The Thing About EMO
Let me tell you about how stupid emo is. The term EMO was coined
by Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat, Fugazi) during and interview
to describe a growing sub-genre of hardcore characterized
primarily by emotion. This music is almost always about
getting dumped, or somehow not being loved enough by women,
or liking a girl who's dating an asshole...you get
the point. If you don't...here's an example.
You're better off without him, don't call him...
He's breaking your heart.
He's hanging with your best friend and your waiting
there,
It's tearing you apart.
He lied to you a thousand times,
When I was there he kept you waiting.
And I'm still here waiting there
To catch you if you fall.
I don't know why I care so much
When I shouldn't care at all.
Finally got the nerve to tell you
How much you mean to me you said that I was your best friend,
A real sweet guy, but that's all I'd ever be.
This song is called "Your Boyfriend Sucks"
by the Ataris.
As you can see, he whines about how this girl doesn't
like him like that.
Now you may be thinking, "why am I still reading this?"
or "wrap it up, honky!" so I will.
The problem I have with emo is that it basically popularizes
the idea that this is the way people should act. Wallowing
in their own self pity when some bitch fucks an asshole.
FUCK IT. Go get some other bitch. Rap music is the total opposite
of this, and while most of it sucks, it doesn't attack
the mental health of people who listen to it, like emo does.
The worst things you can possibly do after some bitch rejects
you is to keep trying to get her and feeling sorry for yourself.
Emo glorifies this. This is bad.
So...don't listen to EMO. Because it sucks.
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