Mostly a repost of what I said in the straight-edge thread.
I hate when people say "how do you know you wont like it if you never tried it". 1, I know that it's addictive and that shit like that is hard to quit. 2, its (mostly, excluding sex) unhealthy.
I don't look down on people who arent straight edge. My best friend smokes, drinks, whatever. Once I was hanging out with some of his friends, and I was the only one not smoking/drinking. I think I talked more that night than any other day of my life (I'm generally really shy). They joked around about me doing some of it, and I can take that humor, peer pressure doesn't affect me. But they respected what my choices were and took me seriously. One time, I had to take my friend who was drunk off his ass, wobbling around, probably falling if I wasnt there, all the way home from downtown. Took him all the way to his door, and never got a thank you. Just a "I could have gotten home without your help". Where is he now? No idea. Last time I saw him he was panhandling downtown. He doesnt have a home because he wouldnt listen to what his parents asked him to do. He had food, tv, computer, shelter, and he fucked up cause of the shit he did. I think he's 17 now. He has an abusive girlfriend who is the reason he doesnt get to hang out with my best friend (they were like brothers before her).
I dont think pot should be illegal, and the alcohol age limit
should be lowered. I know there ARE people who are under 18 that are
more mature than adults. You can legally drive at 16, but you have to wait three more years to drink? I've never heard of someone killing someone else with alcohol.
I dont force my choices on anybody, my choice to be straight edge, my religion, none of my choices. Supremacists like hardliners who try to use violence, and scare tactics to try and force their beliefs on people, the ones who give straight edge a bad name, dont deserve any respect.
" Don't smoke, don't drink, don't fuck, at least I can fucking think. I can't keep up, I'm out of step with the world."
What first comes to mind when you hear emo? My Chemical Romance? The
Used? Suicidal kids with black hair covering their face? The truth is,
none of those have to do with emo.
First Wave (80s) Emo
originated in the mid-80s from hardcore punk (Black Flag? Bad Brains?
Minor Threat?) as a more personal alternative than the mostly political
lyrics found in hardcore (Example of emo lyrics - Rites Of Spring's All There Is). Most use the terms emo-core or emotive hardcore to describe this period referring to its roots in hardcore. Important bands - Fugazi, Rites of Spring, and Embrace.
Second Wave/Screamo (90s) Somewhere
along the way, during the 90s, emo took a more indie approach, with
music that was usually softer, more melodic and sometimes slower. Also,
during the 90s, screamo was born, which usually sounded somewhere
between emo and hardcore. Typically, screamo bands kept the
yelled/screamed vocals found in hardcore, but with more melodic
instrumental parts, like in emo. Important bands - Sunny Day Real Estate, Saetia.
Third Wave (00s) Before
the 2000s, most of the original emo had disbanded and many bands
appeared who, although had no musical similarities to previous emo
bands, were miscategorized as emo anyways. Some of these bands include:
Fall Out Boy, From First To Last, AFI, My Chemical Romance, and The
Used. Typically, if someone labels a band as emo, they probably arent. Important bands - Thursday, Jimmy Eat World, Further Seems Forever, A Day In The Life.
So
there you have it. A short history of emo music. No "whiny teenagers
who cry and cut themselves". How emo came to describe them, I have no
idea..
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