is a trend either be into it or leave it alone its as simple as tht. im emo i dnt cut my parents didnt do this to me i did my life my choices its freedom of expression. n besides ur whole outlook on emo is totally warped

Nori on 16 Aug 2006

±c®àzÿ±eMô± - IMO most of us have absolutely no problem with the emo trend, it’s the cutting for attention that bothers us as it makes light of a serious issue. You don’t do that. No problem.

Sarah on 16 Aug 2006

You don’t use punctuation, either. That may be a problem.

razzle on 18 Aug 2006

o so basically cnn iz ‘the news’. an can i say that if ur annoid by the fact that they want attention, then y are u givin it to them? coz all this speaking about it and givin advise is givin them attention?

Nori on 18 Aug 2006

razzle - I respond because I believe there is good in all people. If someone would like to hold an intelligent dialogue so that others can learn, I try to participate. I think if people learn about a subject, and truly understand, then they’ll be less likely to condemn a section of society. I think we need to try to understand one another more. We’re all stuck on this planet together, after all.

the montard :P on 18 Aug 2006

yea so wat if emos cut them selfs its not up to other people about wat they do is it? i used to self harm but i have stoped now because i have now found that life is worth living but some times emos get so drepressed that they feel like they have no reason to live so they self harm i should no i was one so there

Nori on 18 Aug 2006

I don’t believe that all self-harmers are emos, the montard :P, nor do I believe all emos are true self-harmers. If you’ve had a struggle with cutting, then you also shouldn’t appreciate anybody just doing it for the sake of attention. It’s a serious illness, and IMO doing it because it’s “trendy” is foolish and makes light of the issue. That’s just my take on it…

A Kid on 19 Aug 2006

Ehem, may I interject here for a moment?

Even if somebody (not necissarily emo or adolescent) cuts or self injures for attention, does that not also indicate something wrong with them?

Nori on 21 Aug 2006

No doubt, A Kid, that it can become addictive. That’s precisely why one shouldn’t experiment with things of this nature. It would be a shame for kids who are basically just going through “growing pains” to turn to this because it’s trendy instead of learning healthier coping skills.

jennifer on 21 Aug 2006

Oh My Goodness, I don’t like labels in any way at all! They are for the insecure. And this Emo thing is certainly scary. I have spoken to an emo and he sounded like he was proud of cutting. It was like he wanted to do it. I don’t understand it. Why can’t they just be happy!!!!!!! I could never be anything but myself let alone tlking about death etc….

Jessica on 22 Aug 2006

hi 2 every1 that iz reading this. i am an EMO that cuts them self and i am really sad and i think emos are good people because they just cut them self and not others.

hellkitty on 22 Aug 2006

emo’s are good people and 2 all the peolpe who are not an emo FUCK UR SELF!!!!!! because emo’s cut them self because all of you people who don’t cut there arms are making fun out of them so yeah. i am an emo and i hate people who say shit about any emo’s and do you no what i do 2 people who say shit about an emo, i cut there arm’s or there necks or there there legs so if i was any of the people who say shit about an emo you should better wach ur back because any emo can do that. soooooooo FUCK ALL THE PEOPLE who say shit about emos UP URS MOTHER FUCKERS.

i am an emo on 22 Aug 2006

hi every 1 if u all think an emo is just a sick person that cuts them self ur all wrong. it go’s like this.1 a punk, 2 a goth, 3 a emo that don’t cut them self, and 4 an emo that do cut them self. that is who it go’s. emo’s are normal people ok and punks goths and all emos are normal people like u and me so stop sayin shit about them or they will put shit on u.

BenY on 22 Aug 2006

If Emos are good people, they would respect other people’s ideas rather than tell them to go fuck themselves. It’s when people care about each other that they express opionions…not to offend but to help if they can or at least try to understand the rationale. Nowhere, except for the emos, do I find anyone else telling the others to fuck themselves or that they will put shit on u.

madi on 22 Aug 2006

i think emos dont like pain really but they can deal with physical pain better than emotional pain and that this is why they cut themselves.

jessica on 23 Aug 2006

madi that iz soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo not ture because i am an emno and i no u and i cut my self today in maths class how the fuck we can’t deal with emotional pain. dumb fuck.

Nori on 23 Aug 2006

The above ranting is just further proof that emos lack constructive ways of problem solving. When you’re out on your own, you’ll hopefully realize that there are certain ways of acting that allow you to get along in society. If you fail to conform, you’re separated from society - usually in jail. That’s a personal choice. Learn coping skills now while you can if you want to avoid it…or not if that’s what you want to do with your life.

hellkitty on 24 Aug 2006

BeNy- emo’s do respect other people. emo’s just don’t respect people when those people r saying shit about emo’s u dumb fuck

BenY on 24 Aug 2006

well HELLkitty …name suits u

BenY on 24 Aug 2006
BenY on 24 Aug 2006

Hellkitty I decided that emos are a waste of space in society. rather than just playing at a few slices they should instead take a good 8” butcher knife and give themselves a good slice across the jugular. Why pretend at something? They certainly wouldn’t be missed by anyone.

Stefani on 24 Aug 2006

If you want to cut yourself go for it. Get it over with. If your doing it for attention, find another outlet, this is a stupid one! grow the fuck up!

hellkitty on 25 Aug 2006

BeNy- THANKZ for saying that my nickname suits me. i sure does well becase i am an emo

Nori on 25 Aug 2006

Endless Mindless Obscenities…seems to fit…

Nori on 25 Aug 2006

emo’s are good people and 2 all the peolpe who are not an emo FUCK UR SELF!!!!!!

It’s a bit hard to believe the first part of the sentence after you read the second part, hellkitty. There are much better ways of making people understand that you’re a good person inside…

hellkitty on 26 Aug 2006

emo’s are cool, mad, and good 2 every 1.emo’s will only hurt them self and no other people.

Isaiah Beal on 27 Aug 2006

huh… from what i can see… you’re sort of contradicting yourself hellkitty. i have no problem with people being emo, i just don’t like when people cuss at me and tell me to fuck myself. maybe it’s a personal thing, but i just don’t like that treatment. now, like i said, there’s nothing wrong with emos… unless mistreating others and being a not very nice person is a result of your emo personality. do you really believe that telling most of the people on the planet to fuck themselves is something that would fit in the category of “good 2 every 1?”

Luke - Thrash and proud \m/ on 27 Aug 2006

emo isn’t a fad, it started in the 80s as a throwoff from punk (as in the term EMOtional hardcore) with bands such as Big Black and Shellac and anything by Steve Albini, really…

What you see now is termed “FashionXcore” as they’re all fashion victims posing under the Emo or hardcore banner - It’s pathetic if you ask me, they all claim to be individual when it’s blatantly obvious they’re all identical:

Boys: Tight jeans and Saves The Day shirts Hair either greased back with a huge fringe made out of half their hairstyle or 6 different syles on their head at once making them look like some retarded Manga character.

Girls: Aerobics tights ballet slippers or pumps a spotted hairband same haircut as the blokes loads of rouge

Luke - Thrash and proud \m/ on 27 Aug 2006

Do your research and learn about things before saying them: you don’t have to be “emos” (god I hate that term) or goths to cut yourself, you just have to be clinically (or not) depressed and want to vent it somhow in private… I knew a few people (not myself) who cut them,selves and they didn’t do it for attention but they are now clear of all demons and that’s good.

And for those who say the Goth culture is worse than rave - shit off, if you believe kids into martylin manson are goths you’re sadly mistaken… The old-school goths I know wouldn’t dream of taking drugs with kids, nor taking anything harder than weed (if anything) so once again, learn what you’re saying before you say it or you will look like a dick.

hellkitty on 28 Aug 2006

nori- i am an emo and i do not tell people who r not an emo 2 fuck them self ok. someeeeeeeee emo’s say go fuck ur self because they r peesed off of at some thing.

Nori on 28 Aug 2006

Unless this wasn’t you back on August 22nd, I have to disagree, hellkitty:

hellkitty on 22 Aug 2006 emo’s are good people and 2 all the peolpe who are not an emo FUCK UR SELF!!!!!!

Maybe you could register so that we know we’re really talking to you…

Luke, thanks so much for explaining in more detail. I think we agree - it’s the posers are pathetic and annoy…

As far as different music types, I wouldn’t label based upon that. That’s silly. I hate labels anyhow, but my husband has a Marilyn Manson CD. Music is just one part of a person, and those musical interests can be greatly varied.

Nori on 28 Aug 2006

‘scuse me, forgot a word…the posers that are pathetic and annoying…

char/ems on 28 Aug 2006

hello fellow emos. Are emo-selves think emos are great!! Its not all about cutting ourselves we do not do that……

The fashion side of it is great tight pants zip up black hoodies and converses. What more do you want?? Chavs laugh at us but at the end of the day we are happy being ourselves. Are emo-selves.

char/ems on 28 Aug 2006

benY,

You fucking suck. We just read your comments…….

BUTCHERS KNIFE??

butcher you fag!

Nori on 28 Aug 2006

Obviously, you guys don’t know BenY very well (and can’t read) since he’s a great guy and didn’t recommend the butcher knife until being told to go F himself for no good reason.

If you would learn how to hold a conversation instead of just being so defensive and agressive, you could see that.

People are people. Why tie yourself to a label? Be yourself, not a “this” or “that”. Relate personally, not as a part of a group.

[welcome back!] Unjustified melons on 28 Aug 2006

This post…is interesting? I haven’t been on this forever. I totally forgot about say-so…..I have been in Asia for a month, and this is huge… haha.

Well I’m a tad bit late on how I feel. But, thats okay?

I think Emo is a nonexistent fad. Emo is a music genre “emotive rock”. But every genre gets turned into a fad, right? It doesn’t bother me if you are ‘emo’. It’s pretty hard to be an emo, anyways. Saying you are an emo easily, will get you called a poser. The people who call posers posers are posers. It’s endless. So sure. Wear jeans that stunt your genital growth. Grow your bangs until you can suck on them. Bleed yourself until your viable (I don’t know if I used it in right context. It sounded cool…) for blood donation. But I wouldn’t identify you as an emo. I’d say you are mentally unstable and to seek a shrink immediatley.

To those, as in Jamie, up way up there. Your not emo. Your just misunderstood and have been clunked into the bucket of emos who do it like it will win them popularity.

BenY on 28 Aug 2006

Char/ems….thanks you just proved my point.

char/ems on 30 Aug 2006

glad we helped benY =]]

oh yeah and by the way there can be loadsa people that are no label but some people chose to label themselves and if we want to lable ourselves then its our choice and benY i think you have a really closed mind and btw i was being sarcastic on the first line bye

BenY on 30 Aug 2006

So tell us about yourself Char/ems. Most of the regulars here know me and know that I put in 4 years of service to my country, also know that I am married and own my own home and my own business. I have a large family …no emos, sorry…but all productive members of society. I notice you called me Fag in one of your responses. Although I am not, I do have some gay friends who I count as blessings for their friendships. They are also productive members of society. So it would be nice to know about you since we are exchanging messages.

aimforthe on 31 Aug 2006

poele who are like that should be able to express there own feelings in a way that coumforts them. it is ok ta have feelings of hate and depression… its an expresion of help and sadness… LEAVE THE EMOS ALONE!

nikole on 31 Aug 2006

leve us alone… emos are awsum an they are gr* people.. if they cry let them cry… if they cut god damit and let them cut… its there life and they can do wat they want…people all have there own ways of handling things and now a new fad ‘emo’ has been created for poeple who all kinda think the same and kan help each otha so just be gentle on the emos who r tryna make a stament on how crap there life realli is… its not their fault that their parents split or sum 1 died and they wanna cry.. its not their fault if crying them selfs to sleep aat night works or listning to sad music makes them feel like somthing… just let them be and maby make friends with an emo and ull c how wikid in heart they realli are.

BenY on 31 Aug 2006

In one message I asked for the rationale…..I have lost buddies in service of their country and know that they would be glad to be ALIVE to fullfill their hopes and their dreams. Having travelled a lot I also seen lots of youngsters who would also be happy to live here in the states as they have nothing where they live now. Sometimes when we see or hear about things like that we should take the time to just count our blessings ….

Greg on 1 Sep 2006

OMG I’ve become a Emo I’ve just cut myself shaving, I can feel the change comming ovr mi az da minuts go bye, wher iz mi tite blk pnts, mi huddy fing und mi cnverzes

hellkitty on 1 Sep 2006

hi it iz me hellkitty and i need 2 tell u all some thing. yesterday (31/8/06) this girl named madi she went up 2 the teacher a told the teacher that i have family problem’s and called both of my sisters carzy. what should i do plz can u tell me what should i do. can u all plz help me. from a emo (hellkitty)

bad kitty on 1 Sep 2006

hi this iz bad kitty i am a fwend of hellkitty and i also need some help. say if u where an emo 4 a long time and u want 2 be normol like every 1 else what would u do if u where an emo? because i want 2 be like every 1 else. i want 2 be like every 1 else because every 1 was sayin alot of stuff about me and my fwend hellkitty and we had just want 2 stop cuttin our self. so can all of u plz help us plz. from your emo’s people (bad kitty & hellkitty)

Buttercup on 1 Sep 2006

LMAO Greg!!

Kitty girlz…Probably the best advice I can offer if for you to find a trusted adult and just talk. A parent, aunt, uncle, neighbor, teacher, guidance counselor, priest…someone, anyone you feel comfortable with. That to me is an important first step for dealing with any difficult situation. You need to talk to somebody. After that, things will come together a little at a time, but you’ve gotta commit to helping yourself and you’ve gotta keep the dialogue open.

Nori on 1 Sep 2006

Greg - too funny - RTFLMHO!

Ditto, Buttercup’s advice to the kitty-girlz (that’s what I call my kitties at home BTW). IMO you’ve already taken the first step to changing, too, because you asked someone for help - even if it is on a website.

Part of changing your life is changing your internal dialogue. We all have thoughts that aren’t very nice at times, and too often those thoughts are directed upon ourselves. That’s a good part of what causes destructive behaviour (like cutting).

It takes a conscious effort sometimes, but it’s necessary for your survival to try to find SOME good in your lives. If you’ve spiraled too far into the darkness, try volunteering at a homeless shelter, hospital or a veteran’s home. It’s easier to appreciate what you do have when faced with others in a worse plight.

Buttercup on 1 Sep 2006

Excellent advice Nori.

matt on 2 Sep 2006

hey um my gf is seriouls cutting her self and she wont stop and shes getting reli agressive towards pepole now ive tried talking to her but nothing works plz help

nikole on 3 Sep 2006

hey matt… i just broke up with ma bf for a few sick reasons and i cutt. its just a fase.. u kant let it get to u too hard… like i cut realli badly and its like a wae of makin u feel betta. u gotta learn ta let people be how thae want and express themself… me bf said dat im gunna die from cutting maself and shit like dat an i cut me deep inside but after all that i realise that its now all just a waist of time and i have stoppd for the time being. u gtta no y she doing it first and then tru giving her a fun time or like tell hur ta do sumfn else wen she angry like srcemn into a pillow or just crying not like cutting… music is alwaes gud. it helps me… wen i wanna die… just let her no wat it dus ta u tho.

SoMeDuDe on 7 Sep 2006

uhh well, heres how i see it, emo is another branch from punk…it involves a bit of the punk and goth theme. Personally, people call me emo at skool, im 16, my life is ok, can be better at times, its hard at times too, just coz i wear black(which looks good on me) and have long black hair, and can play guitar, doesnt mean im emo. I dont cut myself, never have, never will, i embrace emo music, actually i love it… but the point is i dont care what people label me as, emo, punk, goth a freak whateva thats every1s opinion and we do live in a democracy…What i dont like is the fact when people come from nowhere and put shit on emos, insulting comments…calling them gay, telling them to go cut…yes they prolly will after saying that, by insulting them its not gonna help them in anyway possible… if they trouble in their lives let them sort it out or…talk to them in a polite fashion, dont insult…it only makes things worse.

char/ems on 7 Sep 2006

WOW we haven’t been on here for ages : )

Hey we’re both teenagers so BenY your married….

and i have some gay friends to..

but BenY

if your married and all you say you are emo i think involves mostly teenagers,

there probably wasn’t such a thing as emo when you were a teenager

but why the hell do you come on these sites to put people younger than you down because of what they wear??

Emo is just another of the groups such as chavs, goths, punks, individuals ……

do you say all these things to punks chavs and goths???

Everone has a lable even if they say there no label it’s almost impossible to not have one

so why do you feel the need to say this about emos and not all the other labels??

Bye xx

char/ems on 7 Sep 2006

And well done for you with your service to your country,

that sounded sarcastic but it’s really not.

Well we’re from England!!

bad kitty and hell kitty on 8 Sep 2006

Hi it is bad kitty and hellkitty can u plz give us some more advice it will be great thanx.

by the way. all of your advice was great and they are helpfull. now this guy named billy at skool is asking hellkitty for money every day and hellkitty had enough. and this billy dose not no she is an emo and she cut her self last week from billy can u help her plzzzzz.

she told jimmy and he talked to billy and billy said that he wont ask for money from hellkitty. then today he asked her a gain after skool. and jimmy said to tell him if billy ask for money for hellkitty nown she dosen’t no what to do

so can u all plz help her. thanx you all. from bad kitty and hellkitty.

kitty=P12 on 15 Sep 2006

I think that emos are idiots

Nori on 15 Sep 2006

No one group IMO is comprised entirely of idiots. Instead, I believe there are a few idiots in every group.

Unfortunately, all the idiots seem to be computer literate - LOL LOL!

hell kitty on 19 Sep 2006

hi kitty=p12 y do u think emo’s are idiots? what did emos do to u? do u like saying shit about emos? do u

emos are normal people like every one else.

The Truth on 20 Sep 2006

People, “Emo” is just another teenage tribe, like “chavs” or “grungers”. In my opinion, people that follow tribes are all the same, I mean nearly all the people that have “defended” the emo culture have had bad grammar and clearly do not know how to spell. I think my point is, its just a group of teenagers that listen to certain music and wear certain clothes and think they’re different, but in reality they are just “normal” teenagers that follow a certain fashion, its nothing new…

They think that they are different but if you take time to think about it, all these kids are the same, they type like they text, they defend their “tribe” saying that what they do is right or in their own right as some put it. Its the media people, you get these emo bands poisoning young minds with their wining, you know those “punk” (i really don’t understand why people classify emo as punk) bands that sing about their depression and how they cut themselves, so these kids listen to it and take it to heart, and tell everyone how depressed they are but in most cases they are bored middle class teenagers with absolutely nothing to do but follow a tribe.

I really hope that I’ve made my point clear, “emos” are just teenagers, one day they will grow out of it, get jobs and realize that they were just stupid kids.

None of them are really depressed, they probably don’t know what depression is, its just a fad people! Let them be emos, they’re no different than anybody else, they’re just kids. I’d like to do a survey to see how many of these kids actually DO cut themselves, i bet hardley any emos actually do, they’re just posers!

I’d also like to point out that I’m a 16 year old boy, and i see these sorts of people all the time, i don’t label myself, i am what i am, and life is a whole lot better like that. Also “Emos”, i suggest you really think about your life because i bet its not as bad as you like to think it is, i’ve had a lot of shit in my life but its no reason to dress up and act like everyone else, no one will take you serious like that!

Sorry if i’ve offended any of you emos, i just wanted to give my opinion, and i do hope that people can understand my point.

Peace….

Nori on 20 Sep 2006

I’m so glad I opened this, The Truth. You sound like an intelligent young man. It gives me hope for the future! Your words make perfect sense. Thanks for weighing in…

The Truth on 20 Sep 2006

Thanks a lot Nori I’m really glad i got my point across to you! And emos, this discussion is NOT against You, people just want to understand your “way of life”, I hope My post enlightened some of you lol!

Greg on 20 Sep 2006

Also glad I read this The Truth, makes perfect sense to me too

frainey on 20 Sep 2006

i get called an emo all the time, im not one but the stlye of clothing music etc is awesome, ive slit my wrists once because of family problems but i dont believe everyone should put emos down because they cut themselves people find different ways of solving anger and pain cutting is just one of them im a teenager atm and i know how hard life can be at times but i would advise councelling as the best option :)

Greg on 20 Sep 2006

Frainey I can understand The Truths explanation of emo’s, cutting yourself means you have serious psychological problems, yeah normal teenagers get depressed as do normal adults but to reach the stage of doing physical harm to yourself or attempting to slit your wrists is unbalanced and it doesn’t matter if your an emo a goth a yuppy a housewife or a rocket scientist, You cut yourself because you want to solve anger and pain???Isn’t that a bit like hitting my head with a brick because I have a headache?

Greg on 20 Sep 2006

I know I can’t resist answering these posts but really what is it with these teenagers on this self pity “I’m so depressed” trip. What is sooooooo bad that you are so depressed, you live in a first world country for morphs sake, get off your asses and do something with your lives instead of whinging and crying about yourselves.There are people out there with real problems, who don’t have access to a cd player to listen to emo music, who don’t have money to dress up nice and black, who in fact don’t have money to buy a razor to cut themselves and yet you have the audacity to expect me to understand your problems Get a life or at least get some friends like “The Truth” who even though is a teen seems to have put things in perspective!

Nori on 21 Sep 2006

As I tell my hubby from time to time, “If you think your life is so bad, you need to get out more.” It’s easy to become sad about the state of your life if you have no real reference point, if nothing catastrophic has happened to you. However, if you live through enough drama, or are witness to enough pain of others, you discover that life is for living - you control it through your actions and attitude. I think it is partially a matter of growing up and becoming not so self-absorbed.

The Truth on 21 Sep 2006

“I know I can’t resist answering these posts but really what is it with these teenagers on this self pity “I’m so depressed” trip. What is sooooooo bad that you are so depressed, you live in a first world country for morphs sake, get off your asses and do something with your lives instead of whinging and crying about yourselves.There are people out there with real problems, who don’t have access to a cd player to listen to emo music, who don’t have money to dress up nice and black, who in fact don’t have money to buy a razor to cut themselves and yet you have the audacity to expect me to understand your problems Get a life or at least get some friends like “The Truth” who even though is a teen seems to have put things in perspective!” - Greg

This is exactly how i feel about it, if you do have access to all that stuff, then your life probably isn’t that bad really, and if your genuinely depressed then following a trend certainly isn’t the way to go about getting help for it. Like i said before, no one will take you seriously if you follow a certain “tribe”, there are millions of kids all over the world that claim to be depressed, dress up a certain way and listen to certain music, so why in the world do emos think they are gonna get noticed?

I mean I’m diverse, and i believe that people should express themselves in whatever way they wish to, listen to whatever music they are into, and dress in what ever way seems appealing to them, but the fact that millions of kids are crying out claiming to be depressed and moaning about how bad their life is even though most of them come from perfectly normal homes and have had sheltered childhoods and have never really taken any shit in their lives just annoys me, depression is not a joke, there are people out there with serious problems, being like everyone else and claiming your depressed is actually really stupid, but i suppose thats just kids for ya!

If you feel you need to cut yourself, talk to someone about your problems! I’ve gone through some bad times, but no matter how bad its gotten, i’ve never felt the need to harm myself in any sort of way, but i can relate to the fact that times get hard and things don’t go your way, but there’s still no real reason to cut yourself, life is a beautiful thing, I’m not saying life can’t be unbearable, but there’s always a way out (Note that neither suicide or self harm are ways out, they’re ways of giving up).

Self harm is a serious problem, especially when people with real problems are doing it, but when a relatively normal teenager does it because he’s an emo has gotta be one of the stupidest things a person can do.

I guess what I’m saying is, I do not disagree with the ways people dress and act, that’s fair enough, what gets me is the way that people take their “culture” to seriously, like hip-hop heads that take rap lyrics seriously, or emos that take the whole depression thing to seriously. Remember emos, There’s more to life than what you hear in your little songs, go out and have fun, i bet there will be no urge to self harm yourselves then.

Sorry if that post didn’t make much sense, i’ve only just woken up lol.

kashekstan on 21 Sep 2006

the new emo fad is stupid it shouldnt be alowed to go any futher and is all a result of stupid upbrinings by there parents. they should all keep cutting but deeper

Bart Salibury on 21 Sep 2006

In my opinoin these emo freaks need to be dragged out into the street and shot like the sub-race of human biengs they are!!

Fatboynotsoslim on 21 Sep 2006

iAGREE 100% WITH BART THESE EMOS NEED TO GASSED

kashekstan on 21 Sep 2006

all those stupid emos should go and have a look at some third world countries so they can see that they arnt that bad off

arnold swastika on 21 Sep 2006

i agree with keshekstan and bart salibury, they should all be sent to death camps

Barry longprong on 21 Sep 2006

Emos are friggan moronic animals they are worse than those monkeys that throw poo at you when you give them peanuts at the zoo!!!!!

jasmine on 22 Sep 2006

EMOS KICK ASS ALL U PEOPLE THINK THAT EMOS SUCK R FUCKEN WEID AND TO LET U KNO IM EMO AND IM PROUD OF IT AND GESS WHAT? I CUT MYSELF AND IM ONLY 11 SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SUCK ON THAT HA HA HA HA HA ITS VERY FUN WHEN I CUT MYSELF I LUAHG MORE THEN I CRY SO HA HA HA HA AND WE DRESS WICKED BETTER THEN WHAT U F##K HEADS DRESS LIKE SO STFU COZ US EMOS ROCK AND U PEOPLE THAT R NOT EMO OR JSUT H8 THEM SUCK SO GET OVER IT IF U WANT 2 SOOCK ABOUT GO CRY 2 UR MUMS HA HA HA HA ANY EMOS WANT 2 TALK 2 ME

jasmine on 22 Sep 2006

HOWEVER H8 EMOS R FUCKEN RETARTED WIED CRZY UGLY FUGLY STUPIED DUM-ASS PEOPLE THAT NEDD 2 LEARN TAHT THEY SUCK!!!!!!!!!

barry longprong on 22 Sep 2006

jasmin ur a stupid tart and should b shot. emos r stupid, theres no reason for you to cut yourselfes but you do, which means your psycotic, and you have a very serious illness, you should also understand that not many emos actualy cut themselvs its only the increadably stupid ones that do, or the ones that are actualy depressed.

jasmine on 24 Sep 2006

ok barry longprong i dont have a cule how the fuck u r but if u dont kno me then stop telling my im a stupid fuck u kno ur talking about urself u r just 2 scared 2 use ur name so stop telling me what i am i kno i dont need 2 here it from you also so what if not al emos cut themself im emo and half goth and sum emos cut themself and i would b 1 of them so STFU!!!!!!! also jordan i just wanted 2 say i love u and i hope we never break up

that's enough now on 24 Sep 2006

Now now, settle. Seems we forgot to take our medecine today.

jasmine on 24 Sep 2006

fuck u!!!!!!!!!

The Truth on 24 Sep 2006

Jasmine you talk about using your real name? There’s thousands of jasmines in the world so barry doesn’t have any proof of I.d about you does he?

And he doesn’t need to know you to realize that your stupid, we can all see that by reading your post’s, i mean you cant even type properly. Your a silly little girl, or at least you act like one, And if you really do want to get your point across then type properly, think about what you write and try not to take everything to heart.

Melisa on 24 Sep 2006

Besides, who’s to say his name isn’t really Barry Longprong? Maybe Jasmine, your the one who isn’t brave enough to post their full name and Barry posted his. Ever think of that? Likely not.

Melisa on 24 Sep 2006

By the way, Jordan has been fucking your best friend for a several days now. I’ll be sure to send you a razor blade so that you can slit your wrists over it.

STI on 24 Sep 2006

I’ve read almost every post and all I can say is… wow. (I know who you are Unjustified Melons)

The emos in here made themselves look bad, with their caps lock on and constant swearing. Props, because we all know that gets us somewhere in life. XD

Hah.

I don’t really care much for it and don’t bother to think about what emos do… because I guess its their life.. and they can do anything they want, but… if I may.. can I say it in you’re language? Awesome. “You’re fucking yourself in the process.”

Wow doesn’t that feel good?

I’m not making fun if you guys if you think that. Hell. I make fun of myself all the time. Personally, I like emo music. Wasn’t it a branch of music anyways? I recall talking to my cousin about it. Something about people calling her an emo now that her hair is short and black- complete with the eyeliner and this X she marks near her eye. Which? I don’t know. I simply forgot. She’s the one that cleared it up with me though, so kudos to her. I’m just not too fond of those who cut for the sake of attention.

So.. someone turned it into a fad, or whatever. Right.. uh awesome. Wearing caps with the tag on is.. or was still a fad? Right..?

Meh.

STI on 24 Sep 2006

oops. I meant genre. My mistake.

frainey on 26 Sep 2006

wow….i thought i had problems..as ive said ive slit my wrists before and everyone seems to be so against it, you all recommend councelling and i agree, ive been going for 3 years but havent seen a difference in how i act about things..does any of you have any other ideas?

frainey on 26 Sep 2006

i dont see why your all giving people stick for slitting their wrists..im not on here to pick arguements just to get my point across…people smoke their reason for that is because it calms them down or im stressed weve all heard the excuses before..emos cut their wrists because of the same reason…the last time i looked the only difference is that when emos cut their wrists their not really affecting anyone around them where as the guys that smoke are..the way i see it is you dont want to take a look at your own life to see your bad points so your on this forum to judge everyone else

Stefani on 26 Sep 2006

omg….can we get this post deleted? its getting rather tired.

frainey on 26 Sep 2006

were getting rather tired of these lame discussions, this is what it is isnt it?……a discussion forum? make a discussion!…like come on i know your all waiting to say something about what i have put…your a waste of space emos are gay! its the same thing over and over again

Buttercup on 26 Sep 2006

I have to agree: this is a big SNOOOOOZE.

Barry Longprong on 26 Sep 2006

Thank you for your support the Truth together we must put a end to this emo fad for once and for all!!!

Arnold Swastika on 26 Sep 2006

I agree with Barry we should put these emos down before it’s to late!!

Arnold Swastika on 26 Sep 2006

How many poeple here are australian? sorry to get off topic

Brick Tamlind on 27 Sep 2006

I ate a big red candel and i dislike emo’s recently my best mate committed suicide under the pretext that his life was to hard and he was one of the biggust emo’s iv’e ever met the stupid shithead

Zetlan on 27 Sep 2006

I’m going to take the risk and use my real name for this i just want to say that this emo thing is to overated and everyone is giving them to much attention especially that jasmine chick what a absolute spastic can i get an agreement here??

barry longprong on 27 Sep 2006

i once got bitten by a moose it was likewise unpleasant, it was also painfull….very painfull i now have a scare from it because it was so painfull.

i have also eaten a red candle and it was not verry tasty, i dont recomend it to anyone unless your curious of what a red candle would tast like.

barry longprong on 27 Sep 2006

i agree with zet emos are stupid, especialy that jasmin chik

Zetlan on 27 Sep 2006

Thank you for the confirmation barry

jasmine on 27 Sep 2006

gess what barry u cnat spell my name right ha ha ha ha dip shit!!!!!!!!!! also gess whart i died my hair!!!!!!! its sooooo wicked and gess what also my friends and i think u barry r a fucken fat fugly jack ass that can not ever get a girl unless the girl is on drugs!!!!!!!!!

- on 27 Sep 2006

So, jasmine - guess you and barry have hooked up, huh?!?

frainey on 27 Sep 2006

can i ask out of curiousity…how old are all you guys?

To much spare time on 28 Sep 2006

frainey if i told you i’d have to kill u just kidding i’m 16 i don’y know about anyone else tho

Bruce almighty on 28 Sep 2006

hay emos I think that you all should do us a favor and and cut vertical and leave it, I mean seriously who do you think your impressing with this stupid crap, get ya issues worked out you dumb bitch jack offs, yeah dont loose any blood over it will ya

Bruce almighty on 28 Sep 2006

Im 16 in november

Zetlan on 28 Sep 2006

A s interesting as all this is us winging about emos really isn’t acheiving that much is it my friends?

jasmine on 28 Sep 2006

i am 11 but on the 7 of october i will be 12 wich isnt that far away also bruce almighty 1 of my mates bday is in November what is the date

frainey on 28 Sep 2006

you guys need to make your mind up on which opinion you are going on slitting wrists…bad or good? most of you are telling emos to cut themselves and then complaining that they are doing it?

frainey on 28 Sep 2006

oh and bruce almighty you kinda contradicted yourself there you said to all emos go cut yourself vertical and leave it then said dont loose any blood over it…i think loosing blood is the whole idea(and self harming)

Nori on 28 Sep 2006

The misunderstood kids looking to ease their pain should get therapy. The posers and haters should cut and cut deep and parallel with their arm bones. That’s my opinion, and I wish your mommies would limit your computer time.

Nori on 28 Sep 2006

Honestly…I don’t want to see anyone cut, but am SO sick of the hate spewing forth from these posts.

Dr. D on 28 Sep 2006

I think emo’s should really just do what they like because its there lives and if tehy treat them sleves and there life like that they can. Although to all the emos out there you are hurting your own lives even though it may be bad at the moment nothing can be as bad as the pain your putting your self in. But only you can stop it so please just do what you think is right but the right thing to do would be not slitting your wrists. Maybe ask your parent for permission. Go see a counciler Please emos just think about what your going to do and asl yourself is this worth it?

GET A LIFE on 28 Sep 2006

bloody hell! you emos keep cutting yourselfs and complaining but if your going to complain why do? its stupid get a life!

Buttercup on 28 Sep 2006

please……..just…..go……..away.

jasmine on 29 Sep 2006

this world is fucked up just like u ppl who can stop complaning about emos!!!!!!!! big deal sum emos cut their self not only emos cut sum people cut coz they feel like it or want 2 try it so ui just want 2 say its ur chouse 2 cut and if u do u r fucken smart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jasmine on 29 Sep 2006

also i see barry the mother fucker didnt want 2 write anything coz he finly relized he is a dip-shit that is soooooooooooooooooooooo wrong about eveything he say everything he does and every1 life he has fucked up that MOST OF THE RESON AND THE OTHER reson is finly getting smart and relizing everything he has ever done in this life is FUCKED UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA LOL A MILLON TIMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

frainey on 29 Sep 2006

well this is one long boring carried out conversation i reckon if we talk about something completly different emos will finally realise that were not giving them any attention (THEY MAY ACT UPON THIS)

Buttercup on 29 Sep 2006

jasmine, I can’t understand a freakin’ thing you typed. You wanna be understood? Learn to spell.

Man, I can’t believe I got sucked in again answering these morons.

frainey, you may be onto something. At the very least, if we talk about something else, the emos may get bored and leave. The only thing they seem to be able to “talk” about is themselves.

frainey on 29 Sep 2006

i was expecting an arsey comment when i wanted to change the subject ‘this is a emo debate’ lol that kind of thing…”stating the obvious” so what kind of music do you all like?

Buttercup on 29 Sep 2006

There are a lot of posts on here that’ll tell you what many Say-So regulars listen to. I like Pearl Jam, Audioslave, Velvet Revolver, Temple of the Dog, Nirvana, Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Aerosmith, The Black Crows, Collective Soul, Creed, Jet, Queen, Talking Heads, Van Halen, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, ACDC, Nickelback…I copied that from one of the posts.

Type “music” in the search box on Say-So home and quite a few music posts come up

jasmine on 29 Sep 2006

whatever butter-cup i dont give a fuck what u have 2 say if u want 2 talk about sumthing ales then typ sumtihng different its not that hard and if u cant understand my writing then thats 2 bad for u coz every2 eals can so i gess u cant coz ur so fucken stupid ha ha ha ha ha lol a millon times ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha a millon times so fuck yar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jasmine on 29 Sep 2006

I’m a stupid little bitch and im a fucken losr and icant even understand my writting and the only way i get fucken attention is by swearing at people I dont know,

jasmine on 29 Sep 2006

why wont anybudy fuck me why why why a million times y y y y y y,im going to cutmyself coz im tooooo fucken ugly to be fucked thats y y y y a million times yyyyyi ahte u barrylongdick prong wong a million times prickk prik prikkk

frainey on 30 Sep 2006

your 11 years old, to be thinking of sex at your age would be wrong!

none of ur buisness on 2 Oct 2006

I’m 13….um….I’m Emo…….For all of you people out there who want to know why we Cut ourselves, shut up and read this…..I cut because when I’m depresed or just got gripped out by mom/dad, it realeses adrenalene which is sort of a natural high……plus it feels good,the pain is sort of like the only pain I have control over…..so now you’ve all seen into my heart,NOW GO AND BE THE HYPOCRITS YOU ARE!

Manda on 3 Oct 2006

MOST EMOS DONT EVEN EFFING CUT THEM SELVES..ITS SO STERO TYPICAL FOR PEOPLE TO SAY THEY CUT THEM SELVES….I MYSELF HATE EMOS WITH A PASSION BUT OUTTA ALL THE EMOS I KNOW ( HALF MY CLASS ) NONE CUT THEM SELVES…AND ALL THE PEOPLE I KNOW WHO CUT THEM SELVES ARENT EMO! . YEH SUM EMOS CUT THEM SELVES BUT ALOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARENT DO AS WELL. IM TIRED OF PEOPLE TELLING PEOPLE WHO CUT THEM SELVES THAT THERE EMO…NO THEY JUST HAVE SOME PROBLEMS AND THEY CUT AS A FORM OF EXPRESSION OR LIKE THE PERSON ABOVE ME SAID..ADRENALENE SO YOU GUYSN EED TO GROW UP.

Rosie\m/ on 3 Oct 2006

OK dudes, these “emo” freaks are REALLY starting to piss me off. “Oh, lok at me, I suck, no one will fuck me, why can’t I get a date, I hate life, i hate everyone, boo hoo waa waa waa I cut myself.” COME ON PEOPLE!! To all those emos out there who cut themselves and cry and block everything out are just hopeless. God damn fucking HOPELESS.you cut yourselves because you think that it will solve all your problems and everything will be better and it’s “natural high” as you put it, none of your business. wtf? Oh, and Jasmine? Dude, look, just go slit your wrists, daydream about sex, cry about how bad the world is and remind me to send you an axe so you can chop your wrists off and kill yourself so that you can be REALLY hardcore, you pathetic wannabe-slut!! And to everyone who is an emo and they cut themselves for pleasure, you guys can go jump off a building and cut yourselves along the way down, ok?? Good. Oh, and by the way, all those emos who say that they suck and their life sucks are actually right for a change!! Good on ya, truckers! peace out rock on I HATE EMOS.

char/ems on 8 Oct 2006

Wow, haven’t been on this site for a long time.

Too be honest i’m very confused with this.

I’ve given up defending people now.

My true opinion is,

This fad will be gone in a few years, I don’t see the deal in making a big fuss about it anymore.

Let people listen to there music that they like and dress how they want. Don’t attack them for it.

I’m sorry if this makes no sense, I don’t even make sense anymore.

Its there own choice and too be honest i shouldnt come on these boards because i dont care what people think about it anymore. If someone wants too hear your opinion they’ll ask for it. I think i’m contradicting myself here.

Yeah i better go.

Bye xx

Joe on 25 Oct 2006

Posted for “Crash”

jasmine on 28 Oct 2006

I havnt been on this site for a while as well so whats up i hope every1 remembers me Jasmine!!!!! also gess what you might not crae but im going to say it my m8 has been arrested for selling druges but i dont think it was his folt i know him he wouldnt do sumthing like that and if he did he wouldnt keep it behind my bakc he would tell me but i dont understand if i think he didnt do it then why did he im happy he didnt offer me any druges i proble would ahve had sum and i odnt want to go throught the smoking stange again that was just to fucken annoying

jasmine on 28 Oct 2006

also i slit my wrist over it coz…………………… i couldnt do really taht much but panic for him and my over m8 taht are his friends and me so i slit to make everything better but this time it didnt work this time sltying my wrist didnt fix anything and i dont know what to do and im really scared

Crash on 28 Oct 2006

Joe, I’m going to kill you. But first… I am going to make you EMO

AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

jasmine on 29 Oct 2006

how do you know Joe!!!!!! and what has he ever done to you

Crash on 29 Oct 2006

I have sex with him.

who the fuck are you?

jasmine on 29 Oct 2006

Who the fuck are you? and dont you fucken talk to me like that you fucken dip-shit and are you a dude or girl i would liem to know coz its really hard more me to tellif im taalking to a gay prick or just a slut face lisbinen you tell me wihich one are you and i fucken dont beleive you fucked joe you proble dont even know who to fuck ppl and how old are you just asking im 12

Emojoe on 29 Oct 2006

crash is a girl/woman. i thout u was wit ben. crash my m8 . She 14 im15 we fuc everwere cuz we lust 4 each other. we doit untl we kant walk ne more. thn we ate somthin & doit mor.

Buttercup on 29 Oct 2006

Emojoe, you better be stickin’ with Crash, because jasmine and ben only just broke up. Plus they have 3 kids together and a guy as EMO as you probably can’t handle responsibility like that. Unless, of course, you cut. Then, you’ll probably be okay.

ashlynn on 30 Oct 2006

Hey hey, I think there is a little fight going on here. Ok, let’s stop using the work “fuck”. I mean, don’t you have anything better to say than fuck? I’m talking to you, jasmine. And do you people all know eachother? I’m a little confused here.

jasmine on 1 Nov 2006

Thanks buttercup for sticking up for me also if you all want to know yes me and ben did broke up but then we got back 2gether yes i know its strange just think of it like this when we break up its just like having a little fight but soon you will talk say sorry and love each other again also once again THANKS BUTTERCUP i didnt like the ending that much but the start was good

jasmine on 1 Nov 2006

also dont fucken think for a second that i want to go out wiht crash or sumthing like that i was just asking i ask heaps of ppl their age on the site that was i know what tyrp of person im taking to

Nori on 1 Nov 2006

Jasmine - it’s the internet, so you never truly KNOW…

Stefani on 1 Nov 2006

Am I on Melrose Place????

ashlynn on 1 Nov 2006

I know, really, like this is an internet.

jasmine on 2 Nov 2006

You have a good point Nori it is the internet and you never will really know

irene on 2 Nov 2006

stay off this site, you brat. why do i have to see you everywhere?

jasmine on 2 Nov 2006

Why the fuck do you have to keep intering my life cnat you just stay the fuck out of it plz also its almost 10:00 shoudlnt you be in bed i should but whtas the point mine most likey not be going to skool

irene on 2 Nov 2006

ok, brat, first of all don’t tell me what to do cuz im darn older than you. who the fuck are you anyway? why don’t you go fuckin play with your 8 year old sistah.

jasmine on 3 Nov 2006

First of all you must be really really really old becuase you are the olny perosn i know that use the word brat!!!! and dont tell me what to do why should i go play with my fucken sis he hate me i hate her we never talk!!! we never want to see each other we even hate goin near each other also you asked who the fuck are you anyway????? meaning me!! thats what you asked but before i tell you think about it would you really like to know thats just like asking why is the sky blue or why is the grass geen and yes i know why they are those colouers but anyway

irene on 4 Nov 2006

i dont get it, why does saying “brat” make me old?

oh jasmine, you’re so fun to laugh at.

jasmine on 4 Nov 2006

Thankyou Irene i like it when ppl laugh at me it makes me happy knowing i can make even dumb-ass bitchers liek yourself laugh!!!! ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!! that kool i can even make myslef laugh!!!!! ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha also you soooooooooooo old tahst why you dont undertsand why saying brat makes you old ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha i love to laugh at you as well ROTFLOL

irene on 5 Nov 2006

You should take a good look in the mirror at yourself before calling me a dumb-ass bitch, you snot face! LOL. what i meant by “you are so fun to laugh at” is because you’re so dumb! and you don’t realize that, so that’s what makes it funny.I mean, what a loser.

plus, didn’t your mommy or daddy ever teach you that calling someone a dumb-ass bitch was a no-no?

jasmine on 5 Nov 2006