Let me sound off for a minute or two...

I just want to let everyone know my dislike for The Fad called "Emo."

I have friends that consider themselves "emo" and I have questioned them numerous times about why they choose to follow this particular wavelength of thinking, and every answer I have ever recieved included the phrases "expressing myself," "dealing with my problems," and "you wouldn't understand." I've been accused in retaliation of being a "prep" or "jock."

It is not a fad that annoys me or makes me angry in any way, I just don't understand it. The "emos" all dress alike (from my point of view, and that of most Americans,) so how can you be "expressing yourself" if you dress just like the punk band you saw on MTV this morning? Secondly, almost all of the "emos" i know come from loving families with parents that treat their children with love and compassion. How can you justify acting a way that helps you "deal with your problems" when your only problems are feeding the dog and doing the dishes when you get home? Your parents never hit you (excepting corporal punishment, which I feel is right and when used responsibly helps more than hurts), they never kicked you out on the street, or unjustly punished you. You are just a teenager and you want to be different, which I completely understand, as I am still a teenager and still don't completely know who I am. One thing that I am sure of, though, is that cutting your wrists and trying to commit suicide are NOT cool or different, but just a half-assed way to try and deal with your imaginary problems.


How many Emo kids does it take to fix a lightbulb?

One to take the bulb out and a thousand to write about how the shattered pieces reflect their "broken" lives.