OMG war on emo?!?!?! MCR aren't emo its bullshit!!
Posted by Uchiha | May 25, 2007 4:51 PM | Reply to this
OMG! this is going too far. this is SO LAME! emo is just how people dress . KIds that are "emo" arent the only kids that cut themselves, all i know this is really stupid.
right... as much as I hate emos, this has gone too far. Emos do not cut themselves only depressed people d. I have a teacher who had cut herself and she looked nothing like a emo. Emo kids speak their minds, but I still hate them.
Posted by Christopher Thomas | May 25, 2007 4:52 PM | Reply to this
Isn't it ironic how there's so much wrong going on with the world today such as war, poverty...etc, and yet people can still find time to report about something as lame as this? A long dead stereotype? Lame x2.
Posted by Lewis | May 25, 2007 4:52 PM | Reply to this
OMG! this is going too far. this is SO LAME! emo is just how people dress . KIds that are "emo" arent the only kids that cut themselves, all i know this is really stupid.
OMG! this is going too far. this is SO LAME! emo is just how people dress . KIds that are "emo" arent the only kids that cut themselves, all i know this is really stupid.
i cnt belive what complete and utter bollocks tht is, i mean wot th fuk!!!i just dont understand sumtimes how ppl cn justify broadcasts like tht, im sure mny otha teens suffer with otha severe problems like anorexia or buliema or sumthing but they dnt blame tht on the music scene do they, it makes me sik!
Posted by Roxxi | May 25, 2007 4:52 PM | Reply to this
MCR aint emo.
How does the news know about any of this kinda stuff?
They class anyone wearing hoodys as "thugs"
When they're the chav ones who start stuff.
They know nothing.
It's fucking bullshit.
=@
Posted by charles | May 25, 2007 4:53 PM | Reply to this
The "deepest levels of emo lifestyle" its kept for sad attention seeking wannabes who have no other way of integrating themselves into society. Gender bending is probably a result of this as well! The reasons MOST of us are drawn to this music is because most of it is good, uplifting or inspiring music! The reason that kid ran away is because of what the creators of that peice of film made him out to be! Don't listen people! Don't be fooled! I'm a happy emo-kid!
MCR aint emo.
How does the news know about any of this kinda stuff?
They class anyone wearing hoodys as "thugs"
When they're the chav ones who start stuff.
They know nothing.
It's fucking bullshit.
=@
haha that quiz bit was meant to be overly cliched and they took it so seriously
sad to hear bout that boy though, hope hes okay
xxx
Posted by becah | May 25, 2007 4:53 PM | Reply to this
Watched 4 minutes of it and couldn't watch anymore.
It's bad enough teens stereotype each other and if you look 'emo' you are instantly self harming yourself and/or wanting to commit suicide. Now the adult population is jumping on the bandwagon. How dare they?
So they searched YouTube and found the odd person who strings this together, but where is the solid proof? People do not self harm because they are 'emo' people self harm because they are hurting. Parents who watch this bullshit will instantly think that if their son/daughter dresses this way or listens to this stereotyped music they are going to kill themselves. It's a huge load of BS and researchers need to be reinformed about all of it. I know MCR are very heavily associated in 'Emo' but they don't in any way shape or form promote self harm and neither do the other bands associated with 'Emo'. People need to rethink what they are saying before they put this crock of shitr out into the media.
Posted by Charli | May 25, 2007 4:53 PM | Reply to this
It's just American media trying to cause a moral panic, cos they have nothing better to talk/worry about about.
Posted by Natalie | May 25, 2007 4:53 PM | Reply to this
that is a load of crap tbh
Posted by cassie | May 25, 2007 4:53 PM | Reply to this
OMFG!
I can't believe people are still stereotyping Emo's as wrist slitting MCR loving gheys!
It really makes me angry to think that people are so sad that they have 2 "label" people.
Kids that cut themselves do it because they have nowhere else to turn!
I know cuz i used 2 do it myself!
Sorry... I just hate what people call "the emo culture"
Damn! Leave them alone!
Posted by Lularrr | May 25, 2007 4:54 PM | Reply to this
that somone seriously deserves a backhander
when i watched that i was like screaming at the computer screen
>:(
THAT IS HILARIOUSSSSSLY RIDICULOUS. trust the americans! stop tarring mcr with the brush of 'emo'. Along with other bands as well, they're pretty much being BLAMED for kids who cut and kill themselves. this makes me angry.
OMFG!
I can't believe people are still stereotyping Emo's as wrist slitting MCR loving gheys!
It really makes me angry to think that people are so sad that they have 2 "label" people.
Kids that cut themselves do it because they have nowhere else to turn!
I know cuz i used 2 do it myself!
Sorry... I just hate what people call "the emo culture"
Damn! Leave them alone!
Posted by Lularrr | May 25, 2007 4:54 PM | Reply to this
Whataloadoffuckingbullshit
We get enough of this from binge drinking British Chavs. Do an article on that. They're the problems.
Why do Americans take things so seriously.
Its pathetic in my opinion.
Emo is a fshion statement and a sad one.
I think its out of order to label all self harmers emo,that is not the case.Emos are attention seekers.
Complete over reaction and complete bollocks.
it's crap...but funny at how ignorant people are. Everyone takes everything so seriously these days. Just cos someone wears black and has a fringe doesn't mean they must self harm.
Posted by beth | May 25, 2007 4:55 PM | Reply to this
Oh my god!
The media always make such a big thing about being emo when they dont even understand it.
Just because you are emo you cut yourself and just because you might cut yourself doesnt mean that you are emo or just doing it because it is what you have to do to be emo.
They have got it so wrong!
Yeah, self harmers need help but only when they are ready for it. =/
xxxx
Posted by Becky | May 25, 2007 4:55 PM | Reply to this
WHAT A BUNCH OF WANKERS FUCK THEM ALL, RIGHT IN THE EAR
Posted by JOEY | May 25, 2007 4:55 PM | Reply to this
Oh my god!
The media always make such a big thing about being emo when they dont even understand it.
Just because you are emo you cut yourself and just because you might cut yourself doesnt mean that you are emo or just doing it because it is what you have to do to be emo.
They have got it so wrong!
Yeah, self harmers need help but only when they are ready for it. =/
xxxx
Posted by Becky | May 25, 2007 4:55 PM | Reply to this
'War' on any stereotypical group is stupid. In fact, i think stereotypical groups are stupid in themselves. I mean, whatever happened to individuality? We should be classed as people in our own right, not in groups!
Posted by Lou W | May 25, 2007 4:55 PM | Reply to this
im a punk/riot grrl and think emo is crap, but this is just fuckin ridiculous!!! this isnt a war on emo, its a war on alternative culture and its ;pathetic. where i come from, both male and female punks are constantly victimised by police, citizens and the council. there is a large emo scene and a massive punk culture in york, and we tend to get on fine. NONE of the emos i know are anything like the characters described in this pathetic badly ritten propaganda. the kids in this video are the few fucked up immature teenagers that obviously crave attention. i think 'normal' people should fuck off and leave alternative cultures alone.
Posted by rhiannon wood | May 25, 2007 4:55 PM | Reply to this
& NOT ALL EMOS CUT THEMSELVES!
FFS!
Posted by Lizzie | May 25, 2007 4:55 PM | Reply to this
YAY! about time we pointed out the serious issue of the emo race!! i think im kinda alone in like this lol but hey...
Posted by ashley langford | May 25, 2007 4:56 PM | Reply to this
wtf a pile of shit!
Posted by Alex Attridge | May 25, 2007 4:56 PM | Reply to this
okay....this is getting stupid now....
okay look......just leave us alone...were not hurting anyone!
if you dont like us....then dont say stuff about us......
yes we self harm yes we talk about suicide but emos arnt the only ones..... goths moshers skaters talk about suicide some even cut themselfs.....adluts know nothing about this soo they should just leave us alone.....that guy has run awayy from all the pain caused by you people saying stuff about him calling him emo.....leave him alone.....
i have run away! and its horrible....you people dont help saying stuff about him!
so leave us ALONE!
thank you
xxx
Posted by jordan | May 25, 2007 4:56 PM | Reply to this
okay....this is getting stupid now....
okay look......just leave us alone...were not hurting anyone!
if you dont like us....then dont say stuff about us......
yes we self harm yes we talk about suicide but emos arnt the only ones..... goths moshers skaters talk about suicide some even cut themselfs.....adluts know nothing about this soo they should just leave us alone.....that guy has run awayy from all the pain caused by you people saying stuff about him calling him emo.....leave him alone.....
i have run away! and its horrible....you people dont help saying stuff about him!
so leave us ALONE!
thank you
xxx
Posted by jordan | May 25, 2007 4:56 PM | Reply to this
What the fuck?? They are all just paranoid. This is a lame attempt to get people all worried. They should worry more bout gun crime not badly researched "cults"
This is such bullshit.
My Chemical romance arent emo.
At all!
This emo thing is way too out of hand.
Half of the stuff they said there applies to me, like the fringe and the black clothes and the bracelets.
Does that make me emo?
Does that mean i want to die?
Does that mean i self-harm?
Fuckin' get over this whole emo thing.
It's simply pathetic!
I wear skinny jeans, tight clothing and so do 1000+ kids around the UK, adults take it so to heart , its not produced on a website or even through music its the persons choice, if thats how they feel, RESPECT that.
:]
Posted by Jak | May 25, 2007 4:56 PM | Reply to this
Haha Emo Genderbending. I think the article is very one sided in the way that it only looks at extreme cases and overlooks the fact that emo is just a fashion like punk or indie.
As for saying that emo is a lifestyle I disagree totally. Just because somebody has a fringe it doesn't mean they embrace suicide or follow all the signs with a tick box.
The article is just stereotyping and shows just how something can be blown out of proportion by the media.
American mainstream as stupid as the person who runs the country i'm emo, never cut myself i'm happy and i work in the construction industry !! GET A CLUE!
Posted by Judd | May 25, 2007 4:56 PM | Reply to this
lmao thanks for the laugh.
Seriously though, this out of control, there is so much stereotyping within our society that people say 'emos cut themselves' that people who define themselves as emo, will cut themselves. I.E. monkey see, monkey do.
All this media attention is only feeding people/emo's stand out further to create attention on themselves, a common reason why people cut themselves anyway. However, at the same time it can be ironic that people who are depressed like moody music. Your not going to be depressed and feeling like slitting your wrists if you listen to the Sugababes are you?
It all seems a little bit out of control.
Posted by Alex | May 25, 2007 4:56 PM | Reply to this
Haha Emo Genderbending. I think the article is very one sided in the way that it only looks at extreme cases and overlooks the fact that emo is just a fashion like punk or indie.
As for saying that emo is a lifestyle I disagree totally. Just because somebody has a fringe it doesn't mean they embrace suicide or follow all the signs with a tick box.
The article is just stereotyping and shows just how something can be blown out of proportion by the media.
Posted by Callum | May 25, 2007 4:57 PM | Reply to this
I'm sorry but that is so rubbish! Adults really don't get alot do they? I'm so angry with this, and involving MCR in it, even when they removed themselves rom emo culture! How idiotic!
Posted by Hannah | May 25, 2007 4:57 PM | Reply to this
this is a load of shit!!!!1 bands do not cause people t cut themselves. and oh yea people dont cut themselves t make themselves emo!!! i used t cut myself but i did it because otherwise i would have hurt the ones i love. i never take out my anger on other people jst on myself!! and emo bands jst tell the truth they dont encourage people t do things !!! i hate this gay pullisity all the press do is show stories tht interest the public and make money for themselves thts all the press is ... i fuckin hate the media!!!
Posted by matty robinson | May 25, 2007 4:57 PM | Reply to this
this is a load of shit!!!!1 bands do not cause people t cut themselves. and oh yea people dont cut themselves t make themselves emo!!! i used t cut myself but i did it because otherwise i would have hurt the ones i love. i never take out my anger on other people jst on myself!! and emo bands jst tell the truth they dont encourage people t do things !!! i hate this gay pullisity all the press do is show stories tht interest the public and make money for themselves thts all the press is ... i fuckin hate the media!!!
Posted by matty robinson | May 25, 2007 4:57 PM | Reply to this
gender bending! LOL!
it's just funny, because they have no idea about "emo" culture.
I don't cut myself, but the news guys just think people do it because of culture!
you don't just cut yourself because you like a certain type of music, idiots.
And a lot of parents think their kids cut because of music, but tbh it's usually the parents faults in the first place.
Posted by Adam D | May 25, 2007 4:57 PM | Reply to this
Lol.
The biggest pile of turd Iv seen.
Fair enough people who self harm might be in a worrying place and parents should know.
but to bascially say "If your child wears dark clothes and has a fringe they are emo and probably want to kill themselves" is a joke lol.
pssssh.
things like this annoy me. being steriotyped by kids of our age is enuf but for grown adults to start aswel. Whats the point lol
x
Posted by Emma Louise Burrows | May 25, 2007 4:57 PM | Reply to this
fukin hell
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE RE NOT EMO!
Y do dey get the blame 4 evryfin!!!!
adults fink dey no evryfin bout emo
thts the biggest piece of shit i v eva read
Posted by cassie | May 25, 2007 4:57 PM | Reply to this
That emo shit is actually the biggest loada crap iv seen ina while
¬.¬
What twats (Y)
Posted by Chloe =]] | May 25, 2007 4:57 PM | Reply to this
The fact that they included part of "The Emo Song" from YouTube, along with several other websites mocking emo, just shows that its mindless propaganda. They're trying to make-out those websites are serious. Its moronic
My Chemical Romance - Its Not A Fashion Statement, Its A Deathwish. Pretty much shows that they're not pro-suicide, and not pro-self harm. This isn't the first generation of rock music to scare parents, but it is the most over-rated when it comes to how dangerous it is
Here's a hint, parents of the ABC News cast - try talking to your children, instead of listening in on what they do, and then using speculation and lies to scare the rest of the population. That runaway boy is just one of many thousands of rock fans that listen to emo. If he was into Eminem, then it'd be hip-hop's fault
Why I just bothered writing all this I do not know, when all I need say was - "bullshit"
Exactly!
Hahaha... This is hilarious, see how the emo culture is so lame.
They love the attention.
80% of them to do it to follow a s**t trend or for attention. FACT!
check this
some stupid stuck up adults telling the world about some form of culture that kids decide to fashion
i have never seen tso much shit in my life
AND HOW DARE THEY USE MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE!
i have never been so disgusted. i have just wasted minutes of my life watching some stupid adults go on and tell us there theory on some style people choose to go by. if they were our age i bet you they wouldn't be saying the same thing.
i am so worked up now by watching this pathetic video made by pathetic people.
why don't they go and report something that actually MATTERS! like poverty or war. these things need to be taken notice on o but nooooooo they go do it on some label that people don't even care about
words for the people who made that report
KISS MY ASS BITCH!
x-x-x-x-x-x
Posted by laura | May 25, 2007 4:58 PM | Reply to this
okay....this is getting stupid now....
okay look......just leave us alone...were not hurting anyone!
if you dont like us....then dont say stuff about us......
yes we self harm yes we talk about suicide but emos arnt the only ones..... goths moshers skaters talk about suicide some even cut themselfs.....adluts know nothing about this soo they should just leave us alone.....that guy has run awayy from all the pain caused by you people saying stuff about him calling him emo.....leave him alone.....
i have run away! and its horrible....you people dont help saying stuff about him!
so leave us ALONE!
AND MCR ARNT EMO!
I LOVE THEM TOO BITS
THEY TELL YOU TO STOP HELF HARMING
DONT KILL YOUSELF
THEY ARE TRING TO HELP YOU!
SO LEAVE THEM AND US ALONE!
thank you
xxx
Posted by jordan | May 25, 2007 4:58 PM | Reply to this
this isnt emo
emo is just a stereotype
a fashion statement
people who conform to this fashion statement are not really emo
they just want to be
"emos" who cut themselves are jus kids who conform to this fashion statement and hav shit lives
just because some1 wears back clothes nd spikes up the back of their hair doesnt mean they are emo
this is fucking stupid
shows how ignorant adults are
MCR are barely emo
they are just related with the whole scene
thats all emo is........a scene
a scene which loads of kids want to be a part of
coz loads of girls say emo boiz r hot
its stupid
theres no such thing as emo!!!
Posted by Michael Davie | May 25, 2007 4:58 PM | Reply to this
The fact that they included part of "The Emo Song" from YouTube, along with several other websites mocking emo, just shows that its mindless propaganda. They're trying to make-out those websites are serious. Its moronic
My Chemical Romance - Its Not A Fashion Statement, Its A Deathwish. Pretty much shows that they're not pro-suicide, and not pro-self harm. This isn't the first generation of rock music to scare parents, but it is the most over-rated when it comes to how dangerous it is
Here's a hint, parents of the ABC News cast - try talking to your children, instead of listening in on what they do, and then using speculation and lies to scare the rest of the population. That runaway boy is just one of many thousands of rock fans that listen to emo. If he was into Eminem, then it'd be hip-hop's fault
Why I just bothered writing all this I do not know, when all I need say was - "bullshit"
Wow, that was an amazing news story. A lot of it is so true and whilst some elements of "emo" are just a fashion statement, such as the fashion and the music, others such as the self-harm, depression and suicide are so much more serious and people need to be aware of it. They should feature a story like that in the UK. I hope that guy who went missing is okay.
Posted by Lucy Hill | May 25, 2007 4:58 PM | Reply to this
Everything said on this is total crap!! none of its even true well partly is but what does any of this have to do with anyone its everyone elses desition to do it not theres. AND MY CHEM ARNT EMO!!!!!!
how can u say mcr rnt emo!!>>> wtf they r like da emo fukin gods u reetard!!!
but itsbullshit man!!!!!
yer so emos wer blak nd crap but they dnt all cut emselves emo is just emotional musik and emotional teenz its such a fukin pisstake man!!!
Posted by jenna hunter | May 25, 2007 4:58 PM | Reply to this
how can u say mcr rnt emo!!>>> wtf they r like da emo fukin gods u reetard!!!
but itsbullshit man!!!!!
yer so emos wer blak nd crap but they dnt all cut emselves emo is just emotional musik and emotional teenz its such a fukin pisstake man!!!
Posted by jenna hunter | May 25, 2007 4:58 PM | Reply to this
Wow, that was an amazing news story. A lot of it is so true and whilst some elements of "emo" are just a fashion statement, such as the fashion and the music, others such as the self-harm, depression and suicide are so much more serious and people need to be aware of it. They should feature a story like that in the UK. I hope that guy who went missing is okay.
Posted by Lucy Hill | May 25, 2007 4:58 PM | Reply to this
Everything said on this is total crap!! none of its even true well partly is but what does any of this have to do with anyone its everyone elses desition to do it not theres. AND MY CHEM ARNT EMO!!!!!!
how can u say mcr rnt emo!!>>> wtf they r like da emo fukin gods u reetard!!!
but itsbullshit man!!!!!
yer so emos wer blak nd crap but they dnt all cut emselves emo is just emotional musik and emotional teenz its such a fukin pisstake man!!!
Posted by jenna hunter | May 25, 2007 4:58 PM | Reply to this
This shit is honestly pissing me right off. Its almost like they pay people to look on the net for stereotype emo shit. this is just another way to try to scare parents into making their children what the media wants them to be. Also rather than looking at shitty videos made by stupid little kids with pathetic sort frindges trying to be independent on windows movie maker, they should by a album look through the booklet and read some fucking lyrics. Personally i'm not depressing and i'm always trying to be happy and have fun and i cant see why some parents are easily tricked into thinking this by the media scum (apart from you guys). I get on well with my parents and my mum knows all about the situation and she thinks its bullshit. Finally spiderman fucking 3, what tossers.
this video is SH!T some people do cut them selves but i hardly think its because of an "emo cult movement" and at the begining what the bit with MCR. . . lol if anything there songs are premoting NOT not self harm! lol people really dont listen do the.
Always looking for fuckin attention.
They don't even know how to cut themselves properly. It's all a cry for attention. If they wanted to do it, they'd do it properly
They are just as bad as chav's.
Posted by T.C. | May 25, 2007 4:59 PM | Reply to this
"advanced emos" cut them selves!
lololol
this video is SH!T some people do cut them selves but i hardly think its because of an "emo cult movement" and at the begining what the bit with MCR. . . lol if anything there songs are premoting NOT not self harm! lol people really dont listen do the.
Clothes are a cover for cutting? Quick, parents, ensure your teenagers are naked at all times!
Posted by Cinnamon | May 25, 2007 4:59 PM | Reply to this
"advanced emos" cut them selves!
lololol
this video is SH!T some people do cut them selves but i hardly think its because of an "emo cult movement" and at the begining what the bit with MCR. . . lol if anything there songs are premoting NOT not self harm! lol people really dont listen do the.
Oooh dear i have black hair and wear black band t-shirt so i MUST be emo!
I wear an item with AFI on each day so i MUST be emo
i wear braclets so i MUST be emo and cut
dear me
now i have heard and seen it all
Lame (Y)
Posted by Frank | May 25, 2007 4:59 PM | Reply to this
thats really quite stupid
trust the americans to get it wrong[again] and fill parents with fear and aload of crap.
pfft at them.
Posted by Squiddy | May 25, 2007 4:59 PM | Reply to this
wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i mean ok i get that yes kids who cut shld get help no doubt about it but just cos ur EMO doesnt mean u cut yourself!!!
this whole thing is getting out of hand!!!! and why the fuck was MCR in their????????????
duckheads they arent fucking EMO!!
arghhh!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Jamie | May 25, 2007 4:59 PM | Reply to this
I'm sorry, but I'm actually laughing at this. Emo is a music genre. Ok, so I'll admit there are people that have taken that further, but why should those of us who are not involved in the whole "I'm emo and I want to die" trend getting bullshitted too?
People who self-harm need help.
FACT.
News items like this don't help.
FACT.
Look at that kid who ran away. He probably ran away becauseof his parents quizzing him about his apparent "emoness".
Stupid, ill-researched, pathetic articles like this don't help anyone. As hasbeen proved. >_<
Posted by Talia Fletcher | May 25, 2007 5:00 PM | Reply to this
emo is shit! the 'emo culture' is making depression seem 'cool'. let me tell you its not cool. it is a horrible thing to live with and those who dont have it are lucky as all fuck. emo is not a type of music its not a type of clothing style its a group of people who like to do things for attention. when you are depressed you dont want people to know about it. you dont go around parading your scars and cuts to your friends. emo is fucked up!
wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i mean ok i get that yes kids who cut shld get help no doubt about it but just cos ur EMO doesnt mean u cut yourself!!!
this whole thing is getting out of hand!!!! and why the fuck was MCR in there????????????
duckheads they arent fucking EMO!!
arghhh!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Jamie | May 25, 2007 5:00 PM | Reply to this
that is such b*llsh*t!i know some emo's are like that an connect it all with self harm an sh*t bt thas not the basis for it!self expression is what its about, no wonder that kid ran away,american pr*cks!
Posted by yargleschmargle | May 25, 2007 5:00 PM | Reply to this
How stupid, americans are so naive, i'm emo and i'm not depressed. Is just the music and the way i look
Posted by Claire | May 25, 2007 5:00 PM | Reply to this
asif, that has to be some of the biggest crap i have heard in my life.
Posted by sophie | May 25, 2007 5:00 PM | Reply to this
My god. Adults are moronic.
Posted by Stacey | May 25, 2007 5:00 PM | Reply to this
Another thing!
People who self harm arent just craving attention.
It's a way of relieving the pain in our lives.
It's helps people focus on anotehr pain than the pain we feel in life.
May it be friendship problems or family struggles.
A lot of people who do self harm try to hide this fact, as they DONT WANT THE ATTENTION.
The attention then causes worry and people say ''Please stop, i'm so worried, you need to stop'' or what ever.
Which can then cause the self harmer to feel guilty about it.
Then they feel even worse.
Then they self harm more and more.
Just please god stop this pathetic rubbish about emo and move on with your lives.
asif, that has to be some of the biggest crap i have heard in my life.
Posted by sophie | May 25, 2007 5:00 PM | Reply to this
What a pathetic, insutling jaded fear of the unknown. It is sad that this is happening that labelling someone has reached the internet. For godssake, especially this thing about self-harming that is just ridiculous!! It doesn't exist in Emo alone honestly you narrow minded hypocrites, how about getting a life. This is unfair on the teens that are going through emotional problems and resorting to the problems seen on here it doesn't mean they are emo. What next are black clothes going to be banned from clothes shop in fear of endorsing self harm. You sad bunch of idiots.
Posted by Dawn | May 25, 2007 5:01 PM | Reply to this
OMG i swear some people dont even know half the things these days none of this is even true well part of it is but what rally does it have to do with nosey news reporters who just want a story for fun!! These all idiots and its aloud of rubish if yah ask me. AND MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE ARE NOT EMO!!!
So the USA hate 'emos' now. Oh my god. What is the problem? steroefuckingtyping us ALL THE TIME. Yeah some kids have problems with self harm and suicide, so help them, not all of us do though!!!! This will just cause more arguments between parents and kids. You treat us like a different species and its not fucking fair. If we want to wear black just let us! it doesnt harm you. and reacting with fear? Gimme a fucking break. Just cause you dont like emo music, metal, rock. whatever. And yeah it started as a music genre so stop calling kids it! We arent trying to be stereo's!!! The fashion is Scene or Goth. Emo is music. Fucking paranoid adults, have an open mind for once. And quit the homophobia too. And at the end of the day ITS OUR LIVES...or death if we want it. And BEFORE you ask about my name you melodramatics... its A LYRIC. I hope you print this, its got me so fucking stressed. That is all.
Posted by TeenageDeathGirl. | May 25, 2007 5:01 PM | Reply to this
for 1 MCR are not emo.
people call me emo..
but every one is just them selfs and show that how ever they want.
i think self harm isn't a way to show this[[individuality]]...but if it helps them so be it...there choice.
i think people who point out all this are just plain pathetic...
every one who goes around call people in there sterotype from should just fuck off..because if there calling an emo kid or scene kid or w.e..these things they may just be making it even worse for this person...
and im going to leave on this note;
Fucking USA copying the UK again :P
Oh god...people really believe this crap. Emo means emotional, yeah...so why are they only showing emotions like sad and depression. I know plenty of emo's and none of them are depressed and none of them cut either.
Lularrr is right kids who cut themself have no where else to turn.
Why does the news report on this anyway whats it got to do with anyone else if you choose to be emotional?
Posted by Allyson Louise | May 25, 2007 5:01 PM | Reply to this
That is absolutely ridiculous! the sources they use are, in a couple of clips, parodys of 'emo' anyway. Bullshit.
Like fuck any of that is true.
They should try and get their facts right before broadcasting it to everyone.
I mean, MCR and FOB emo?!
Far from it.
Fecking bullshit.
Posted by Sarah. | May 25, 2007 5:01 PM | Reply to this
What the hell is up with this?
I do agree that some 'emo' things has gone way too overboard,
like a lot of people cutting themselves because they think it looks cool, but I think these guys have gone way overboard.
I hang out with a load of people everybody labels as emo, every single weekend, and I mean there are seriously about 60 of us minimum every weekend. & the number is growing. But I never see the suicidal depressing madness that is portrayed in this video.
Did you know that in the UK, people following the 'emo' culture or anything similar are more likely to get a good career when they're older than any other fashion/music/style group?
I'm fed up with all this stuff on emo now,
why can't people just let everyone get on with it?
And if they're going to do research, don't use the emo song. Idiots.
this is such a load of crap! i say we abolish all these stupid stereotypes! there is so much more to the emo crowd and this report talks about and they only states the negative and then blow it completely out of proportion! fuck ABC news!
Posted by phil | May 25, 2007 5:01 PM | Reply to this
What the hell is up with this?
I do agree that some 'emo' things has gone way too overboard,
like a lot of people cutting themselves because they think it looks cool, but I think these guys have gone way overboard.
I hang out with a load of people everybody labels as emo, every single weekend, and I mean there are seriously about 60 of us minimum every weekend. & the number is growing. But I never see the suicidal depressing madness that is portrayed in this video.
Did you know that in the UK, people following the 'emo' culture or anything similar are more likely to get a good career when they're older than any other fashion/music/style group?
I'm fed up with all this stuff on emo now,
why can't people just let everyone get on with it?
And if they're going to do research, don't use the emo song. Idiots.
This has go to be a joke right?
maybe its just me or do americans *no offence* take the most extreme actions all the time.
i do feel sorry for that kid at the end cos it takes some pretty extreme emotion to run away but like i dunno maybe its being english or sumthing lame like that but we here learn to take alot of shit nd not jump the gun that every fashion trend will turn into some huge suicide cult. i think people just need to learn to engage the calm side of their brain when dealing with shit like this. Emo is a fashion trend and it's going out of date anyway.
x
war on emo?? arent there more important things in the world?? i have emo friends, and many may consider me emo, and we're fine. . dont you thinik if adults spent less time being so streotypical since we're only teens and actually LISTENED to what we had to say, this wouldnt happen? Kids today kill themselves because the only people they can rely on is their friends. they cannot trust adults, parents want their children to be the little angels they dream of, and dont give us any time to figure things out on their own. Our image, music, style, is th eonly way of expressing ourselves, because we are bullied BECAUSE of these sterotpyes, which does lead to self harm and even suicide. so think about the deeper mental implications before quizzin gus on this =(
Posted by beth | May 25, 2007 5:02 PM | Reply to this
this is total bullshit
mcr arnt emo!
there totally against all that!
i was at reading fest n saw them slate that atricle written about em in the daily mail.. and ive read it..
this makes me so angry!
Posted by laura | May 25, 2007 5:02 PM | Reply to this
What the hell is up with this?
I do agree that some 'emo' things has gone way too overboard,
like a lot of people cutting themselves because they think it looks cool, but I think these guys have gone way overboard.
I hang out with a load of people everybody labels as emo, every single weekend, and I mean there are seriously about 60 of us minimum every weekend. & the number is growing. But I never see the suicidal depressing madness that is portrayed in this video.
Did you know that in the UK, people following the 'emo' culture or anything similar are more likely to get a good career when they're older than any other fashion/music/style group?
I'm fed up with all this stuff on emo now,
why can't people just let everyone get on with it?
And if they're going to do research, don't use the emo song. Idiots.
war on emo?? arent there more important things in the world?? i have emo friends, and many may consider me emo, and we're fine. . dont you thinik if adults spent less time being so streotypical since we're only teens and actually LISTENED to what we had to say, this wouldnt happen? Kids today kill themselves because the only people they can rely on is their friends. they cannot trust adults, parents want their children to be the little angels they dream of, and dont give us any time to figure things out on their own. Our image, music, style, is th eonly way of expressing ourselves, because we are bullied BECAUSE of these sterotpyes, which does lead to self harm and even suicide. so think about the deeper mental implications before quizzin gus on this =(
Posted by beth | May 25, 2007 5:02 PM | Reply to this
ummm.. BOLLOCKS =] x
Posted by Harry | May 25, 2007 5:02 PM | Reply to this
bahahahah well funny lol
srsly...this cant be taken for real...aw cmon...
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x.
Posted by gin | May 25, 2007 5:02 PM | Reply to this
Lmco@the news report in USA! It's a load of shit!! Emo's do not cut their rists! People who cut their rists are hurting and just because emo means emotional doesn't mean it's these kind of people who cut!
I'm emo myself and I know I don't constantly wear black, thats goths! I'm a happy person and I think the real meaning to emo is people with ambitions and who are not scared to be different! I know alot of people who are emo and they are all happy, smiley, funny and great people! I know two or three people who have ever cut and they are just normal! So it's proven that the USA know fuck all!
And as for that boy running away, he's just been on the national news! I'd run after that! My mates and family making a fool of me on t.v wouldn't make me too happy! That guy seemed skater to me and i'm pretty sure the reason he cut's is to do with family and friends, which is obvious after they did that to him! What knobs!
And another thing, music does not make these people cut!! Music helps us express our emotions and let out so much! So the USA officially knows fuck all!
At least they put great music on the news report! That was the only thing they got right!
what a load of shit
just another example of how stupid some adults can be. just because someone slits there wrists and are depressed does not make them emo. True there are some kids out there who do need help and counsiling about their problems but not everyone who is depressive is an emo. its just a word we've put on something we can't do anything about
the whole thing reeks of stereotyping. as if kids arnt stressed out enough, now anyone with black hair and black clothes are going to have to put up with being called "emo" and quizzed by paranoid parents as to why they are wearing clothes that cover their wrists
pathetic
Posted by Tinkerbell-Soph | May 25, 2007 5:03 PM | Reply to this
would also like to say sad and depression arn't the only emotions...
OMG this is so rediculous. Yeah im calssed as an Emo
yeah have wear black.....so do goths.
i wear alt of black eyelineri wear skinny jeans
but i dont cut myself.
i know poeple who do..and theese people arent emo./
emo was originally a type of music...why does it have to get so stupid..not all emos cut them sleves..not all emos are gender benders..i no a couple of guys hu wear girls jeans..because they are cheaper, and fit better..nothing else.
this is rediculous now..im fed up of being asked if im ok coz i look emo..YES IM HAPPY.. happy with the way i am.
with all this sterotyping we get from media, adults, and others i wouldnt be surprised if all emos strting cutting them selves and being sucidal, with the amount of shit we're givn for being the way we are.
urgh.
lovelove
x.x.x
<3
Posted by Jess | May 25, 2007 5:03 PM | Reply to this
holy crap what a lode of over the top shit lol
it makes me laugh when the US takes things so small so big .. yeh ok cutting urself is wrong but c'mon there is a reason why that kid is missing he appeared on that wack job of a report!
emo is just a fashion statement that will dissapear in a couple of years not a fucking culture!!
Posted by liz | May 25, 2007 5:03 PM | Reply to this
HA This was pathetic...Americans are so overdramatic it's unbelievable acting like it's a worldwide eperdemic and were all gonna be sucked in and die...gosh...Oh and MCR are not Emo...The Smiths however are...Fucks sake I have known girls that have been into dance music and they cut their wrists..."emo" is simply a fashion statement now...
Posted by Kylz | May 25, 2007 5:03 PM | Reply to this
What a complete load of sensationalist bollocks!
That is just as ill researched as Sarah Sands Daily Mail article! I am a Journalism student and both of these pieces of "Journalism" are completely irresponsible.
All they have discovered is a sterotype of what emo is. They have taken this seriously and are unnecessarily worrying parents. I can't actually believe that they have taken the Adam and Andrew song seriously TWICE when it is clearly just satire, and obviously exaggerated.
It's so stupid to suggest that it's emo kids that cut themselves. Self harm is not an issue soley to do with music and to say that emo kids do this as a fashion statement is riddiculous. It's not just emos who self-harm. In a lot of cases emo music helps to stop this kind of behaviour. The genre simply deals with the kinds of issues that teenagers can relate to. Teenage life can be depressing, and teenagers get depressed but that applies to all teenagers, not just emo kids.
It's just another example of the media irresponsibly creating moral panics about something which they don't understand, or in this case, know anything about. It's not a new thing, it happened in the 60s with Mods and Rockers. I just thought in this day and age where we as society are meant to be more sophisticated and educated that this kind of Journalism would not be taken seriously anymore.
Danni, aged 20, Stoke, future Kerrang writer!
Posted by Danni B | May 25, 2007 5:04 PM | Reply to this
What a complete load of sensationalist bollocks!
That is just as ill researched as Sarah Sands Daily Mail article! I am a Journalism student and both of these pieces of "Journalism" are completely irresponsible.
All they have discovered is a sterotype of what emo is. They have taken this seriously and are unnecessarily worrying parents. I can't actually believe that they have taken the Adam and Andrew song seriously TWICE when it is clearly just satire, and obviously exaggerated.
It's so stupid to suggest that it's emo kids that cut themselves. Self harm is not an issue soley to do with music and to say that emo kids do this as a fashion statement is riddiculous. It's not just emos who self-harm. In a lot of cases emo music helps to stop this kind of behaviour. The genre simply deals with the kinds of issues that teenagers can relate to. Teenage life can be depressing, and teenagers get depressed but that applies to all teenagers, not just emo kids.
It's just another example of the media irresponsibly creating moral panics about something which they don't understand, or in this case, know anything about. It's not a new thing, it happened in the 60s with Mods and Rockers. I just thought in this day and age where we as society are meant to be more sophisticated and educated that this kind of Journalism would not be taken seriously anymore.
Danni, aged 20, Stoke, future Kerrang writer!
Posted by Danni B | May 25, 2007 5:04 PM | Reply to this
fucking bullshit the lot. i watched that with my eyes bulging and my mouth hanging open in shock!
For starters they shouldnt have named MCR as emo coz well there not but that can be misinterpretated.
and secondly most of the people who cut themselves do it because they are depressed / severly troubled by something that has happened or happening in there lives.
besides not ALL emos where black. i see lots of them everyday and they where a variety of colours. And who cares if you were black dosent mean your fucking depressed does it.
makes me so fucking angry!
:@
Posted by Hannah | May 25, 2007 5:04 PM | Reply to this
I've just watched the ABC4 news video on emo. This video is a load of shit. They think that if you wear black clothing or eye make up you must surly be sliting your wrists. Also they said that emo boys cross dress and wear girl's clothes! What is that about?! They showed a clip of 'emo song' and by the looks of things they have listened to that song and taken the lyrics litraly.
I'm sorry about going on but I'm fed up of being called emo and having people shouting at me to stop sliting my wrists because I wear black clothing and listen to My chemical romance and Aiden. If someone is sliting their wrists then they should be helped rather than get called emo. Sterotyping has gone way too far. Daisy, lancing
What a complete load of sensationalist bollocks!
That is just as ill researched as Sarah Sands Daily Mail article! I am a Journalism student and both of these pieces of "Journalism" are completely irresponsible.
All they have discovered is a sterotype of what emo is. They have taken this seriously and are unnecessarily worrying parents. I can't actually believe that they have taken the Adam and Andrew song seriously TWICE when it is clearly just satire, and obviously exaggerated.
It's so stupid to suggest that it's emo kids that cut themselves. Self harm is not an issue soley to do with music and to say that emo kids do this as a fashion statement is riddiculous. It's not just emos who self-harm. In a lot of cases emo music helps to stop this kind of behaviour. The genre simply deals with the kinds of issues that teenagers can relate to. Teenage life can be depressing, and teenagers get depressed but that applies to all teenagers, not just emo kids.
It's just another example of the media irresponsibly creating moral panics about something which they don't understand, or in this case, know anything about. It's not a new thing, it happened in the 60s with Mods and Rockers. I just thought in this day and age where we as society are meant to be more sophisticated and educated that this kind of Journalism would not be taken seriously anymore.
Danni, aged 20, Stoke, future Kerrang writer!
Posted by Danni B | May 25, 2007 5:04 PM | Reply to this
I've just watched the ABC4 news video on emo. This video is a load of shit. They think that if you wear black clothing or eye make up you must surly be sliting your wrists. Also they said that emo boys cross dress and wear girl's clothes! What is that about?! They showed a clip of 'emo song' and by the looks of things they have listened to that song and taken the lyrics litraly.
I'm sorry about going on but I'm fed up of being called emo and having people shouting at me to stop sliting my wrists because I wear black clothing and listen to My chemical romance and Aiden. If someone is sliting their wrists then they should be helped rather than get called emo. Sterotyping has gone way too far. Daisy, west sussex
This is just ridiculous.
I mean, why are AFI even in this video plz? That's just..wrong. They were around waaaaaaay before "emo" was "popular".
Why are all the parents scared of black make up? Thats another thing I don't get. Do they thing the eyeliner is gonna take over their kids and make 'em attack them in the night?
I think not.
Sure, I don't like the slit wrists and depression thing. But come on people, this was on the news for fucks sake!
Trust americans to take things like the emo song seriously too x___x
I don't normally comment on this stuff, but how heavily edited can you get? It makes me sick. It really does, I have been listening to bands such as Saves The Day, The Get Up Kids, Funeral For a Friend and Finch since I was eleven years old. I have grown up with this music, and if anything it has inspired me to live my life full of vigour. Don't be afraid, if anything they suggest within their lyrics that it is okay to hurt, because everyone does. You get through it. It has a positive message.
I am now twenty years old, and having attended a degree in journalism for three years of my life where I found many pros and cons of how the media works. I guess this was the aspect I hated most. 'The blame culture'. Geez, 'my son died this morning' I know! 'Lets go and blame My Chemical Romance'.
Let me just say something, I am by no means a MCR fanboy, not in the slightest. If anything I think latter day MCR has become so much of a gimmick that I cant possibly relate to whats being said in the music anymore. But thats okay, because thousands can relate, and if you listen to the lyrics. Tell me one single song on any of their albums, which doesnt in some form or another inspire hope. That is what I would dare these magazines to do, go on, go and depict some of the lyrics. Slice them up, investigate them, eat you're breakfast out them. Do what a proper journalist should do - Investigate!
So the second biggest cause of death in Utah is Suicide, thus relates to the 'emo' trend. Explain please, did you're analysis cover the whole spectrum, or in reality did you simply ask one parent about the problems in a neighbourhood.
No wonder the children on both sides of the Atlantic feel so trapped these days, it's ridiculous.
FUCK OF WITH LABELS.you losers. ABC needs sacking. try sorting out your iraq war mess first. tarr.
Posted by TeenageDeathGirl | May 25, 2007 5:05 PM | Reply to this
OMG!, this is complete and uter bullshit, so if your 'emo' you cut yourself, and you "gender-bend". Sorrrry, but no. Not all emo's cut themselves, and people that think its cool to cut and think it makes them emo are just wrong. I cut myself but i don't do it to look emo. i do it because its my way of coping but, i don't sterotype them, i know chavs that cut themselves, are they suddenly gonna turn into emo kids?!!!
This report is soooooo wack, they think they know it all but they don't.
And plus, the whole 'boys wear girl pants' they gott that from the crappy little oh 'this is how to be emo' sites. which are a piece of crap. eurghhhhhhhhh this vid sucks.
Posted by kamiah | May 25, 2007 5:05 PM | Reply to this
This is the biggest lot of BOLLOCKS i have ever seen everything has gone over the FUCKING top just coz they are classed as an emo doesnt mean they have to cut. And just because they cut doesnt mean they're emo. Also why does everyone focus on the negative parts of emo. All this is, is OMG there is another scene lets worry everyone about it like what happened when punk and Goth came about. I am getting so fucked off with this at the moment.
Posted by Mel | May 25, 2007 5:06 PM | Reply to this
its all fucking stupid... yeah there could have the aspects of suicide and such thngs but its music... "emo" doesnt exist and kids that think are are emo and cut themselves are doing it because that what they think is cool and its embarrasing to WANT to be emo, its pathetic!! and the press are useless too. they need to search more into it instead of trying to find headlines to fill up spaces. wankers
Posted by Tony | May 25, 2007 5:06 PM | Reply to this
... They're all idiots. They're stereotyping something they don't understand because it doesn't fit in with their perfect world. They're confusing music with life and maybe they should have a reality check, instead of sending teenagers into therapy for every problem they have. Emo isn't cutting and pain and misery, that's just part of growing up and whether you choose to or not, has little or nothing to do with your parents. Once they think they have the right to look under your bracelets or whatever then its obvious you have no privacy or any place to go to escape what's rapidbly becoming a police state, which both England and America are doing. The more they push us the more we're going to withdraw, and by we I mean all teenagers, not just emos. And don't they see that emos aren't the worst problem out there? While they're getting up in arms about emos, other teenagers are beating people up, stealing, vandalising and generally causing havoc, but they go unnoticed or get put under the same label. They need to wake up and realise that they no longer have control, before its too late.
Posted by Ellie | May 25, 2007 5:06 PM | Reply to this
People say that they don't like people who label each other but they've just obviously labeled "emos".
It pisses me off how thye all say emos are people who cut their wrists and everything.
They're even calling My Chemical Romance emo?
Yeah whateverr.
Urgh.
Makes me so mad!
Am I emo?
Because I wear a certain style, because my hair is "emo",
because I listen to "emo music"
Next thing we know they're gonna be sending people into schools to look at people's wrists, and if they see kids with cuts on their wrists its gonna be like: "Omg.! They're emo!"
Haha.
Knobs.
LMAO i didnt even bother listening to it... but c'mon a little insane right? its just a trend... gots no meaning behind it, i find it funny how music makes people depressed... a little common sense please... just cause you like a band or genre doesnt mean you have to go all out i swear even the bands are probably thinking what the fuck! so dear world please take a chill pill and stop reporting on kids slitting wrists and kids please think instead of losing blood to wrist slitting take to a clinic for some poor soul... who needs it
Posted by Jimmy | May 25, 2007 5:07 PM | Reply to this
FOR FUCK SAKE.
NONE OF THE BANDS THAT THEY SHOWED ARE EMO.
THEY DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT EMO IS.
THOSE PEOPLE ARE SO HOMOPHOBIC.
WHATS WRONG WITH GUYS WEARING MAKEUP AND GIRLS STUFF. THE ONLY REASON GUYS WEAR GIRLS STUFF IS BECAUSE THEY DONT FIT INTO BOYS CLOTHS.
my god! there is no proof that emos cut themselves! u dont have to b emo to cut yourself.
and even if emos are as disturbed and as upset as u make them out to be then dont f***ing pick on them!
theres nothing worng with being emo, like theres nothing wrong with being prep, chav, goth.
its just clothes and hair! were all the same!
and theres nothing wrong with guys whereing girls jeans and makeup.
girls can cut their hair short, and wear jeans and be like boys, there not disgriminated.
but guys cant wear things accosiated with girls?!?!! WTF???
ps. MCR are not emo!
Posted by Verity | May 25, 2007 5:07 PM | Reply to this
I think it's fucking out of order what they where saying, a lot of my m8s are emos and they're actually lovely, they are people too you know, i mean, what twats!
That is blatent discrimination!
Personally i think something should be done about it, something to get our own back, i mean just coz i have black hair and wear liquid eye-liner, listen to decent music (rock of course) and wear what i like, apparently that makes me emo!
Wtf is emo about blue bootleg jeans, Adio trainers and a strappy top and hoody, if anything i guess i'm a fucking sk8er or summin,
But that shit by ABC really dented some of my m8's confidence, because obviously, other groups of people read it and started calling them names and shit, there's no need and the whole thing infuriates me!
That is both hilarious and highly worrying at the same time! It's just another moral panic, like manic street preachers fans starving and cutting themselves, Marilyn Manson fans cutting and taking cocaine, slipknot fans being obsessed with suicide/satan/corpses... and so on. I'm not saying that any of that stuff really happened in real life, save for one or two extreme cases, it's just a few more examples of media bullshit.
I guess it diverts the publics attention away from important matters like Bush, oil, war, etc.
That report is shockingly ill informed and over uses scare tactics. Its like all social identity, it focuses on certain charactersitics that dont appear all the time. But this is the same country who only gave civil rights to blacks in the 70's and so love to stereotype. If this is anything to go by it sucks to be an American teenager. You're either emo and cut yourself, black and won't have the same oppourtunities as others, or as you'll do as your told and end up dying in Iraq for your country.
Posted by Carl | May 25, 2007 5:07 PM | Reply to this
That thing is bull shit kids who cut themselves are psychopathic people they just have a different way of expressing themselves and getting what ever there dealing with out Like Benji said 'your emo..so you cut yours...you gender bend and need therapy...so without hitting any nerves..all people who where turbans have a explosive on them? all people who a german accent repulse jewish people?'
does that make that statement true NO and we don't live underground and we're not a goddamn cult not always do we wear black and not always do we have black hair we're normal people some with problems it just shows their not afraid of showing how hurt they are that they have hurt themselves AND THERAPY DOES NOT WORK it makes them resent the person who put them in therapy first. if parents don't like the way their kids dress then say so and try and understand that your child isn't someone who is going to go around pretending to commit suicide
and that boys father on the video should have noticed them and tried to help his son out if he was a decent father! hope the boy returns home safe. xxPlastic;;
Posted by Plastic;; | May 25, 2007 5:07 PM | Reply to this
This is ridiculous.
Didn't they say 'Utah teens'? Aren't they mostly Mormons there? Because if so, they're bound to overreact over 'emo' and anything that goes against their way of life, and make it seem dangerous.
Sadness, rage, pain: EVERYONE feels those things. Do these people not FEEL? Do they not have any emotions? 'Happiness is a sin'? What a load of crap.
Also, the style/image goes with the music, sure. That's happened throughout the decades; it's nothing new.
Obviously there are extreme cases where teens may become suicidal, and therefore apparently 'emo', because of whatever may be going on in their lives, but there is no need to generalise and sensationalise.
Judging by this report, there are millions of depressed, suicidal teens all over the world and the human race is screwed.
Didn't they say 'Utah teens'? Aren't they mostly Mormons there? Because if so, they're bound to overreact over 'emo' and anything that goes against their way of life, and make it seem dangerous.
Sadness, rage, pain: EVERYONE feels those things. Do these people not FEEL? Do they not have any emotions? 'Happiness is a sin'? What a load of crap.
Also, the style/image goes with the music, sure. That's happened throughout the decades; it's nothing new.
Obviously there are extreme cases where teens may become suicidal, and therefore apparently 'emo', because of whatever may be going on in their lives, but there is no need to generalise and sensationalise.
Judging by this report, there are millions of depressed, suicidal teens all over the world and the human race is screwed.
Why does the media have to turn a fashion scene into an international crisis?
The point put across by that video was "Parents, if your kid wears black, get them therapy."
Fuck anyone who thinks emo is wrong. Rare is the case that emo is a state of mind over fashion-sense. Kids put on the depression thing most of the time. however, my sympathy goes out to all the kids who actually are depressed and get bullied because of it.
And why were MCR and spiderman mentioned? am i missing something?
I just hate the whole 'OMG all emos cut their wrists' attitude
Just because a person is emo doesn't mean they self-harm
Just because a person self-harms doesn't make them emo.
Self harm is a completely different issue
Posted by Flo | May 25, 2007 5:08 PM | Reply to this
If MCR rnt emo I dont no wot the hell they r - their latest album is just depressing 2 listen 2. As for stereotyping ppl as emo, it's sad but tru that if u look a certain way, u'r gona get the emo label, even if u don't hav psychiatric problems. 4 a lot of ppl it jus seems 2 b a fashion trend these days.
Posted by Helen | May 25, 2007 5:08 PM | Reply to this
emo is just a stereotype. emo started as a genre of music. then it became a style or a fashion statement. people associated "emo" kids as sad and depressed all the time because obviously the word emo comes from emotional. it is not true that all "emo kids" cut themselves its up to whoever you are wether you are a girly girl...or u dress from abercrombie and fitch. ive known a lot of kids who slit their wrists and theyre not "emo". This is getting ridiculous now even the news label kids as if they were cans of soup. it shows everyone else that stereotyping and labeling people is ok, which is not. If they really want to help then they should help the kids who slit their wrists , . not somebody who they think slits their wrists just because of the way they dress. The "emo music" as they called it on the news report does not all contain lyrics about suicide, some of it does but after all they are just lyrics and theyre just expressing how someone feels it doesnt mean that teenagers are gonna go and kill themselves after they heard a song that talks about suicide.
Skinny jeans are not "girl pants" guys and girls wear them thats just stereotyping..once again. "Emo guys" do not make out with each other. A lot of people do it and theyre not emo, girls do it also. So why is there a problem with guys doing it ? when theres a whole gay community out there and gays can get marrried in some of the states of the us? if they wanted to stop this then they should've tried to stop this before they passed the law for gay marriage. EMO is just a stereotype and i dont think people like being stereotype. Emo is just a music genre and a fashion, the people who need help are those cutting. not the kids who dress in black and wear skinny jeans.
This is such bullshit.
My Chemical romance arent emo.
At all!
This emo thing is way too out of hand.
Half of the stuff they said there applies to me, like the fringe and the black clothes and the bracelets.
Does that make me emo?
Does that mean i want to die?
Does that mean i self-harm?
Fuckin' get over this whole emo thing.
It's simply pathetic!
Another thing!
People who self harm arent just craving attention.
It's a way of relieving the pain in our lives.
It's helps people focus on anotehr pain than the pain we feel in life.
May it be friendship problems or family struggles.
A lot of people who do self harm try to hide this fact, as they DONT WANT THE ATTENTION.
The attention then causes worry and people say ''Please stop, i'm so worried, you need to stop'' or what ever.
Which can then cause the self harmer to feel guilty about it.
Then they feel even worse.
Then they self harm more and more.
Just please god stop this pathetic rubbish about emo and move on with your lives.
that was the most disgusting piece of journalism i've ever witnessed.
no wonder that lad ran away, they made such a spectacle out of him on the news he probably felt he had no choice.
this whole 'emo' thing is way out of control.
Posted by Natalie | May 25, 2007 5:09 PM | Reply to this
I MUST BE EMO .... omfg they are so fucking retarded i hate the american reporters they think they no everything about everything but blah they suck. emo is just a cheap invertion to goth so does that mean goths cut themself now?... omfg every one well 50% of the world hasa done it before even chavs does that mean they are emos?...
I am getting sick of people saying how emos self harm and about there gayness.. whats wrong with gays/bisexuals/lesbains ?... and big deal if they cut themself its there fucking body if they want to self harm then leave it to them i dont blame them with all the fucking shit emos get... LEAVE THEM A FUCKING LONE!!!!!!!!!
Posted by becky | May 25, 2007 5:09 PM | Reply to this
FORGET THE ONE ABOVE!!!! =]
That thing is bull shit kids who cut themselves arent psychopathic people they just have a different way of expressing themselves and getting what ever there dealing with out Like Benji said 'your emo..so you cut yours...you gender bend and need therapy...so without hitting any nerves..all people who where turbans have a explosive on them? all people who a german accent repulse jewish people?'
does that make that statement true NO and we don't live underground and we're not a goddamn cult not always do we wear black and not always do we have black hair we're normal people some with problems it just shows their not afraid of showing how hurt they are that they have hurt themselves AND THERAPY DOES NOT WORK it makes them resent the person who put them in therapy first. if parents don't like the way their kids dress then say so and try and understand that your child isn't someone who is going to go around pretending to commit suicide
and that boys father on the video should have noticed them and tried to help his son out if he was a decent father! hope the boy returns home safe. xxPlastic;;
Posted by Plastic;; | May 25, 2007 5:09 PM | Reply to this
'it sucks to be an American teenager. You're either emo and cut yourself, black and won't have the same oppourtunities as others, or as you'll do as your told and end up dying in Iraq for your country.'
WELL SAID!!!!
Posted by charlotte | May 25, 2007 5:10 PM | Reply to this
i cant beleive what the fucking world had come to..just because we dress differently theres suddenly a big news report on it! why don't they report on chavs and how they discriminate almost everyone...vandalise things and mugg innocent people..fucking bullshit...and those featured bands arn't even fucking emo!
stupid fuckers!
MCR aint EMO
people assume they are!
but there not!
anyone from the age of 0 to 100 can slit themselves! and become scuicidal
that dosnt make them emo
people who wear dark clothes
that dosnt make them emo
listening to rock music
dosnt make them emo
the EMO sterotype has gone to the extreme and its stupid
especially when my fave band [MCR] are not emo and they have said this thousands of times live and in interviews that there not!
mannn!
Bullshit!! Just goes to show that some people are so misguided in the media!! Fucking idiots!! It's so daft that they think it's the Emo scene thats causing the rise in suicide!
wa aload of BULSHIT i know loadsa ppl hu listen to mcr dey dnt cut or owt mcr arent even emo ... NOT every "emo" kid cuts not every"emo"kid is depressed stereo types r aload of shit if yoo wear vans yoor ment b sk8r if yoo wear skinnies yoor ment b emo if yoo wear a long black coat yoor a goth if yoo wear trackies yoo a chav I DONT FINK SO
dont the media eva quit ow long ago was it ppl were banned from wearin hood in shoppin center cus yoor ment b causes trouble
SHIT
Posted by omg wtf!! | May 25, 2007 5:11 PM | Reply to this
wa aload of BULSHIT i know loadsa ppl hu listen to mcr dey dnt cut or owt mcr arent even emo ... NOT every "emo" kid cuts not every"emo"kid is depressed stereo types r aload of shit if yoo wear vans yoor ment b sk8r if yoo wear skinnies yoor ment b emo if yoo wear a long black coat yoor a goth if yoo wear trackies yoo a chav I DONT FINK SO
dont the media eva quit ow long ago was it ppl were banned from wearin hood in shoppin center cus yoor ment b causes trouble
SHIT
Posted by omg wtf!! | May 25, 2007 5:11 PM | Reply to this
That is the biggest bunch of bullshit I've ever heard.
Apparently there's another news story about how you get 'emo points', like five for cutting yourself, two for black hair over eyes...
Feel sorry for Ridge though, his friends were mean when they told the news people about it, what an invasion of privacy.
Quote: 'If a teenager is cutting themselves they should definitely be in therapy", that woman sounded like the old lady teacher from Donnie Darko.
this report is degusting
they talk about emo as if it's some sort of desease of something!
I'm not emo myself but this is fuking insulting to rock culture....yeah some emo kids do cut but not the majority of them! & as for useinf My Chem as a kinda fuking flagship for Emo....what about all these kids who just like My Chem & are not emo, there parents won't half give them suspision hell.
&did you notice all of the info in that report was from the 'Must be Emo' song?
that Report was damed dangerous cause its scare mongering and now american parents will be forceing there 'emo' kids into therapy & shit.
i am totaly disgusted!
Posted by Kat | May 25, 2007 5:11 PM | Reply to this
this report is degusting
they talk about emo as if it's some sort of desease of something!
I'm not emo myself but this is fuking insulting to rock culture....yeah some emo kids do cut but not the majority of them! & as for useinf My Chem as a kinda fuking flagship for Emo....what about all these kids who just like My Chem & are not emo, there parents won't half give them suspision hell.
&did you notice all of the info in that report was from the 'Must be Emo' song?
that Report was damed dangerous cause its scare mongering and now american parents will be forceing there 'emo' kids into therapy & shit.
i am totaly disgusted!
Posted by Kat | May 25, 2007 5:11 PM | Reply to this
As an ex-cutter this was bound to piss me off..
a) since when did having black hair and wearing a lot of black make you definitively suicidal and a cutter??
b) STOP SAYING MCR ARE EMO. ANYONE THAT WAS AT READING '06 HEARD WHAT GERARD SAID. STOPPIT!!
c) articles like this.. so they're trying to help us? by what, mis-informing hundreds of thousands so that anyone now wearing black is most likely going to be judged and persecuted? fantastic!!
d)it's not necessarily about the music. people that genuinely want to cut, will cut. most of these kids are just pissing about for attention and displaying their arms to other people because they WANT to be what is seen as emo. It's very irritating.
ABC news, fuck the fuck off!
Posted by hannah | May 25, 2007 5:11 PM | Reply to this
Abc news sensationalising emo. I know some emo kids cut, but for most its a just fashion 'statement'... i'm no fuckin emo, but tht annoyed me. didn't they belong to some youth sub-culture when they were young? its just a slow news day.... hopfully the media attention and the whole abset-minded orientation will pass soon enough...
Posted by Becky | May 25, 2007 5:11 PM | Reply to this
fucking emo faggots.
zero-stay posi.
Posted by zeroftw | May 25, 2007 5:12 PM | Reply to this
even my mum laughed at this!
ahahahahahahah
Posted by Ashleigh | May 25, 2007 5:12 PM | Reply to this
As i said in my last comment (very long one) :P
We should retaliate!
They're just asking to be proved wrong, discrimination is in NO WAY right, there's absolutely no need!
So i think it should be sorted, call a newspaper and demand our point be made, or better yet, get hold of the bitch that wrote that bollocks and make her feel as small as a grain of sand!
FUCKING BITCH!
Posted by Saz | May 25, 2007 5:12 PM | Reply to this
this is all bullshit...
get you facts right before you start worrying parents with this shit!
there are kids out there who just wanna fit in, it doesnt mean they are going to kill themselves!!
fuck you!
Posted by shauna | May 25, 2007 5:13 PM | Reply to this
These people should get lives, and just leave us "emos" alone. Why not concentrate on chavs? They are more of a threat to people than emos are. They have gone way over the top and treating this "cult" as if it's some sort of disease. Stop overreacting and being so dramatic about it. No wonder that poor boy ran away. This is a whole load of shit.
Posted by Lucy | May 25, 2007 5:13 PM | Reply to this
What the hell is that all about??!!! "Tonight we have warning!" A WARNING!! WHAT THE HELL!!! Just because you slit your wrists, listen to MCR, wear alot of black or are depressed doesn't make you 'Emo'!! Why don't they stop stereotyping. get a life and research it more!!! That drives me crazy when i see stereotypical people... Stop labelling and stereotyping people and get a life... AFI isn't emo nor would i say... ARRGGHH!!! And anyway there is nothing wrong with being 'Emo'!! They're making it look like a bad thing! I'm not 'emo' and i don't have anything against emos but the things that are pissing me off the most is that everyone makes out as if emo is bad, stereotyping and everything seems to be 'emo' now because of stupid people like that!! fuck sake!! sorry i get really pissed off at that kinda stuff.... >=|
The only bit i laughed at is when he said "...This culture of kids who wear black clothing and hair" umm does having hair now mean your suddenly classified as 'emo'...?
Sorry about the rant! i rant all the time whenever i see or hear this stuff!
LOAD OF BULLSHIT!!!!
Posted by Alex | May 25, 2007 5:13 PM | Reply to this
*wipes tears from eyes*
I swear to God, that has to be the funniest thing I've ever seen.
How misinformed are these people? Go out and do some damned research before displaying this kind of crap to millions of viewers, some who will most likely take this seriously!
You can't judge a person by their style for God's sake. Self-harming isn't just limited to emo! That boy needs serious help, not to have his problem displayed on national television.
What stupid bands they used on this show as well! Don't they know Fall Out Boy and MCR are basically pop bands now?! It's not only emos who listen to them - it's everybody!
Three Days Grace, Death Cab For Cutie... even AFI! These bands have nothing to do with emo culture! Davey Havok hates the emo label!
This has gotten far too out of hand. Please tell me that was a comedy? Certainly made me laugh...
this is just streotyping emos, i am one but i have curly hair, yes i wear black but not always, stupid ***king document!
Posted by pETE | May 25, 2007 5:13 PM | Reply to this
gaygaygay :)
Just because u cut, doesnt mean your an emo.
and if your an emo doesnt mean you cut.
bluddy hell.
Its stupid really, so pathetic.
I could right a whole essay on how pathetic it is, and go on about how your so WRONG
but im not gonna waste my time like you have.
ABC bluddy shud be getting doin there shows on more important matters that they can shove there noses into.
Rather than making stupid complaints and causing worry amongst parent ands kids for that matter when they know nothing about it AT ALL.
do you really think its gonna stop it?
no its just gonna make things worse.
and YOU WONDER WHY THAT BOY RAN AWAY?????
probs cause he found out you'd be showing it on tv
emo is just a stereotype. emo started as a genre of music. then it became a style or a fashion statement. people associated "emo" kids as sad and depressed all the time because obviously the word emo comes from emotional. it is not true that all "emo kids" cut themselves its up to whoever you are wether you are a girly girl...or u dress from abercrombie and fitch. ive known a lot of kids who slit their wrists and theyre not "emo".
This is getting ridiculous now even the news label kids as if they were cans of soup. it shows everyone else that stereotyping and labeling people is ok, which is not. If they really want to help then they should help the kids who slit their wrists , . not somebody who they think slits their wrists just because of the way they dress. The "emo music" as they called it on the news report does not all contain lyrics about suicide, some of it does but after all they are just lyrics and theyre just expressing how someone feels it doesnt mean that teenagers are gonna go and kill themselves after they heard a song that talks about suicide.
Skinny jeans are not "girl pants" guys and girls wear them thats just stereotyping..once again. "Emo guys" do not make out with each other. A lot of people do it and theyre not emo, girls do it also. So why is there a problem with guys doing it ? when theres a whole gay community out there and gays can get marrried in some of the states of the us? if they wanted to stop this then they should've tried to stop this before they passed the law for gay marriage. EMO is just a stereotype and i dont think people like being stereotype. Emo is just a music genre and a fashion, the people who need help are those cutting. not the kids who dress in black and wear skinny jeans.
So what...... it's not adults business. ABC4 I hate you. Letting them into this stuff boy oh boy. Hmm..... that's not even fair. If a child feels down then a child feels down. Jeez. I mean like if they made that boy show his wrists that is so out of order. His body, his mind, HIS CHOICES!
Posted by Chaz | May 25, 2007 5:14 PM | Reply to this
the media are completely blowing this out of control. and parents are making a way too bigger deal of this. emo: emotional? well we're humans, we feel emtion deal with it!
Posted by liz | May 25, 2007 5:15 PM | Reply to this
oh yer and mcr aren't to blame, there not even emo!!
fuckers!
Posted by shauna | May 25, 2007 5:15 PM | Reply to this
I think these people are missing the point.These kids don't cut themselves because they're EMO, they do it because they're depressed. Society always needs a scapegoat and they always blame music!! I'm old enough to remember Punk being Evil, Ozzy being the anti-christ and Judas Priest inciting Teen Suicides. Society was wrong then, and it's wrong now. WAKE UP!!
This is really stupid, and im only saying the same thing that everybody
else is saying really.
Just because someone is classed as
'EMO' doesnt mean they self harm,
and doesnt mean they are depressed
or have some kind of deep dark secret
either.
Emo started off as a music qenre and has soon turned into a fashion statement.
And yeah some people cut themselves, but its not just 'emos' that do it.
But some people do it just to fit in,
which is ridiculous.
Also on the whole MCR thing,
just because people class this band as
'emo' doesnt mean they are promoting suicide and self harm, and if you knew anything about the band you would know that they are totally there to help people who feel that way.
And WTF? what does spiderman have to do with emoness?
Chloe.
Posted by Chloe Casino | May 25, 2007 5:15 PM | Reply to this
this thing is the biggest peice of BOLLOCKS EVER i mean do they even know what there fucking talking about and the reason that guy ran away is cause everyone knew he was a fucking cutter they dont even know what there fucking talking about and should leave the fucking issue alone
Posted by nomey-eve | May 25, 2007 5:15 PM | Reply to this
This is really stupid, and im only saying the same thing that everybody
else is saying really.
Just because someone is classed as
'EMO' doesnt mean they self harm,
and doesnt mean they are depressed
or have some kind of deep dark secret
either.
Emo started off as a music qenre and has soon turned into a fashion statement.
And yeah some people cut themselves, but its not just 'emos' that do it.
But some people do it just to fit in,
which is ridiculous.
Also on the whole MCR thing,
just because people class this band as
'emo' doesnt mean they are promoting suicide and self harm, and if you knew anything about the band you would know that they are totally there to help people who feel that way.
And WTF? what does spiderman have to do with emoness?
Chloe.
Posted by Chloe Casino | May 25, 2007 5:15 PM | Reply to this
Are you all in denial that your emotional wrecks of bands are emo?!
Grow up you faggots. MCR, AFI, they're all emo shit.
None of you will admit you're emo though will you? :)
Posted by Andy | May 25, 2007 5:16 PM | Reply to this
oops! I ment to say... AFI definitely aren't emo nor would i say Fall Out Boy or MCR are!!
Posted by Alex | May 25, 2007 5:16 PM | Reply to this
I think this is really out of order.First My Chemical Romance is not 'emo'.MCR try to help kids who are depressed.Not all 'emos' cut themselves. I am what you call 'emo', i don't cut myself.I think this whole war on emo is bullshit.Oh and MCR rocked at Wembley on thr 29th of March.I saw them and was like wow!!
Cutting isn't something you can shove into a stereotype until it gets to a point where people cut because it's "cool" which isn't even emo - it's SCENE.
Also, i notice how all their opinions on what "emo" is were from third parties? They never asked any emos what it is.
Boys wear girl pants haha.
Alot of "emoboys" wear makeup.
But I've NEVER seen a guy in pants like that.
I wouldn't even wear those pants, haha.
Also, I have alot of friends who would call themselves emo, and on the most part, they're very happy. Most cutters don't want to cut, and they definately don't do it BECAUSE they're "emo".
And the MCR song they played, hah! Hello, the chorus is "I am not afraid to KEEP ON LIVING".
LOLLLL.
Posted by Kristina | May 25, 2007 5:17 PM | Reply to this
for gods sake i wish the media would stop this
theyre so misinformed i dont think they do any research
its f***ing pathetic
Posted by Laura | May 25, 2007 5:17 PM | Reply to this
that's fucked up
I cut
I wear black
So now I'm emo?
I think not.
People who are depressed can't help it. It's a CHEMICAL IMBALENCE DUMBASS!
jesus christ
Posted by Brittany | May 25, 2007 5:17 PM | Reply to this
that's fucked up
I cut
I wear black
So now I'm emo?
I think not.
People who are depressed can't help it. It's a CHEMICAL IMBALENCE DUMBASS!
jesus christ
Posted by Brittany | May 25, 2007 5:17 PM | Reply to this
WTF! why they hell they doing that, what they think it is some kind of disease!, people just don't get it... i have never cut myself but i have known someone who did cut herself and all she need was some help from friends, she didn't need to go see a fucking psychiatrist to get bloody help... really pissed me off that video because they are trying to aim it at anyone who likes that kind of music... and what they play FOB and MCR for they ain't EMO!!!!.... if your going to do something like that get your facts straight before you tell the whole fucking world!!!!
I listen to them and dress in black, you going to send me to a Psychiatrist ay?
got that off my chest
x x x x x
Posted by Kristine | May 25, 2007 5:17 PM | Reply to this
id run away. if someones cutting themselves if thre parents found out and went phsyco they really r quite stupid. if i was a parent and my son was cuttin himself id ask him what they were and try and find out what was causing him to cut himself and help him overcome it.
Posted by Alex | May 25, 2007 5:18 PM | Reply to this
id run away. if someones cutting themselves if thre parents found out and went phsyco they really r quite stupid. if i was a parent and my son was cuttin himself id ask him what they were and try and find out what was causing him to cut himself and help him overcome it.
Posted by Alex | May 25, 2007 5:18 PM | Reply to this
id run away. if someones cutting themselves if thre parents found out and went phsyco they really r quite stupid. if i was a parent and my son was cuttin himself id ask him what they were and try and find out what was causing him to cut himself and help him overcome it.
Posted by Alex | May 25, 2007 5:18 PM | Reply to this
It's pathetic enough that most teens label people. Now they have adults doing it!
I don't like the whole cutting thing
BUT NOT ONLY EMOS CUT.
And omg! Somebody has a fringe, lets asume they're suicidal and self harm.
GROW UP! PLEASE!
I hate the whole sterotypical thing and wish it would go die.
Posted by Tasha | May 25, 2007 5:18 PM | Reply to this
Hokay, so this vid is a load of ballsuckery, but..
the quote by ChristySherry
"My Chemical Romance aren't even fucking emo. Absolute bullshit, the lot of it."
I lol'd
so
hard
I'm well aware what emo is and isn't. I have a lot of emo friends. I know the difference between a person diagnosed with BPD [bipolar depression = seriously seriousness] and an emo kid - I mean, let's not forget the original definition of the term here people, "original" emo is dead - but MCR not the new "angst-infused, bleed the lyrics from my soul" emo? Bwaaaaaah. lolzish.
Posted by Max | May 25, 2007 5:18 PM | Reply to this
It's pathetic enough that most teens label people. Now they have adults doing it!
I don't like the whole cutting thing
BUT NOT ONLY EMOS CUT.
And omg! Somebody has a fringe, lets asume they're suicidal and self harm.
GROW UP! PLEASE!
I hate the whole sterotypical thing and wish it would go die.
Posted by Tasha | May 25, 2007 5:18 PM | Reply to this
Let's just all go back to the good old days when if somebody asked you what emo was, you'd play them a Rites Of Spring cd.
No idea why AFI are in this...
Posted by xkaix | May 25, 2007 5:18 PM | Reply to this
'War on Emo'? the only thing war those reorters shuld be worring about is the one their dub-ass president started in Iraq!
Posted by Becky s | May 25, 2007 5:19 PM | Reply to this
WTF! why they hell they doing that, what they think it is some kind of disease!, people just don't get it...
I have never cut myself but I have known someone who did cut herself and all she need was some help from friends, she didn't need to go see a fucking psychiatrist to get bloody help... really pissed me off that video because they are trying to aim it at anyone who likes that kind of music...
And what they play FOB and MCR for they ain't EMO!!!!.... if your going to do something like that get your facts straight before you tell the whole world!!!!
I listen to them and dress in black, you going to send me to a Psychiatrist ay?
got that off my chest
x x x x x
Posted by Kristine | May 25, 2007 5:19 PM | Reply to this
'War on Emo'? the only thing war those reorters shuld be worring about is the one their dub-ass president started in Iraq!
Posted by Becky s | May 25, 2007 5:19 PM | Reply to this
serously this is the biggest load of bullshit i have ever watched in my fucking life, half of the time 'emos' don't even cut, half of this is media bullshit that wants attention everything that is put on the media these days is done to how they want it to sound like that kid where it says that they have proof JUST CAUSE HE CUTS DOSN'T MEAN HES FUCKING EMO thats like saying oh boo fucking hoo im a fucking chav i cut SO I MUST BE FUCKING EMO its complete bullshit the lot of it one day when the whole media fucking world opens there eyes and will see the truth that just about everything they have ever published is more than less absolutle bullshit!
Posted by Harry | May 25, 2007 5:19 PM | Reply to this
Lmao...thats a whole load of fucking bullshit. What the fuck is wrong with stereotypical people - STOP WITH THE GOD DAMN LABELLING. Omfg it drives me nutssss....The thing i am more pissed about it that they involved bands in the whole stupid fucking report, which i must say is not necessary, especially adding mcr as the first band =/
Aaaarggghghghf This whole report is FUCKIN BULLSHIT. So what if people wear black, my mum wears black, what is she an emo now...arrrghghgfffg, and so what about the fucking hairstyle, eeeek!
All in all this whole report was just a waste of time =[
fuck off america.
you havent got a twating clue.
your just as bad as the fucking british press.
what a load of absolute bollocks.
doesnt help when theyre showing some attention seeking little bugger.
i mean what sort of cock would show cuts on tv.
x
any emo kids come near my shoes and they get my fucking fist in there face.
NYHC FOR LIFE
edge.
Posted by xNegix | May 25, 2007 5:20 PM | Reply to this
that made me really pissed of and made me laugh at the same time. Just because some kid is "emo" or looks "emo" dosen't mean they want to die and cut themselfs. But I do feel sorry for that kid that ran away....I think this whole emo thing is becoming a big joke and these emo news reports are too much. Especially with them like flashing pics of FOB and playing My Chem like wtf!?
Posted by megan | May 25, 2007 5:20 PM | Reply to this
HAHAHA
This is a joke right, I found it funny as fuck.
MCR are emo, who ever said they're not. You're in denial.
Haha.
Posted by Carl Carlson | May 25, 2007 5:21 PM | Reply to this
any emo kids come near my shoes and they get my fucking fist in there face.
NYHC FOR LIFE
edge.
Posted by xNEGIx | May 25, 2007 5:21 PM | Reply to this
after i watched this i wrote the longest email to the guy who made the report. how stupid can a WHOLE network be to piece total such crap! they talk about 'emo culture' like its a crazy psycho escaped from jail and on a killing spree...'beware, do not approach emo'
Posted by Laura | May 25, 2007 5:21 PM | Reply to this
ermmmm...
i get called an emo
but i don't self harm and shit like that
i like black clothes and 'emo' music
but i think thay should lay off MCR and FOB
when have you ever heard any of them day "hey kids. To be like us you should cut your wrists and be socially deprived!"
its sort of sad tbh
anyway
nuff said about emo
and i hope that kid gets all the help he needs!
Posted by fran | May 25, 2007 5:22 PM | Reply to this
This is the biggest amount of bullshit that I've ever heard.
It's fucking ridiculous.
Technically, ALL music is 'emo'.
EMO = EMOTIONAL.
If music doesn't have some form of emotion put into it, then it's probably not worth listening to.
Do these fucking 'news' retards not understand that the majority of the 'Am I Emo?' sites are jokes !?
They might as well arrest every single alternative music fan and lock us all up for being 'emo'.
They'll probably be trying to SUE US over it next.
I don't think they could possibly BE ANY MORE WRONG.
Fucking useless media.
Posted by Horrorshow Holly | May 25, 2007 5:22 PM | Reply to this
this hit the uk and this is all full of shit
i fucking hate people like this
they need to grow up a little
fuckin' hell
Posted by danny | May 25, 2007 5:22 PM | Reply to this
how to put this......hmmm.....PANTS.
it's like a teeny minority of 'emos' that cut themselves.
silly people need to research more.
shame on you.
^-^
thast rather amusing . ..they no blaitently nothign tbh. ..lol
i mean its liek our generation there still living in the old days . ..
if some one self harms doesnt make them emo
if your an emo you dosent mean you self harm its a face look at me for instanece i dont self harm im as happy as anything but i still dress emo lol
but yeah im off. ..to go listen to some depressing music yaa!!
haha
bubi
xxxxxx
maisie
Posted by maisie | May 25, 2007 5:23 PM | Reply to this
WHAT A LOAD OF BULLSHIT !!
anyone can run away from home, anyone can slit the wrists.... so what we love to wear black clothes? u gonna slate big women for wearing big clothes. they say it makes them look slimmer but who knows?
yes emo is short for emotional... but are you telling me tht ALL SONGS are not about emotion one way or the other?
i am stereotypical EMO but i havent got peircings becuase i have a full time job tht does not allow it, and i have naturally blonde hair... i am 21 years old and my friends are between the gaes of 17 and 29!! thats a lot of ppl and i have never known any1 to cut themselves...
we enjoy going the beach, theme parks and clubbin just as muh a chav would do...
i am sick and tired of this rediculous accusation
yet again some yanks have gone and took it out of proportion.......
yes there probly is an emo kid out there cutting themselves, but wots to say there isnt a chavvy kid out there cuttin themselves?
if we are going to be throwing accusations around, lets warn parents with chavvy kids tht they have abour 8 kids and a tonne of needles under their bed, yet their only 16!!
hopefully one day, ppl wil back the fuk off and stop trying to understand something theyre so blatantly not a part of
thast rather amusing . ..they no blaitently nothign tbh. ..lol
i mean its liek our generation there still living in the old days . ..
if some one self harms doesnt make them emo
if your an emo you dosent mean you self harm its a face look at me for instanece i dont self harm im as happy as anything but i still dress emo lol
but yeah im off. ..to go listen to some depressing music yaa!!
haha
bubi
xxxxxx
maisie
Posted by maisie | May 25, 2007 5:23 PM | Reply to this
This made me laugh soo much.
Its so dramatic.
And wrong.
i know a few people who self-harm or have self-harmed in the past and none of them are remotely 'emo'.
WTF?!
they make them sound like bloody psycopaths!
Most of them probably dnt even need therapy, they jus need for people to leave them the fuck alone!
and they prob cut themselves to take their mind off something!
lmao if my parents confronted me i would prob tell them to fuck off! but not like they'd giv a shit!
grr to them nd this fucking news report!
i reli do think its bullshit! =]
x
Posted by Aisha | May 25, 2007 5:24 PM | Reply to this
Is that some sort of joke?
You have actually got to be kidding me if you're telling me that this ABC4 news channel took those 'Emo' videos and 'How to be Emo' guides seriously.
THEY'RE TAKING THE PISS. THEY'RE NOT SERIOUS. CALM DOWN.
'Emo' as we know it now is a complete joke anyway. Wearing black and having a certain haircut does not constitute being 'emo'. It's just fucking Scene, which is all bollocks in itself anyway.
It was never a war on emo anyway. It was a war on shite music, which is entirely justified
Posted by Queen B | May 25, 2007 5:24 PM | Reply to this
hooray!
someone agrees that FOB and MCR arent emo!
MCR are hardcore punk and FOB are pop punk
they should lay off them
Posted by fran | May 25, 2007 5:24 PM | Reply to this
WTF?!
they make them sound like bloody psycopaths!
Most of them probably dnt even need therapy, they jus need for people to leave them the fuck alone!
and they prob cut themselves to take their mind off something!
lmao if my parents confronted me i would prob tell them to fuck off! but not like they'd giv a shit!
grr to them nd this fucking news report!
i reli do think its bullshit! =]
x
Posted by Aisha | May 25, 2007 5:24 PM | Reply to this
All I have to say is this is a waste of time and there are more imortant issues in the U.S like...hmmm oh yeah WAR!!!
If ya want laugh watch this vid. b/c it's F@#king ridiculously funny.
Fist off How the F@#k are u going to try and make your clam that emo is dangerous when ur playing MCR's Famous last Words when in the song they say "I am not afraid to Keep oon living, I'm am not afriad to walk this world alone."!!
They contridicted themselves and it clearly shows that they have not done thier research and it makes them look stupid and uncreadible!
BLACK CLOTHING, & HAIR STYLES DO NOT JUSTIFY SUICIDE AND SELF MUTILATION!!!! anyone at any fashionn sense or HAIR style can still cut thier rists and the only difference is When a Elegant woman slits her rists it's embarrasing and nothing will be said. When a Teenager slits thier rists it spreeds like wild fire and they are bashed!!!
They are hippocrites!!!!!!!!!
Posted by WHTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | May 25, 2007 5:25 PM | Reply to this
what the hell is wrong with these people?
'emo' shouldn't be associated to music in the first place, because all music is emotional.
and 'emo' is just another fad, like leg warmers, pet rocks, and the Spice Girls.
leave the kids who are into it for the fashion alone, and pay attention to the ones who are really hurting themselves.
'emo' is just the new's excuse for not knowing why kids hurt themselves.
they do it because they feel they have no other choice, they have no other place to turn.
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE IS NOT FUCKING EMO!!!!!!
i hope that guy is okay, i'm sure being on the news didn't help him that much...what is wrong with america today?
Posted by Lindsey | May 25, 2007 5:25 PM | Reply to this
this is gettin rediculus, wen r these people gonna realise that the way sum1 dresses or the music they listen to does not mean the spend half there time cuttin chunks out of there arms of fantasizin about how they wanna kill themselves.
im a 25 yr old 'emo' with a 6 yr old daughter n im perfectly happy with my life in fact it cudnt b better, but wen all this came out in the english press my parents (who iv not lived with since i was 17) started questionin me about depression and all the things i had to lose if i was to 'hurt myself' it took weeks of them thinkin i was about to jump off a high buildin or slit my wrists b4 i convinced them i was a 'happy emo'.
i pity the teenagers that r hurtin themselves n hav nowhere to turn 4 help, maybe if more time was spent findin a way to help them instead of scare mongerin then it wudnt b an issue in the first place.
Posted by madii | May 25, 2007 5:25 PM | Reply to this
ABC NEWS SHOULD REALLY FIND OUT INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUBJECTS THEY ARE GOING TO REPORT ON TV.
IF THEY KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE THEY WOULD KNOW THAT THE LEAST THING THEY PROMOTE IS SELF HARM AND SUICIDE!
MCR HAS SAVED SO MANY FUCKING LIVES BECAUSE THEYRE TRYING TO STP KIDS FROM KILLING THEMSELVES! AND THEY HAVE SUCCEDED!
ILL JUST GIVE A LITTLE ADVICE TO ABC NEWS WHY DONT THEY GO TO MCRS MYSPACE AND READ ALL THE COMMENTS FROM KIDS WHO LOVE THE BAND BECAUSE MCR HAS SHOWED THEM THAT EVEN WHEN LIFE FEELS LIKE SHIT YOU HAVE TO GO ON AND KEEP LIVING NO MATTER WHAT BECAUSE THERES SOMETHING OUT THERE WAITING FOR U...
IM SURE ABC NEW JUST WANTED PUBLICITY AND THEY GOT IT.
WHAT A BETTER WAY THAN STEREOTYPE KIDS AND CRITICIZE THEYRE FAVORITE BANDS.
AND OF COURSE
WORRIE PARENTS OVER SOMETHING STUPID.
Posted by ANDREA | May 25, 2007 5:26 PM | Reply to this
right this is stupid, emo isn't what people are emo is jsut fashion music doesn't cause it its in the kids head why don't ppl just leave them alone I wonder why they self harm int eh first place cos theres thing like this that make them think shit my parents are gonna send me away...suicide well thats a ttl differnt thing god why are people so thick and the girl pants its freckin titgh jeans and the makeup gender bender my arse so wot if a guy wears makeup. And mychemical romance brought into that, I mean why way have mcr said Ok kids go slit ur writst and kill ruselfs, they have basically said don't do it and help kids I've seen them live and they'r soo supportive and they jsut want kids to be safe, god I'm soo frekin mad now. I wear tight jeans and blakc and have black hair does that make me emo no..its jsut means I like the emo fashio and that kid that ran away what do expect after that happened jesus ARRR...god dam aldults just SHUT THE FUCKK UP AND LEAVE US ALONE (apart from some)
Posted by becky | May 25, 2007 5:26 PM | Reply to this
lmao this makes me laugh... mcr are completly rubish but yes they are emo..
i have a emo fring thought so does that make me a self harmer... i dont think it does i neaver have and i get good grades.
but hey we have to rember there americas there born stupid (Y)
right where did i put my cutting blade :p
Posted by mick | May 25, 2007 5:26 PM | Reply to this
this isn't actually real is it?
seriously...my god its painfully embarresing to watch people being so dumb.
it takes just a little bit more than a few songs mentioning, my god the words "death" or "cut" for someone to kill themselves.
they are an example of just how ignornant a lot of people in this world are.
Posted by Jay | May 25, 2007 5:26 PM | Reply to this
Haha, now i've heard it all
Reminds me a bit of the whole Nazi thing, the are different so we should hate them.
Cutting yourself means you are depressed, it doesn't mean you want to fit into a group.
everyone expresses themselves in different ways and that report just shows how one-minded people are these days.
You wear black so you are hated
You listen to rap so you are hated.
this world has too much hate and wastes time on victimising people that want to keep themselves to themselves and live their own life, rather than fixing things that are wrong in this world.
people shouldn't be put into a group to make them human. people are more human if they stand out, and not wanting to be like everybody else
thats my 2 cents xxxx
P.S. AFI KICK ASS!!!
Posted by We love AFI and aren't emo | May 25, 2007 5:26 PM | Reply to this
Haha, now i've heard it all
Reminds me a bit of the whole Nazi thing, the are different so we should hate them.
Cutting yourself means you are depressed, it doesn't mean you want to fit into a group.
everyone expresses themselves in different ways and that report just shows how one-minded people are these days.
You wear black so you are hated
You listen to rap so you are hated.
this world has too much hate and wastes time on victimising people that want to keep themselves to themselves and live their own life, rather than fixing things that are wrong in this world.
people shouldn't be put into a group to make them human. people are more human if they stand out, and not wanting to be like everybody else
thats my 2 cents xxxx
P.S. AFI KICK ASS!!!
Posted by We love AFI and aren't emo | May 25, 2007 5:26 PM | Reply to this
That ABC report was the biggest load of bullshit I have ever seen! What the fuck are they talking about? Am I to assume that because someone wears black and listens to My Chemical Romance they're depressed, suicidal and they cut themselves? If so, the human race is screwed. Emo culture does not promote suicide, nor does it contain 'pitfalls' which may lead to suicide and self harm. These people need to actually do some proper research.
P.S. Where did emo come into Spiderman 3? Am I missing something?
Amy <3
Posted by Amy | May 25, 2007 5:26 PM | Reply to this
hahah i laffed n i cried omg i just realised am i an emo! omg i think im gonna kill myself! THEY SHUD GET OVA THEMSELVES STOP THE STERYOTYPING ABC SHUD DIE!
Posted by Erin Brennan | May 25, 2007 5:27 PM | Reply to this
hahah i laffed n i cried omg i just realised am i an emo! omg i think im gonna kill myself! THEY SHUD GET OVA THEMSELVES STOP THE STERYOTYPING ABC SHUD DIE!
Posted by Erin Brennan | May 25, 2007 5:27 PM | Reply to this
http://www.myspace.com/only_prettywords
everyone who's into emo add me. and catch me at your local time and distance gig
<3
Posted by DREW | May 25, 2007 5:27 PM | Reply to this
What A Suprise!!!
The USA is once again scared of something knew so what do they do???
This is a waste of time and there are more imortant issues in the U.S like...hmmm oh yeah WAR!!!
If ya want laugh watch this vid. b/c it's F@#king ridiculously funny.
Fist off How the F@#k are u going to try and make your claim that emo is dangerous and wants your child to slit thier rists, when ur playing MCR's Famous last Words when in the song they say "I am not afraid to Keep on living, I'm am not afriad to walk this world alone."!!!!!
They contridicted themselves and it clearly shows that they have not done thier research and it makes them look stupid and uncreadible!
BLACK CLOTHING, & HAIR STYLES DO NOT JUSTIFY SUICIDE AND SELF MUTILATION!!!! anyone at any fashionn sense or HAIR style can still cut thier rists and the only difference is When a Elegant woman slits her rists it's embarrasing and nothing will be said. When a Teenager slits thier rists it spreeds like wild fire and they are bashed!!!
It's ridiculous and just PATHETIC!!
Posted by WHTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | May 25, 2007 5:27 PM | Reply to this
So Basicallt those news reporters are syaing if a child is covering up their arms their cutting themselves?
Oh for god sake. This whole emo situation is stupid. Clearly Adults both American and british, Dont understand this label as they're getting all their facts from people that are stereotyping! So Many kids wear black Clothes and Mess about with their hair but does not nesaccerily their 'emo' but the problem is becuase of News items like this, people are listening to what theyre saying, believeing this stereotypical crap and making fun of loads of kids who wear black who dont even want to be labelled with this nonsense. It really needs to stop.
i actually LOL-ed myself to death XD apparently self harm n cross dressing comes from emo? lol its actually a joke. do these people live in caves all their lives or somin? no one in that video has any bloody idea. n actually the kids couldn't really explain it either XD ...'genderbending' XD hahaha apparently this video is sposed to be 'disturbing'? lol its was actually the funniest thing iv seen this week :) they even had the emo song! :) its hilarious. u cant possibly take it seriously. n actually all the music played was well gd :) AFI! for god sake. they r awsome beyond awsome.the whole clip was put together surely for comedy. it must av been. iv never known such ignorence. i seriously hope the stupidity dosen't exist outside where ever they filmed this...coz that would be 'disturbing'. shit my parents should be bloody terrified then XD omg at fringes n black! lol my fringe is so slanted, im going to kill myself now XD
i watched this video and thought about how music affected me. I listen to MCR and Fallout Boy, and I'm happier with myself than what i was when all i listened to was "pop" music. Didn't they ever think that the music, with all the warnings about what happened in the songwriters own lives, would help people, not simply drive them to do the same.
Posted by Lisa | May 25, 2007 5:28 PM | Reply to this
this as all been going out of hand for ages now!! and its ridiculus!!
does any1 here actually kno were the term emo comes from, at least in sense of music?
its from the fkin 80's for crying out loud wen a hardcore band started using more emotional lyrics instead of the stereotypical lyrics associated with the genre!!
and emo is in basically every song we listen 2 anyway!!
house of the rising sun by the animals, that must be emo, just look at the lyrics!!!!!!
GGGGAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
*continues to rant on but dont want bore u with it*
Posted by Gilman | May 25, 2007 5:28 PM | Reply to this
EMO is a fashion not a lifestyle! I'm a mother and my boys like to color their hair, wear black clothes with skulls...etc. so what! They are making their own statement, and that's ok. As for the cutting, that's not EMO- it's an illness that needs to be attended to. Music is just that, music...there's not a song out there that can FORCE anyone to do something harmful to themselves...even when I was growing up listening to metal, parents would try to blame OZZY's music for their children's death. Parents need to open their eyes and be a part of their kids lives- have fun with them and learn about them- DON'T look down on them and assume they are bad!!!
Posted by tammy | May 25, 2007 5:28 PM | Reply to this
oh my god that has really pissed me off
first i love how they say that because you wear black you're emo. yeah right? so that makes office workers emo??
and then clipping the mcr songs just at the right point to make them sound worse than they are, haha and saying emo are full of 'rage' and showing bob bryar hitting the drums,!? - well hes not exactly going to go around with a little bongo is he..idiots!!
just so many things are wrong with this, (AFI arent emo!!!!!!)
"guys wearing girl pants" okay last time i checked they made mens skinny jeans, is it the guys fault that they like something that has also been made for thier gender? i mean boyfriend chic was in fashion not that long ago wasnt it?
and saying to parents to check underneath bracelets for signs of cuttings.. god im so glad my parents havent watched this!!
trust the americans to blow it even more out of proportion.
laura xx
Posted by laura suttle | May 25, 2007 5:29 PM | Reply to this
I really can't believe what I've seen! Are they serious??? *lol* It's so stupid to generalize emo!
I'm listening to this music too, but I'm definitly not emo. *laughs*
Sure, there are some extremes in this whole scene, but please don't say everyone who listens to My Chemical Romance, AFI and so on, cuts himself or wants to die! By the way MCR are NOT emo...it's been said so many times before, but obiously these people ther don't get it, cause they're playing MyChem songs. (By the way, a 'good' choice, so Famous last words just says: "I am NOT afraid to keep on living!")
I'm really upset right now. Some of my friends are emo, but they are NORMAL people. They go to college, don't hurt theirselves and just live their live.
I think, kids who hurt themselves really have a problem and need help, but it's just STUPID to accuse emo or emotional music for that! These kids would do it anyway, with or without this bands or scene!!! No one cuts himself just because of beeing emo. o.0 That's ridiculous, come on!
Posted by Maggy | May 25, 2007 5:30 PM | Reply to this
Just because someone cuts their wrists, it definitely doesn't make them emo. People do this because they are depressed, so some people may do it for other reasons, but the majority of people do it because they are depressed, which also leads to suicide. I've been there before and I know what it's like, and I listen to the bands mentioned in the video but I don't understand how that makes me emo... because I feel emotion? It just doesn't make sense. I'm still being labelled an emo by people at school when I'm the happiest right now that I have been for a long time. Some people really need to do their homework before broadcast absolute bollocks like this.
Just because someone cuts their wrists, it definitely doesn't make them emo. People do this because they are depressed, so some people may do it for other reasons, but the majority of people do it because they are depressed, which also leads to suicide. I've been there before and I know what it's like, and I listen to the bands mentioned in the video but I don't understand how that makes me emo... because I feel emotion? It just doesn't make sense. I'm still being labelled an emo by people at school when I'm the happiest right now that I have been for a long time. Some people really need to do their homework before broadcast absolute bollocks like this.
Just because someone cuts their wrists, it definitely doesn't make them emo. People do this because they are depressed, so some people may do it for other reasons, but the majority of people do it because they are depressed, which also leads to suicide. I've been there before and I know what it's like, and I listen to the bands mentioned in the video but I don't understand how that makes me emo... because I feel emotion? It just doesn't make sense. I'm still being labelled an emo by people at school when I'm the happiest right now that I have been for a long time. Some people really need to do their homework before broadcast absolute bollocks like this.
oh god they even brought the Emo song in to it :O thats just some fun doing that they should take the seriously.It's just a load of crap that boy probably ran away because he got shown on the tv and thinks that r going to send him away and he is just scared.
Posted by Hollie | May 25, 2007 5:31 PM | Reply to this
this is bollocks!!
americans are full of shit!!
emo is just the way!! we are classed!!
im emo yes im emotional but this is bollocks not all of us self harm!
i have done once and it was a waY!! of letting out my anger!!
son of a bitches!
way too ott..but thats the americans for you. most people who get called 'emo' arent like that at all..its a pathetic stereotype involving a taste in music and a specific fashion sense... this was shit. x
Posted by lindsey | May 25, 2007 5:32 PM | Reply to this
this is bollocks!!
americans are full of shit!!
emo is just the way!! we are classed!!
im emo yes im emotional but this is bollocks not all of us self harm!
i have done once and it was a waY!! of letting out my anger!!
son of a bitches!
i hate those people do they even know why they cut them self !!!!THIS IS SO F*&#EN DUMB !!!!!
Posted by sara | May 25, 2007 5:33 PM | Reply to this
lol
thats really all i can sayy about this
there going WAYYYYYY too over the top...
And i swear the next person who sayys MCR are emo im gonna go mad... THEY ARE NOT EMO!!!!
and EXCUSE ME! Gender bending! i hate that sentance! Those two words should not be in the same sentance!
I mean comeon! i have to wear men sized shirts when i get them off the internet cause im too big for a skinny girl size...thats really got me angry...
Poor kid that ran away, tbh he might of left just cause of the "emo thing" he might of ran cause of other points.
what a load of poo m goo, but MCR are emo though. when they actually put war i thought it was a war ¬¬ . how can you call that a war, its a bloody interview,
but yeah what a load of poooo!
Posted by Jamie | May 25, 2007 5:34 PM | Reply to this
what a load of poo m goo, but MCR are emo though. when they actually put war i thought it was a war ¬¬ . how can you call that a war, its a bloody interview,
but yeah what a load of poooo!
Posted by Jamie | May 25, 2007 5:34 PM | Reply to this
So i just watched the report about emo culture by abc news and alll i basically have to say about it is that i feel desperatley sorry for the ill informed person that thought it up. im not going to say any of the things like "self harm and emo aren't the same thing " or "omg like that s sooooooo unfair, mcr dont promote self harm" coz we all know that anyway, i just think that this proves how you cant trust a thing the media tells you and that some people obviously have no idea how pathetic some of the things they say actually are. i just hope noone took this seriously.... self harm IS a serious issue, but as for the rest, forget it, its a fucking joke, i really hope no parents watched this and discovered their kids with a mcr cd, black jeans and eyeliner... oh and bracelets. by the way, what were they going to do, make their kids take off their bracelets so they could check for sutting wounds? in the words of napoloen dynamite : you guys are retarded!
Posted by Vici | May 25, 2007 5:34 PM | Reply to this
its as if depressed teenagers and songs about deep sadness and loss have never existed in the history of the world....what a crock of shit...
no doubt though the hysteria can be good for ratings, just like when the word terror comes on the news back home.
wtf, war, always had bad press but this is mad and soo stereo typical.
they did do some reseach, but it was waaayyy 2 stereo typed.
also y are mcr always labeled as the no. 1 emo band there not at all.
Posted by tom | May 25, 2007 5:36 PM | Reply to this
FUCKING BULLSHIT
mcr arent emo
they sing about doing the EXACT OPPOSITE of people slitting their wrists.christ sake
it would be the fucking yanks wouldnt it?
all emos dont slit their wrists.some are very happy 'emos'
loads of other people that like different music slit their wrists
people that slit their wrists are going through very hard times so by calling them emo and shouting abuse at them doesnt really help the matter does it?
people need to get their fucking facts right before they go around saying that there is a 'emo death cult' going around teenagers that wear black eyeliner and clothes and have certain hairstyles.
for fucks sake,its like hitler and the jews all over again.
teenagers have the right to express themselves in their own fucking way without people attacking them for who they are and automatically assuming that because they wear black and have makeup and listen to music like my chem and death cab for cutie they slit their wrists.dont you ever think that by saying a whole load of bullshit and abuse about people that makes them start to harm themselves??
GET YOUR FUCKING FACTS RIGHT!
shitting hell,death cab for cutie?
pfffffffffffffffffffft
these are the kind of people that need to be shot.
EXACTLY!that boy that ran away?cause he got shown on tv with cuts in his arms,he wouldve got a whole load of abuse.no fucking wonder!
they know fuck all about self harm,suicide and emo.
Emo ?. Emotive Hardcore. not emotional. and MCR. emo ? i think not.
Posted by Loren | May 25, 2007 5:36 PM | Reply to this
The whole "emo" thing has really gotten out of hand. It's a load of bullshit. It's just another stupid label/stereotype that has found its way into the media. Just because some one dresses in a certain way or listens to a certain band/type of music doesn't mean that they self harm. And this sort of thing will make parents think that their child is depressed and wants to commit suicide because they look "emo" or listen to "emo" music. Yes, people self harm.. but for years people have been doing it as a way to relieve pain and problems in their lives when they have no-one to turn to. Most of the time these people don't even look "emo". And just because someone dresses in black doesn't necessarily mean that they want to kill themselves! Have you ever thought that maybe that's how they want to dress?
Also, how are any of the bands that were featured in that news report in any way emo? MCR have NEVER promoted self harm or the like.. All they've ever encouraged was for people to live on and to never take anyones shit. I'm sure Gerard will be a in a fit of rage if he ever sees this. And I hope he kills the bastards =]
Posted by Krista | May 25, 2007 5:36 PM | Reply to this
THIS SI SO DUMB !!!!! BLACK,CLOSE,MAKE UP????WTF I TINK THIS IS DUMB AND RETATDED IT COULD ALSO BE A STYLE ...NOT JUST WHAT THEY SAID I THINK THERE F%&*EN DUMB!!AND MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE I DONT THINK ITS EMO..AFI ..I BELIVE IS NOT EMO !!!!!THIS IS DUMB AND F@$^EN RETARDED!!!!B&**^$&T!!
Posted by sara | May 25, 2007 5:37 PM | Reply to this
fucking retards...those news people...
Posted by jake | May 25, 2007 5:37 PM | Reply to this
okay MCR arent emo for one.
AND PMSL!! THE NEWS!!!
"news just in.. I SAW AN EMO"
pmsl its all a load of bullshit
who the hell takes the emo vid on youtube seriously??!!!
not too stereotypical or boloks i meen dont take it too serious!! i dont go whinin bout chavs on the news... (they get themselves on it) stupid bastards....
Posted by jake | May 25, 2007 5:37 PM | Reply to this
First off... MCR are not emo... they are actually against "emo" and selfharm. Their music covers death ect to make people more aware of it and real life, and think "yeah, im not the only one who feels like this."
Secondly... Any body can self harm
People have taken this whole "emo" thins way out of porportion. its just like saying all "chavs" mug people.
its says that parents should look into why their kids are "emo" i think they should look into what "emo" really means.
they say emo culture music is about death, depression blah blah but what about rap and hip-hop isn't that is about guns, sex, and explotaion of females.. is that not worse then facing up to death!? going around carrying a gun? thinking girls are just objects?
i know of a few adults who are depressed and actually self harm... does that make them emo?
Media today say you don't need to look a certain way to be liked.. yet contradict themselves when on the next page is "how to loose 10lb in a week". could this play a part in why so many teenagers are "emo"?
the media is full of sick people,
who need to get a life,
and face up to reality!
no wonder people end up like they are.
this world has become such a disgrace, focusing on silly subjects like the way people look and dress when what they really should be focusing on is the world around is such as global warming, and wars.
and i don't see why that have songs like "famous Last Words and Teenagers" on this video because if you listen to the lyrics eg " i am not afraid to keep on living" ... it actually defeats their object.
Posted by Kat | May 25, 2007 5:37 PM | Reply to this
what a bunch of knobheads. emos wearing black?!! nononononono they wear black teamed some garish neon colour. and the yet again have attached non emo bands to the tag of emo like AFI and MCR. ignorance. real emo music was from the 80s with bands like Husker Du.
these kids arent emos, they are attention seeking scenesters.
and yet again america has has shown its ignorance and its position behind the world by about 2 years.
oh yeah and they investigate it in Utah? more than likely the kids are hurting/ killing themselves becuase they are being forced to be in polygamist cults and get screwd by 50 year old men in the name of jesus christ
Posted by Natalie McOwat | May 25, 2007 5:38 PM | Reply to this
This is getting ridiculous now. People do not cut themselves because they are "emos". They cut themselves because they are depressed, as a form of control when everything else in their lives is spiralling out of control. Contrary to many journalistic views, My Chemical Romance does not promote "self mutilation". They help to stop it. Nor does Fall Out Boy contribute to teen suicide. Apart from scaring millions of parents into believing their teenager is suicidal because they are gay or wear black, newsreports like this acomplish nothing. They do not help save these "emos". That's what the "emo" bands do.
It's time journalists all over the world realised that their facts are inaccurate, the band choices are extremely wrong, and they know nothing on the subject they are trying to talk about.
Its sad to see that when there are so many more important, urgent issues in the world that need addressing (this being journalists/newreaders actual job), they are wasting their time getting a stereotype so very, very wrong.
Posted by Katie Brady | May 25, 2007 5:38 PM | Reply to this
if someones going to cut themself because of bands like mcr then they must already be pretty messed up and have a lot of bad stuff happening anyway
Posted by daniel wood | May 25, 2007 5:39 PM | Reply to this
Personally I think this whole thing is being blown out of serious proportion. Emo is no more of a death cult than any other fashion trend, and many of the more 'shocking' images that were shown were merely parodies of the 'emo culture' and not to be taken seriously.
The notion that homosexuality is a product of 'emo' is just purely ignorent- it is part of the fashion to wear tight jeans and make up, and just because a person does this does not make them a homosexual.
Lastly, if someone self harms it is not due to music or fashion, it's due to something serious that is happening in that perticular persons life to make them feel that way. Using emo as a scapegoat for serious personal problems is an ignorent and potentially costly attitude to take.
Bec
xoxox
Posted by Bec Evans | May 25, 2007 5:39 PM | Reply to this
pathetic.
emo = emotional = feeling a strong emotion.
its a feeling, not a dress sense. or a haircut, or a music genre.
if some1 slits there wrists, they are suicidal and pathetic. its not cos theyr emo. just because sum1 who slits there wrists wears the same kind of clothes as other people. doesnt mean they can all be labelled & they are all the same. wtf like.
boys who wear eyeliner = think its luks good/have a strong feminine side. [ NOT AN EMOTION, NOT EMO]
girls jeans = it might look good on sum boys. they might think its comfortable
[NOT AN EMOTION, NOT EMO]
having hair over your one eye/having a fringe. its fucking stylish. its not to signify tht some1 is sad or depressed.
loads of people dress similar or have really similar haircuts. it doesnt mean they all want to kill themselves.
bands who sing about love are not emo. they have rights to sing about whatever the fuck they want n bands are only dressing like in tha fashion to relate to their audience.
BEING EMO. IS HAVING AN EMOTION. EVERYBODY IS EMO. WHEN U ARE LAUGHING. YOU ARE EMO. CRYING, EMO, SMILING, EMO, SQUINTING, EMO, FLIRTING, EMO GRINNING, EMO.
EVERYBODY IS EMO.
BUT ONLY A FEW PEOPLE ARE SUICIDAL.
THOSE SUICIDAL PEOPLE ARE FUCKING STUPID. BLAME IT ON THEM. NOT ON THE PEOPLE WHO MERELY LOOK THE SAME.
BRITISH PRESS. GET A FUCKING LIFE
AMERICAN NEWS. GET A FUCKING LIFE.
PSYCHOLOGESTS. DO YOUR FUCKING JOBS PROPERLY!
=)
x
Posted by joel | May 25, 2007 5:39 PM | Reply to this
i thought they were joking at 1st! .. the sad thing is there serious... :s.. Americans do like making big deals out of things tho :p... jks!
emo's emotive hardcore. it's not a fasion trend it's a form of music.
Lol about 'how to be emo' it's a funny as vid, go check it out on youtube or summin.
Anyway with the 'bright eyes song about killing yourself about a girlfriend' there's millions of non-emo songs running along the same line. J.Cash singing in Hurt?
Whatever. it'll pass. when presley first came out the media freaked out saying he'd "taint the female culture of america and make it evil".... then again...
It's like the adverts in the papers in the 50s "how to tell if your son is a commie- 1. Doesn't eat meat... etc"
Posted by rich | May 25, 2007 5:40 PM | Reply to this
this made me laugh,
the only reason he cuts himself is because hes fucking psychotic.
i wear skinny jeans and like AFI.
am i emo?
haha.
bollocks.
Posted by webby | May 25, 2007 5:40 PM | Reply to this
omg. i am sooo annoyed. GRR. ok. so lets get this straight. my chemical romance are "emo" self harmers are "emo" people with black hair are "emo" people who wear black are emo.
emos just give a bad name to people with problems. i fucking hate all that crap. i mean why should all people who cut be put with people who do it for a fashion statement. i love mcr. and they rule and they are not emo. this makes me soooo soooo angry.
Posted by Melissa | May 25, 2007 5:40 PM | Reply to this
I think that report was hilarious.
Must have been a news lite day in Utah for to make it on
BRACELETS I ask you? If they knew what they were talking about they would have said people hid cuts under wristbands or gloves. The kid they interviewed wasn't wearing bracelets was he? HOw the hell would bracelets hide slashes anyway?
omg. i am sooo annoyed. GRR. ok. so lets get this straight. my chemical romance are "emo" self harmers are "emo" people with black hair are "emo" people who wear black are emo.
emos just give a bad name to people with problems. i fucking hate all that crap. i mean why should all people who cut be put with people who do it for a fashion statement. i love mcr. and they rule and they are not emo. this makes me soooo soooo angry.
Posted by Melissa | May 25, 2007 5:41 PM | Reply to this
Tis funnying that the McR song they played has a line "I am not afraid to keep on living" ... but meh!
I've been what they call "EMO" for 2 years and I'm still alive and I don't cut my self...
BRACELETS I ask you? If they knew what they were talking about they would have said people hid cuts under wristbands or gloves. The kid they interviewed wasn't wearing bracelets was he? HOw the hell would bracelets hide slashes anyway?
omg. i am sooo annoyed. GRR. ok. so lets get this straight. my chemical romance are "emo" self harmers are "emo" people with black hair are "emo" people who wear black are emo.
emos just give a bad name to people with problems. i fucking hate all that crap. i mean why should all people who cut be put with people who do it for a fashion statement. i love mcr. and they rule and they are not emo. this makes me soooo soooo angry.
Posted by Melissa | May 25, 2007 5:41 PM | Reply to this
Are all these reporters on drugs!!!!
how can they blame individual bands for what people do in feel will?! it's not like the bands are brainwashing people, they're just addressing issues that have become such a common thing.
Parents need to help their child, not send it to the nearest news reporter or program because we all know the media just blow it all out of proportion.
It makes me soooooooooooooo mad that a news story like this was actually allowed to be aired.
Posted by Alex | May 25, 2007 5:41 PM | Reply to this
All the songs/Artists that they showed aren't even emo!! And That is just retarted. DON'T REACT WITH FEAR!! Most "emo" people don't even cut themselves. Those people need to get lives. Because that was really stereotypical and not just emo people cut themselves.
Posted by Mckayla | May 25, 2007 5:41 PM | Reply to this
emo's emotive hardcore. it's not a fasion trend it's a form of music. And it's not my chemical romance, it's rites of spring, circle take the square etc...
Lol about 'how to be emo' it's a funny as vid, go check it out on youtube or summin.
Anyway with the 'bright eyes song about killing yourself about a girlfriend' there's millions of non-emo songs running along the same line. J.Cash singing in Hurt?
Whatever. it'll pass. when presley first came out the media freaked out saying he'd "taint the female culture of america and make it evil".... then again...
It's not unlike the adverts in the papers in the 50s "how to tell if your son is a commie- 1. Doesn't eat meat... etc"
Posted by rich | May 25, 2007 5:41 PM | Reply to this
It's also interesting to know they didn't let a full lyric of 'Famous Last Words' play.
It would be kind of contradictory to let parents here MyChem singing "I am not afraid to keep on living"...
Posted by Katie Brady | May 25, 2007 5:41 PM | Reply to this
emo's emotive hardcore. it's not a fasion trend it's a form of music. And it's not my chemical romance, it's rites of spring, circle take the square etc...
Lol about 'how to be emo' it's a funny as vid, go check it out on youtube or summin.
Anyway with the 'bright eyes song about killing yourself about a girlfriend' there's millions of non-emo songs running along the same line. J.Cash singing in Hurt?
Whatever. it'll pass. when presley first came out the media freaked out saying he'd "taint the female culture of america and make it evil".... then again...
It's not unlike the adverts in the papers in the 50s "how to tell if your son is a commie- 1. Doesn't eat meat... etc"
And how many times will they Bring up the Hollywood Undead song! It's satyrical dude, it's not real! i must be emo....
Posted by rich | May 25, 2007 5:42 PM | Reply to this
I cant say I agree that any sort of vendetta should be made against emo's.
I will say that I do not like the emo culture. My freind began too slowly change into an emo a few years ago. Since then he has sloowly chaned. He has self harmed simply for attention and is constantly trying to make himself look popular.
I dont think that all emos are like this infact I dont think many emos are like this so in my opinion emos sjould be left to get on with what they want, as all sub cultures should. The only problem is that some kids take it too far and are already looking for attention and use it as an excuse.
Thats just my opinion.
Posted by Dunk | May 25, 2007 5:43 PM | Reply to this
LMAO.
'Gender bending'
And DEATH CAB?!
Self harm has not a thing to do with emo
Kids who self harm just need effing help.
firstly, i just wanna say how pathetic the people who make these things are. They don't even no ANYTHING about 'emo'.how the hell is spiderman 3 'emo'? just because he has a fringe an wears eyeliner doesnt mean that he's 'emo'!an how on god's green earth is AFI, MCR or FOB trying to make kids depressed!?
'emo' can be used to describe someones music taste ect, but NOT the way they act. people who cut themselves don't have to listen 2 'emo' music, it can be anyone. i agree that people who cut themselves need help, but putting people who do it under a steriotypical name is totally wrong.
television stations and papers need to get their facts right before they start mouthin off about total bullshit! these types of things get a lot of people into trouble with their families an it's so fuckin stupid.
the last thing i wanna say is that the kid who went missing was probably just quite sad and obviously needs help, but again, he denied he was emo. this is the type of thing that the news needs to realise, that people don't usually label themselves, they are individuals and don't need arseholes labelling them. to be honest, it makes it worse!
Some of that is bullshit.
Not all of them cut and do stuff like that.
People who do are disturbed.
In my opinion anyways.
Plus MCR are NOT emo.
Wtf!
xxx
Posted by Danii | May 25, 2007 5:44 PM | Reply to this
firstly, i just wanna say how pathetic the people who make these things are. They don't even no ANYTHING about 'emo'.how the hell is spiderman 3 'emo'? just because he has a fringe an wears eyeliner doesnt mean that he's 'emo'!an how on god's green earth is AFI, MCR or FOB trying to make kids depressed!?
'emo' can be used to describe someones music taste ect, but NOT the way they act. people who cut themselves don't have to listen 2 'emo' music, it can be anyone. i agree that people who cut themselves need help, but putting people who do it under a steriotypical name is totally wrong.
television stations and papers need to get their facts right before they start mouthin off about total bullshit! these types of things get a lot of people into trouble with their families an it's so fuckin stupid.
the last thing i wanna say is that the kid who went missing was probably just quite sad and obviously needs help, but again, he denied he was emo. this is the type of thing that the news needs to realise, that people don't usually label themselves, they are individuals and don't need arseholes labelling them. to be honest, it makes it worse!
Posted by Lauren | May 25, 2007 5:45 PM | Reply to this
Fuck sake this is so unfair, can't everyone just leave everyone else alone! Labels are for dog food you fags!
Posted by Katie | May 25, 2007 5:45 PM | Reply to this
Fuck sake this is so unfair, can't everyone just leave everyone else alone! Labels are for dog food you fags!
Posted by Katie | May 25, 2007 5:45 PM | Reply to this
Like what the hell?
The emo song is joke, americans lack sarcasm tbh =]
And the self harm thing, my mum knows about mine, but tisn't an emo thing, well I don't think.
Americanss loveeee their stereotypes dont they?
Dear, this did make me laughh.
x
Posted by Aimee | May 25, 2007 5:45 PM | Reply to this
DEATH TO ABC!!!
That blonde and black haired kid, ffs, he just is in it for attention OBVI
Swear to god, he's smiling about the fucking shit on his arm
And that other twat next to the woman wtf's he on
IF EMO PEOPLE WHO DO CUT THEMSELVES HIDE IT, THEY AINT DOING IT FOR ATTENTION, WAKE UP AMERICA!!! FUCK SAKE!!!
Posted by StuartHEARTAGRAM | May 25, 2007 5:45 PM | Reply to this
MCR are not even emo.
and 'emo' nowadays is just a fashion statement nothing more.
They dont cut themselves, lots dont ; its only the people who are depressed.
HAHAHA at the US report, so naive. I laughed. I also sang to some of the songs played.
Gender bend, lol its funny how they included that.
I hope that boy was alright too. =/
Posted by Steph | May 25, 2007 5:46 PM | Reply to this
omg they are soo crap
this is the country that went to war under false pretence and has george bush in power..if people voted him into power they'll believe any crap even this poorly constructed bullshit
Posted by holly | May 25, 2007 5:46 PM | Reply to this
emo's emotive hardcore. it's not a fasion trend it's a form of music. And it's not my chemical romance, it's rites of spring, circle take the square etc...
Lol about 'how to be emo' it's a funny as vid, go check it out on youtube or summin.
Anyway with the 'bright eyes song about killing yourself about a girlfriend' there's millions of non-emo songs running along the same line. J.Cash singing in Hurt?
Whatever. it'll pass. when presley first came out the media freaked out saying he'd "taint the female culture of america and make it evil".... then again...
It's not unlike the adverts in the papers in the 50s "how to tell if your son is a commie- 1. Doesn't eat meat... etc"
And how many times will they Bring up the Hollywood Undead song! It's satyrical dude, it's not real! i must be emo....
And did you know that 1 in 15 people will go through a self harm period sometime in their life? 2 in a class, 4 on a bus, 15 on a commuter train, 3000 at an arsenal home game.... 'nuff said
Posted by rich | May 25, 2007 5:46 PM | Reply to this
what a load of shit... like when i saw my chemical romance they immediatly took the stage got a knive and supplyed the crowd with one and we all cut ourselves...
is that what these idiots think?
they dont promote self harm far from it!
anyway this is completly stupid lol
nice video u made its really erm accurate
*note i am very sarcastic*
Posted by carl | May 25, 2007 5:46 PM | Reply to this
why doesnt someone do a news report about chavs? except you can get prosecuted for it?
Posted by jake | May 25, 2007 5:48 PM | Reply to this
Is it me or are most emo's people who are socially rejected and don't fit in to the 'big crowd'? For most people, dressing like an emo and listening to that music feels like the only way to be accepted within a group of people.
This is the biggest load of crap I have ever seen, you'd think that "emo" invented selfharm, it's been around for years and it's not just "emos" that cut believe me, it is recognised as a stress coping mechanism.
They should get thier facts before making such sweeping statements.
Not all emos cut
Not all emos are teens
Not all emos are Bisexual
the things relating to Emos are new, they have been around for years, I've dressed the way I do for years, I've always been depressed and self hamred they just didn't need to tag it back then.
This is the biggest load of crap I have ever seen, you'd think that "emo" invented selfharm, it's been around for years and it's not just "emos" that cut believe me, it is recognised as a stress coping mechanism.
They should get thier facts before making such sweeping statements.
Not all emos cut
Not all emos are teens
Not all emos are Bisexual
the things relating to Emos are new, they have been around for years, I've dressed the way I do for years, I've always been depressed and self harmed they just didn't need to tag it back then.
i think everyone should just listen to the beach boys
:)
Posted by Brian Wilson | May 25, 2007 5:49 PM | Reply to this
LMAO! how lame
Posted by Nick Abbott | May 25, 2007 5:49 PM | Reply to this
i have a friend whos a chav and she cuts herself, she whears a fucking tracksuit and scrapes her hair back in a fucking poneytail HOW LESS EMO CAN YOU GET!!
this is solid prof not only emos cut them selfs
emo is a type of music!
depression is a fucking illness!
adults who read this; TALK TO YOUR KIDS! they probably want to talk to you, but dont force them you will only make it worse
its things like this stupid news cast that make people feel bad about who they are. YOU ARE THE PROBLEM ignorent people who dont realise your kids are people they have a soul, they have a brain, THEY HAVE A LIFE!
i have given up my time to tell you this i am a 15 yr old girl fitting the emo description so listen to what i have sed take it in and understand.
thank you.
Posted by josie | May 25, 2007 5:50 PM | Reply to this
what a fucking joke.
losers.
Posted by ginge | May 25, 2007 5:51 PM | Reply to this
wot can i said. but bullshit. its all a load of crap. emo has nothing 2 do with self harm at all. so sum people that are emo do it but its not ever1. i just hate it when people get they storys wrong. it dose my head in.
Posted by hazel | May 25, 2007 5:51 PM | Reply to this
pfffft! that is the most ridicolous thing i have ever seen! I know emos and the ones i know don't runda round crying and cutting jeez just back off and let emos do what they want, i think someone should do a news report on underknowledged hypocritical news people!
lol most of it is true though. Most of the people who slit there wrists, that you see around today are emo, its just attetion seeking, lthough the will probably denny it =/ but it aint right putting it on the news, its there life they canscrew it up if they want n do what they like with it.
AND MCR ARE EMO!
Posted by Wednesday-Freak | May 25, 2007 5:52 PM | Reply to this
LMAO
its all true u dirty emo
frecks
just stop atention seeking
and get on with ur boring
sad
lives
and if u have to cut
CUT TILL U DIE
cause u erm smell
Posted by Shogun | May 25, 2007 5:53 PM | Reply to this
That is the biggest pile of bollocks i have ever seen.
self harm has NOTHING to do with emo at all.
why are these people making sych a big deal out of this genre?
just fuck off and leave people alone. these reporters obviously know nothing about teenagers and putting reports like this on tv they are sending the wrong message. just think some parents will watch this and believe it. that to me is worrying.
anf ffs leave MCR out of this.
Posted by Stacey | May 25, 2007 5:53 PM | Reply to this
pathetic how they based pretty much all of that on the internet, the emo song and one person.
they really need to look deeper onto this shit...it could be anyone.
as an ex-self harmer i find this offensive and news stations etc. should take that into consideration when they talk to people or report stuff like this.
it's purely selfish. we are all aware of self harm and it shouldn't be blamed on a fashion trend because people will start to think they have to cut themselves to be emo.
and they should really stop blaming my chemical romance. they make music not death warrants!
Posted by Beckie. | May 25, 2007 5:55 PM | Reply to this
I'm so fucking sick of this whole debate. Writing articles and making news reports only inspires parents to get on their kids cases and their peers to harass them. It just makes everyone's lives more difficult. Everyone's so sick of this whole issue, can we all move on now please?
pathetic how they based pretty much all of that on the internet, the emo song and one person.
they really need to look deeper onto this shit...it could be anyone.
as an ex-self harmer i find this offensive and news stations etc. should take that into consideration when they talk to people or report stuff like this.
it's purely selfish. we are all aware of self harm and it shouldn't be blamed on a fashion trend because people will start to think they have to cut themselves to be emo.
and they should really stop blaming my chemical romance. they make music not death warrants!
Posted by Beckie. | May 25, 2007 5:56 PM | Reply to this
I'm not an emo i love the feeling of slitting my wrist, its the best, i don't let anyone know so i'm not looking for attention at all ,just leave me to bleed in peace you chav's & Chavets, GOTHS RULE!
Posted by DARK LORD | May 25, 2007 5:56 PM | Reply to this
This is just ridiculous... I mean come on, they've researched this as well [or as badly] as the Daily Mail did...
Posted by James | May 25, 2007 5:58 PM | Reply to this
What A Load Of Crap.
Most Of Thats Not Even True.
That Emo Song Is A Joke.
MCR Arent Emo.
That Woman Thinks She Knows Everything About Emos.
Umm How?
Shes Never Been Emo, She Doesnt Know How It Feels Dies She.
Tbh, Theyre Taking This Way To Far.
So Now If You Have An Emo Haircut Your Parents Should Be Worried.
Thats Completely Stupid.
They Dont Know Anything.
You Cant Dress Emo Anyway.
Its A Form Of Music And Feelings.
TWATS.
Posted by Roma | May 25, 2007 5:59 PM | Reply to this
EXACTLY
ffs
its like they go on about the stereotypical emo shit and they dont know the fucking facts...its like GET A LIFE - leave innocent peoples alone!!
GAHHHH
what makes them think they know everything????
getting help doesnt help too! it patronises you and makes you feel worse!!!
FUCK YOU.
Posted by Hannah | May 25, 2007 6:00 PM | Reply to this
My Chemical Romance are not 'emo'.
Most music is emotional, but we can all agree that with the current trend of fringes and stuff that it is going to be associated with the word 'emo' because that is our label for the fashionable rock kids with fringes nowadays.
I'm really fucked off that the general public are probably going to associate us with these depressed suicidal kids who hurt themselves.
These type of people have always been like this. Remember the Grebos and the Goths? There has always been extremely depressed kids who hurt themselves.
In the end of the day these are just young people who suffer from losses, home problems or relationship issues as examples.
Associating it with EMO is stupid because the majority of 'emo' kids are just a bunch of normal young people who think they look cool and love that scene.
X
Posted by SEAN | May 25, 2007 6:00 PM | Reply to this
That is completely ridiculous. Those faggots really havn't looked into the subject. They have just made a drastic generalization. And to be playing AFI over the top of it aswell?! Bloody ideots.
Posted by Joe Davis | May 25, 2007 6:01 PM | Reply to this
My Chemical Romance are not 'emo'.
Most music is emotional, but we can all agree that with the current trend of fringes and stuff that it is going to be associated with the word 'emo' because that is our label for the fashionable rock kids with fringes nowadays.
I'm really fucked off that the general public are probably going to associate us with these depressed suicidal kids who hurt themselves.
These type of people have always been like this. Remember the Grebos and the Goths? There has always been extremely depressed kids who hurt themselves.
In the end of the day these are just young people who suffer from losses, home problems or relationship issues as examples.
Associating it with EMO is stupid because the majority of 'emo' kids are just a bunch of normal young people who think they look cool and love that scene.
X
Posted by SEAN | May 25, 2007 6:01 PM | Reply to this
people should be fucking PROUD to be emo!!
dont let anybody else tell you differently
just be who you are and what you want to be and nobody can take that away from you
mcr sing AGAINST self harm and suicide,they sing about real life,and yeah,people do self harm and commit suicide in the real world. they are singing about it to make people come to terms with it. they are singing to tell people that there is no need to worry about who they are because there are '5 dudes who are just as messed up as you'.
they tell people to be fucking PROUD of who they are and nobody else should say who they should be. be original,be fucking UNIQUE for christ sake.
yes,theyve all been through depression,so they sing about going through the problems that they have had and realised that everybody can get through phases.they can get through it by talking to people about it,not by self harming and suicide.
its a whole load of bullshit saying that 'teenagers that wear black,and have a certain hairstyle,and wear makeup,and listen to music that sing about real life' are emo and they are all slitting their wrists and committing suicide.its like racism,but with music.
parents are now looking at their children and realising that because they like my chemical romance and wear black and makeup that they are all gay,slitting their wrists and killing themselves.
peoples confidence is going to go allllllllllll the way downhill.and why?because people arent believing in them anymore,because their parents are taking all their shavers off them and thinking that they are self harming.
all teenagers want is to be respected from family and friends,not to be cast aside and taken to fucking therapists.
get over it,teens that are wearing black and makeup and listening to different music rather then 'pimps' rapping about their 'hos'.
we are all originals,some people like to be different from everybody else around them.at least they have the guts to dress differently.
'emos' are still people,so why dont people fucking respect them?
seriously, who writes songs called;
"I'm not ok"
"cancer"
"death"
"the black parade"
"we suck"
"3M0 RU|_Ez!!1111"
"yes, you might have heard us deny it, but we are emo"
and then expects not to be called emo!
ps: yes i know how half of them songs dont exist, i'm just emphasizing my point.
pps: Emo sucks, wake up and smell the real world, everyone else has shit to deal with, get some real clothes and stop hurting yourself.
Posted by you suck, emos! | May 25, 2007 6:02 PM | Reply to this
what the hell?
how did emo start on the internet!
music mayte!
MUSIC!
Posted by walker | May 25, 2007 6:02 PM | Reply to this
Oh no! I am an old emo. I like MCR. shit I use blackliner and have a silly hair cut.
I don't like blood though.
There are kids out there needing help wichever type they are.
All an adult need is to pay attention to their kids.
Posted by Solange | May 25, 2007 6:02 PM | Reply to this
OMG WTF!!!
they took it too far
not all emos cut
not all emos are bi or watever
its jst the sterotype
<3
Posted by ...WTF... | May 25, 2007 6:02 PM | Reply to this
wtf??
why are they so scared of emos??
yh some emos cut but not all!
its as if they want to stop the whole emo culture.
yeh cuttin and suicide mite be a problem but so what thet doesnt mean destroy emo, those people just need help.
Anyway cutting yourself and commititng suicide doesnt always make your emo. You could be a complete chav and want to cut yourself!.
Posted by Ruth | May 25, 2007 6:03 PM | Reply to this
This is stupid... and even more so as its always a middle-aged person reporting on they're god damn opinion
people have got to get over it and stop stereo-typing shit it is pathetic
Thats just lameass.
Stereotypes and such?
Woop-Tae-Do if you Emo.
Its their damn choice let them live how ever they choose to.
You wouldn't like anyone controling your lives now.. >=\
Posted by Lauren | May 25, 2007 6:11 PM | Reply to this
Thats just lameass.
Stereotypes and such?
Woop-Tae-Do if you Emo.
Its their damn choice let them live how ever they choose to.
You wouldn't like anyone controling your lives now.. >=\
WTF! This is totally over dramatising Emo culture. Besides most people these days dont know what Emo is, I dont even know, and yet ppl call me Emo all the time!!!
I don't cut my wrists adn wear black all the time, I have a wide range of coloured tshirts in my room... even yellow! Thats about as bright and chearful as you can get! You dont need to be Emo to cut your self, other things can make you do that!
And so what if guys wear makeup... they can do what ever they want!
Its all mainly a fashion trend that people have gotten into, to shock other "normal" people.
WTF! This is totally over dramatising Emo culture. Besides most people these days dont know what Emo is, I dont even know, and yet ppl call me Emo all the time!!!
I don't cut my wrists adn wear black all the time, I have a wide range of coloured tshirts in my room... even yellow! Thats about as bright and chearful as you can get! You dont need to be Emo to cut your self, other things can make you do that!
And so what if guys wear makeup... they can do what ever they want!
Its all mainly a fashion trend that people have gotten into, to shock other "normal" people.
There are so many things wrong with that! I can't believe some people can be so ignorant!
1) Sure, if somebody self-harms, they need help, but do they really think that announcing on the T.V. that people who wear a lot of black clothing, eyeliner and bracelets/wristband are often self-harmers is gonna help? Surely if your already feeling down enough to self-harm, the last thing you want is everyone you know trying to check whether or not you're doing it.
2) It's not like every single person who self-harms is emo. I'm sure there are all sorts of non-emo people out there self-harming and committing suicide. (especially if suicide is the number 2 cause of death in Utah, WTF?!!)
3) The music and literature thing is retarded. They've obviously just thought "hmm...this is involved in emo culture, therefore we should slam it". Emo music and literature is popular because people can identify with it, if anything it's good! I've heard of people being depressed and through music and literature, realising that they're not alone and thus, eventually recovering, but never have I heard of anyone feeling fine, listening to My Chemical Romance etc and then deciding they hate life.
4) The gender-bending stuff. So what if emo kids want to gender-bend? It's their right as human beings, to do as they please! It's not like it's hurting anyone!
5) Those 2 mothers who didn't even know what emo was...what? Where have they been the past few years? especially the one who heard the description over the phone and then asked her child "but that's not you right?". After a description of something like that, do they think that (if they are in fact emo) they're going to say over the phone "yeah, I'm suicidal"
In fact, the only thing that was 100% accurate in that is that not all people who look emo or like emo things are suicidal and they only mentioned that once throughout the whole fucking thing! Do they really think that one sentence is going to be remembered amongst all the bull in that report? It's people doing things like this that make people upset and depressed! Thanks to that report, the prejudice against emos is no doubt going to leap to an all-time high!
I never thought I hear an American news reporter say the word emo on TV x3 I swear I nearly wet myself laughing! Hmmm! You have to check under our wristbands now! We might be cutting ourselves :o
Chyeah, whatever!
I hate how to news blames fucking MCR for EVERYTHING they did it last year, and they're back! For fuck sake! Lay off the bands, MCR are fighting AGAINST wirst cutting! HELLO!? They've said it fucking HUNDREDS of times!! Exageration, maybe, but they don't promote it! Americans are so dumb! Then again, the Daily Mail wasn't much better. I feel sorry for Gerard and the guys, they're probably getting hate mail and shit because of this! It's a lifestyle, not a CULT! People choose to be that way, and it's not because of websites... Not because of music... IT'S BECAUSE OF PERSONAL MATTERS AND THE MEDIA JUST BLOWS EVERYTHING OUT OF PROPORTION!
AH! Getting pissed off now! And that stupid emo song that goes like: 'slit my wrists I must be emo' is a piss take!
My fucking god! I though adults were supposed to be smarter, but now all they do is worry our parents and stir shit.
I never thought I hear an American news reporter say the word emo on TV x3 I swear I nearly wet myself laughing! Hmmm! You have to check under our wristbands now! We might be cutting ourselves :o
Chyeah, whatever!
I hate how to news blames fucking MCR for EVERYTHING they did it last year, and they're back! For fuck sake! Lay off the bands, MCR are fighting AGAINST wirst cutting! HELLO!? They've said it fucking HUNDREDS of times!! Exageration, maybe, but they don't promote it! Americans are so dumb! Then again, the Daily Mail wasn't much better. I feel sorry for Gerard and the guys, they're probably getting hate mail and shit because of this! It's a lifestyle, not a CULT! People choose to be that way, and it's not because of websites... Not because of music... IT'S BECAUSE OF PERSONAL MATTERS AND THE MEDIA JUST BLOWS EVERYTHING OUT OF PROPORTION!
AH! Getting pissed off now! And that stupid emo song that goes like: 'slit my wrists I must be emo' is a piss take!
My fucking god! I thought adults were supposed to be smarter, but now all they do is worry our parents and stir shit.
after hearing about the article in the british press i was just waiting for someone to jump up the train and tell the same bullshit in other countries...now with the usa beein THE rolemodel for many countries it's only a matter of time till news here in germany start to tell parents that they should ban my chemical romance from their kids bedrooms, black clothing and hair is bad and of course make sure their kid goes to a psychologist if they listen to fall out boy...gosh i can't remember seein so much bullshit on tv after i stopped watching talk shows
i think they've pushed this way to far ..... sterortyping ? i think so ... but yeh ... *ugh* ... wat next ?!
Posted by Kaiya | May 25, 2007 6:16 PM | Reply to this
MCR Dont Sing A Song Called 'Death'
Its Called Dead.
MCR Arent Emo.
Im A Massive MCR Fan But Their Songs Dont Make Me Depressed And Make Me Slit My Wrists.
Just Because Their Song Titles Sound Emo Doesnt Mean They Are.
And This Is Pathetic.
Its Gone Too Far.
I Dress Like An 'Emo' Does, I Have An 'Emo' Hair Cut, I Wear Loads Of Eyeliner. Does That Mean I Slit My Wrists?
Well I Definatly Dont.
I Know Chavs That Have Cut Their Wrists, And They Wear Skanky Tracksuits And Mini Skirts Ffs. Theyre Far From Emo.
And They Dont Put Things Like This On The News About Chavs Do They?!
Its Stupid.
Chavs Go Around Beating The Shit Outta People, But Nothing On The News Warning Parents If Their Children Are Chavs.
And Why Do Some People On Here Hate Emos?
Just Because Some Might Cut Theirselves And Dont Listen To Death Metal Doesnt Really Give You A Good Reason To Hate Them Does It?
Posted by Roma | May 25, 2007 6:17 PM | Reply to this
well it was gonna happen eventually, if people go attention seeking by cutting their wrists they want shot
end
Posted by Joe | May 25, 2007 6:23 PM | Reply to this
Emo's R Not Suicidal self hamring teens! they do not self harm...depressed pepol do...omg! theyve got it all rong!
All It Is IS A Style Nd Music Genre...Nd Green Day Nd Afi R Not Emo Bands!
So Nxt Time sum1 wants 2 say summin lyk dat about emos they shuld get their facts rite nd not tlk bullshit!
love very angry emo! x
Posted by Alice | May 25, 2007 6:23 PM | Reply to this
Omg, what utter fucking retards. Seriously. God, speechless now...
Posted by Emily Rose | May 25, 2007 6:24 PM | Reply to this
haha. you've got to love americans.
do they not realise that every one of the webpages they referred to and Adam and Andrews "Emo Kid" song are all designed as a pisstake!
gawd bless america, ehh?
Posted by Emily | May 25, 2007 6:25 PM | Reply to this
what a load of fuckin shite
Posted by brain dead boy | May 25, 2007 6:25 PM | Reply to this
tell me how My Chemical Romance are emo.
If they choose to play a song in this video which contains the lyrics "I AM NOT AFRAID TO KEEP ON LIVING, I AM NOT AFRAID TO WALK THIS WORLD ALONE."
My Chemical Romance are the opposite of emo. Saving lives, not telling kids to kill themselves.
Posted by Alice | May 25, 2007 6:26 PM | Reply to this
Exactly.
That Tells Everyone That Theyre The Complete Opposite.
Dumb Much? x]
Posted by Roma | May 25, 2007 6:28 PM | Reply to this
Exactly.
That Tells Everyone That Theyre The Complete Opposite.
Dumb Much? x]
Posted by Roma | May 25, 2007 6:28 PM | Reply to this
Do you know...
I actually laughed REALLY hard at this
And what if people wear black..
My HISTORY TEACHER always wears black
DOES THAT MEAN SHE SELF HARMS??
omfg call the police because people like to wear all one colour
Some people just are too stupid for words...
honestly
No one that is over the age of 25 will understand this so called "Emo culture"
I'm fucking 16
And tbh
All these kids that call themselves Emo's are just desperate for attention because it's obvious they aren't getting it from those who should be giving it to them
That 15 year old that self harms that went missing
What a dickhead
ATTENTION SEEKING!!
maybe you should take these "Emo kids" to a person who REALLY suffers from depression and see what it really does to a person
Posted by Roro | May 25, 2007 6:28 PM | Reply to this
im going to repeat what i said earlier becuase its annoying me: First off... MCR are not emo... they are actually against "emo" and selfharm. Their music covers death ect to make people more aware of it and real life, and think "yeah, im not the only one who feels like this."
Secondly... Any body can self harm
People have taken this whole "emo" thins way out of porportion. its just like saying all "chavs" mug people.
its says that parents should look into why their kids are "emo" i think they should look into what "emo" really means.
they say emo culture music is about death, depression blah blah but what about rap and hip-hop isn't that is about guns, sex, and explotaion of females.. is that not worse then facing up to death!? going around carrying a gun? thinking girls are just objects?
i know of a few adults who are depressed and actually self harm... does that make them emo?
Media today say you don't need to look a certain way to be liked.. yet contradict themselves when on the next page is "how to loose 10lb in a week". could this play a part in why so many teenagers are "emo"?
the media is full of sick people,
who need to get a life,
and face up to reality!
no wonder people end up like they are.
this world has become such a disgrace, focusing on silly subjects like the way people look and dress when what they really should be focusing on is the world around is such as global warming, and wars.
and i don't see why that have songs like "famous Last Words and Teenagers" on this video because if you listen to the lyrics eg " i am not afraid to keep on living" ... it actually defeats their object
p.s "Coming Next on ABC New "GRANNY GONE GANGSTER!"
Posted by Kat | May 25, 2007 6:29 PM | Reply to this
I think the only thing worthwhile doing here is to LAUGH.
This is ridiculous.
"The proof is etched on his arms" Oh I'm sorry, WHAT?!?!? People self harmed WAY before the whole emo craze. Get a grip guys.
"... gender bending. They're exploring the boundaries" As if this is a terrible thing. Er you homophobes.
Disturbing? Er sorry don't think the USA is particularly well poised to be able to make that kind of remark. Ever heard of lynch mobs??
Oh how I pity them.
But heck it provided me with some pretty darn good entertainment! Supopse we can be thankful for that ^.^
I love the USA.
WTF???? so now adults are blamin music for y kids slit there rist's, because they cant take the blame? so there son or daughter isnt slittin there rists coz there parents are fighting or there gettin beat up by some chav git? stop generalising emos as wrist cuttin gay phyco's! all the emos i know are the funniest ppl ive ever met, so there supposed to be depressed an self harming? coz lafter is realy a sighn of depression, all americans do is bully ppl an report lies, they wont report some chav killin someone or robbin an old ladie noooooo the'll spread a lie about emos :@:@:@ trust the americans, what about the rate haert desiese and crap caused by obeasity thts more important :@
Posted by american news goups r tit eds | May 25, 2007 6:33 PM | Reply to this
This is total bullshit!!!! They're stereotyping emos into scary, suicidal drones and that's just not true. Fir enough some kids take it too far but the majority or us like the look and music and don't fantasises about razors. American needs to get a grip and leave us alone!!
Posted by Megan | May 25, 2007 6:33 PM | Reply to this
emo, short for emotional-hardcore
MCR, deffo not hardcore
therefore not emo
gosh
this is stoopid
if you see someone in the street with black clothes, warn their parents!
they MUST be suicidal!
what???
i cant belive this
its so stereotypical
emo is just a label anyway
and this is making out to be really, really bad.
and their associating A LOT of bands with it, not just mcr [who dont deserve it anyway they rock] who have nothing to do with it!!!
sheesh kebab. this news report is GAY
Posted by Eleanor | May 25, 2007 6:38 PM | Reply to this
Well, despite the seriousness of the articles intentions, I find it quite amusing. The line has been crossed and its now apparent that people really cannot express themselves and be comfortable the way they are.
I think that everything is so exagerated its beyond belief, and the manner of that report was so incredibly biased its untrue. How on Earth can you dignify someone as emo for wearing black? I guess Posh Spice had best put away her LBD (little black dress) OH and the bracelets, sorry girls, you can't accesorize anymore.
ITS RIDICULOUS?!
I do feel a certain sympathy towards the bands targeted though, particularly MCR & FOB.
Okay, admittedly everyone can see the association between My Chemical Romance and 'emo' but I think its unfounded. Never, EVER, do MCR advertise anything about self disambiguation and mutilation, they certainly don't promote suicide, so I just think it's all a little bit pathetic. I have been a My Chemical Romance fan since the REALLY early days, and I've never had an urge to gash my wrists open because I've been listening to them. I mean, the only direct 'suicide' link I can see is from 'Headfirst for Halo's' where it goes 'Well I think I'll blow my brains against the ceiling, and when the fragments of my skull begin to fall...' etc, and thats making a mockery of it all!
So now some snooty la de dah is going to turn around and say something along the lines of 'SUICIDE IS A SERIOUS MATTER, IT ISN'T A JOKE' and I would love to turn around and say, 'Excuse me, I cant see your eyes because your nose is stuck up that far in the fucking air!'
Another thing, how on Earth can Fall Out Boy or Panic! At The Disco be brought into the debate, they're music is so feel good! (and I dont mean feel good in the sense I'm going to slice my wrists and get relief from the god damned pain!) I mean they're quirky, upbeat and fun. Isn't this completely opposite to the whole 'emo' stereotype?
I think the single biggest joke about this is how its alllllll linked with these depressed thoughts of Self harm, suicide, unrequited love so on so on...
Is it not natural for everyone to feel down sometimes? All you 'anti emo' twats saying you've never shed a tear? No? oh, alright, so when your mum drops dead in the morning you aren't going to feel ANY grief or remorse for her? OF COURSE YOU ARE.
Therefore, I think the associated suicide and depression etc is practically blasphemy. Some people DO try and fulfill the cults 'requirements' but they are mentally tapped, not 'emo'.
Basically, the newspapers are saying everyone who is a teenager, and depressed is emo, and suicidal and isn't allowed to wear black, they can't own wristbands and ohmygosh! They really can't be listening to Death Cab because that promotes killing yourself for a lover!
OH GET A GRIP.
I hope you realise Seth Cohen from the OC...his favourite band were Death Cab For Cutie, I suppose he's not some manic depressive emo fanatic is he? I thought not.
I'd also like to add the fact I think the 'gender bending' statement is a little ridiculous, sexuality is an expression, and its something natural, if someone is homosexual, or indeed bisexual then thats their choice, it doesn't make them emo or any shit like that.
I have an uncle who's gay, his boyfriend is a fashion designed for Marks and Spencers and they live in Egypt... Thats right emo that is.
Finally, why does no one seem to be promoting 'The War on Goth' or 'The War on Chav' or indeed, 'The War on Trend' because in my opinion, 'trends' or 'preps' or whatever you wish to call them are the real problem.
The long blonde hair and massive jugs ain't no cover for the dirty words exiting their mouths, or the lies and manipulation they spread.
Suicide is a serious thing, I think its plain NASTY to blame it on a scene, I feel some people need to grow up. The world needs to practise what it preaches, everyones teaches that people should express themselves, be open, and most importantly 'be yourself'. Reports like that are restricting everyones rights to be themselves, and to attack a culture in that way is discrimination.
It's offensive, it's disgraceful, it's really annoying, too.
Posted by NLB | May 25, 2007 6:39 PM | Reply to this
Thats A Load Of Bull Fucking Shit
What The Fuck Is It With People Stereotyping?
So What If They Had/Have A Fringe Covering Their Eye
And
They Got A Bad Example With That 'Emo' That Had Been Cutting His Wrists, But I Bet They Probly Went Round A Tone Of 'Emos' Just To Find One Who Did Slit There Wrists, Because Not All Do
this is bullshit. im from the u.s. and i cant believe how pathetic this is.
Posted by atticus | May 25, 2007 6:40 PM | Reply to this
FFS what a load of bullshit. Me and a few of my best friends are 'Emo' but we never have and never would do anything like that, its just like the article in The Daily Mail(Uk newspaper) saying MCR were the leaders of a new suicide cult. Wht a load of bollocks!
Posted by xDeadDuck&2Eggsx | May 25, 2007 6:40 PM | Reply to this
Emo.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
I just pissed my pants.
Posted by Joanna | May 25, 2007 6:40 PM | Reply to this
Bahahahahahahahahahahahah
omagoooooooddd
im pisssin my self
this is amazing hahahahah
soo stupid
its not a fuking threat you prickss
Hip hop music promotes gang crimes
and no one moan about tht
and just cuz an emo fag cut themself doesnt mean ALL emo cut themself
thts so stupid xD
my dayzzz
i swear english people arent even like tht hahaha
people take it so seriously
those kids will grow up for fucks sake
for fucks sake
as much as i do NOT like emo
theyre just kids
who thinks cutting themself is cool and writing emo poems is cool
leave them innit
if they wanna die then good for them
why is it any of our business
Stupid emos thinking they have a shit life
fucks sake.
this is bloody jokes tho xD
x
Posted by Noodle_Babes | May 25, 2007 6:42 PM | Reply to this
God, that's hilarious. On a fucking news channel? America is fucked up. Asif anyone sane would make a news report on emo. Spags cut themselves because music tells them to. The people in real danger are the menatlly ill.
Posted by [Spikage] | May 25, 2007 6:42 PM | Reply to this
I'm emo like but that is aload of bullshit.. I wear the clothes and that shit but no slit wrists. And suicide? What the fuck is that all about, people sometimes do that cos they hate life.. but emos do for the "culture"? THIS IS ALL BULLSHIT!! FUCK YOU ABC!!!
...what does one expect? Utah is notorious for being one of , if not the most, conservative and uptight states in America.
While not a fan of this supposed Emo craze, a lot of what they report on is taken out of context to create sensationalisation. Any responsibly level-headed parent would see through this scare in an nano-second. Unfortunately for a lot of kids who wish to express themselves in this way, they might not have that luxury.
Interesting that this rears it 's head not long after the Virgina Tech shootings. Perhaps the people of America would be better served by their news outlets reporting on the very real and very scary issues such as (lack of) gun control, and other real issues that every teenager faces such as drub abuse, safe sex to name but two rather than a non-issue fad like Emo.
Posted by Brian | May 25, 2007 6:46 PM | Reply to this
OMG! they dont have a clue do they? they talk about emo like its a bad thing! not all emos cut themselves!! emo is more a fashion statement now rather than a traumatised group of people who wear black and cut themselves. grr they shouldnt stereotype emos in this way! and psychologists and these bloody americans know jack shit!!! they're so dumb in this video its almost funny. and i dont think parents should be worried because their kid wears black and has a 'gunshot' hairstyle or wears bracelets. grr!
the way they said the word emo everytime was funny though!
Posted by Becka | May 25, 2007 6:46 PM | Reply to this
what a load of balls!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Eilish | May 25, 2007 6:46 PM | Reply to this
Kerrang used to be good. It used to deal with metal, ska, punk, and a wider spectrum. Now it's splashed with images of My Chemical fucking Romance, Aiden, and all this other bullshit. C'mon to fuck. FUCK EMO CULTURE. GROW UP. EVERYONE HAS FUCKING PROBLEMS, BUT WE DONT ALL BITCH ABOUT IT AND THE LIKE, WE MAKE A FUCKING EFFORT TO GET OVER THEM. Also, FUCK YOU KERRANG. YOU SOLD THE FUCK OUT.
Posted by AndyTheSkanker | May 25, 2007 6:47 PM | Reply to this
Not ALL emo cut themselves... not ALL emo boys wear makeup and girls pants.. These are STERIOTYPE emos, who say they dress to be different wen really all their other emo friends dress EXACTLY the same... not one of them is unique or different because they fall into a catogorie... EMO !
Posted by Emma | May 25, 2007 6:49 PM | Reply to this
Not ALL emo cut themselves... not ALL emo boys wear makeup and girls pants.. These are STERIOTYPE emos, who say they dress to be different wen really all their other emo friends dress EXACTLY the same... not one of them is unique or different because they fall into a catogorie... EMO !
Posted by Emma | May 25, 2007 6:49 PM | Reply to this
Look under a wrist band and find a scar! Acknowledge this and suddenly you're an expert? lol these adults who try to get these messages out to parents are one of the reasons that we get so PATRONISED!
So if you cry, laugh, hate, love, that makes you emo? No, it makes you human! People who think they're not emotional are just robots! People who aren't "emo" should just stay out of this because they don't understand it.
To any big shot reporter reading this, fuck off and go report on chavs instead! They'll just shoot you on the spot n put you in your place.
Posted by Andrew | May 25, 2007 6:50 PM | Reply to this
Really, being emo does not mean u cut urself, all steriotypes cut themselves.
and like why was fallout boy featured in this video, their fucking pop nevermind emo!
Posted by Lee | May 25, 2007 6:51 PM | Reply to this
Really, being emo does not mean u cut urself, all steriotypes cut themselves.
and like why was fallout boy featured in this video, their fucking pop nevermind emo!
Posted by Lee | May 25, 2007 6:52 PM | Reply to this
Not everything that looks bad is evil, not everything that looks good is God.
Is EMO a look or a lifestyle? Things are NOT always as they appear.
Posted by Jussi James | May 25, 2007 6:53 PM | Reply to this
OK one thing 4 sure why the hell do u guys pick on us emo kids! Go and look around and see what stupid Chavs get up to!
And yes im emo! soo who cares!
i dont do self harm! i dont dream of suicide! and if i did i would take care of it myself! so please ppl get it rihgt its not EMO u should look out 4 its CHAVS!
ohhhh yh GET A FUCKING LIFE U BUNCH OF EMO HATES! ITS PPL LIKE U WHO NEED THE HELP NOT US!
Posted by TanyA | May 25, 2007 6:55 PM | Reply to this
OK one thing 4 sure why the hell do u guys pick on us emo kids! Go and look around and see what stupid Chavs get up to!
And yes im emo! soo who cares!
i dont do self harm! i dont dream of suicide! and if i did i would take care of it myself! so please ppl get it rihgt its not EMO u should look out 4 its CHAVS!
ohhhh yh GET A FUCKING LIFE U BUNCH OF EMO HATES! ITS PPL LIKE U WHO NEED THE HELP NOT US!
Posted by TanyA | May 25, 2007 6:55 PM | Reply to this
This is the stupidest piece of shit i have seen in my LIFE!
DO YOU HONESTLY WANT US TO TURN INTO CHAVS YOU STUPID PRICKS!? Nobody is the same, get used to it!
Posted by Chaz | May 25, 2007 6:55 PM | Reply to this
Seriously what the fuck?
If someone cuts themselves they have problems, they need help. It doesn't make them emo. In a world full of chavs, gun crime and the hole hip hop package anyone who doesn't fit into that category sticks out, making them an easy target for the media.
Warning parents that your child may be emo and therefore suicidal because they wear black, how pathetic!
If the media continue with their hate fest and encourage parents to keep and eye on their child if they fit into the emo category they child will become angered and when they have a real problem they won't speak up about it.
Another thing americans are just generally pathetic. When something goes wrong involving a child or a young adult the alternative types of music will ALWAYS get abuse.
Look at the amount of times Marilyn Manson has been blames for a persons actions.
You CANNOT blame music for a persons actions and if you do then you seriously need to grow up!
OK one thing 4 sure why the hell do u guys pick on us emo kids! Go and look around and see what stupid Chavs get up to!
And yes im emo! soo who cares!
i dont do self harm! i dont dream of suicide! and if i did i would take care of it myself! so please ppl get it rihgt its not EMO u should look out 4 its CHAVS!
ohhhh yh GET A FUCKING LIFE U BUNCH OF EMO HATES! ITS PPL LIKE U WHO NEED THE HELP NOT US!
Posted by TanyA | May 25, 2007 6:56 PM | Reply to this
OK one thing 4 sure why the hell do u guys pick on us emo kids! Go and look around and see what stupid Chavs get up to!
And yes im emo! soo who cares!
i dont do self harm! i dont dream of suicide! and if i did i would take care of it myself! so please ppl get it rihgt its not EMO u should look out 4 its CHAVS!
ohhhh yh GET A FUCKING LIFE U BUNCH OF EMO HATES! ITS PPL LIKE U WHO NEED THE HELP NOT US!
Posted by TanyA | May 25, 2007 6:56 PM | Reply to this
OK one thing 4 sure why the hell do u guys pick on us emo kids! Go and look around and see what stupid Chavs get up to!
And yes im emo! soo who cares!
i dont do self harm! i dont dream of suicide! and if i did i would take care of it myself! so please ppl get it rihgt its not EMO u should look out 4 its CHAVS!
ohhhh yh GET A FUCKING LIFE U BUNCH OF EMO HATES! ITS PPL LIKE U WHO NEED THE HELP NOT US!
Posted by TanyA | May 25, 2007 6:56 PM | Reply to this
the emo culture they refer to is non other than a fasion, a fad if you will, chavs and goths are the same kind of thing, we all follow what we love, i understand if kids want to hurt themselves they may have sumthing wrong but there not insane, the only help they need is from there parents not a phyciatrist, after all the emo's i hang round with are sum of the happyest people ive met =]
Posted by [=696=] | May 25, 2007 7:04 PM | Reply to this
Jesus, this is profiling at its best isn't it?
'Oh my Goooooood, my kid has black hair...they must be emo and wear girls clothes and cut themselves..."
Uh huh. Sure.
Where's the complaining about the chav culture? That's a hell of a lot ore dangerous, enticing violence and intolerance of, oh let me think, EVERYONE!
I like emo music, but I don't 'look like' one. So what does that make me?
Oh wait, I forgot I cut myself and cry a lot.
This is just an ignorant, ill informed piece of trash.
Posted by Kathy | May 25, 2007 7:08 PM | Reply to this
Jesus, this is profiling at its best isn't it?
'Oh my Goooooood, my kid has black hair...they must be emo and wear girls clothes and cut themselves..."
Uh huh. Sure.
Where's the complaining about the chav culture? That's a hell of a lot ore dangerous, enticing violence and intolerance of, oh let me think, EVERYONE!
I like emo music, but I don't 'look like' one. So what does that make me?
Oh wait, I forgot I cut myself and cry a lot.
This is just an ignorant, ill informed piece of trash.
Posted by Kathy | May 25, 2007 7:08 PM | Reply to this
gender bending, thats unbelievably homophobic and who would show off their cuts to national tv
xox
Posted by lewas | May 25, 2007 7:15 PM | Reply to this
That was stereotypical! not all emos are like that plus what the hell, jus coz people wear black n loads of bracelets listen to MCR n AFI n all tht doesn't mean they wanna self harm or commit suicide. And what the hell was with the book about emo hair styles. I'm emo n always wear black and bracelets n LOVE MCR doesn't mean i wanna self harm. OR i'm hiding anything scars! That vid was a piece of useless crap. what lies! emos don't need help the people that self harm do.
Posted by Jadel | May 25, 2007 7:16 PM | Reply to this
I say we start The War On Chavs! They've started this war on emo, lets give them sumthin to fight about! xD
Posted by Chaz | May 25, 2007 7:17 PM | Reply to this
haha what aload of shit. amaericans blow things way out of proportion. most folk just stereotype right away the minute the word emo is said, half of it is taking the piss, and mostly it IS a whole fashion statement thing, not a culture, a way of life, cut your self or you cant possibly be an emo!!! BULLshit. if your child is depressed an cuts themselves, take a look at yourself, see if YOUR doing anything wrong, look at family life, school, friends, whats going on in their lives. dont just pick on some thing ridicuous like "oh they are waering black an listening to music thats emotional, thats why they are cutting , dman this whole emo thing!!" god.
peopel really love music and certain bands/songs mean so much to people, but you dont go out an do what you hear in a song do you??. bollockz.
i think some "scene kids" just take the biscuit, "emo" has been around for ages & had no real worries about it..
i personally think it's just some people takin' things to the extreme to fit in (or stand out)
fair enough there are people out there who have/do go through harsh shit but there are people that want to help with whatever,
they just need to have the will to find them
"goths" got the same shit not so long ago too
& as for bands, movies, fashion & art, their always gona get shit, no matter what you have to say, someone, somewhere will disagree
(y) to anyone who actually read all of this & agrees/disagrees, im all for "expression of self"
wear, what you want. do, what you want. eat, what you want. listen to, what you want, whatever but enjoy life... why shouldn't you?
Posted by Will | May 25, 2007 7:18 PM | Reply to this
wat a complete utter bunch of gay, old people trying to suppress young , they shud be the ones cutting themeselves as they obvioulsy dont have aclue as to what their on about
Posted by steve | May 25, 2007 7:21 PM | Reply to this
That video was all crap i bet if you told an america a banana was gold it would belive you fucking tards
sorry but omg how can people take this all soo seriously! i mean yeh, i know some people self harm and stuff and thats not good and everything but, NOT EVERY "EMO" WANTS TO DIE!!!! People are so convinced that emo is some sort of suicide cult coz they wear black clothes and eyeliner. GET A LIFE! stupid americans taking it so seriously... 0_O
Posted by Raoul 0_o | May 25, 2007 7:24 PM | Reply to this
tbh this is just a load a shit.
music and what you look like has nothing to do what you act like. jesus adults are so fucking dumb.
i love mcr and fob. and do i slit? ummm no.
Why am seeing a video featuring my favourite bands and yet those bands arent telling me to slash my wrists...fuck these little "emo" shits who are starting to give quality bands a bad name. I hate every one of you at shows, no doubt like tomorrow when i see The Used, you depressed fucks
Posted by David Rae | May 25, 2007 7:29 PM | Reply to this
Just no.
Posted by Luke | May 25, 2007 7:29 PM | Reply to this
AHAHAHA!! Americans! You can always trust them for a good laugh.
I mean how can anyone take that seriously.. Not only is their president a fucking idiot, they all say he is aswell yet they re-allected him.
I dont really have anything against American people.. Most of them anyway.
Posted by Jennifer Heathcote | May 25, 2007 7:35 PM | Reply to this
this is literally ridiculous. i genuinely thought that people cut themselves and got depressed before emo came along. how wrong i appear to be!!
Posted by becko | May 25, 2007 7:36 PM | Reply to this
Omg was that a piss take? what a load of shit. The only people i know that claim to be 'emo' are ex-chavs. Emo is just another word for wannabees. And the whole self-harm thing is a load of crap. I know people who self harm and that doesnt automatically make them emo. In my opinion anyone who brands them self as emo is probably a wannabee thats trying to hard.
Peace
Posted by Harriet | May 25, 2007 7:48 PM | Reply to this
ohmagawwww my kid wheres eyeliner and has a fringe so he's gonna slit he's throat, well lets hope so shall we. why are people taking it so seriously? stupid people haha it's funny though I laughed so much throughout that vid. haha it just makes me want to become an emo to piss them off haha, they're so stupid urgh!
Posted by Shauna | May 25, 2007 7:49 PM | Reply to this
Oh my God, how pathetically wrong was that?
The whole thing is based on websites that slander 'emo' ...
"Remeber, look under the bracelets" what a pile of ... yeah.
Posted by I R Ghost | May 25, 2007 7:54 PM | Reply to this
Christ, you lot are looking too deep into this. They aren't saying ALL emos cut, or ALL emo bands promote it, just that SOME do, and it is becoming more popular, it's a good warning to parents.
Posted by Duncan | May 25, 2007 7:56 PM | Reply to this
distruaght mother: "oh MY GOD, my son is wearing girl's jeans. he MUST be ready to commit suicide!"
this is so ridiculous. sure, there is such thing as taking trends too far, but, come on... i would much rather have an "emotional" son/daughter instead of the over-bearing rapist jock. ha - if they can stereotype, so can i!
people cut for all reasons. not because they wear black, or eyeliner, or would rather read or play an instrument rather than chase a ball down a field. people need to get a grip and do intense research - not focus on superficial over-zealous, attention seeking teens. if he kid in the video was realy depressed/suicidal, do you think his scars would be flashy out of short sleeves for everyone to see?
Posted by horreur_sympathique | May 25, 2007 7:58 PM | Reply to this
i wasn't like angered or anything i just found it boring, it's lke this may be disturping it's a bunch o pictures with music in the bakground, that guy soooooooooooooooooo x324356 laaaame
and even though i used to be
'emo'
i didn't care if people called me that no offense but don't take this stuff to heart they just don't know what else to saybecause their running out of things to report on ....
so yeah don't be annoyed
im not im like :| laaaame
Erm, forget emo's, has anyone noticed how GOTH's have disappeared. Here is an interesting theory, emo's are a new generation of goth, they dress similarly afterall, they are not true rockers in the traditional sense, in fact emo's are merely returning to their roots... the traditional rock of the 1970's and 80's .. back to the day of the best rock acts .. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Hawkwind, Motorhead, AC/DC .. EMO is simply a term applied to a fashion that has come full circle and has regenerated itself in a new way .. not as hardcore as "proper rockers" with their "real" bullet belts, cut off t-shirts and jackets, and not as weird as goths in their black trenchcoats piercings and whatever else is black ....
Posted by Col | May 25, 2007 8:00 PM | Reply to this
I have lots of birds that are Emu's and just because they stick thier heads in the sand its called self harming how stereotypical. Leave Emu's alone they're not harming anyone it's just something they do when nervous.
Posted by Rod Hull | May 25, 2007 8:01 PM | Reply to this
That is the biggest pile of BOLLOCKS I have ever watched! Why are they being so serious about emo? People slit their wrists because they suffer from depression which has nothing to do with emo, emo is merely a style of music. But their are those stupid kids who think it's cool to cut themselves because they THINK it's emo but it's not.
I'm so fed up of people going on about how emo is so wrong, it's just a genre of music!!!
And to warn parents of the "culture of emo"? Fuck off! It was stupid when they made a fuss about it here in the UK but that's just taking the piss!
And I thought teenagers were sad.
Oh god lol Trust the Americans with thier sensationalist bullshit, putting fear into people's heads when they dont know the facts.
So, i wear black and makeup- Do i want to cut my wrists and Die??? Nice way to have a dig at the goth's there America. SCUMMMM. I hate Emo's grr.
Posted by Kayleigh Smirk | May 25, 2007 8:05 PM | Reply to this
Okay first off My Chemical Romance is not emo! MCR is against teen suicide, and stuff like this. They are very sensitive on the issue, that's why the lead singer gives an anti-teen suicide speach at every concert. And their music does not go tell kids to cut themselves, or dress in black. If you actually listened to their music you would know this. Also who cares if people dress in black? That doesn't mean anything, black is a color! My mom wears black sometimes, does that mean she's emo? I don't think so.
Posted by Ashley | May 25, 2007 8:05 PM | Reply to this
One Word...
BULLSHIT!!!!!
If my mum went by what this says she'd be checking under my wristbands daily.
Oh wait, emo's don't ever laugh or smile. Sorry, I forgot :P
Posted by April | May 25, 2007 8:07 PM | Reply to this
duncan:
this is where research would've been good - they include photos and music of bands that wholeheartedly stand against suicide/harming oneself. this causes confusion and warrants unnecessary fear. i understand what you're saying - but this piece wasn't very differential. why should anyone else be?
p.s. i loathe the 'emo' title.
Posted by horreur_sympathique | May 25, 2007 8:07 PM | Reply to this
LOLZ!
Posted by Kim | May 25, 2007 8:10 PM | Reply to this
Teenagers are always going to rebel, it's what we do.
Parents ae always going to be worried, it's what they do.
Depression is always going to plague people, make them suicical, want to hurt themselves to release endorphines to get rid of the pain.
And the general public are always going to follow trends.
Emo is a trend, and a lot of people feel they fit into that, which is fine.
Not all 'emo's cut themselves, not all are depressed and moody.
These are just tags used to stereotype that certain cliche.
People don't understand what emo means....I doubt a lot of teenagers who are emo understand what it means, and I think this then passes across an extremely negative image to adults. They don't understand, therefore they are scared. And some of them have a right to be scared, nobody wants their son or daughter to be unhappy.
But it's just another thing that gets out of hand because there is lack of information, and because one person under that name does something, presumably, so does everyone else who is emo.
Posted by Hannah | May 25, 2007 8:13 PM | Reply to this
So true...unfortunately, I hate reporters that find nothing better to do than misinform the public with false stereotypes.
Posted by Jessie | May 25, 2007 8:16 PM | Reply to this
Well, thats just a tiny bit over the top but it is true,
not with everyone who dresses emo, but a lot of them do cut and stuff
Posted by Sollie | May 25, 2007 8:16 PM | Reply to this
omg this is such bullshit, i used to be like the biggest pop princess, but i was so depressed, people like paris hilton made me anorexic, and its thanks to bands like mcr, linkin park atc that have helped my conquer my demons. if it wasnt for this music id be dead, i dont cut myself, and all my friends are emos, as far as we know were not suicidal, these guys have no clue.
Posted by Nikki | May 25, 2007 8:17 PM | Reply to this
What a load of shit!
I mean what stereotyping
I love bands like MCR and FOB, and I dont have the urge to cut myself. And what's even more stupid is that not all "emos" cut themselves.
Trust adults to try and deal with it, they've taken it the wrong way, my mum and dad did when they saw the Daily Mail article.
America has gone too far this time
What a load of shit!
Posted by Tom Duncan | May 25, 2007 8:18 PM | Reply to this
Anything that uses the emo song and 'How to be Emo' as evidence is obviously badly reserched.
Remeber kids, all emos really need is just a BIG HUG!
you have no idea what ur on about
im more emo than all of them!!!
FFS!!!!!
Posted by tEz | May 25, 2007 8:23 PM | Reply to this
I hate to point this out but the whole Daily mail thing was from england, it's a different medium but also was an overblown stereotype. I think it an example of adults generally misunderstanding a faction of youth culture, it could have been reported on anywhere.
Posted by Jessie | May 25, 2007 8:25 PM | Reply to this
dumb fucking americans
Posted by Nic | May 25, 2007 8:28 PM | Reply to this
this truely shows how arrogant and dromatic the media is!!
the steriotype in the video is runin for his life 1000's of emo lil kiddies are comin to kick his ass this second! lol
peace (Y)
Posted by www.myspace.com/the_bathroom_affair | May 25, 2007 8:30 PM | Reply to this
Well this has clearly got out of hand eh?
Perhaps if you stopped making it seem like a trend then it wouldnt be so appealing for kids to want to be like this!
Saying that its taking over makes others wanna join because it looks cool and appealing!
Nobody is ever gonna be satisfied with how people decide to dress or what they do. I aint no emo, goth, chav and i certainly aint an idiot! I like my music and listen to what the hell i want metal, rock, punk and easy goin stuff! Doesn't make me an emo!
PEOPLE BE YOURSELF DONT CHANGE WHO YOU REALLY ARE TO TRY AND FIT IN WITH YOUR FRIENDS!
this is fucking bullshit. they need to get their facts straight- not all emo's cut themselves (chav's do to you know) also just because someone likes wearing black doesn't meamn they're emo. i'm into heavy metal and i wear black.
No wonder that kid ran away with all of this going. they shouldn't scare parents like that its not true!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Lynsay | May 25, 2007 8:39 PM | Reply to this
I'm sorry but that video just made me laugh so much.
I mean what's with this whole 'power is knowledge' thing? Emo pit-falls? It's stupid. Just because parent's know what 'emo' is it doesn't mean they can automatically help their child. My parent's both know what 'emo' means, just as they know what 'punk' or 'goth' means but that doesn't mean that they could stop me from falling into certain 'pit-falls'.
And the whole 'long clothes and braclets are cover ups on cuts'?! I mean, I wear sweatbands and braclets all the time but that doesn't mean I'm covering anything up. Telling parents to check their kids will only lead to a breakdown of trust and that's not really going to help anyone now is it?
Ah well, I'll get down off my soapbox now before I get shouted at
Posted by Ashley Rebecca Copeland | May 25, 2007 8:40 PM | Reply to this
LOL
DUMB FUCKING YANKS
JUST SHOWS HOW OUT OF TOUCH THESE MORONS ARE.
OH HE HAS DARK HAIR QUICK SAVE HIM B4 HE KILLS HIMSELF
HAHAHAHAHAHA
MORONS!!
Posted by EMO SUICIDE | May 25, 2007 8:40 PM | Reply to this
OK first off WTF?????
I am a 30 something parent with a teen daughter who i'm proud to say is an emo........among other things she is beautiful, intelligent and loving.
If being an emo makes her a monster revert back to my first comment!
Don't tar everyone with the same brush America.............!!!!!
Posted by AMY | May 25, 2007 8:40 PM | Reply to this
this is jus pathetic u dnt hav 2 b an emo 2 self harm n u cn b da happiest person n b an emo its jus stereotype i mean it aint a fuckin cult its jus da way ppl choose 2 dress or w/e dey no nufin n MCR r NOT Emos hlf da bands dat ppl blame 4 dis r da bands dat tell u da complete opposite lik nt 2 self harm or 2 commit suicide ffs y r ppl listnin 2 dis bulshit cuz dats wat it is
Posted by Rachel | May 25, 2007 8:41 PM | Reply to this
im a 29 yr old mum of 3 boys and my eldest is nearly 13 and i have raised him listening to bands like nirvana.i can remember when i was a little doc martin wearing mosher clad in black the "experts"were out saying pretty much the same about the grunge scene.personally,if one of my kids was to self harm id look at my parenting skills not his music taste.self harming is a problem in general,not exclusive to the emo scene.get a grip.oh,and even at my age,i love mcr and fob and know full well they would never encourage anyone to harm themselves.
american's know jack. Emo's a style. I'm an emo 'n' there's not a cut on my body. I'm not depressed and I love my life so stuff you America!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm 12 years old 'n' i love...
MCR, FOB, 30 seconds to mars, Slipknot, Madina Lake (i met them), new found glory, funeral for a friend..... the list is endless.
If being an emo is so dangerous then why am i still here postin' this comment???
Posted by Lyndsey | May 25, 2007 8:47 PM | Reply to this
Why are they using Bands against suicide to promote their fucking Emo-Bash video?!?!
And nuns were black, does that mean they cut themselves too? Pfft! It's insane!
I wear black cos I suit it, it makes me look slender, but I'm a happy funnish sorta person! Gaaaaaaaaah!
ok ... so now we're not allowed to wear black, we're not allowed to wear eyeliner, we're not allowed to listen to MCR or Fall Out Boy and we, above all else, are not allowed to wear bracelets. Fuck off!!
This is labelling gone too far. People don't hurt themselves because of the clothes they wear or the music they listen to but because of their problems. I say parents should stop using "Emo" as a scapegoat and figure out what's troubling their kids before they cut themselves.
Posted by Nadia | May 25, 2007 8:51 PM | Reply to this
what the hell do ABC think there goin on about ... yeah u get people who do things like that but not all fucking emos!!! and chavvs are 2 times as worse as emos but you dont see them on the news like that fuck no .... its a name
Posted by matthew | May 25, 2007 8:52 PM | Reply to this
haha "And even in SPIDERMAN 3!!"
oh noooo!!!! *shock horror!* god this is such a pile of crap
i like how they stopped the MCR song before it got to the "I AM NOT AFRAID TO KEEP ON LIVING" part
god its fashion.
I dont see news reports on how harmful chavs are with their penchants for baseball bats and beating up poor defensless people.....
dear lord... these people should do better research
Posted by charlie | May 25, 2007 8:56 PM | Reply to this
that is the most uninformed report i've ever witnessed in my life. they've taking everything they're using to try and "define" emo completely out of context. like what has spiderman 3 got to do with this supposedly dangerous culture apart from the fact he has a fringe during part of it? why are they trying to make out that online QUIZ is something to be worried about?
this whole self harming business may well be related with the emo culture but the number of people that actually do it as oposed to just liking the music/fashion scene it represents is tiny.
Stop taking stabs at the US for the report. If I recall correctly, there were numerous amounts of articles written about Emo in the UK in the summer, so don't give me that bullshit about how "Americans this", and "Americans that". America = The UK, neither is better nor worse than the other. Remember kids, insulting Americans is insulting AFI, MCR, and FOB, because, :O, guess what! They're Americans. '-_-
At one point, MCR were in the emo catagory. The Bullets + Early Three Cheers era were when MCR were catagorized as a lot of things, but now with TBP, they're pop, tbch.
Don't complain about a report from a Utah station...the only thing you really hear about is The Used, Salt Lake City, and SLC Punk. =P
Posted by Alli. | May 25, 2007 9:02 PM | Reply to this
Right, I admit it, I too hate emos. I think they're annoying, they're way from unique like they want to be, and half of them doesn't even know what real emo music is and what not. (At least, that's what emos here are like-I live in Belgium).
Saying "emo" is dangerous, though, is just ridiculous. They're a bunch of kids going through an identity crisis and that's it.
Saying "advanced emo kids cut themselves" is what I would call a fine example of bullshit. They don't, in general.
And suggesting My Chemical Romance or AFI are emo... god, that's like saying Paris Hilton isn't blonde.
i take bk wot sed bout stuffin america but they shouldn't wory bout how people dress or what music they listen to. it their choice. anyone can cut themselves or commit suicide. The "gangstas" arejust as dangerous, the chavs are just as dangerous, th verday people arejust as dangerous but the emos dress different which immediately makes them dangerous???? SOME go cutng themselves, but does everyone else, I don't, my friends don't, w aren't as bad as we seem!!
Posted by lyndsey | May 25, 2007 9:10 PM | Reply to this
The amount of negative press surrounding the emo genre and culture outways the positive by miles. Not only do all the newspapers and new reports I have seen on emo feature videos made by individuals who simply take negative stereotypes that have formed and blow them out of proportion but the reports believe this information to be accurate.
Yes, there are a number of individuals who self harm but this is not primarily based on their choice to be emo. The few who do simply self harm to fit the 'lifestyle' have been mislead by inaccurate stereotypes that are presented not only through their peers but now the media.
If the media intends to continue attempting to 'warn parents' about the emo culture they first need to develope a solid amount of evidence from far more extensive research and present a balanced report. Not simply a psychologist who talks about the dangers of self harm (which many other individuals go though) and videos of black humor. The reseach teams who gather information for such biased reports are reinforcing the stereotypes which are leading the small minority of cases take the information for truth.
Posted by Leanne Sykes | May 25, 2007 9:12 PM | Reply to this
that was the funniest thing ever. do these people know nothing?! hello, that emo sterotypes. i know emo people and most of them would never self harm. i get called emo and i sure as hell don't. it's just so pathetic that people actually believe that emo music and clothes cause that.
Posted by Cat | May 25, 2007 9:14 PM | Reply to this
I think the people that made this report are all girlpants. It did make me laugh although it probably spread moral panic like jam on toast. None of my 'emo' friends cut themselves or want to commit suicide... plus the whole term 'emo' is bullshit anyway
Posted by Emily | May 25, 2007 9:15 PM | Reply to this
stuff america im emo n i like it i dont give a fuck bout it n i like black makeup its cook n if it is so dangerous den y am i here writin dis message so fuck u america n get a life!!!!!
Posted by adie | May 25, 2007 9:19 PM | Reply to this
this video is so FUCKING stupid!
it's unbelivable how dum some adults can be! takeing sterio typical views off people and getting worried about it.
its anoying enough to get put in to a 'group' by teenagers but i thought adults would be a bit mutura-obviusly not.
its jst so fucking dum so what now we carnt like chemical romance and fall out boy music its stupis - and i dont think youd see an eom boy or any boy for that matter wearing thows jeens!
the pricks are just so fucking dum!!!
Posted by hannah | May 25, 2007 9:22 PM | Reply to this
This report is absolute BULLSHIT!
Not every ''emo'' cuts or is suicidal.
Emo is simply a fashion and many of the kids that follow this do have some problems but no more than the usual teenager - they get over it.
The kids who are cutting need help, this is not something that the press are helping by ''warning'' parents, they are exploiting it. After watching this, many kids who do self harm are never going to admit to it now, they most likely think that the will be sent away to some mad house =| So instead of helping these kids and their parents, it has probably made the situation a lot worse.
The whole way this report was done is making a fool of this ''emo culture'' and the teens that are into it!!
Posted by Anne =D | May 25, 2007 9:24 PM | Reply to this
God...How far will it go? People are just so uninformed. They treat people that obviously have problems and need someone to talk to with like freaks! People think "oh heres another youth culture..Lets make a national news story" when they dont understand. It just seems that people are so scared of things they dont understand that they make stupid, unreasonable judgments about it. think about all the Teenagers lives that will be affected now with their parents accusing them of being "EMO".
And another thing..why cant people just accept that My Chemical Romance are not and emo band. Theyve never promoted it..andyone who actually did any research would know that. Just because theyre different theyre victimised. Come on...find something MORE IMPORTANT to make news on.
Posted by Esther | May 25, 2007 9:25 PM | Reply to this
Wow and here was me think emo-ism had died obvnot. here in "sunny " scotland in the small shit town i live in people havent even heard of emo or know what it means all they know is that if you wears skinny jeans and have a frindge brightly coloured with a lip ring your emo, then i think okay? yeah im emo fag corse.
this realli pisses me off cause my mother read the uk report and now is convinced im emo and now i cant wear anything cause she checks my wrist ECT ECT why not pick on others? yeah like the track suit wearing junkies who are 12-30000 there the worry they could like die at 15 wow shock ? no.
emo isnt a label or fashion haha
Wow and here was me think emo-ism had died obvnot. here in "sunny " scotland in the small shit town i live in people havent even heard of emo or know what it means all they know is that if you wears skinny jeans and have a frindge brightly coloured with a lip ring your emo, then i think okay? yeah im emo fag corse.
this realli pisses me off cause my mother read the uk report and now is convinced im emo and now i cant wear anything cause she checks my wrist ECT ECT why not pick on others? yeah like the track suit wearing junkies who are 12-30000 there the worry they could like die at 15 wow shock ? no.
emo isnt a label or fashion haha
Wow and here was me think emo-ism had died obvnot. here in "sunny " scotland in the small shit town i live in people havent even heard of emo or know what it means all they know is that if you wears skinny jeans and have a frindge brightly coloured with a lip ring your emo, then i think okay? yeah im emo fag corse.
this realli pisses me off cause my mother read the uk report and now is convinced im emo and now i cant wear anything cause she checks my wrist ECT ECT why not pick on others? yeah like the track suit wearing junkies who are 12-30000 there the worry they could like die at 15 wow shock ? no.
emo isnt a label or fashion haha
Posted by Jordan | May 25, 2007 9:39 PM | Reply to this
Omg...i dnt even kno wher to start! Wat a shit piece of research...us 'emo' kids cud do fuckin better! OMG,This is wat they want to tell parents? oo i've got a 15 yr old hu wears black , fuck me i better run home and check ther arms?! ur fuckin jokin....
so, i wear, i have black in my hair, black nails, connies, skinny jeans...sum wud say im emo but obviously not if i dnt cut myself rite?
sum ppl do cut themselves n if they do i kno only to well that its prolly for a good reason! how can sum sub-culture hav such an effect..fuckin phenomenon, music is emotional ffs every bit, so if this is all true then every fucker must b emo yeh? and all that internet is jus hype or sum shit, thers no need to put all this fuckin shit on musicians hu may hav been depressed or watever but the fact ther givin kids sumfink more to hold on to is sayin sumfink, hell i know without my music i'd b fuckin lost! MCR r like the best band to ever walk the earth and it pisses me off that they get all this blame jus for singin bout how they feel and how the world is u kno...yeh we will all die, heartbreak sucks ass, we mite end up alone and prolly get fucked over a few times along the way..thats life u stupid ABC fuckers! its the same as Marilyn Manson ffs, another god of music and jus cos sum kids get fucked off and outcasted (prolly America's fault in the first place) n end up shootin a shit load of ppl...ooo no we can't blame the skool or the state, quick lets blame music! and y is it acceptable for adults to tlk bout kids like this wen wat wud happen if we did bout them huh? they all fink ther the shit wen reli they dnt understand wat kids r goin thru these days, even if its a slight change becos uve been heartbroken and uve needed a way to get out of it u kno. and for sum ppl it mite jus b clothes and make-up! hu cares? I want to kno y the ABC4 twatbags havent pissed all over chavs and how ther so anti-social and ther parents shud b checkin them for ASBOs and burberry! it pisses me off! do they never fink that if they jus left this emo scene alone it mite not b so deep?? they go on about it more n teenagers r guna want to play up to it, thats wat teenagers do ffs! its appealin i fink to lots of ppl cos its like new n shit n u dnt hav to b happy all the fuckin time, like ppl will jus leave u to be sad or watever if thats how u feel. hu the fuck r they to say that this isnt normal? mayb kids wearing black and guys bein abit more feminine mayb and actualy wantin to b sad for once can b a good fing? its jus fuckin ridiculous that ppl r actually believin this poorly researched load of shit! how many of these emos actualy cut themselves? and wat bout ppl hu arent emo?! ive known ppl hu aren't in the slightest emo and cut themselves! wat bout that huh??
FUCK ME!!
haha sry for the essay jus pisses me off
if u wana chat drop me a line
i_see_you_lying_next_to_me@yahoo.co.uk
omg, my email is from MCR, mayb thats emo too
MCR & MM 4eva!
and im not talking about the suicide or self harm, its nothing to do with emo, thats just dumb kids without education.
im talking about emo fashion/look, shoot on sight... along with scallies/yobs/criminals/chavs
bring back the death penalty and human testing, theres plenty out there of those classifications that are useless
Posted by jyro | May 25, 2007 9:52 PM | Reply to this
Oh lolz.
I love the fact they've used the emo song as serious research.
Posted by Bee | May 25, 2007 9:53 PM | Reply to this
Why the fuck are AFI in that video!? Jade Puget and Davey Havok may have fringes that'll give Ian Watkins a run for his money but they are NOT emo! They're a proper gothic punk rock band who've been around before emo became so popular.
This whole news segment and other articles about the "emo" cult and shit is getting way out of hand. This is absolutely ridiculous and over publicized. And if you are going to be ignorant enough to make a segment/report on this topic at least research. That book "Everybody Hurts" is a joke, I have read that book many times and it is funny, not serious. All those quizzes you find on the net are 90% joke. And don't even get me started on the music.
Seriously, listen to the My Chemical Romance song you put in there. The song itself is about hope, listen to the lyrics.
I am not afraid to keep on living
I am not afraid to walk this world alone
Is it so bad to hear this on the radio or watch this on tv. They are giving out a positive message, I am a huge fan of theirs so I would know. They send positive messages. At their recent concert they ENCOURAGED people to get help.
Using AFI and Three Days Grace music is absolutely retarded. They are by no means emo. Both bands also encourage hope and for people to seek help.
Using Fall Out Boy music is just idiotic, they are pop punk. I don't even call it that.
And if you are going to over publicize this topic, why not go into other areas. Like rap music or the dangers of girls dressing like prostitutes. Haven't seen those segments for a while now.
And "emo" people aren't the only people who cut. Just because you cut doesn't make you "emo". And you aren't "emo" because you cut.
And just because people cut doesn't mean they should get help. Getting help may actually worsen their emotional balance. People who cut shouldn't have to be forced to sit and listen to someone patronizing them about why it's bad to cut.
You adults think you understand us because you went through it all. You have no idea who the hell we are and what shit we have to go through everyday. You have no idea what goes on in our heads and you have no right to go on tv and make shit up. You have no right to sit in your comfy chairs and say crap about what parents should be afraid of if you don't know. And you have no right to pester people about why they do the things they do.
I am a girl who has dark hair that is swept over my eyes, I wear black clothing almost all the time, I listen to My Chemical Romance, AFI and Three Days Grace, and yes I do get depressed. But I am not "emo".
Posted by Kaialise Mattiozzi | May 25, 2007 9:58 PM | Reply to this
DAMN EMO KIDS!!!
lol hahahaha
:-)
Posted by rachhhh | May 25, 2007 9:59 PM | Reply to this
i luv the way that the first song that theyuse ( famous last words and that the last lines of that song are I am not afraid to keep on living yet they can link that to suicide and wtf fall out boy aren't emo and arent something that wuld make u sad they're cheerful and happy music and i can say that even when i hate them. im pissed off now why are they linking self-harm to a stereotype anybody can self-harm i know people who were a complete white tracksuit who have cut emselves i know loadsa people nothing like each other yet they can narrow it down to people who have a black fringe arent sure about their sexuallity or are jst havin a bit of fun im pissed now grrr
i so agree its ridiculus that they havent got a clue yet they can try and guess i mean they havent got a clue wot happens between large groups of people cos of wot we were cos if they did know theyd have called the police a loooooonnnnnnnnggggg time ago ...
thank u for saying exactly wot was on my mind *hugs*
I have the emo look and I bands like Bright Eyes and Hawthorne Heights, The Used, but not all emo kids cut themself.
I always wear band wristbands, now my parents are gonna check for cuts that aren't there. xD
Posted by emoxfag...RAWR! | May 25, 2007 10:09 PM | Reply to this
what a load of total bull!
this actually shows how stupid some people can be!
they show sites that are taking the piss out of "emos" and act as though they are deadly serious!
i mean just coz you were black clothes, eyeliner and have a fringe it doesnt mean you bloody "emo"!
this is why people shouldnt stereotype others coz it just leads to this total crap!
these people should sort out their priorities i mean there are children missing and starving to death in the world and they are talking bout whether your kid is "emo" or not!
ffs
what has this world come to!
Posted by vicky | May 25, 2007 10:09 PM | Reply to this
oh. my. god. people have taken this to extremes. surely we should be helping the people with depression/self harming issues instead of using a fashion trend to sum them up. people follow fashions for the sake of looking good. people who are self harming or suicidal need help
Posted by amy | May 25, 2007 10:12 PM | Reply to this
ahh
this is the biggist load of steriotypical
tripe ive ever seeeeen
its sad people think that all emos cut themselfs all emos have the same hair style this has gone too far
Posted by jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccccccccccck bai | May 25, 2007 10:28 PM | Reply to this
i knw mcr arent emo im emo though but still and mcr saved my fucking life didnt make it worse all you fucking ppl who wants to write emo off.
Posted by daniel sheldrake | May 25, 2007 10:42 PM | Reply to this
Haha gender bending. I can't belive that was actually a real report. Rock on ABC!
Posted by Rich | May 25, 2007 10:46 PM | Reply to this
LONG LIVE EMO
Posted by jojo | May 25, 2007 10:46 PM | Reply to this
this is incredibly stupid and i can't believe that the news is even resorting to these shitty stories. people need to stop basing these ideas on something they know nothing about, and they CERTAINLY should no be including specific bands, such as AFI and MCR into their crackpot ideas. AFI was around before "emo" ever became popular, so they need to shut their mouths. i don't think i've ever gotten this angry from hearing a news story, but this is beyond insane.
Posted by Jaclyn | May 25, 2007 10:46 PM | Reply to this
Ok how stupid can americans get. some people see it as a trend.. but emo originated through self expression, and showing their feelings. Shit happens in this world, and alot of people get hit with it and have nothing else to turn to but sharp objects to know they are still alive, to feel like they have controll over at least one thing in their lives.
"people cut themselve they MUST be emo and suicidal" ITS BOLLOCKS! Some people cut themselves because they feel the need to, it doesnt make them emo.
Emo in its most basic form means EMOTIONAL, and everyone gets emotional from time to time, so following their train of thought, that makes them emo too and therefore they must cut themselves too because they are emo and then also this must mean they are suicidal.
and as for the woman who said "Anyone who cuts themselves must be put into thereapy right away" she can just fuck off because somepeople dont want help with their problems, they can sort themselves out. Havent they ever thought that this generation is like this for a reason, All the shit we put up with daily gets to us, some it gets to worse than others
Americans are so stupid sometimes
(I apologise to americans who arents stupid and dont believe such utter bollocks as this article. Everybody knows the emo song ("stop my breathing and slit my throat, i must be emo") To be a COMPLETE PISS TAKE
Rant Over!
Posted by Rob | May 25, 2007 10:58 PM | Reply to this
I can fully understand what they were trying to put across, but they made the dangerous mistake of thinking all "emos" self-harm and all people who aren't "emo" don't engage in self-harm. I don't know any "emos" who have cut themselves. They really should have asked some younger people before broadcasting that...
Posted by Captain Jake | May 25, 2007 11:00 PM | Reply to this
This is so stupid there making this into such a huge ordeal for what reason! By them doing this its only going to make it worse because I for one will just be even more FUCKING EMO to scares the SHIT out of people now! This is all BULL SHIT!
And not all emo people cut! So I guess were all going to be stereotyped as a cutter now because of our hair make-up and cloths! BULLSHIT!!!!!
americans are just 2 over dramatic... they shud get over it and move on... or maybe i shud get some therapy bcoz i wear black... pure shit!!!
Posted by Mikky | May 25, 2007 11:40 PM | Reply to this
I totally agree with you, I know a few kids that have done that type of stuff and only admitted it long after they had stopped. Blarg..the media is just reinforcing ridiculous stereotypes.
Posted by Jessie | May 25, 2007 11:41 PM | Reply to this
i get called emo all the time n i would never think of self harming, and what is the fucking shit with saying emos are genders benders...whilst at the same time playing fall out boy in the backgroud, this video has outraged me to see how pathetic people are, if parents want to watch out for fucked up kids then watch out for fucking chavs! i do not know anybody that people claim as an "emo" that cut themselves, any person that believes this crap is the biggest retard ever!
Posted by Nath (www.myspace.com/myheavenisyourhell) | May 25, 2007 11:44 PM | Reply to this
americans are ust too over dramatic...
maybe i shud go 2 therapy for wearing black and eyeliner... or not... wat r they gonna tell wear pink and be girly... i think not... ppl shud be able 2 be who they want 2 be without bein classified as sum thing their not
GET OVER IT
Posted by Mikky | May 26, 2007 12:00 AM | Reply to this
Does anyone remember the days before emo, when the "goths" were persecuted as the depressed wrist slitters? Yet now all these supposed wrist slitting emos are around, what happened to the depressed goths? The answer is simple. All the truly depressed people are scene kids following the current trend and trying to fit in.
Posted by Alan | May 26, 2007 12:03 AM | Reply to this
It's exceptionally sad that some people are driven to self-mutilation, and suicide. However, it's simply ridiculous to suppose that this is a direct result of the so-called 'emo' culture portrayed on the clip. Emo, as I understand it, refers simply to music with highly emotive content. I enjoy the music because I find it uplifting, not depressing. The 'emo' music which works is the music where the lyrics succeed in expressing some sincere or heartfelt emotion. To suggest that this might lead young people into harm is preposterous. I would suggest that those people behind the news report consolidate their research by speaking more extensively to people actually in the emo culture. An avenue worth exploring, which the report failed to interrogate, is the fact that many 'emo' bands are religious, and see their music as an positive enterprise. Such bands are typically found on the Tooth & Nail record label (www.toothandnail.com).
Posted by Simon Marcus | May 26, 2007 12:04 AM | Reply to this
thats crazy, i feel so sorry for that boy in the video, i bet hes gonna get alot of shit from everyone around him i just hope hes ok,
i hate that everyone get judged just on stereotypes, alot of "emos" cut for attention, but alot of it is just having problems and being around people who understand
i think its terrible, and mcr are gettin such a bad name, when they even oppose
its crazy
i hate it
Posted by nik | May 26, 2007 12:19 AM | Reply to this
thats crazy, i feel so sorry for that boy in the video, i bet hes gonna get alot of shit from everyone around him i just hope hes ok,
i hate that everyone get judged just on stereotypes, alot of "emos" cut for attention, but alot of it is just having problems and being around people who understand
i think its terrible, and mcr are gettin such a bad name, they even oppose to cutting and the emo culture
its crazy
i hate it people shouldnt talk about things that they dont understand
Posted by nik | May 26, 2007 12:20 AM | Reply to this
This is just an american version of the panic that the presses had over here. the way they tell the story, they make it sound like every kid out there is cutting or every 'emo' is a cutter etc. Yes, cutting is a serious thing and should be paid attention to, but it's stuff like that that just pisses me off.
Plus, i didn't like the patronising way the psychologist woman was going on. acting like she knew everything that kids are going through. I don't think they understand that much at all but there's definatly gonna be huge debate and discussion about the 'emo' craze.
The report was made on the Salt Lake City, Ut local channel 4. As soon as I saw the ad for it I knew I had to watch it. Not only that, I recorded it!! I just could not stop laughing!!! It's amazing how full of shit their information is. The radio ad for it was "emo, how to protect your family and children from this dangerous life style"
BULL SHIT!!!!!!!
Posted by April | May 26, 2007 3:00 AM | Reply to this
Ummm. If your child is slicing chunks out of their wrists, you have a lot more to worry about than their hair colour. Self harm has been around long before the whole emo thing, it was just a hidden and taboo subject. Now thanks to the wonderful fucking media, society assumes that if you self harm, it’s not because you have something very difficult to deal with in your life, it’s simply because you’re an emo, and therefore should be shunned and ignored. Obviously we should ban black eyeliner, then we can all go back to living in a world full of peace and love and gum drop buttons! Oh yes and that war started by the same fucking idiots that created this bullshit report.
Although in defence of the Americans, at least when they get something wrong, they do like to do a damn good job of it and get it majorly off-the-scale wrong! Idiots.
Posted by chrissie annette | May 26, 2007 3:35 AM | Reply to this
Ummm. If your child is slicing chunks out of their wrists, you have a lot more to worry about than their hair colour. Self harm has been around long before the whole emo thing, it was just a hidden and taboo subject. Now thanks to the wonderful fucking media, society assumes that if you self harm, it’s not because you have something very difficult to deal with in your life, it’s simply because you’re an emo, and therefore should be shunned and ignored. Obviously we should ban black eyeliner, then we can all go back to living in a world full of peace and love and gum drop buttons! Oh yes and that war started by the same fucking idiots that created this bullshit report.
Although in defence of the Americans, at least when they get something wrong, they do like to do a damn good job of it and get it majorly off-the-scale wrong! Idiots.
Posted by chrissie annette | May 26, 2007 3:35 AM | Reply to this
Ummm. If your child is slicing chunks out of their wrists, you have a lot more to worry about than their hair colour. Self harm has been around long before the whole emo thing, it was just a hidden and taboo subject. Now thanks to the wonderful fucking media, society assumes that if you self harm, it’s not because you have something very difficult to deal with in your life, it’s simply because you’re an emo, and therefore should be shunned and ignored. Obviously we should ban black eyeliner, then we can all go back to living in a world full of peace and love and gum drop buttons! Oh yes and that war started by the same fucking idiots that created this bullshit report.
Although in defence of the Americans, at least when they get something wrong, they do like to do a damn good job of it and get it majorly off-the-scale wrong! Idiots.
Posted by chrissie annette | May 26, 2007 3:35 AM | Reply to this
I don't know 1 single emo that has cut themselfs
its bullshit.
Posted by Jon Balck | May 26, 2007 3:42 AM | Reply to this
All emo's slit their wrists.
Okay
All Americans are dumb fuckwits.
There's some stereotyping to put in your report. And someone tell me, wtf is a psychologist doing using the term gender bending? Honestly what a load of crap.
Posted by so emo it hurts | May 26, 2007 3:47 AM | Reply to this
This might sound juvenile, since I'm not a kid, I'm 25, but I think it's stupid for adults to try to assess "emo"; it's just a stupid fad like goth was five or ten years ago. it's just another way for sad, ostracized teens to rebel against the norms they can't fit into. And what's gonna happen with emo is the same thing that happened with goth culture: it's eventually going to become too popular and then the emo kids are going to be like "uh-oh, now we're the normal ones!" and its going to just die out. And besides, parents need to raise smarter children who won't jump off a bridge just because someone in a Sum 41 song does.
And by the way, i LOVE MCR, they're my second-favorite band i would say, so stop bashing them!
Emo was originally a style of music, but now people have turned it into a way to stereotype people. My Chemical Romance, AFI, Three Days Grace, and The Used are absolutly not emo bands.
My Chemical Romance SAVES LIVES. With their inspiring lyrics "I am not afraid to keep on living" they have helped many teens across the globe to keep living, and giving them a reason to.
As for the gun shot hair style, I personally think it's AMAZING. You may say a person with that is asking for attention (like my parents said) but it's not. People who have that just aren't afraid to express themselves and show who they truly are instead of being someone their not.
Posted by James | May 26, 2007 5:30 AM | Reply to this
Dude, emo is horrid just from the word.
I THOUGHT WE HAD FINISHED WITH THIS SHIT. D:. Dammit, stupid US reportters making it a "huge issue" again.
MCR ARE NOT, and have never been emo.
That's all I have to say; before I start my rant on how, emo is just dumb and sounds like a TYPE OF RAISIN. I mean seriously, emo and blueberry muffins. It sounds better rain raisin and blueberry.
Posted by Twigz | May 26, 2007 8:11 AM | Reply to this
the title says it all the press are talking a loada bollocks yet again, they deserve to be shot !
Posted by Ross | May 26, 2007 8:18 AM | Reply to this
all that this video proved to me was that once agin the media is sterotyping emos. When they asked parents hat emo was and that they didnt know it proves that many parents take no interest into the teenagers lives and that maybe why it leads to self harming because they may feel they have no-one to turn to. also this "genderbening" have we seen it before.....motley crue era etc its what people do to not conform and make a statement and the more the media tries to fight it the more people are going to do it surely.
If they are any good at their job (being journalists) they shouldn't state their opinion "we believe every parent should see this" journalists are supposed to deliver facts.
oh and FXCK THOSE FGGTS FOR MENTIONING MCR & playing their music while talking about emo! >=|
What assholes.
Parents don't need to be informed about their child's life through a news report.
GOSH.
Posted by Adri | May 26, 2007 9:48 AM | Reply to this
.....good thing MCR are making Teenagers as a single.
thats crap. stereotyping emos and blaming the music is wrong too. Like i noticed they showed and played AFI, MCR and The Used. Those bands are always sterotyped as emo and bad when infact AFI are straight edge. Not the typical rockatars that are throwing tvs out of windows, on drugs, drinking themselves to death. AFI are more like role models rather than an "emo" cult band like they are portraying. Its fucking stupid. Not all emos cut. Other people cut too. But I do feel sorry for that kid who ran away and his family :(
Posted by Caitlin | May 26, 2007 10:00 AM | Reply to this
Fuck me is this war still going?
I wanna get involved!
While being treated for depression the emo thing became huge and it offended the living shit out of me when people went "oh my god so your emo now?" and i'm sure kids in therapy now are offended when their problems are being twisted to make it sound ike their doing it for fashion.
All this stereotyping is pathetic. Let teenagers do what the hell we want I mean after all, most of the time it's "just a phase". Most of the "emo kids" now won't be in two years time when a new bandwagon comes along.
The media hits out at kids in tracksuits resulting in little old ladies everywhere asuming any kid in a tracksuit is gonna mug them and now the media are complaining about teenagers wearing eyeliner and listening to rock music because they've run out of important things to report!
Yes there are dark lyrics in MCR songs but theres positive too
"I am not afraid to keep on living"
"I'm holding on, well i hope you do the same"
"Well carry on"
"Stand up fucking tall don't let them see your back"
Now tell me, which of these MCR lyrics are promoting fucking suicide? Or can the media only see the dark side of everything - oh shit! does that mean the medias going emo?!
Posted by Charlottee | May 26, 2007 10:04 AM | Reply to this
so...emos need help? WTF? seeing as most people in that could only agree on that emos wear black clothing, i dont think they have a right to say that they all self harm. most of the "emos" i know dont, and those that do see it as the only way to help the pain that they feel for various reasons, not as some sort of fasion statement. its become just another way for people to stereotype youths.
As for the "graphic images and themes" shown in "emo" art and music videos, it is art, and that is how a young artist or what is probably a 30 something video director wish to portray their feelings.
Gender bending is also not an "emo" thing, especialy seeing as it has been around for many decades. Just because a boy wears eyeliner does not make him a "genderbender"(a horible word anyway, seeing as i am androginous myself, i find this offensive) and honestly, how many men can fit into womens trousers?
when will the media learn that juat because a group of kids dress differently and listen to different music to what the rest of kids their age, or even their parents do, that it doesnt make them bad or wrong or evil. emo is not a bad thing, rather than focusing on a group of youths that listen to sad music, maybe the media should look at the rising levels of youth gun crime, possibly more allarming seeing as they are more likely to actualy do some damage!
Im by no means an emo, but the emo culture has a strong link with rock music - and there is nothing more that pisses me off when assholes start pointing fingers at rock music ... dissing shit!
So basically what they are saying, is that if you slit yourself - you are automatically relmed into the emo culture?? bullshit ... people from all walks of life slit themselves for their own personal problems/realease.
"keep the lines of communication open THEY say" ... who are they!?! lol
This news report is spot on so I dunno why all you emos are bitching about it cos you all model yourself on the trend and saying you don't follow the trend is apart of the trend so you just can't win lol
I have never heard such rubbish in my life, so they met one teenager who does cut himself, doesnt mean the rest do. I know plenty of emos and not one of them cut themselves or harm others, its just media hype..
I have never heard such rubbish in my life, so they met one teenager who does cut himself, doesnt mean the rest do. I know plenty of emos and not one of them cut themselves or harm others, its just media hype..
hey hey guys!!
i just seen the "War on emo" video!!
OMG!!!!!!
what the biggest bunch of crap ever!!
Y are they blaming my chemical romance? i thought the british press was stupid this is all about Stereotypical Emo. not all of them cut or even try anyway of killing themselves. i know people who get called emo but they let all thier emotions out through music, poetry and art. it may but dark but it tells a story of how they feel, hell even i do that myself and i get called emo.
so i say this to the press!!
FUCK OFF AND LEAVE US THE FUCK ALONE NOT EVERYONE WHANTS HELP MOTHER FUCKER LET THEM DEAL WITH IT THEIR WAY EVER WONDERED WHY PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THAT???
thank you kerrang for letting me have my rant
much love
Amy
=]
p.s i feel better now after that lol!!
This is fucking bullshit.
My Chemical Romance are not fucking emo, and they know this because they cut out bascially all the vocals. They're just using MCR (and all the other bands) because they known to be emo, even though its a load of bull.
They're an anti-suicide and anti-selfharm band, which is against what all 'emos' apparently do.
And The Used, blatently not emo, also against it.
Basically all the bands they show in that are not 'emo'.
This is all just fucking sterotyping,
It was bad enough when Sarah Sands wrote it in The Daily Mail, but now ABC4 have started, its ridiculous.
Why cant they all just shut the fuck up and fuck off with ridiculous accusations abou the 'emo culture'.
x
I thought all this "war on emo" stuff had died down last year after the Daily Mail stuff! I mean come on, saying that all emos self harm is stupid, it's like saying all metalheads take drugs or whatever. Self harm is not a subject that should be stereotyped in this way, kids that self harm should be taken seriously, not just subjected to being stereotyped as emo. And besides, shouldn't we be more worried about the gun culture in Britain's youth? For example, I found a chav page on Bebo the other day that said "we hate cops who check kids' pages to get them in trouble. We'll shoot them down, bang bang brap brap."
My Mum Watched This And Then After She Said That Was Completely Emo Which Yer I Agree On I Am Emo But Then She Forced Me To Take Off My Wrist Bands To Make Sure I Didnt Cut! I Dont Cut Myself But It Really Hurt MeThat She Would Assume That Of Me Just From Watching Some 'Tards On The News! Fair Enough There Warning Our Familys But Its Not Just Ems That Can Cut Themselves! Iv Known Chavs To Bee Suicidal Before They JustAssume This Because Emos Are Usually More In Touch With There Emotions...!!....
....Although Having An Emo Boyfriend Can Drive A Girl Mad.....My Boyfriend Steals My Eyeliner All The Time....
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Posted by Bex | May 26, 2007 11:43 AM | Reply to this
My Mum Watched This And Then After She Said That Was Completely Emo Which Yer I Agree On I Am Emo But Then She Forced Me To Take Off My Wrist Bands To Make Sure I Didnt Cut! I Dont Cut Myself But It Really Hurt MeThat She Would Assume That Of Me Just From Watching Some 'Tards On The News! Fair Enough There Warning Our Familys But Its Not Just Ems That Can Cut Themselves! Iv Known Chavs To Bee Suicidal Before They JustAssume This Because Emos Are Usually More In Touch With There Emotions...!!....
....Although Having An Emo Boyfriend Can Drive A Girl Mad.....My Boyfriend Steals My Eyeliner All The Time....
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Posted by Bex | May 26, 2007 11:43 AM | Reply to this
My Mum Watched This And Then After She Said That Was Completely Emo Which Yer I Agree On I Am Emo But Then She Forced Me To Take Off My Wrist Bands To Make Sure I Didnt Cut! I Dont Cut Myself But It Really Hurt MeThat She Would Assume That Of Me Just From Watching Some 'Tards On The News! Fair Enough There Warning Our Familys But Its Not Just Ems That Can Cut Themselves! Iv Known Chavs To Bee Suicidal Before They JustAssume This Because Emos Are Usually More In Touch With There Emotions...!!....
....Although Having An Emo Boyfriend Can Drive A Girl Mad.....My Boyfriend Steals My Eyeliner All The Time....
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Posted by Bex | May 26, 2007 11:43 AM | Reply to this
This is bullshit, all emos don't cut themselves.
Posted by la | May 26, 2007 12:06 PM | Reply to this
Im not going to deny that slitting your wrists is not something to be take lightly, but come on, this story is saying that every teen who wears black skinnys or eyeline is an emo.
This story is completely stereotypical and biast. They have set out to tell what they think parents should know but instead have made a story out of bad evidence and unreliable internet searches.
I understand that they have the right to tell parents about this but its these sort of stories, people and pushy parents who need to know evey little detail about their precious child's life that are part of the cause of all of this.
Do they really think that by producing a story like this, emo will automatically be wiped out and everyone will skip around in circles with naturally coloured hair?
This is exactly the type of story that just makes things worse.
Posted by Freeek | May 26, 2007 12:26 PM | Reply to this
........this kind of thing makes me kinda sad and angry. my mates all consider me as an emo and fair enough, because i do wear black, i do have the 'emo' fringe and i do listen to a lot of the music which is regarded as 'emo'....however, i've never cut myself. this makes me wonder if ppl think i do since apparently ALL emos cut themselves. if the music is supposed to be influencing kids to cut themselves then y don't all of the 'emo's' do it?? i read another comment that said that the emos they know r really funny.....the group in my year that are referred to as emo's are one of the closest group of friends you'll ever find, and we are always having a laugh. depression doesn't come to it! stereotyping emos is just wrong because it will cause more kids to get into some kind of trouble, it cld also make parents not trust their kids. nowadays emo is a fashion statement not a frickin state of mind!
and may i just ask?? WTF?? 'advanced emos'?? its like its some kind of course!! what is wrong wit ppl???
Posted by invadedemotions | May 26, 2007 12:38 PM | Reply to this
........this kind of thing makes me kinda sad and angry. my mates all consider me as an emo and fair enough, because i do wear black, i do have the 'emo' fringe and i do listen to a lot of the music which is regarded as 'emo'....however, i've never cut myself. this makes me wonder if ppl think i do since apparently ALL emos cut themselves. if the music is supposed to be influencing kids to cut themselves then y don't all of the 'emo's' do it?? i read another comment that said that the emos they know r really funny.....the group in my year that are referred to as emo's are one of the closest group of friends you'll ever find, and we are always having a laugh. depression doesn't come to it! stereotyping emos is just wrong because it will cause more kids to get into some kind of trouble, it cld also make parents not trust their kids. nowadays emo is a fashion statement not a frickin state of mind!
and may i just ask?? WTF?? 'advanced emos'?? its like its some kind of course!! what is wrong wit ppl???
Posted by invadedemotions | May 26, 2007 12:39 PM | Reply to this
This is total balls! I happen to be emo and so I know that not all emos cut themselves!!! You're all talking shit!!! It's not our fault if we look so good in tight fit clothes and that the emo boys are the most beautiful people I have ever seen! Yeah, our faces are covered by hair and we dress in black. Also all the emo lads I know are straight! :P and who do you lot think you are by telling us to see fuckin shrinks?! We're emo, not mad.
Fuck it.
Kill 'em all.
Emo is a load of wank. Guys looking like girls and girls looking like guys, all bending down to suck Gerard Way's cock cos he sings about 'hearts'.
If they cut themselves... let them.
Its not even a conscious lifestyle choice, there is no coincidence in that all the same group of friends on myspace all like the same music and all dress like fucking idiots cos 'XcoreMASSACRE' says they're 'HAWT'.
They're doing it to be different.
Of course the irony is they couldn't look more similar if Pete Wentz blew a load all over the face's of every little attention seeking cunt on myspace.
Fuck Emo.
Posted by Jon | May 26, 2007 1:18 PM | Reply to this
Fuck it.
Kill 'em all.
Emo is a load of wank. Guys looking like girls and girls looking like guys, all bending down to suck Gerard Way's cock cos he sings about 'hearts'.
If they cut themselves... let them.
Its not even a conscious lifestyle choice, there is no coincidence in that all the same group of friends on myspace all like the same music and all dress like fucking idiots cos 'XcoreMASSACRE' says they're 'HAWT'.
They're doing it to be different.
Of course the irony is they couldn't look more similar if Pete Wentz blew a load all over the face's of every little attention seeking cunt on myspace.
Fuck Emo.
Posted by Jon | May 26, 2007 1:18 PM | Reply to this
...oh and another thing.
You fuckers are only defending it cos you aren't proper emo kids anyway.
The shit this news station is reporting about are PROPER emo kids, who DO go all the way, they really ARE depressed and really DO cut themselves.
'Just wearing black skinnys and eyeliner" makes you a wannabe, emo is more than putting a few 'xx' in your e-mail address, and listening to fallout boy.
Either go all the way, or not at all.
Fuck you Kerrang wannabe emo pussies.
get some balls, lose the straightners and listen to Bullets and Octane.
Out.
Posted by Jon | May 26, 2007 1:24 PM | Reply to this
omg..i mean...come on! theyre way overreacting! i mean..there absolutely nothing wrong with being emo.just coz they think there is. they wouldnt understand. They say its wrong and disturbing etc..but come on! Most aldults today were around in the 1660s..i.e..sex, drugs and rock and roll! Maybe they should think back and perhaps they'll realise that what they did is probably worse than a fiew scars and black hair. Totally over reacting! Corse now theyre gonna judge emo's and label them as bad people. It always happens. They judge people by their style and dont get to know them. I have Emo friends, and theyre some of the best friends ive ever had! Best people ever. and im glad to be one. So wake up world and smell the teen spirit! woot! XD
Posted by Ffran | May 26, 2007 1:30 PM | Reply to this
Isnt all this like...bordering racist etc?
think about it...
oh and i totally agree with Becca btw.
Posted by Ffran | May 26, 2007 1:34 PM | Reply to this
I think the average weight of an american citizen should be more of a worry to the US than emo's.
Posted by Rich | May 26, 2007 1:36 PM | Reply to this
ok seriously they are talkin bout parents to be honest with you if a kid is cuttin he is doin for me reason than the way his/her hair is cut ffs. The most popular answer for a kid cuttin when asked is that there homelife is shit the parents should look at themselves before there kids
Posted by nouseforasmile | May 26, 2007 1:48 PM | Reply to this
arhhhh poor emus ,why do they have to sacrifice the emus for some dumb culture ,i pity the emo
Posted by ace | May 26, 2007 2:02 PM | Reply to this
O.K i dont have so match to say just one thing
all of you stpiud!!! you dont know about what you talking about!
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"Maybe they'll leave you alone, but not me"
this is from the song "teenagers" of My Chemical Romance .
this is what they talking us;that they neve leave us alone!
*i'm sorry about my english i'm not from usa*
Posted by oriya/ | May 26, 2007 2:35 PM | Reply to this
Ha bunch of Emo faggots - little whiney attention seeking kids is what "Emo" has become.
I think this is absolute bullshit. I mean let kids express themselves the way they want to, not the way they are expected to by everyone else. Just because some kids dress in a supossed "emo" style doesn't mean they are more likely to commit sucide then say a "ganster" or "prep". I know many "preps" that cut and act suicidal. This is all just one big stero-type emo's cut themselves they wear dark clothes ect ect. This is so rediculous adults should get over themselves they think they fucking know everything by reading it on the internet but in reality they know fuck all. Im so sick of stero-types saying that just because we wear dark clothes that we're fucking "emo" I wear dark clothes but I don't cut myselve and im definetly not suicidal, i'm quite a happy person actually. Oh and I love it how they say My Chemical Romance is the cause of teenagers becoming suicidal hahaha bullshit they are trying to prevent it. Yeh so give the whole "emo" shit a rest.
Posted by Steph | May 26, 2007 3:27 PM | Reply to this
this is so stupid theyre basically sayin bcoz emos wer black slit theyre rists and wear makeup they shud b put into therapy!! its fuckin rediculus!
Posted by ciara | May 26, 2007 3:30 PM | Reply to this
Lol.
Just lol.
Poor sod probably ran away cuz hes had his scars broadcast to the world.
These are the same american reporters I once heard say "blame canada" because starbucks had an "offensive" starbucks cup, printed with a quote that questioned whether god was real or not.
Haha. Fuck america :)
Posted by Hollee | May 26, 2007 3:37 PM | Reply to this
The ABC war on emo has taken this whole issue to a complete extreme.
Yes, there are some young people in today's world who self harm. But there was twenty or thirty years ago as well, it's just more publicised nowadays.
And simply because a young person has black hair cut in a certain hairstyle does not make them emo or a self harmer or even slightly depressed, maybe they just like the hairstyle?
Equally, wearing sweatbands or bracelets or gloves or longsleeves does not mean one is trying to cover up signs of self harm. It is a fashion at the moment. Yes, it may well have stemmed from people who do self harm and so wear such things to hide marks on their arms but it is not exclusive to them. Many people wear bracelets or sweatbands on their arms because THEY LIKE THEM.
Gosh, that television company need to stop trying to scare parents into thinking that all teenagers are depressed and wanting to die. Some of us actually really like our lives. (even if we do listen to emo bands)
What a load of shit! I can't believe I wasted my time watchin that crap!
Posted by Liz | May 26, 2007 4:40 PM | Reply to this
haha
has anyone else noticed that they seem to have taken 'the emo song' completely seriously?! xD
[stop my breathing and cut my throat] etc
and when they said emos wear girls pants, the showed the picture of those little girls jeans with the flowers and pretty patterns
lololol
anyone whos severely pissed off about this, i recommend you watch it again and [quite literally] have a good LOL about how very wrong they got this
i'm pissing myself personally :D
xxx
Posted by benn | May 26, 2007 4:47 PM | Reply to this
yea so lots of people in that state commit suicide its deppresing but if you go to L.A im sure the highest death rate is because of shootings? so should we blame the "gangsta" culture for that one? in Glasgow Scotland the highest death rate is because of stabbings, can we blame the chavs for that one?, the fact is there balming the most likely cause for the deaths without real investigation.
Posted by mattyS | May 26, 2007 4:51 PM | Reply to this
i totally fucking agree!!!!!!! :@
who takes the EMO SONG seriously!? fuxake. douchebags. only the americans could do something like that.
Posted by hope | May 26, 2007 4:54 PM | Reply to this
i totally fucking agree!!!!!!! :@
who takes the EMO SONG seriously!? fuxake. douchebags. only the americans could do something like that.
Posted by hope | May 26, 2007 4:54 PM | Reply to this
Silly, silly American news company.
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Silly, silly emos. You should just ignore these stupid, obviously uninformed statements and get on with your lives without posting angry responses in poor English. Look at the video game industry. The Daily Mail attacked them, they still have Jack Thompson trying to convince people that video games are evil, but the majority of video game fans laugh it off. They don't need to justify what they do to people who obviously know so little about it.
And that's one thing that annoys me about emo culture. Whenever something like this comes up, they feel like they need to wave their little pro-emo flag. You're gonna have haters no matter what you do, and don't get me wrong, I'm no emo lover, but you've got to learn to ignore them and get on with your hobby. It's annoying enough that Kerrang(!) are trying to make a big deal out of this by posting this on their website and on Myspace. I assume they're going to have a feature on it in their next issue or something. I understand your concern that this stuff is aimed at uninformed parents, but you don't need to type huge rants on sites where, chances are, the only people who will read them ARE emos.
It really annoys me the number of times I've seen the likes of "im emo and if u haet me 4 it then die!!!" on Myspace. It isn't patriotic to defend your music. You're not going to get special MCR stripes for typing out poorly worded emo-hate-hate.
Speaking of which, can you PLEASE stop wearing those stupid MCR jackets that they wear in the video? Even if they make you feel like Gerard Way, they are INCREDIBLY stupid looking.
Posted by Sandy Nisbet | May 26, 2007 5:07 PM | Reply to this
I've read through a lot of comments and have noticed there's a lot of America-bashing. People are forgetting this stupid society worriment is across the world. Several friends of mine in England have sent me articles from the newspaper The Sun, where there's full-on 'emo-culture- bashing. So, you can't blame America as being the only stupid country here.
I think it's quite ignorant. The news shouldn't be bashing someone's way of life. They should be covering things that really matter, like the war in Iraq and world hunger and stuff. If they start bashing a person's way of life, they should just be fair and do it to everyone's way of life. Most of the kids in my school who do bad things are popular or rich. Oh and plus, we have a suicide/depression clinic come to our school and its in statistics that its not targeted to any 'type' of people. Stereotyping and labeling are the new racism.
Posted by Laura | May 26, 2007 5:10 PM | Reply to this
One last thing...
Emo isn't a way of life. It's a teenage community that centres on a style of rock music, like all the others that have went before. How often do you see a Nu-metaller nowadays?
You are not going to be an emo in ten years time. Well, if you have your head screwed on right.
So stop pretending emo is the best thing that ever happened to you.
Posted by Sandy Nisbet | May 26, 2007 5:17 PM | Reply to this
Did anyone notice that they said the father was worried that his son had "symtpoms" of being Emo, therefore he was worried...
i dunno about any of you, but my kid could wear black, blue, neon pink, have short hair long hair whatever... and its not THAT that makes someone cut themselves. i'd be incredibly worried about my child's/friend's tendancies to self-harm. I dont think it has ANYTHING to do with "emo". I know alot of happy "emo" kids.
This kid needs help.... if he's flashing it about then he's obviously crying out for it.
I hate all this stupid emo malarky, it's not a war... like 10 yeas ago they were blaming Marylin Manson for shootings, why can't these people just realise the real problem is their kids aren't well, and stop blaming other people or bands or a "Way of life". Stop all the crap and open their eyes to the real problem.
It'll never get solved any other way.
ugh.
xxx
Posted by Tinks | May 26, 2007 5:43 PM | Reply to this
My husband and I are now in our thirties. We were there when GnR, Metallica, Iron Maiden and loads of others were the object of this type of thing. We were both tattooed at a time when if you had a tattoo you were obviously part of a deviant sub-culture and if you listened to heavy metal you were destined for a life of crime and needed locking up asap. But we rode through it. Every new generation of "journalism" needs a culture to look down on and blame for "influencing lost teenagers". Self-harm was also around back then too - so how come teenage emos are to blame? (Are they to be blamed for wiping out the dodo - seeing as that was before their time too??)My advice to all emo's and anyone else is don't waste time on it, they will never understand because they don't want to. They need a scapegoat, and unless you conform to what is regarded as right, you will be looked at as "needing help". As I say we are now in our thirties, and work in IT and accounts (hardly the hardened criminals we were thought to be), and are the proud parents of a wonderful little toddler. He will be raised to accept people for who they are not what they wear, and not stereotype people just because the man/woman on TV said so. As a mum, I hope the guy that ran away will go home soon safe and sound. The longer he stays away the more they will claim they were right and blameless, when the truth is anyone who had been that humilated by jumped up journalists and "newsreaders" would obviously want to get away for a while. I hope he doesn't take it too personally and I hope he knows he has the support and thoughts of the thousands of us with him. Also I'd like to say I like my chemical romance, and I don't see how they can be blamed for suicides. Sorry for the essay but I've had to put up with this kind of thing for the last 15+ years!!
Posted by Lois Reeve | May 26, 2007 5:44 PM | Reply to this
THERE IS NO POINT IN BEING EMO, it f**** sucks i dont just get the point, the video might suck but its true, i mean some peopel iv heard have classified at&a as emo, and tom delonge having emo voice,, i dunno, jsut goth/emo get out of it!
regards from greece
stupid STUPID twatty DOUCHEBAGS!!! seriously, why do they think people cut themselves and commit suicide? if they keep getting patronized like this NO FUCKING WONDER they would want to die. and also i have never seen a guy wearing jeans with frills and pink flowers.....
Posted by Nadine | May 26, 2007 6:12 PM | Reply to this
stupid STUPID twatty DOUCHEBAGS!!! seriously, why do they think people cut themselves and commit suicide? if they keep getting patronized like this NO FUCKING WONDER they would want to die. and also i have never seen a guy wearing jeans with frills and pink flowers.....
Posted by Nadine | May 26, 2007 6:18 PM | Reply to this
I quiet ammused my self when I watched this,, I didn't know I liked cutting myself and had suicide thoughts???
You fucking bastards ,, if I found a knife I won't cut myself I would injure those people although I'm against violence.... hmmmm
Posted by Syrah | May 26, 2007 7:23 PM | Reply to this
I think that reports like this only highlight the worse and never the good points they should try going to shows and interviewing kids in the lines and i bet half wont be deppreded , yeah some people cut them self but theres always resons why not the fucking music or 2 fit in its coz they r hurting inside if they wanner blame any1 then they should look at them selves and the perents . and i also noticed that they put mcr and afi in there i mean dont ge me started on mcr mcr r the reson most peole HAVENT killed them selves they incorage the person whos deppressed to go get help . these peple job is reporting they ovasley didnt do there job properly and only gave half info about emo whice most anit true . and things like this gets the punk rocker look out to ever1 and thats were the bullying gets worse. if they had a look at whice type of people commited suiced i bet not evan half of them wud of been emo .
omfg, wtf?
that has pissed me off so much. i could have actually thrown my laptop across the room. what a load of bollocks. stupid fucking americans
grr. damn them. and damn ABC. and while i'm on the subject- ABC is the worse name eva! wtf?!
grrr
i feel sorry for all the kids whos parents found an AFI or MCR cd in their room and sent them off to councilling.
oh god you own eyeliner and listen to 'emo' music so you must self harm! gayy!
Posted by Jess | May 26, 2007 8:34 PM | Reply to this
HOW COULD PPL EVEN SAY THAT?! its so freakin untrue im cryin right now!
mcr SAVE lives- they write stuff u could relate to. it really and truly doesnt make u wanna kill urself or anyone else. Gerard is always sayin to ppl at concerts that ppl should never resort to violence.
so wtf????? i hate people like this!!!!!
I THINK THEY SHOULD ALL GO TO F***IN HELL!!!!!
emo stands for emotional. which could mean happiness, anger, sadness, fear- ANYTHING!!
so in that case, apart from the heartless bitches that said all that crap, i am emo.
I AM EMO AND I AM PROUD.
we should all go on a protest- who here is with me?
>=( ppl never cease to annoy me.
i love mcr. and i always will.
ppl, on here. i totally agree wiv u all. but unlesswe go out there and do sommin nobody's gonna stop torturing the emo-style. we all really should.
im not even joking. i hate this crap.
people just want a reason to hate others. if they cant come up wiv anything good, they start on the emo bullsh*t. well, screw the hell outta the world. i want to do something. people need a GOOD kick up the backside.
WHO HERE WILL HELP IF NOT US??!!
i mean, this could lead to abuse and other stuff if we dont stop it. mcr already got bottled, and panic! at the disco, so what's stoppin them now?
i love all u peeps who relate to me and what i just said- maybe i need to shut up now................................................
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Posted by freaky- gal | May 26, 2007 9:09 PM | Reply to this
yea i agree with you so lame its sad that people have to reacte in that way when they hear the work "black". i bet that dude ran away b/c of what happened on the news taht totally sucks this stupid news thing could have just mucked up his life! its typical for americans to go over the top with somethign that doesn't need it. i mean when it comes to pollution and stuff like taht they tend to not hear whats going on then!
Posted by ruqayyah | May 26, 2007 9:16 PM | Reply to this
they didn't explain why my chem got dragged in there...thye sing what they want, they dpon't go round shouting cut yourself, do they? peopel only connect them with emo cos gerard has been depressed, god sterotypers or what lawl...
Posted by meh | May 26, 2007 9:39 PM | Reply to this
wtf
ur all gay shits, obv tht kid gona run away he just showed the whole world he cuts himself u dicks.
its just not emo's who cut them self's chavs do sm surfers do so when will u all stop stereotyping. im an emo n PROUD. u prob made ppl wana fucking kill themselves 4 putting tht shit on the news!!!
Posted by james | May 26, 2007 9:44 PM | Reply to this
r u saying that i shouldnt hav put 'im an emo and im proud' or ru talkin bout what they said and sayin tht ur an emo?
im kerfuddled, maybe i misunderstood, but yeah, i TOTALLY agree wiv u (above)
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again, for the hell of me sayin it I AM AN EMO AND I AM F***IN PROUD.
Posted by freaky- gal | May 26, 2007 9:57 PM | Reply to this
ppl think that emos slit themselves cos they "are emo and that's what emos do".
but i think that more "emos" slit themselves cos of what they are going thru about the insults of being emo.
seriously, would u not want to slit ursleves if u got bottles and insulted veryday for wearin eyeliner and havin a fringe?
i wear eyeliner and eyeshadow (red, black, purple....), and im also gettin the insults lately.
we have to put a stop to this.
btw- in case nobody got it the other two times- I AM AN EMO AND I AM PROUD.
im not expecting anyone to react to this, but if you do reply, thnx! and ut up wiv the whol 'i am an emo' thing- its gonna be on here evertime i leave a message lol =)
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <--to all emos
Posted by freaky- gal | May 26, 2007 10:06 PM | Reply to this
my chemical romance arnt emo so i dnt av a clu y dey put dem in der MCR are totaly against sucide n gerard even said on the life on the murder scene dvd dat if ya depressed u need to talk 2 sum1 n gerard also said dat bein sucidal is total bulshit!!!btw MCR rocks n gerard way is an inspiration luv ya GEE xoxox
Posted by rach | May 26, 2007 10:14 PM | Reply to this
what a complete load of bollocks! fall out boy play in the clip which i think is hilarious cos i consider them more pop.
kids from all kinds of 'scenes' or social groups become depressed and can harm themselves, not just emo.
Posted by clare | May 26, 2007 10:34 PM | Reply to this
mcr r kl n even if der emo u obviousely av no lifes if ur spendin ur time critzizing other ppl its ball crap go and get a life man
Posted by babs | May 26, 2007 10:48 PM | Reply to this
thats a load of shit, i get called emo just because i wear black drainpipes ,a studded belt and i like MCR, no ones knows what emo means anymore because evryone has a different wrong idea about it!!emo is no longer just being emotional apparently
Posted by giulia | May 26, 2007 10:49 PM | Reply to this
emos r ppl hu hav suffered and have scars in their hearts when they r depressed tthey cut themselves and i h8 ppl hu steriotype ppl hu look emo and ppl hu call themselves emo when they have everything they want and they dont hav 2 work cuz its lways there okay im gonna stop tlkin now.
Posted by babs | May 26, 2007 11:03 PM | Reply to this
emos r ppl hu hav suffered and have scars in their hearts when they r depressed tthey cut themselves and i h8 ppl hu steriotype ppl hu look emo and ppl hu call themselves emo when they have everything they want and they dont hav 2 work cuz its lways there okay im gonna stop tlkin now.
Posted by babs | May 26, 2007 11:03 PM | Reply to this
emos r ppl hu hav suffered and have scars in their hearts when they r depressed tthey cut themselves and i h8 ppl hu steriotype ppl hu look emo and ppl hu call themselves emo when they have everything they want and they dont hav 2 work cuz its lways there okay im gonna stop tlkin now.
Posted by babs | May 26, 2007 11:03 PM | Reply to this
They're Just Sterrotyping Emos >;[
Posted by Pfft. | May 26, 2007 11:04 PM | Reply to this
im a fucking emo, so i cut my self whats the big deal!!!and im english!!!abc ur a load of shit!!!i love AFI and MCR so what i like fall out boy and greenday too...and guess what?im only 13!!!
Posted by andrew beaman | May 26, 2007 11:12 PM | Reply to this
im a fucking emo, so i cut my self whats the big deal!!!and im english!!!abc ur a load of shit!!!i love AFI and MCR so what i like fall out boy and greenday too...and guess what?im only 13!!!
Posted by andrew beaman | May 26, 2007 11:12 PM | Reply to this
im a fucking emo, so i cut my self whats the big deal!!!and im english!!!abc ur a load of shit!!!i love AFI and MCR so what i like fall out boy and greenday too...and guess what?im only 13!!!
Posted by andrew beaman | May 26, 2007 11:12 PM | Reply to this
ok first of all mcr are emo!
2nd ov all i dontmind emos, although they do tend 2 get on my nerves not like chavs, they reali do my head in, n yes all u lot are right trust the dumbass american goverment controlled media 2 demonise something it dosent understand, i hate how because older generations dont understand something it gets demonised, it has happened with muslims, germans, french, although u cant beat a good episode ov allo allo lol
this is adult/goverment based ABC bull! btw im not emo, i dont dress emo im am myself!
Posted by chris | May 26, 2007 11:19 PM | Reply to this
I wouldn't class myself as emo but that is fucking stupid. If somone is depressed and self harming, it's because there are some real problems there not because they are part of a fashion statement. An ill-researched artcle if you ask me.
Posted by Synavm | May 26, 2007 11:37 PM | Reply to this
I would laugh a lot less at most of your comments if you learned to spell.
Posted by Espy | May 27, 2007 12:31 AM | Reply to this
OMG! what a whole load of bull shit! Seriously...Come on! If someone is so depressed that they self harm its because they have serious problems no just to follow a trend! i have black hair, wear black make-up and clothes, i wear bracelets and sweat-bands..doesnt mean im slitting m wrists! As usual its the stupid fucking americans making things worse that what it is! Anyways..How did MCR get brought into all of this? They sing mostly about life..Take the album the black parade and the song cancer from it..its about a friend of gerards thay died young from cancer i think its a really nice idea to make a song for him..the americans make it out as if they are screaming " go fucking cut yourself " all the way through ecery song and every album! get a fucking life!!!
=]
Posted by DisturbedAngel_x | May 27, 2007 12:38 AM | Reply to this
Im sorry, but that was just fucked up.
"check under their wrist bands!"
Looks like my science teacher is gonna have to stop wearing bracelets. Cos she might be EMO. GOD. Stereotypical much? I myself like MCR. Their not emo. Their the fucking oppostie. FUCKING INNOCENT MCR WILL BE GETTING HATE MAIL FOR THIS. Trust America for this load of BULLSHIT! Im not emo myself. But I understand how "emo's" feel.
Oh and the fights with emo's?
That was out of fucking hand, so, it's not okay for them to slit their wrists cos they dont know how to express their feelings, oh, but its OKAY FOR A LOAD OF FUCKING RIVAL PEOPLE TO BEAT THEM UP?
That makes a load of fucking sense.
PS. AFI and the rest of those bands in that interview emo?! ..No chance.
Posted by ;l | May 27, 2007 12:41 AM | Reply to this
MCR are not emo!!
This is a load of shit before emo became popular this would be genred punk rock but since everyone knows emo now any music that was punk rock in the past is emo apparently
my friend actually told me good charlotte wer emo the other day..
.. and as for the vid it was obviously made by losers who couldn't think of a good story..
blaming teenagers for the worlds problems ...as usuall
Posted by jen | May 27, 2007 12:56 AM | Reply to this
Okay, I aint the biggest fan of this emo bullshit soo.. I dont actually care.
:)
Posted by Rachel | May 27, 2007 1:37 AM | Reply to this
THIS REPORT IS COMPLETE UTTER, STEREOTYPING... BULLSHIT.
SUICIDAL KIDS DO NOT NEED TO BELONG TO A TREND.
EMO IS COOL.
Posted by THE ORACLE | May 27, 2007 2:39 AM | Reply to this
THIS REPORT IS COMPLETE UTTER, STEREOTYPING... BULLSHIT.
SUICIDAL KIDS DO NOT NEED TO BELONG TO A TREND.
EMO IS COOL.
Posted by THE ORACLE | May 27, 2007 2:40 AM | Reply to this
Oh yes Emo is EVVVIIIILL. Why are people so stupid, Self harm was around loooong before emo and will be after, just coz someone "gender bends" or wheres tight clothes and has the fringe doesnt mean they need therepy. I self harmed for 8 years, never had therepy but dont do it now and Im not freking emo and never was. FFS PEOPLE LOOK AT THE REALY ISSUES AND STOP SCARE MONGERING!!!! Also I liked how they put AFI in there and they aint even an emo band. ARGH stupid people!!!!
Posted by Poison | May 27, 2007 2:55 AM | Reply to this
Oh yes Emo is EVVVIIIILL. Why are people so stupid, Self harm was around loooong before emo and will be after, just coz someone "gender bends" or wheres tight clothes and has the fringe doesnt mean they need therepy. I self harmed for 8 years, never had therepy but dont do it now and Im not freking emo and never was. FFS PEOPLE LOOK AT THE REALY ISSUES AND STOP SCARE MONGERING!!!! Also I liked how they put AFI in there and they aint even an emo band. ARGH stupid people!!!!
Posted by Poison | May 27, 2007 2:55 AM | Reply to this
Oh yes Emo is EVVVIIIILL. Why are people so stupid, Self harm was around loooong before emo and will be after, just coz someone "gender bends" or wheres tight clothes and has the fringe doesnt mean they need therepy. I self harmed for 8 years, never had therepy but dont do it now and Im not freking emo and never was. FFS PEOPLE LOOK AT THE REALY ISSUES AND STOP SCARE MONGERING!!!! Also I liked how they put AFI in there and they aint even an emo band. ARGH stupid people!!!!
Posted by Poison | May 27, 2007 2:55 AM | Reply to this
I understand that this is complete bullshit too, but it's not like americans could be the ONLY ones saying this. I'M from America, and not ALL of the people here are as ignorant as these bastards. There are people in the U.K., Australia, and many other places that say and BELIEVE the EXACT same shit as this. I've hated Bush ever since his fucking campaign started, and I have had to watch him start this stereotypical shit, while I can't do anything about it, because I'm not fucking old enough to vote.
Anyone who is saying that Americans are all douches is just stereotyping other people themselves.
It would be like if I said, "All people from [insert nation here] are [insert stereotype here]" Which is complete, and utter bullshit in itself.
k no such thing as emo music these days!!! it was a term used for a certain type of underground music in the 80's...its not sreaming shit fuckwits say it is today!!! people really need to look at where the issues really lay instead of pinning music as a fucking scapegoat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
k no such thing as emo music these days!!! it was a term used for a certain type of underground music in the 80's...its not sreaming shit fuckwits say it is today!!! but what humans like to call 'emo' is good music..n MCR fuckin rock!!! people really need to look at where the issues really lay instead of pinning music as a fucking scapegoat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would like to point out the fact that there have been reported cases of ADULTS cutting themselves, and they sure as hell aren't what these ignorant assholes call "emo"So the score stands: Media-0 points The Public-1,000,000 points. By the way, ashley, there's no such thing as emo.
k no such thing as emo music these days!!! it was a term used for a certain type of underground music in the 80's...its not sreaming shit fuckwits say it is today!!! but what humans like to call 'emo' is good music..n MCR fuckin rock!!! people really need to look at where the issues really lay instead of pinning music as a fucking scapegoat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
k no such thing as emo music these days!!! it was a term used for a certain type of underground music in the 80's...its not sreaming shit fuckwits say it is today!!! but what humans like to call 'emo' is good music..n MCR fuckin rock!!! people really need to look at where the issues really lay instead of pinning music as a fucking scapegoat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree with the post above me. For all you kids out there the word "emo" doesn't exist because it was originally used to describe a form of music that was created in the 1980's. Most of you are complaining about why the media are using that term to pigeonhole My Chemical Romance and other so called "emo" bands but alot of you are using that word to stereotype yourselves to the point where people are gonna assume you're cutting yourself and then you whine about why alot of people are giving you a bad name.. Ignorance is everywhere no matter which country you're in whether its the England or the U.S. its not limited to one country because its a problem of the entire human race just like there's racism and prejudice everywhere. Mcr has said alot of times that they are NOT emo!! Whoever said they were they are WRONG! They're completely against the war on emo and Gerard thinks the entire thing is complete bullshit. I agree. I live in the U.S. and I'm 100% against the media labeling Mcr "emo" because it pisses me off that magazines are still pinning a rediculous label such as that to a band who's against self cutting and self harm. Adults blame their kids' problems mostly on what's happening on the news because they don't want to take the responsiblity into their own hands. It's much easier to put your blame on something else instead of admitting that you made a big mistake. Emo is just 100% complete bullshit. I'm against anything that involves the shitty label. If you do have problems and think about finding help go find someone you can trust and talk it over with them. Why would some of you guys want to be labeled emo? Labeling yourself is the most stupidest thing you could do. Be your own fucking self!
Posted by Debbie | May 27, 2007 5:46 AM | Reply to this
Exactly. Instea of reporting of more important and pressing issues that are going on in our world those idiotic reporters just waste their time writing this pathetic piece of a crap you call an article. This is beyond pathetic and stupid and it only reinforces more negative stereotypes
Posted by Debbie | May 27, 2007 5:56 AM | Reply to this
i'm in shock at how these news reports are so blind as to whats really happening in the world and how they can speak about things that they dont understand! I am so fed up with reports constantly dragging my chemical romance into it!! Leave them alone... theyre not emo! I just think... instead of raving about kids hurting themselves and labelling them emo, listen to them and realise that maybe they have a deeper problem that the music they enjoy. Its such bullshit! MCR are my life but im not cutting myself.... im glad my parents never confiscated my cds as many parents will after this ridiculous report.
Why not look at the pussycat dolls... and lets do a whole report on how theyre making girls turn into skanks??? how does that sound huh? Why isnt anyone picking on them, or the hip/hop scene, or the gun crime? Why do you always pick on the emo scene???
I THINK YOU GUYS NEED THE HELP!
Posted by Vanessa | May 27, 2007 9:07 AM | Reply to this
That video is hilarious, specially when they mention spiderman 3...half of the bands they played or showed aren't part of what nowadays is called "emo music" and besides that, they show those kids as if they were the only group of teens with problems but cutting and "gender bending" as the abc people called it aren't limited to the emo subculture...and regarthless of what you're cutting yourself is stupid and you should go to a therapist.
Posted by Louis | May 27, 2007 9:24 AM | Reply to this
not like americans to blow everything out of proportion!!!!
Posted by Snakehips666 | May 27, 2007 12:04 PM | Reply to this
not like americans to blow everything out of proportion!!!!
Posted by Snakehips666 | May 27, 2007 12:04 PM | Reply to this
Emo evil?!
wtf?!
Posted by helen | May 27, 2007 12:26 PM | Reply to this
fuck.. now that the older generation that know everything about us have finally informed me that AFI are infact emo, i guess thats it. Right, im off to go slice my wrists to pieces, and ill be killing myself shortly after-wouldnt want to dissapoint them on my expectations. Have a good one people.
Posted by craig | May 27, 2007 12:32 PM | Reply to this
The fact is these people arnt taking the view of someone within the culture they're just looking in and going "ohhhh my god they're tlaking about death stuff" which is nothing new to music. Then from this view point they have a very norrow minded view and make it sound like emo is a bad thing, which then the depressed people within that culture feel worse and it will become an endless visious cycle!
And just to point out, most "emos" are self harmers!
Posted by Rolo | May 27, 2007 12:56 PM | Reply to this
The emo phase isn't dangerous, hardly any of the 'emo' people cut themselves or anything like that
They do, however, all look like complete fags
Posted by bob | May 27, 2007 12:57 PM | Reply to this
"Advanced emo kids cut themselves!" It makes it sound like some sort of disease. Self harming isn't limited to emos, it cen be seen in all kinds of people! This is so ridiculous, they should do some more research before they make these claims! In most cases the self harm comes before the music.
Posted by Eadaoin | May 27, 2007 1:07 PM | Reply to this
that things so stupid I'm sorry but I doubt here in the uk they'd waste time on news reports like that. hahaha and why the fuck are they using fall out boy and mcr did they just pick out bands that they seem to think are emo thiers just so many things wrong with that shit
Posted by Dom | May 27, 2007 1:10 PM | Reply to this
thats the most FUCKING HALARIOUS THING I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.
Posted by Kelly | May 27, 2007 1:20 PM | Reply to this
Right....Umm..OKAAY!
This is sooo stupid! The 'EMO' thing is really starting to piss me off now.
everyone who listens to music like MCR E.C.T gets called an emo!!
in my opinion emo is more fashion.
Also MCR arnt even 'EMO'
Gerard once quoted 'we think that a great rock band can write any type of song.' And i'm with him on that!
Posted by Lol | May 27, 2007 1:33 PM | Reply to this
oo thank fuck for you i listen to
MCR and love them and a get called emo??
i hate them everything about them but because i listen to a ROCK band i get called emo its shizz n like you say MCR arnt Emo there the opposite
Before i start i just wanna say, i hope they found that boy..
Anyway i cut
Id never call my self an " ADVANCED EMO"
Im going through a little bit of pain
OOOO I SHOW MJY EMOTIONS I SHOULD BE IN THEREPY
no maybe people should be nicer and not make such stupid news reports on something they know nothing about. im from the uk and for a little while a thought maybe i should go kill myself like all the people in my school told me i should do but no! i put on an MCR cd and i am getting thorough it...seriously if you have cool hair and wear braceltes you arent a mentalist.
o gr8 first the daliy mail steorotyping now its gone 2 the us
its just a load of bullshit its so stupid and ye its gd teenagers iscuming out soon
Posted by nat | May 27, 2007 2:14 PM | Reply to this
I can't believe Death Cab are on there! That's definatly a new one! Death Cab = Emo.... i don't think so!
Posted by Spinnaay | May 27, 2007 2:16 PM | Reply to this
this is crap
im emo and i am very proud to be one they had no right to do this
this is just more people tryin to slag off us or call us a problem
not every emo cuts themselves its a very serious problem and makin it out to be part of a fashion scene is wrong
mcr, fob and afi are not emo
i hate the stupid media they hav no idea wat they r talkin about they should fuck off and leave us emos along
and that thin about advanced emo there is no such thin its not in stages those presenters are evil and a bunch of basterds i hope that boy is ok my love to him
i used to cut but i stopped and i was helped by my music and bein emo has made me happier
EMOS ROCK!!!
Posted by Heather O' Gorman | May 27, 2007 2:27 PM | Reply to this
What the hell is wrong with those news people."Gender bending"?!
Just because boys choose to wear skinny jeans.This whole "Emo" thing has gone out of control.And it's really pissing me off how My Chemical Romance are getting dragged into it, yet again.TWATS.
Posted by Adele | May 27, 2007 2:32 PM | Reply to this
i hope my teachers dont see this they'll hav another exuse to try and get me to see the school counseller lol
by the way just cuz guys wear skinny jeans it doesnt mean they are "gender bending"
they look hawt in them!!!
why are poor MCR gettin dragged into this yet again they are not emo
just like the daily mail they are aprotin bullshit they are a bunch of twats who couldnt care less about the people they hurt
Posted by Heather O' Gorman | May 27, 2007 2:50 PM | Reply to this
FUCK OFF!!!!!
OMG LOOK SOME1 IS WEARING A BLACK TOP AND A BRACLET LETS GET THEM TO THERAPHY!!!
There trying to help kids someone should tell them they've prpbably made it worse!
EMO = Death, Pain, Sadness, Slef Harming Blah Blah Blah! Shut The Fuck Up!!!
Wearing Black, Make up, Braclets, Swearbands And The Music Does Not Make You A Fucking EMO!!!
The suicide rate has brobaly rision since that .. There not helping!
MCR are not Emo either!
Niether are The Used! Eeesh!
The stereotyping twats .. they annoy the hell out of me! GRRRR!!!
Its all BULLSHIT!!!
They made it worse for that lad .. It never helped! (hope hes okay!)
Let a kid be what thay want, let them dress how they want, let them look how they want! Its up to us not you so piss of and leave us alone!
PS Sorry for the language!!
Posted by Laura Stewart! | May 27, 2007 2:57 PM | Reply to this
death isnt new to music or even in our life as marilyn manson said there is more deprssin stuff in the bible than in music has anyone ever thought of that?
no they blame us or music from emos goths punks skaters etc its unfair they dont blame the jocks or the cheerleaders they blame us because we r different i hope those abc people die or at least suffer the pain all those teens will suffer wen their parents see this i hope that boy is found but i can understand why he ran away
Posted by emochick-heather | May 27, 2007 2:59 PM | Reply to this
I do agree that emo kids taht cut them selves have problems but not all kids that cut themselves are emos.
and not all emos do it, fir most people its just a fashion statement,
also i think it is awful to link em o directly to my chemical romance, nost of my chemical romances songs are about things like being against suicded, e.g their new single
i also am amazed and shocked how the three tags for this article are "my" "chemical" and "Romance"
not once was this article related to MCR other than when they played Famous Last words. the could have played any song, doesnt meen the article is specifically about tha band
Posted by Jake Coveney | May 27, 2007 3:06 PM | Reply to this
I do agree that emo kids taht cut them selves have problems but not all kids that cut themselves are emos.
and not all emos do it, fir most people its just a fashion statement,
also i think it is awful to link em o directly to my chemical romance, nost of my chemical romances songs are about things like being against suicded, e.g their new single
i also am amazed and shocked how the three tags for this article are "my" "chemical" and "Romance"
not once was this article related to MCR other than when they played Famous Last words. the could have played any song, doesnt meen the article is specifically about tha band
Posted by Jake Coveney | May 27, 2007 3:06 PM | Reply to this
Like what the hell ...Mcr aren't even emo its like why always associate them ....its just pathetic.
Posted by ??? | May 27, 2007 3:08 PM | Reply to this
i actually found this quite funny.
at what point in the story did they mention the music? if they listen to the hundreds of songs listened to by "emos" they will see that the songs arent about death and crap instead of picking 2 and categorising the entire lot!
another thing.. its aimed at parents, my parents are fine with it and my mum even likes the same music as me! is she emo too? that makes me laugh.
if they are going to discuss "emo" get some people who know what they are talking about. that counciller women seemed to know nothing.
and the boy that went missing, i hope he does go back, but that film probably drove him to run away. instead of being kind and considerate, they seemed to be blaming him, using him as THE "emo". i feel for him.
and for goodness sakes, why are mcr always bought into it? why do they play thier songs? if they looked more into it which they never do, they would find that they seem to save more kids lives then anything else.
these guys are pathetic.
Posted by mee. | May 27, 2007 3:38 PM | Reply to this
i actually found this quite funny.
at what point in the story did they mention the music? if they listen to the hundreds of songs listened to by "emos" they will see that the songs arent about death and crap instead of picking 2 and categorising the entire lot!
another thing.. its aimed at parents, my parents are fine with it and my mum even likes the same music as me! is she emo too? that makes me laugh.
if they are going to discuss "emo" get some people who know what they are talking about. that counciller women seemed to know nothing.
and the boy that went missing, i hope he does go back, but that film probably drove him to run away. instead of being kind and considerate, they seemed to be blaming him, using him as THE "emo". i feel for him.
and for goodness sakes, why are mcr always bought into it? why do they play thier songs? if they looked more into it which they never do, they would find that they seem to save more kids lives then anything else.
these guys are pathetic.
Posted by mee. | May 27, 2007 3:40 PM | Reply to this
oh yeah and to add to my other comment...
WTF! spider man 3? yeah so he wears a tiny tiny amount of eyeliner and has a slight side fringe. how is he emo?
yeah ok this fits to the emo stereotype slightly. but ffs. at what point IN THE FILM SPIDER MAN 3 was emo mentioned? not at all. so therefore, its not in it at all as he looked to me like a guy who was wearing a tiny amount of make up. get ya facts right!
cor im all stressed now.
them people are pathetic!
Posted by mee. | May 27, 2007 3:50 PM | Reply to this
Fuck off. AFI are not emo.
My Chem, are shit, but still not fucking emo.
Does gerard way or davey havok cut? Fucking no. grow up.
people are emo for a reason.
they dont just decide to do it for fun! =O
and gender bending? wtf?
people should be allowed to wear whatever clothers and make-up that they decide without fucking stereotypes!
think about it guys............
x_x
Posted by Cara | May 27, 2007 4:08 PM | Reply to this
i think this new fad is so retarded, i mean come on, calling yourself "emo", they are all sheep following each other, one girl had a kids bag in my school like a few months ago, now half of m school has them, its so sad, someone tell al the fake wannbes to geta fucking life
Posted by jade | May 27, 2007 4:15 PM | Reply to this
i think this new fad is so retarded, i mean come on, calling yourself "emo", they are all sheep following each other, one girl had a kids bag in my school like a few months ago, now half of m school has them, its so sad, someone tell al the fake wannbes to geta fucking life
Posted by jade | May 27, 2007 4:15 PM | Reply to this
i think this new fad is so retarded, i mean come on, calling yourself "emo", they are all sheep following each other, one girl had a kids bag in my school like a few months ago, now half of m school has them, its so sad, someone tell al the fake wannbes to geta fucking life
Posted by jade | May 27, 2007 4:15 PM | Reply to this
i think this new fad is so retarded, i mean come on, calling yourself "emo", they are all sheep following each other, one girl had a kids bag in my school like a few months ago, now half of m school has them, its so sad, someone tell al the fake wannbes to geta fucking life
Posted by jade | May 27, 2007 4:15 PM | Reply to this
i think this new fad is so retarded, i mean come on, calling yourself "emo", they are all sheep following each other, one girl had a kids bag in my school like a few months ago, now half of m school has them, its so sad, someone tell al the fake wannbes to geta fucking life
Posted by jade | May 27, 2007 4:15 PM | Reply to this
i think this new fad is so retarded, i mean come on, calling yourself "emo", they are all sheep following each other, one girl had a kids bag in my school like a few months ago, now half of m school has them, its so sad, someone tell al the fake wannbes to geta fucking life
Posted by jade | May 27, 2007 4:16 PM | Reply to this
its not right to do that its not human to do that to us
Posted by kate | May 27, 2007 4:17 PM | Reply to this
im not emo - to be honest, if i had to choose between liking and disliking emos, id say dislike
but this is taking it way too far - its pathetic and stereotyping
Posted by Ocean Soul | May 27, 2007 4:26 PM | Reply to this
i am going to tell you something i am a emo and so are all of my friends just becaues we are emo doesn't mean we slit our wrists i don't and my friends don't and before you say somethink i am with my friends 24/7 so UP YOURS
Posted by kate | May 27, 2007 4:26 PM | Reply to this
first off Goths wear black their not emo are they ............
second of all right at the beging of your 'speech' you mcr are emo then you say at the end their not i think you need to sort your head out
mcr are emo gerard way even said so and frank and even mikey said so
i think you need to go fuck your self thanks for you time
:)
Posted by laura (emo chick) | May 27, 2007 4:34 PM | Reply to this
these people dont know what the hell theyre talking about. they think theyve got everything figured out but they dont have the slightest clue. emo didnt start on the internet, its music. and it never was a culture until people started making it that way. and just because somebody claims that theyre "emo" doesnt mean they must cut themselves and that doesnt mean that kids who do cut themselves are automatically "emo". why must they blame music for kids' sadness and depression anyways? its their choice to listen to the music, so theyre probably already depressed anyways. gaaaaaaaaaaaaah i wanna punch the newcasters in the facccceeee.
although the whole focus on emo was a bit pointless, the report actually had a good underlying message, i.e 'pay attention to your kids and help them when they need it'.
i agree that emo stereotyping is silly, people are people regardless of the music they listen to or the way they dress.
someone can like take that and britney spears and still be depressed, but no-one does melodramatic reports on the 'dangerous teenybopper cult sweeping the nation'
Posted by jemma | May 27, 2007 5:16 PM | Reply to this
these sterotypical bastards can go to hell. they make it seem like if u listen to the music u cut your self or ur not straight in the head. well fuck you there just ass holes trying to make money. i listen to my chem and all the other bands that they showed but i dont have a scar on me. fuck you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by moe | May 27, 2007 5:24 PM | Reply to this
Ok this is ridiculous, the bands they showed werent even emo so it makes them look bad and emo doesnt even exist anymore.... The bands that they showed HELP kids more than anything, and kids that cut do it because they are emotionally disturbed not because they want to be emo... most of them anyways. Maybe if people focused on how a child's home life or school life was, isntead of the way they dress and the music they listen to they could help them out... also most of the stuff they showed thats on the itnernet... quizzes and stuff thats all JOKES sheesehhhhh
Emo isnt evil.
I for one think that Norweigen death metal could be sen as evil.
How many band members of that particular genre have been aressted for murder/threatening to drink blood?!
And how many 'emo'shave been arrested for this?
None.
Whoever started up this who 'emo is dangerous' bullshit needs a fuckin slap.
Posted by helen | May 27, 2007 5:41 PM | Reply to this
i love this report!
haha emo sucks!
and why does every1 think emo boys are fit...
i meen ffs where do there balls go in them tight jeans!!
i surgest we kill all emos! coz they are bi freaks
Posted by luke | May 27, 2007 5:47 PM | Reply to this
i dont get this...theres so many arguments for and against this news thing! like...some kids do it for the attention...in fact quite alot do...but alot dont aswell...alot of people are generally depressed...some do it to fit in....some do it to stand out...some do it for the hell of it...some do it for a reason....depression is an illness...and i know plenty of people with it....not 1 of them is an 'emo'...theyre all as far away form emo as it gets...this is just one big stereotype...why cant they just warn parents about self harm in every child? not just the emo kids....maybe its the less emo kids that need the 'help' this is making emos that dont cut look bad and making their parents watch over them 24/7 its bullshit
Haha this is funny lmao.
But they did over react quite a bit.
What i don't get is that so goths are now emo my ass are they haha, emo's just took the black part of, of goth if you did'nt know cos emo use to wear stuff that indie kids wear now so maybe they should look out at indie kids too .
Haha
"Advanced" emo kids cut themselves. You don't have to be advanced anything to cut.
Emo was originally a style of music. Now people use it to stereotype people such as jocks or nerds.
My Chemical Romance, The Used, AFI, and Three Days Grace are not emo. I've seen them all live, and their music is amazing. My Chemical Romance has lyrics such as "I Am Not Afraid to Keep on Living" which gives kids a reason to go on.
Even look at the February issue of SPIN's magazine. The front cover reads "Kids were gonna kill themselves. Then they heard our music." The cover has a huge picture of My Chemical Romance on it. Go to the MCRmy message boards. You will always see positive threads on how MCR has helped them, and even saved their lives.
Before you do a news report on it, next time, you should do a little more research instead of just asking the kids who are on the street calling themselves emos.
Posted by Breanna | May 27, 2007 6:09 PM | Reply to this
this is ridiculous. i mean putting bands in this bull like My Chemical Romance, AFI and Fall Out Boy is just appauling. I love emo music and most of my friends are emo and none of us would go to the extremities they have just potrayed. i am disgusted that america has blown the whole thing out of proportion and i was disgusted when the Daily Mail did this too.
Emo is such a commonly used word. I wear black everyday and i have black hair but tha doesn't mean that i cut my self and think suicidal thoughts.
Also i wanna complain about the fact that they out My Chemical Romance in this article so mant times. All my friends that listen to them have all been saved by them at some point in their lives. They saved me in 2004 when my life just spiralling out of control and i was on a bender for 5 months. when i heard my friend was listening to them and the fact that listening to them saved them from commiting suicide i listened to them. and all i can say is that i am happy all the time and when ever i feel low i listen to them and they perk me right up.
The Americans have taken this way to seriously. They have actually made themselves look stupid. My Chemical Romance are amazing and there music is there to help kids who feel like they wanna kill themselves. The Americans have got the completely wrong impression from bands like my chemical romance, afi, the used etc. and just to let people know you don't have to be an emo to cut yourself and lot of kids do it and it isn't there fault it is everybody around them that makes them do it. The americans have gone way to far and are making people worry for no reason. It is actually quite funny hearing the americans talk about it with such fear.
Posted by Leah | May 27, 2007 6:36 PM | Reply to this
This is a load of crap EMO is a type of music people just gave them that lable because it's a way of bullying,that usually goes on in school.People can dress how they want most(emo's) don't cut just like the type of music and clothes
Posted by someoneangry! | May 27, 2007 6:36 PM | Reply to this
The Americans have taken this way to seriously. They have actually made themselves look stupid. My Chemical Romance are amazing and there music is there to help kids who feel like they wanna kill themselves. The Americans have got the completely wrong impression from bands like my chemical romance, afi, the used etc. and just to let people know you don't have to be an emo to cut yourself and lot of kids do it and it isn't there fault it is everybody around them that makes them do it. The americans have gone way to far and are making people worry for no reason. It is actually quite funny hearing the americans talk about it with such fear.
Posted by Leah | May 27, 2007 6:36 PM | Reply to this
First off i'm not a big fan of much of what is considered popular emo music of the current scene and i'm not about to start critisizing people about their personal musical tastes. But after reading many comments on this post, an awful lot odf people are behaving no better by generalising in the same way saying such idiotic things as "stupid americans". What a ridiculous statement.Blame the media for an ill researched scare mongering piece of crap excuse of lazy journalism, but to just stereotype all americans as dumb is being equally naive and hypocritical and totally contradicting yourself. Where do you think a huge percentage of these bands hail from?
what the fuck are they talking about its only a minority of emos who are like what they described. they should be worrying about chavs and gangs because they're the ones going arond stabbing people.!!!! Fucking cunts!!!!
Posted by James+44 | May 27, 2007 7:17 PM | Reply to this
what a load of crap
there talkin a lot of shite
and why the fuk hav bands like mcr, fob, and afi been put in this!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by MCR_FREAK!! | May 27, 2007 7:53 PM | Reply to this
what a load of crap
there talkin a lot of shite
and why the fuk hav bands like mcr, fob, and afi been put in this!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by MCR_FREAK!! | May 27, 2007 7:53 PM | Reply to this
This is so ridiculous, Its untrue.
"What have I got to do with all this
emotions inside" basically saying "CUT
MY SELF" does all 'emos' do that? no.
What is with the boy saying that, Its really just taking the piss, the news
report would do this. "happiness is a sin" not always unhappy, this really just
makes me sick. People who are happy 'non emos' are not always happy Its not
possible and vise visa. I could go on for hours why this video is out of order and
so stereotype. Its a way of life. A loser kid, maybe as family, friends or school
problems, don't feel that they fit in. They would wear black because of the lack of
confidence, not going to wear a lot of color are they? Not fitting in or anything
else... is unhappy is being depressed. All I'm trying to say is, Its not the same for
every kid, in fact Its different for everyone. If people are happy in what
they are and depressed for what ever reason let them be. Yes, cutting is bad
and Its not right, that is the only reason people they need people. Nothing to do
with 'emos' because that is being stereotypical, not going to get you
anywhere In life. 'Chavs,' 'Preps,' or who ever, yes they cut them selfs too but Its
seen now a 'emo' thing even If your a 'chav'. You don't have to be 'emo' to cut,
If your not a 'emo' your going to be called 'emo' anyway as cutting is more out in
'emos' as they show being depressed more but as I said Its not all the same.
'Gender bending" is seen in anything, literally. Its a part of teenager life, why
are they making It as a 'emo' thing. Personality I think Its going to the gay
community, which Is seen as 'wrong' too. Anything new, Is a question, anything old
is o.k. My Chemical Romance Is In this as most people do like them, oh my god
Tom from MySpace is 'emo' now. They're music is very emotional but My Chemical
Romance are not a 'emo' band but they appeal more to people who relate to their
music. As girls who have babies at 13 years probably like the pussycat dolls.
Its all stereotyping! I hope I'm getting my point a cross, just I'm very hurt by
this video In a way. This video I repeat this video cause Is about the dangers of
"cutting" and Its mainly about the 'emo' culture. Thats not need.
Its basically saying Its wrong to be a 'emo,' Its bad and It goes no where, It leads to bad things.
Kids, you need to talk to someone or get 'help' for cutting (there are better ways or
dealing with things, just have to find them), but not for who you are.
Always be who you are no matter what. not let anyone tell you, how or not too.
Don't pay too much to this video, Its American. I feel English know more about
It, after all British have the best music. Never Its 'emo' not "emo."
I'm so embarressed with the reporters in this video! All types of teenagers and adults cut themselves! For the majority of people who dress in an 'emo' fashion its just because they like the look, they shouldn't be criticised for the way they dress. AND that song is awesome, doesn't make me feel suicidal! Lol reports like this do though!! AAARGH! Silly silly silly people! And yeah those clips were all piss takes YOU FOOLS!
Posted by Katie | May 27, 2007 8:47 PM | Reply to this
emos rock they dont all selfharm im emo and yes i do selfharm yes i did wanna die but they dosent mean evre1 else does emos CAN be happy and are they dont all have to be FUCKIN DEPRESSED!!!! thats a load of FUCKIN SHIT!!!!
Posted by emos rock | May 27, 2007 8:51 PM | Reply to this
You cannot define emo, because everyone has a different idea of what it is. It's become so derogatory that I also wouldn't call MCR emo, or AFI or any of the others. No band fits into one genre anyway which anyone with more than the average musical knowledge (as in from school lessons) would know. AND I thought people were allowed to sing what they wanted? Isn't music about expression? Why dampen it down cause a few idiots are overreacting? Kids who cut themsleves and are 'emo' were depressed already, it's not being 'emo' thats made them depressed, you LOSERS!!!!
Posted by Katie | May 27, 2007 8:55 PM | Reply to this
i my god when will these stupid journalists learn to get there facts right before they report on a subject and start scaring parents for no reason!
its not just 'emo' kids that self harm, its all different types of people that do it for many different reasons, it doesn't matter what clothes they wear or the music that they listen to!
i listen to music that that is classed as 'emo' such as my chemical romance, the used and fall out boy, ok i wear black eyeliner and some black clothes but i'm far from depressed and i've never self harmed. these people shouldn't sterotype!
Posted by shirin | May 27, 2007 9:13 PM | Reply to this
sorry about all the spelling mistakes and some things not making sense.
I was In a rush and stuff.
I wear more black more then any other color, I feel more me In them. Call me 'emo' than so be It.
I'm just me. I get depressed because of my personal life, not because I'm In a culture because Its not a culture really.
Emo isn't a word, Emotional, yes Is. I can be Emotional sometimes... but thats when
things happen In life that I need to reacted, I'm not going to be cold and heartless.
Its going to come to the fact where you can't cry because It will be seen as 'emo.'
this is so pathetic u dnt c thm doin a reoprt bout chavs cuz thts y most ppl rl ike tht cuz stupid patehci chavs make their lifes hell
Posted by emma | May 27, 2007 9:50 PM | Reply to this
hey sister connie.
hi everyone. im leaving a comment like every one else mostly b/c i don't like this video. its betraying 'emos' in a bad light b/c of the over
load on cutting going on. the news report is being very stereotypical and hypocritical too b/c Its not about labels, looks, music its about emotional status which can be anyone.
Trust the americans to go ott! If in doubt send them into therapy, I bet thats going to help. If my parent told me I was mentaly ill and dragged me to a shrink that would probably just push me over the edge! They really should think before they speak!
me x
Posted by Shaun | May 27, 2007 10:12 PM | Reply to this
that is totally stereotypical just becuase i'm "emo" doesn't mean that i cut myself and am depressed in fact its quite the opposite, and isn't emo better than looking like a slut or becoming a chav
Posted by lauren | May 27, 2007 10:57 PM | Reply to this
i can't believe they've got this so wrong....taking the emo song seriously for christ's sake the people who came up with that are about as emo as cascada...
jesus just because somebody's depressed doesn't mean they're emo, and just because somebody's emo doesn't mean they're going to kill themselves, it's a load of stereotypical bullshit that the two have to go hand in hand.
they should really get their facts right before they go spreading that all over the news and worrying parents...idiots.
Posted by Rabies | May 27, 2007 11:00 PM | Reply to this
The Americans and our media have it so fucking wrong. A fashion trend that is stupid (...and is unbievably stereotypical in this piece). , important, fucking threat?! Meanwhile genocide is going on in Darfur. No one is doing anything abotut it- 350,000 to 500,000 expected murdered and is continuing! Not only that, no one is educated about this and other genocides, but we are educated about this fashio statement?!OPEN YOUR EYES
Posted by synavm | May 28, 2007 12:12 AM | Reply to this
Why did they put the Emo Song on there?
That is making fun of emo people.
Baha.
erm
did they not realise tht th emo song wos jus a bit of a piss take
i wud say this is a big pile of donkey bollocks
its practically sayin tht if u wear black u cut urself :/
idiots ....
Posted by damooooo | May 28, 2007 12:51 AM | Reply to this
They should ask actual teenagers what emo is, they probably only asked people that hate music that "emos" listen to. Who cares what people are anymore at one stage they said all emos where black then showed "typical emo clothes" that were orange :S somehow their story is not adding up.
But i did get a good laugh out of this. I know plent of "chavs" that have self harmed or attempted suicide nothing to do with music or clothes.
Listening to MCR and DCFC did not make me thing to myself "wait a sec, wheres that razor blade gone" my god if theyd have heard aiden they would have probably tried to lock them up "this razor blades meant for me" haha the death cab for cutie song they played is a beautiful love song, kind of romeo and juliet type thing, not theyve died lets kill myself. They need to listen more
x
But atleast it made me laugh :) rather than being offended, lets all just laugh at them, thatll get their egos.
Posted by Lil_xx | May 28, 2007 1:13 AM | Reply to this
They should ask actual teenagers what emo is, they probably only asked people that hate music that "emos" listen to. Who cares what people are anymore at one stage they said all emos where black then showed "typical emo clothes" that were orange :S somehow their story is not adding up.
But i did get a good laugh out of this. I know plent of "chavs" that have self harmed or attempted suicide nothing to do with music or clothes.
Listening to MCR and DCFC did not make me thing to myself "wait a sec, wheres that razor blade gone" my god if theyd have heard aiden they would have probably tried to lock them up "this razor blades meant for me" haha the death cab for cutie song they played is a beautiful love song, kind of romeo and juliet type thing, not theyve died lets kill myself. They need to listen more
x
But atleast it made me laugh :) rather than being offended, lets all just laugh at them, thatll get their egos.
Posted by Lil_xx | May 28, 2007 1:13 AM | Reply to this
This made me laugh. I couldn't understand why it was here in the first place, we got over it pretty quickly, maybe the Americans will too. It's just ill-educated stereotyping. They should really do some more research before putting it on something like ABC.
I won't even start on the music. Apart from the 'Emo Kid' song, which was meant to be a joke I think.
Posted by Jennifer | May 28, 2007 1:44 AM | Reply to this
How many times?? Teenagers the world over are over-dramatic. a lot of teenagers happen to wear black and eyeliner. Some teenagers, unfortunatley, do self harm. the teenagers which self harm need help. NOW. Throwing together things like MCR, black eyeliner and "gender-bending", and demonising it by calling it "emo" detracts the attention from the ones with the real problems, and makes it near impossible for them to actually speak out about their problems,for fear of getting called "emo" or "posers". We should quit it with the labels and just let people be their own person.
Posted by sophie gaudin | May 28, 2007 2:35 AM | Reply to this
Wats kind of funny is the kid they interveiwed is my friend! ha! but ya this is stupid!
Posted by Sarah | May 28, 2007 3:02 AM | Reply to this
Let kids dress how they like, whos it gonna hurt?
Let kids listen to what they like, whos it gonna hurt?
Let kids be who they are!
If they are self harming it's most probably because they are struggling.
Nobody should be labelled because they self harm.
Nobody should be labelled full stop.
This is stereotyping gone too far.
You can't say you hate 'emos' either because 'emo' has lost all definition!
These days everything and everyone is f**king emo
Get a grip!
Have some respect!
End.
Posted by Katie | May 28, 2007 3:07 AM | Reply to this
thats stupid.
this so called 'emo culture' doesn't hurt anyone.
people make there own decisions, have their own opinions, and do what they want.
no one can change that.
even though someone might cut themeselves doesn't mean they have to get help.
grr. i despise this video.
Isnt a bit of a coincedense that the same day they talk to aboy about being emo they find ou tes been missing for ages! and why thehell were MCR put n there! this vid is total CRAP!!
Posted by Laura | May 28, 2007 8:55 AM | Reply to this
I agree with all this.
The only way is a mass genocide on emos.
Posted by Emma | May 28, 2007 10:32 AM | Reply to this
so what i cut but hey my parents dont know what emo means and im not seeing another therapist person -last time i saw one i was about 7/8 and im not seeing another one so just leave people who cut and people who are emos ALONE
this article was clearly done by misinformed ignorant peole
they are treating emo like its some form of contamination, this isnt going to encourage teenagers to stop cuting them selves.
I assume they got some bad publicity from this article.
Its so sterotypical!
Posted by XLifeIsButADreamX | May 28, 2007 11:14 AM | Reply to this
I'm not an emo, but I agree that this is utter shit, steryotyping emos to my chemical romance cos gerard has been down.
Posted by Dan C | May 28, 2007 11:27 AM | Reply to this
okay this is really stuiped!
not all bloody emos cut!
you could wlak into any high school and your find soem one that is not classed as "emo" thats self harms.
if some one self harms its normaly beacuse theyer depressed or soemthing like that. sometimes its just cos they want attention.
in my school people call me an emo and say i cut that that i cover it up by wearing braclets...
you wanna know something?
I WEAR BRACLETS COS I LIKE THEM NOT COS I CUT!
Posted by bethany | May 28, 2007 11:48 AM | Reply to this
Death Cab For Cutie are emo? Lol I have said it like 4 times on this website emo doesn't exist its the product of sloppy journalists who can't be bothered to do their jobs properly. As for the whole cutting thing it's been around for a pretty damn long time to be honest and people who do cut become part of this "scene" because they feel as though the music embraces their mental anguish. However if someone is one of these idiots who cuts his or herself to be "emo" then you don't need help u need a good kick up the arse. "Emo" has been around for 20 years and now suddenly its this awful thing I can't wait until things come full circle and its back to basics. 5 dudes in a garage or a basement or their local rock club playing whatever they want and all of their friends are there cheering and just having a great time.
Posted by JW | May 28, 2007 12:12 PM | Reply to this
Its all very amusing to watch. (got to love scaring the elders) If you live the lifestyle, you know you don`t have to cut yourself.. my only worry is young kinds who think they do.. & news reports like this really don`t help.
Posted by mrjynx | May 28, 2007 12:39 PM | Reply to this
why is it that they luk at mcr lyk its their fault its not alot of ppl hate mcr so why r they blamin mcr theres other bands 2
Posted by olivia | May 28, 2007 1:49 PM | Reply to this
why is it that they luk at mcr lyk its their fault its not alot of ppl hate mcr so why r they blamin mcr theres other bands 2
Posted by olivia | May 28, 2007 1:49 PM | Reply to this
why is it that they luk at mcr lyk its their fault its not alot of ppl hate mcr so why r they blamin mcr theres other bands 2
Posted by olivia | May 28, 2007 1:50 PM | Reply to this
why is it that they luk at mcr lyk its their fault its not alot of ppl hate mcr so why r they blamin mcr theres other bands 2
Posted by olivia | May 28, 2007 1:50 PM | Reply to this
ummm, MCR are pop-rock, and AFI are hardcore punk. Fall Out Boy are just rubbish.
Most emos don't cut, but they do annoy me, but not to this extreme. Its all just a bunch of paranoid idiots.
Posted by Charlie | May 28, 2007 2:03 PM | Reply to this
I suggested my 11 yr old daughter listen to MCR...coz their great ....maybe I should.ve suggested Britney Spears, (now theres a role model)....my daughters now upstairs dressed in black and self harming but then I was a devil worshipper who drank blood coz I listened to Judas Priest & ozzy & my parents where sex mad coz they listened to Elvis......my point is these do gooder bible bashers have always been around and always will be.so as long as we don't take ourselves as seriously as they do then we'll be alright
Posted by crazy mom | May 28, 2007 2:16 PM | Reply to this
This is taking it too far. people who self harm are messed up not emo. And I have a new theory that America is full of homophobic chavs who think that because a kid dresses in black, likes real music and wears make-up is a suicidal emo.
Alot of the sites and videos they showed in that were either made from chavs making emo seem like a sin or a bunch of emos taking the piss outa what chavs think.
They are also showing its all MCR's fault. MY ASS!!! alot of MCR fans love them so much because MCR saved them not the other way round as this report says. Reports like these are the kinda thing which will make you wanna do stuff like that. It will make them want to rebel. And they prooved that this is the thing that makes kids upset and feel bad about themselves because of that 15 yr old kid who ran away. Bunch of wankers should be feeling guilty, because it is all their fault.
I wear bands, bracelts and gloves not to cover up cuts but because i like them. Back to what i thought...Americans are stereotypical ass holes
Posted by Mia | May 28, 2007 2:24 PM | Reply to this
Wow the press have done it again with there one sided views about "Emos" there buzz word of the moment. If they took there time to do some actual research, they would find that we are very happy people that share a love of this culture. Instead they talk to one fuck wit on the street that cuts himself, so it must be those evil self loathing Emos, give me a fucking break. People watch these bullshit reports and believe them. I am 24 and have been threatened so many times just because of the clothing I choose to wear, and because of my black hair. People look at me like I am some kind of fucking weirdo, they judge me straight away. It's reports like this that are very damaging to me and my friends, we are just people as well.
Posted by WTF! YOU ONE SIDED FUCKERS! | May 28, 2007 2:32 PM | Reply to this
FAGS!!!!
Posted by YerMaw | May 28, 2007 2:40 PM | Reply to this
Its so pathetic that its actually funny! the press are idiots to think that bands have this much of an effect. they should be looking into ways of helping them not blaming and giving us more credit.
Its so pathetic that its actually funny! the press are idiots to think that bands have this much of an effect. they should be looking into ways of helping them not blaming and giving us more credit.
Its so pathetic that its actually funny! the press are idiots to think that bands have this much of an effect. they should be looking into ways of helping them not blaming and giving us more credit.
Its so pathetic that its actually funny! the press are idiots to think that bands have this much of an effect. they should be looking into ways of helping them not blaming and giving us more credit.
'bout time the media stopped focusing on Metallers and Goths and highlighted the real freaks!
Whoever thinks that whiny pop shit they call emo is real music has led a sheltered existance.
Now just gotta do something about the chavs and I'll be happy.
Posted by Metal God | May 28, 2007 3:17 PM | Reply to this
Ha Ha Ha how funny, its like watching brasseye but they actully believe it, what tools
Posted by Taf | May 28, 2007 3:24 PM | Reply to this
i think people discriminate emos because they do not understand us they think all emos slit there wrists however i think this is so stupid i think people should just get a life and stop irretating emos and as for that emo song they obviously do not know what emo is like they thought they would try and humiliate us but all they did is humiliate themselves
Posted by gemgem | May 28, 2007 3:49 PM | Reply to this
it is actually quite funni watching american adults trying to empathize with something they just dont understand
self harm is not good but people should stop automatically associating kids who are 'emo' with doing it they arent the only ones who do it and certainly not everyone who likes the music they showcased there (fall out boy (come on!!)afi mcr etc) does it
get a life people and get over what us teens are doing we can deal with it ourselves stop trying to analyse our 'cultures' and stop trying to stop them!!!!
Posted by givemeallurpoison | May 28, 2007 4:48 PM | Reply to this
Only americans could do something like this. blowing something completely fucing out of proportion, they need to get there facts right! I'm not really emo myself, despite the fact I am accused of it just because i listen to MCR and AFI, but I am friends with several "true" emos. some of these do harm themselves some don't. Those that do only do so in the gravest of circumstansces as a way to deal with pain. Everyone is entitled to there own views, and to deal with things in there own way. Only americans would be that interfering without even knowning much about the scene. they did the same with metalheads and goths in the past and it is completely wrong, more of smear campaign to spread shit about people the govornment don't aprove of than actual concern. They have sterotyped the whole scene just to highlight as few individuals private lives.
Posted by Byrneout | May 28, 2007 4:49 PM | Reply to this
OH EM EFFING GEE.
If someone slits their wrists because they are genuinely upset then they ARE NOT EMO!!!!!!!!!!!
EMO IS A POSEY STUPID LABEL THAT MEANS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
WHY IS AMERICA FREAKING OUT ABOUT SOMETHING SO EFFING RIDICULOUS?!?! HAVE THEY GOT NOTHING IMPORTANT TO REPORT ON?!?!?!
For God's sake.
First of all, I am loving the responses that this shitfucked video is getting!
Secondly, that is such a sad, pussyass report. "Oh yeah, all people who wear black eyeliner and black clothes cut and kill themselves!" Get with it. Not everyone does that. Get your facts striaght then broadcast another stupid report ABfuckingC.
Posted by Andyrooroo | May 28, 2007 5:03 PM | Reply to this
Completely spot on! Anyone who is watching this and disagreeing with it is either an emo trying to defend the culture or completely blind!
Posted by Emo Hunter | May 28, 2007 5:09 PM | Reply to this
Oh god just because a person wears black doesnt make them a bloody EMO!! Emo has been taken too far. I Wear black and love Emo music but does that mean I'm Emo? No this interview takes things far too far and why the hell are My Chem brought into this? Normal tabloids take things too far! Thank God i wanna right for Kerrang! when I'm outta school
Posted by Gerard's Girl | May 28, 2007 5:15 PM | Reply to this
how fucking dare u? emo is love n expression...n all ov u should just leave us alone! dont intefere in our lives
stupid gai americans! people r dyin by thousands each dai in der country..dont see em do nuthin bout dat...
i dont know wat people hav got against emos...emo is just a label..but if u look deep down understand the pain u would know the feeling..but der r just some kids whu r posers...n u wont know the real ones...N Y THE FUCK BRING MCR IN DIS..DER DA GREATEST FUCKIN BAND..SO GO SCREW URSELVES...n for all emos out der...u rule n i hope u we wont change till death coz we aint jumpers
Posted by shaz | May 28, 2007 5:30 PM | Reply to this
This actuly made me laugh. i seriously cannot believe how wrong this is. tbh its bullshit. people who do self-harm are not necessarily classified as "emos". I remember reading the article on the british newspaper last year and i was completely outraged for all the biased comments from that bitch sarah sands. it's fuckin out of order. People should check their sources more carefully before publishing them out to the media.
for fuck sake.
Wot the fuk! im an emo n so R most of my friends n we arnt suicidle they need to get their fukin facts straight before they worry kids parents with stuff that dont matter!
Posted by charlotte | May 28, 2007 6:12 PM | Reply to this
omg i mean cummon im british and i get called emo cause i follow the style i wear the bangles and whirst bands cause i like them not cause ive cut myself witch i wouldnt do cause im queesy around blood.
I like the music cause i can relate to it.
also why the fu ck were adam and andrews emo kind in this? its a parody its not ment to be taken serously!!!!
fuu ck sake man!
anyway emo's get enuff trouble at school never mind from the media
they are talking about emos like they are aliens. warning people about them. what next. they will be going 'stay in your houses and lock your doors. dont come into contact with any of THEM or they WILL kill you all!!.'
i know many people who are 'emo' and i have been called 'emo' on many occasions and i know for a fact that not all 'emos' are depressed . not all 'emos' cutt them selves and not all 'emos' are angry. WTF. non of this makes any sence. they really do need to get their facts straight. they need to spend more time reporting REAL problems on the news instead of warning everyone about 'the scary blood thristy depressed emos' !!!! ¬_¬
Emo is just a label where kids act depressed, unhappy and dramatic and either pretend they cut themselves or do so trivially - and most of this shit is only advertised online. This is as far as stereotypes go. The genuine attention-whores (as opposed to your standard scenester who just likes the music and to dress the part) are just your average teenager. I also don't differentiate between "emos" and "indie kids".
Obviously, teen suicides have always happened for reasons deeper than a fucking label assigned by complete fuckwits (and MTV), so blaming emo culture on this is just so stupid, especially as suicide was associated with the "gothic" subculture, and fuck knows how many others.
Those who really self-harm or are depressed actually have problems. It is pathetic to have competitions on who can act the most depressed online, but even still, your average emo kid is just some teen wanting to fit in.
Also, emo-bashing is overdone, by other scenesters especially (who just happen to be even more annoying since they're often the louder group). I mean, this reminds me of the "chav" label and all the whiny 'tards who bitch and moan about them. Fucking people.
Posted by Common Sense | May 28, 2007 6:55 PM | Reply to this
watching this video made me wanna scream... how da hell can u take the emo song seriously??? its meant to take the piss out of emos! and since when did mcr become an emo band? and why did it show AFI and fall out boy?? so many crazy questions i have to ask! this "news report" is so full of bull that its gonna cause parents to worry over nothing! just because you have a black fringe and wear bracelets or tight jeans doesnt mean you self harm! i do all those things and i am not even classed as emo. it goes to show how adults stereotype kids and try to understand them but they end up getting it all wrong. people cut themselves because it is the last resort and they have problems, not because of the music they listen to!! i have cut before but it doesnt mean im emo, and not all emos self harm!!! fuck the government! they are always getting things wrong! you think thats news, go find more important news that is out there!! phew, good to get that off my chest!! x
Posted by Behind_The_Smile | May 28, 2007 7:00 PM | Reply to this
Oh, and also, bands like MCR and AFI aren't even emo. With the exception of AFI (and maybe one or two other bands) which just happens to be an awesome band, they tend to be shitty hard rock/nu-metal/pop-punk bands who sing about death and cutting.
Ever listened to real emo? Try Rites of Spring or Cursive.
Posted by Common Sense | May 28, 2007 7:08 PM | Reply to this
I just watched the American news report, shown on kerrang website about the emo culture. I'm extremely angry that such an ill informed report can be shown to millions on t.v.
The emo culture does not mean people are depressed, just as if your a chav it doesn't mean you go around hitting everyone you see because they're not wearing a tracksuit.
It's true many people turn as it says to 'emo' to feel secure, but most 'emo' people that i know are happy as larry, and some of the most enthuastic people i know, none of this bullcrap that is shown on the report. It is a serious issue about people self harming, and some people do it, but it is a really small minority. If parent's get hold of this it's going to ruin things for many kids, i know my parents would probably be checking under my wristband's all the time, and telling me not to listen to the band's i do anymore.
It really need's to be shown to the world what being caterogised under emo means, it's not too far off 'mosha' or 'greebo', if people can see how it brings so many people together and atually changed peoples lives for the good, i'm sure people will stop paying attention to these full of shit reports.
How about it kerrang, i think with the help from readers you could be up for the job.
ok
i really don't blame the reporters here because there just ignorant, but to be honest, i think this shows just how much society has shunned people because of the clothes they wear, the music they listen to and the emotionl stress that they go through. I can't go out without being called an emo, however i am not, and do not want to be, an emo, i mean for god's sake a 7 year old called me emo the other day, its just not right. Just because somebody likes to wear black, wears eyeliner and listend to music that isn't in the charts of dosn't have a rapper in it, dosnt mean they arnt normal people, i mean, the supposed 'emos' that i know are some of teh happiest and funnest people to be around!
and ok, maybe some kinds do cut themselves to make themselves emo, but most of the time, kids, and adults for that matter, self harm because they have had a lot of emotional stress in their lives, i mean, people have been commiting suicide since before the war on emo you know!
and finnaly, 'gender bending' how fukin rude!!! im sorry but if a person is gay or bisexual, it's probably been hard enough for them, let alone all thesse people calling them 'gender benders'
HOMOPHOBIA IS GAY PEOPLE!!
ok
anyway
this has sparked a reaction from me, however, i really couldnt care less about what some news report says, because i am who i am, and im sorry, but these people don't know me, they don't know whats happened to me, so how the hell can they judge me??
this world is soo corrupt
xx
Posted by Clare | May 28, 2007 8:06 PM | Reply to this
and another thing...
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE ARE NOT EMO
there i said it
ther like my all time fav band, ther songs make sense, and if some one dosnt understand them..ther automaticly emo??
gawsh
instead of worrying about how 'kinds need to be in therapy' mayb everyone could be working on world peace?? and not deviding the world even more
xx
Posted by Clare | May 28, 2007 8:16 PM | Reply to this
OK guys. just how long has emo been around? I'm 35 and i hurt me self as a teenager. so dose that mean i was emo in the 80's??? O M G i was so ahead of you all!!! lol. The press will always do this to kids, they all ways have and they all ways will. i know it sad but its will always happen. its down to you lot to prove them wrong...
Posted by MEL | May 28, 2007 8:34 PM | Reply to this
This is just funny. I really don't understand what the big deal about being "emo" is. It's gotten to the point where if you wear black, you're emo, and if you like bands like mychem and the used, you're emo. It's stupid.
And wtf was death cab for cutie doing in there?
Posted by scarlett | May 28, 2007 8:52 PM | Reply to this
If anythin emo can help stop cutting.
Take aiden for instence. they get seen as emo. they helped me stop cutting.
So emo isnt bad.
Posted by helen | May 28, 2007 9:21 PM | Reply to this
OMG FUCKING TWATS THINK THEY KNOW WHAT EMO IS!!!!
im emo andmost of my frinds are to we dont sit around crying and slitting are wrists we have fun we laugh and how dare they lable us!!!!!
emos need backup anyway from the amount of people labling them!!!!!
and gender bending,GENDER BENDING!!!just becaue a boy wears eyeliner dosent mean he's GAY!!!
twats
and my chem emo?umm WRONG!!!
no sipder man is not emo he goes evil twats!
underground culture???
emo quiz if your emo one way to find out step outside your door and see if you get called it
advanced emo kids cut themselves!!!!????
they should come down to vicky park then,th would be so cool soemone would def end up gettin hurt and i think i know who
is it jut me or did they make it seem like some kind of decease.... I pretty sure I heard them say " signs of the emo" a few times in there
Posted by Derek | May 28, 2007 9:42 PM | Reply to this
this argument has been going on 4 ages, isnt about time ppl acepted that emo is not wat all the magazines and news reports say it is, if a teenager really does cut themselves then the media telling every1 2 b scared of em really isnt going to help them is it?
Posted by satan_587 | May 28, 2007 9:44 PM | Reply to this
Not all emos are the same we don't all self harm or commit suicide-if we did they would have no one to ask about emo. We can do what we want with our lives, they make being different to everything else sound like a fucking criminal offence. These people don't know what they're fucking talking about or what they've got themselves into cause that report won't make a fucking difference. Why are apparently are 'disturbing' to watch it's no worse than what you see on the news about Iraq and other incidents. They don't have a god danm fucking clue!
Not all emos are the same we don't all self harm or commit suicide-if we did they would have no one to ask about emo. We can do what we want with our lives, they make being different to everything else sound like a fucking criminal offence. These people don't know what they're fucking talking about or what they've got themselves into cause that report won't make a fucking difference. Why are apparently are 'disturbing' to watch it's no worse than what you see on the news about Iraq and other incidents. They don't have a god danm fucking clue!
Holy shit, panic, run for you lives, its the FUCKING APOCALYPSE!!! We're all gonna drown in a flood of emo blood!
Well thats how the ignorant news people seem to reacting anyway!
Most 'emos' dont self harm, but the ones that do should be given help and not paraded around on the fucking news!
Plus, 'emos' arn't the only ones out there who self harm and commit suicide....people of all shapes sizes and mentality have the potential to become depressed. 'Beware of gender benders', so now they're targeting gay people too!
These reporters are SO FUCKING IGNORANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Mayah | May 28, 2007 10:29 PM | Reply to this
This report was hilarious, for being so utterly ridiculous and uninformed. Their lack of intelligence was frightening.
Emo is many things. It's a taste in music, a fashion-sense and maybe even a culture, but most of all, at least in my mind, it's just an internet stereotype and just one more thing for the world to feel compelled to hate for no truly justifiable reason at all. It is not in any way dangerous. If kids are cutting themselves and running away, it's not because they have been sucked into emo-fashion, but it's because their parents are doing a crap job. And to think some psychologists are treating emo like it's a threat... what a stupid thing to do.
And above all that, My Chemical Romance DO NOT in any way promote self-harm. Sure the lyrics often have negative connotations, but so do most rock bands' lyrics, and most of MCR's music is upbeat and energetic anyway. I think you'll find hundreds if not thousands of kids have actually said MCR's music saved their lives, not made them cut themselves.
that was so wrong it was funny!!!
was that really a serious news report?! OMFG they put out a warning?! thats fucking ridiculous!!!! people don't self harm because its part of a trend! there are much deeper issues to be faced here like the real reason they cut....uhh parents, friends, love, life & so on...but not because its a fucking trend!!!!!! & emo music is a way of putting yourself out there, just like all the other genres. I dont see them doing a news report worring about how many people have been brainwashed & wasted their lives (chavs), or how they need to think of better song words than ooohhuhhhoohh (indiebums). FUCKING HELL!!! THESE REPORTERS OBVIOUSLY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT GOES ON IN THE MIND OF A TEEN TODAY!!!!!! RESEARCH FIRST hmmmmm?!
Wearing black doesn't make you a emo- being a whiny little shit makes you an emo. Black has been worn by metallers and goths for decades, and despite a few pre-emos pretending to be goths, we're not the snivelling little shits they are. It makes me happy that now parents are gonna be getting these bunch of freaks committed to asylums and mental institutions where they belong. And by half the posts made by emos in this thread with poor spelling and grammar, even by internet standards, it is quite obvious to me that emos are retarded too. Thats probably the only reason they can listen to the crap they do.
Posted by Metal God | May 29, 2007 12:29 AM | Reply to this
FUCK! I can't believe that they did that. I know parents need to know about this stuff because utah has the highest suicide rate but they can't just label the music as "turning kids emo". it can happen. but mostly it's just the shit you get in life that makes kids turn emo. I mean, mcr is against emo. when gerard was always drunk and emo, he told brian (the manager), then he talked with some one and it prevented him from suicide. he sobered up and was fine. he encourages his fans to talk to some one when they feel like that. their music might be dark but come on, they're from jersey and really like vampires and stuff. you know, gerard grew up in a basement with one window about 4x4. he's gothic (they all are) but that does not mean they're emo.
with three days grace, they are emo-ISH but the news can't blame them for all the teenage suicide attempts in utah. besides, the reason they're emo is cuz they have very hard lives. but when I had their cd, in one of their songs they say
" I will not die (I will not die)
I will survive
I will not die, I'll wait here for you
I feel alive, when you're beside me
I will not die, I'll wait here for you
In my time of dying"
fall out boy is nowhere near emo. they're preps but w/ good music. (weird, I know) pete wentz Is like so preppy. (omg, lyke, j/k, wtf!!! j/k, j/k)
afi- they are awesome and write about depressed things but they also write good stuff like
"Walked into our world and made
Horrible sounds.
I can still hear them today
(strangely they seem)
Beautiful now,
though they outlast my love.
Still each time I always meant,
Every word,
Every one.
Though in time they finally bent,
Every word,
Every one.
Every word.
"I will wait for you." She said,
Endlessly.
"I will wait for you." So spoke,
Misery."
the used- I don't wanna talk about them at the moment. BERT IS A MOTHER FUCKING ASS HOLE!!
also wearing black doesn't make you emo. i wear a shit load of black and i'm not totally emo. when i almost went suicide it was not cuz of the music, it was cuz i was depressed at the moment.
they can't treat emos like that anyway.. it's their decision what they do and what goes on in their head.
also the emo song was so funny. i luv it and it was just a fucking joke!
ABC 4 SUCKS!!
I LIVE IN UTAH AND I WILL FUCKING BOYCOTT THE ABC 4 STUDIOS!!!!!!!!!!!
also, my bf and a million other people feel the same way so fuck you abc 4!
FUCK! I can't believe that they did that. I know parents need to know about this stuff because utah has the highest suicide rate but they can't just label the music as "turning kids emo". it can happen. but mostly it's just the shit you get in life that makes kids turn emo. I mean, mcr is against emo. when gerard was always drunk and emo, he told brian (the manager), then he talked with some one and it prevented him from suicide. he sobered up and was fine. he encourages his fans to talk to some one when they feel like that. their music might be dark but come on, they're from jersey and really like vampires and stuff. you know, gerard grew up in a basement with one window about 4x4. he's gothic (they all are) but that does not mean they're emo.
with three days grace, they are emo-ISH but the news can't blame them for all the teenage suicide attempts in utah. besides, the reason they're emo is cuz they have very hard lives. but when I had their cd, in one of their songs they say
" I will not die (I will not die)
I will survive
I will not die, I'll wait here for you
I feel alive, when you're beside me
I will not die, I'll wait here for you
In my time of dying"
fall out boy is nowhere near emo. they're preps but w/ good music. (weird, I know) pete wentz Is like so preppy. (omg, lyke, j/k, wtf!!! j/k, j/k)
afi- they are awesome and write about depressed things but they also write good stuff like
"Walked into our world and made
Horrible sounds.
I can still hear them today
(strangely they seem)
Beautiful now,
though they outlast my love.
Still each time I always meant,
Every word,
Every one.
Though in time they finally bent,
Every word,
Every one.
Every word.
"I will wait for you." She said,
Endlessly.
"I will wait for you." So spoke,
Misery."
the used- I don't wanna talk about them at the moment. BERT IS A MOTHER FUCKING ASS HOLE!!
also wearing black doesn't make you emo. i wear a shit load of black and i'm not totally emo. when i almost went suicide it was not cuz of the music, it was cuz i was depressed at the moment.
they can't treat emos like that anyway.. it's their decision what they do and what goes on in their head.
also the emo song was so funny. i luv it and it was just a fucking joke!
ABC 4 SUCKS!!
I LIVE IN UTAH AND I WILL FUCKING BOYCOTT THE ABC 4 STUDIOS!!!!!!!!!!!
also, my bf and a million other people feel the same way so fuck you abc 4!
This goes to show how one stupid story which had not been researched much in the british tabloids could lead to america copying the idea and warning parent of the emo cult. I personally hate emos, fine but I still think it their choice to be an emo and listen to that kind of music and dress that way. I dress all in black? Also so what if they put on makeup, look at Kiss? or Alice Cooper? So a few stupid emos cut themselves, alot of other non emos cut themselves too. Plus they make it seem like all of the emos do it when only 1 in 100 do and some even lie about it.
are these idiots trying to say that every person who commits suicide or slits their wrists is emo?
o yea coz if you were black and eyeliner you are so heading to an early grave.
well thats half my friends gone.
and MCR? they should stop writing songs about their experiences coz it might have a link to teen suicide?
fuck off their not telling you to go out there and grab the nearest razor.
google *emo* and you will find about 100 different definitions of it. and they r all JOKES. the emo song is a JOKE. trust some people to take them seriously.
Posted by georgina | May 29, 2007 9:51 AM | Reply to this
where in that article does it imply a 'war'?
NOWHERE
all its doing is informing parents that some children are so stupid and attention depraved that they do shit like this
typical emo attitude to think that the whole world is against them.
Posted by John | May 29, 2007 10:14 AM | Reply to this
I cant believe they actually did that. Those idiots actually think that all emos are suicdal.
so what if you wear black and listen to this type o' music... that doesn't mean ure gunna kill your self.
their just looking for a reason to pin all the teenage suicide on. and also what they dont get is MCR and bands alike are promting sudicide... their preventing it.
they have no idea what they're talking about. OMFG
Posted by Me | May 29, 2007 10:24 AM | Reply to this
"How dare they label us", you just labelled yourself by calling yourself an "emo". thick as well as depressed eh........
Posted by Oli-doodle | May 29, 2007 11:19 AM | Reply to this
This is a load of crap, its ignorent and they failed to describe why MCR where emo.
Posted by Helena | May 29, 2007 11:28 AM | Reply to this
whats funny is they have mcr's famous last words played in the background. if these retards actually bothered to listen to the song they would hear it goes 'i am not afraid to keep on living'
telling teens to slit their wrists? hardly.
and wtf are AFI doing in there??
just another way for the media to blame all of societies problems and things they cant understand on a fashion trend.
and the notion that anyone depressed is an emo is utter shit.
anyone can fell shitty and have problems no matter what music you listen to or clothes you wear.
fucktards.
Posted by reow | May 29, 2007 11:30 AM | Reply to this
I cant belive they think emos R the only ones who kill themselves. THEY R FUKIN NOT! Only te americans could fuk sumthin up that fukin badly. And those reporters should be trying to stop chavs not emos. and MCR saved my life so there.
Posted by charli | May 29, 2007 11:35 AM | Reply to this
This is the most ignorent and biased thing i've even seen on the news.
If MCR's music clearly states "I am not afraid to keep on living" Then why put it on?
The news are obviously totaly confused and have no idea what they are talking about.
Black makeup is what people choose to wear, it doesnt say "Look Im Emo" Its what most people wear anyway.
And even if this is "emo" let people be, dont get your nose involved in things you obviously have no clue about.
Posted by Helena | May 29, 2007 11:40 AM | Reply to this
This is the most ignorent and biased thing i've even seen on the news.
If MCR's music clearly states "I am not afraid to keep on living" Then why put it on?
The news are obviously totaly confused and have no idea what they are talking about.
Black makeup is what people choose to wear, it doesnt say "Look Im Emo" Its what most people wear anyway.
And even if this is "emo" let people be, dont get your nose involved in things you obviously have no clue about.
Posted by Helena | May 29, 2007 11:40 AM | Reply to this
O my god that is just steriotyping since wen do all emos cut themselves. the fukin morons. they only pik on us instead of chavs cuz there R more of them.
Posted by charl | May 29, 2007 11:48 AM | Reply to this
Firstly- no America bashing. That's as stereotypical as the news show you are commenting on.
This was ill advised... it's stereotyping an entire subculture because of pretty much black makeup, clothes. If everyone who wore black makeup or clothes in their lives were an emo, we'd all be one. Also, the checking under bracelets thing made me laugh :) lol it's like... "argh, crap, they'll see it now!" WTF? Are we plotting against our parents? No. Are we evil beings armed with our eyeliner to take over the world? No. Teenagers in general love music. Just cuz we are more fanatical than their generation :) ah well, this happens every 20 odd years or so. Every new generation is apparently dark and disturbing. No doubt we're darker than theirs, but honestly... 2 people commit suicide and now we're all doing it? NO. As Gerard Way said himself something along the lines of "TALK TO SOMEONE!... suicide is fucking bullSHIT!"
Posted by Mel | May 29, 2007 11:50 AM | Reply to this
never have i seen so much shit before. never ever ever.
has the whole world gone mad?
i actually cant believe this is a real news broadcast, its absurd.
every single person working on this news report deserves to be fired, for being completely and utterly retarded.
and i agree with mel ^
time and time again gerard has told his fans to speak to someone if your feeling depressed and not waste your life on suicide. so how in the world do they promote self harm?
morons.
Posted by flo | May 29, 2007 12:54 PM | Reply to this
I cant believe that I wasted 5 minutes fo my life watching the most complete and utter bullshit I have ever come accross!some obviously read the article in the Mail r whatever paper it was and decided to lift the info straight and turn it into a HUGE newstory. You think a news channel like that would research its story in full before they show it considering the amount of people that watch it.that story will have done more harm then good. how many more kids now r going to self harm especially when confronted by their parents who havee seen this bull and believed it and just went mad! Just because kids wear black clothes, have a fringe and wear make up doesnt mean they self harm.people who self harm r depressed and need help so instead of critizing them for the way they dress,talk to them.
and for the record My Chemical Romance r not nor have they ever claimed to be "Emo" infact they constantly say they r not. and what a big fuck up by a major american news station to incude a My Chem song which includes the lines "i am not afraid to keep on living, I am not afraid to walk this world alone" at the beginning of an item that says its connected to emo and therefore promotes self harm,what a load of bull.that news channel has probs done more harm then any "emo" band they claim does harm!!!
Posted by Lisa | May 29, 2007 1:00 PM | Reply to this
the video of"what do i do with all this emotion inside" is obviously a joke.
the emo song is also taking piss out of emos
Posted by daniel b | May 29, 2007 1:05 PM | Reply to this
This is taking it too fucking far. I mean whats the point? Emo is NOT a fashion statement, its a state of mind. Using people such as AFI for defense is fucking riduculas, they are NOT emo and have been around so much longer than Emo became fashionable. Sterotyping is become way OTT and people now seem to think if you label yourself as emo you must be a self-harmer even when your not. The news thing also said about Emo being the cause of teen suicide, but they don't seem torealise its inconsiderate people like them that are the real cause. Self-harm is a cry for help not a cry for fucking attention and being able to fit it.
As for using MCR, don't you think they've had enough of being blamed as the cause of Emo. MCR don't encourage self-harm they encourage the kids at their gigs to go get help. I am just so fucking sick to death of people taking this whole "Emo Culture" way out of proportaion. So what people were black and coat their eyes thickly with eyeliner that doesn't mean they are going to risk themselves. It just means they like to stand out from the crowd.
I myself have been called "Emo" coz i wear black clothes and listen to the likes of MCR and The Used, but that doesnt mean that I'm going around expressing to the world I wnt to kill myself to fit in with this "clique". And tbh who takes the emo song seriously? it was written by two very bored twisted boys who thought it would be funny to make "Emo" sound like self-harm and depression is it's main cause. Also using the sexuality of people in this "WAR" is stupid. It is no-ones fault who u fall for and what gender they are, it is NOT just to fit it. Many of my friends are bisexual and gay but that doesnt mean they only do it to please their "cult". America seriously need to get the facts right before doing a pointless documentry on it. I thought the daily mail was bad, but this just tops it completely. Stupid Media.
i really am fed up with this shit that is turning up in the news.i was shocked by the daily mail story,and thought that it was bullshit. but this, it tells parents a load of lies instead of decent information. the researcher's should get their facts right before telling millions of people.now all they'll hear is the out cry of teens around Utah who's life's have been wrecked because of confused parents and stereotypical teens. its pathetic. and if they are deciding that "emos" are suicidal then why think to put it on the news.it would push me over the edge.
this is so stupid...
firstly how did emo start on the internet?thats a LIE to start with. And why the hell are they treating it like a cult which drags people in. people CAN choose who and what they want to be, you know.
and also, i cant believe they are blaming music for spurring it along, with the majority of cases its this kind of music and any other music that helps people, especially teenagers like myself get through shit.
Right, so when will people learn. Its actually pathetic. Emo did not fxcking start on the internet it developed from music. Its a style, not a fxcking lifestyle. Not every emo self-harms. People self-harm because they have problems. How can they judge people like this, they're just creating a prejudice against emos.
And what, now they have a problem with gays or cross-dressers. They need to actually find out more about it. Parents are going to be worried about their children now, and for no reason its stupid.
These people don't actually know the half of it, they seriously need to get their facts straight.
And ohh yeahh kids, don't forget to check under the bracelets.
Media should die.
Posted by Chloé | May 29, 2007 1:43 PM | Reply to this
Who the hell do they think they are?
It's a label, a stereotype, not something that's a problem.
Not all emos bloody cut themselves, just because you want to listen to a certain type of music, why the hell must people like this be stereotyped in this way?
They've probably looked for 5-10 minutes on the internet, downloaded a lot of stereotypical pictures, and made their own mind up.
Notice how they don't talk to any of these 'emos' seriously?
Before showing this over the country, to millions of people, they should think.
Some parents will now be worrying about their children, when it is NOTHING.
Emo, is not a culture,
It's not a lifestyle,
It's a label, it's a stereotype.
and I think that television is poisoning some people, showing stuff like this.
To be honest, publishing stuff like this onto television will not make anything better, it will make things worse.
I hope that other people in the media, will bloody think what they are doing, and get the CORRECT information, before they try to brainwash millions of people.
People can choose who they want to be.
Posted by Joanne | May 29, 2007 1:44 PM | Reply to this
wtf isnt that racist
"black" is a wrong colour
your only an labbeled an "emo" by listenign to emotional music but your not called an "emo" for cutting yourself.
that kid happened to be emo but he's a dick for cutting himself.......only jackasses cut themsleves......it doesnt mean every emo in the world does it
i used to listen to MCR back in the day before emo was popular and it was considerd goth , punk , screamo all its now is EMO. But if i was a label it would be a metal head or punk face
I am a 12 year old girl and i am currently loving music and hard rocking style! I have never fully understood the meaning of emo until now. This interview takes things far too far and let things get out of hand. Emo are cool people and not all self harm and not all self harmers are Emo. Why the hell are mcr brought into this. As a loyal fan i, and, many other fans should know they started because they wanted to make an impact on people's lives. Not to promote self harming as this interview makes out. Please leave emo's alone, they live life the way they want so people should respect that. Don't say im too young to give a crap about this but no one is too young to have a passion for music!
Posted by My Chem XxX | May 29, 2007 3:25 PM | Reply to this
I am a 12 year old girl and i am currently loving music and hard rocking style! I have never fully understood the meaning of emo until now. This interview takes things far too far and let things get out of hand. Emo are cool people and not all self harm and not all self harmers are Emo. Why the hell are mcr brought into this. As a loyal fan i, and, many other fans should know they started because they wanted to make an impact on people's lives. Not to promote self harming as this interview makes out. Please leave emo's alone, they live life the way they want so people should respect that. Don't say im too young to give a crap about this but no one is too young to have a passion for music!
Posted by My Chem XxX | May 29, 2007 3:26 PM | Reply to this
why do americans take everything too far its just a style loads of kids like
just like grunge was and metal
Posted by chris | May 29, 2007 3:31 PM | Reply to this
Seriously, emo's get enough problems here in England. Why's it gotta bring the US into it?
It's totally fucked up, because emo's are getting dissed, yet, why is no one making an anti-chav protest?
Besides, what about all those kids out there saying that MCR helps them? Aren't the very people putting thme into those kind of situations the very people that are going against them?
Posted by Breakfast_Monkey | May 29, 2007 3:37 PM | Reply to this
how the fuck can people be saying that. Warning parents that there kid could be emo!? Just cause some one slits there fucking wrists doesnt mean they are making a cry for attention or an 'emo', emo is just a fucking type of music anyway, this whole thing is bullshit!! dont they think that maybe people commit suicide or slit their wrists becuase they dont actually want to live, you fucking retards, your all pricks. EMO RULES.. i know loads of emo's that dot slit their wrists, its all a fucking stereotype, ITS ALL FUCKING BULLSHIT.. EMO RULES.!
Emo's are ace, there not suicidal freaks as these idiots put them as. I'm an emo and i don't slit my wrists, it's not emos they should be having a go at it's chavs. there the ones causing the trouble. they threaten people, cause chaos and have a go at everyone, while emo's just stay out of the way, and yet there hasn't been a big thing on them on the news yet has there. I think all us emo's should get onto the news and explain our side of the story cos at the moment no one is sticking up for emo's there just having a go at us.
I stopped caring about the medias opinion on emo when they included Green Day in the genre, and i'll be honest, I really didn't give a shit much before that anyway.
Emo, like all genres, will ebb and flow. Fews years time, no one will give a shit. Maybe they'll have a retro revival in a decade. Maybe not. Either way, emo and emos really don't deserve all the media attention. Whiney little angsty teens should be neither seen nor heard. I had to endure nu-metal, now this? Takes the piss, so it does.
Posted by Sith Happens | May 29, 2007 4:44 PM | Reply to this
until now i had never seen such a huge pile of Bullshit, i can't believe you could put lies like that on TV to millions. this is the first i've heard of this and i felt i had to write something.
I know loads of kids that could be described as part of this emo "cult", its not even a cult, And all of those kids are happy and would never self-harm. The reason that kid in the video ran away was because of them putting him on TV. (although i hope they find him soon)
In any emo song i've heard, there has never been any lyrics about suicide or self-harm, I heard a fall out boy song on that video, no way do they promote self-harm.
If anything like this were put on in britain i would beg that the adults wouldn't believe all this crap.
Who cares what adults believe?....wait, I am an adult...scratch that.
People have this notion that it's kids vs older people. I'm sure their are many well grounded adults that have no problem with emo, and mayeb some who like it. But since when has giving a shit what your pareants approve of been a part of the rock scene? I certainly never cared weather my parents liked what I listened to. Nor should anyone else, be they emo, goth, punk, or whatever. Reguardless of the ill informed tripe ABC or The Daily Mail report.
this sucks. not all emos slit their wrists just depressed people do. they dont cut themselves to fit in they do it because they want to hurt themselves or die.
this is just stereotyping them.
Posted by max | May 29, 2007 5:02 PM | Reply to this
People who cut themselves are morons. End of.
Why are you people taking it so personally? I know most of you are probably like, 13 or something, but this shit isn't new. Ask the goths. They had to put up with this shit for years.
You dont help your own cuase y'know. Trawl Myspace. I bet you'll find tonnes of pictures of fake self harm, or some whiney username like 'kill me [XheartcoreX].
Of course people will stereotype you, because you fucking play up to that image by continuing to play the fucking part. it's really simple. If you dont want the attention, stop doing whatever it is that gets you that attention.
Posted by Sith Happens | May 29, 2007 5:09 PM | Reply to this
Don't label yourself -
Just be yourself and be proud of who you are.
Remember when they blamed Marilyn Manson for high school shootings and kids committing suicide -
The grown ups will always blame the music because their shit.
Just ignore it.
Posted by THE ORACLE | May 29, 2007 5:14 PM | Reply to this
Don't label yourself -
Just be yourself and be proud of who you are.
Remember when they blamed Marilyn Manson for high school shootings and kids committing suicide -
The grown ups will always blame the music because their stupid when it comes to understanding their own kids.
Just ignore it.
Posted by THE ORACLE | May 29, 2007 5:15 PM | Reply to this
You say don't label, yet you are quick to label adults as 'stupid' and as people who don't understand their kids.
I'd point out the irony, but I don't think I have to.
Posted by Sith Happens | May 29, 2007 5:17 PM | Reply to this
why the fuck does music have 2 be singled out! why cant it be just called (rock) whats the deal with bored people singling out bands like mcr or metallica and saying there emo n there classic metal n stuff...?music is music listen 2 what u want not what people say is cool!
twats who don't no what they are talking about
this is the country that went to war over claims not facts
Posted by hollysacoolkid | May 29, 2007 5:44 PM | Reply to this
i hate emo music
i hate emo culture
i help emos stop
i dont tell anyone who i help
i am getting rid of the serios side of emo
i am better than any rehab guy
i am completly free
emo will and should be anyway a style
a crap 1 but still only a style
Posted by METALHED | May 29, 2007 5:50 PM | Reply to this
i hate emo music
i hate emo culture
i help emos stop
i dont tell anyone who i help
i am getting rid of the serios side of emo
i am better than any rehab guy
i am completly free
emo will and should be anyway a style
a crap 1 but still only a style
Posted by METALHED | May 29, 2007 5:50 PM | Reply to this
thats hillarious
why are they taking it so seriously?
no wonder kids with fringes get bullied.
theres real wars going on based in racism and oil and shit and this is the what they do the news on?
its a fashion trend
calm it.
haahaha
The amount of people that have responded to "Emo going to the US" is stupid. You know if you guys united, done something to help people you would be doing alot more than sitting here, complaining about people not understanding what "Emo" is. Does it really matter if people understand you? If you understand who you are, isn't it enough? Do you care what people think about you? You're not going to change to suit what they think so it doesn't matter anyway.
Why should you care? You are you and noone should have to change that. Stop wasting your time. Somethings will never get resolved and this is one of them, put your heart into something that will do some good.
Pease out.
Maybe some of us are united. Maybe some of us are the ones who got this great broadcast out. Maybe some of us are sick of the emos stinking up the alternative pubs and clubs and decided to do something about them.
Posted by Metal God | May 29, 2007 7:44 PM | Reply to this
Yeah. The title say's it all.
Posted by Silly Dave | May 29, 2007 8:07 PM | Reply to this
did they seriously just use a death cab for cutie song in there? hahahahaha. i was laughing so hard at that part.
it makes me smile to hear newscasters attempt to say "emo". they take it so seriously! cutting is serious. emo is not. learn the fucking difference. please.
Posted by lost in the subway | May 29, 2007 9:13 PM | Reply to this
Ha that was so funny!! "Emo" is mostly just a joke that us british started off!! It seems that americans have taken it too seriously (both adults and kids!!) People have been slitting their wrists for years, it's nothing to do with the influance of music! And Mcr clearly said that they didn't think that they were part of the "Emo" scene! I bet most bands like the used, afi, mcr, don't even know they are considered "Emo"!!
Posted by Izzy | May 29, 2007 9:28 PM | Reply to this
That video did have some good points. and this page has turned into the angry emo thread. haha
Posted by ahhh!!! | May 29, 2007 10:27 PM | Reply to this
i love to say it but its true.
all you emo kids can abuse me all you like for saying this.
but self harm and gender bending aint the way you lot should be living.
your just trying to grab attention and all your doing is getting people upset because your family are thinking 'what have i done wrong to deserve this' when your the silly little children who need to grow up and stop acting so immature. it aint hard, it aint clever i think emo and its music/culture should be stopped. so cmon then emo's dont just sit there and cut yourself if your a lad go find a girl. yes i said girl not boy!!!
Posted by Joe | May 29, 2007 10:45 PM | Reply to this
dude, all 4 of my kids are emo and so am i and my husband. but i have never self harmed and neither have any other emo i know. its just bull shit americans trying to use there brains. unfortunately, american and brain dont mix. fuck em.
xXx
Posted by bellatrix | May 29, 2007 11:21 PM | Reply to this
i have nothing against emo bands. Freedom of speech. Emo kids can wear what they want. BUT WHY THE HELL DO YOU EMOS ACT SO DEPRESSED!?! You dont have a hard life. Can you honmestly tell me that your life is bad. think about it. Why do you slit your rists. For attention. Sulking and moaping around isnt going to help things. It makes them worse or do emos want their problems to get worse for more attention That boy ran away for attention. He knew that report would be national. He has even more attention now.
Posted by Adam | May 30, 2007 12:15 AM | Reply to this
what is the attraction to listening to songs about death and pain constantly? Why dress all in black and wear makeup? What is the attraction of dressing in black. it is not a fassion statement. if it was a fasion statement then people would accept it but it itsnt. its seen as a bunch of little kids looking for attention by wearing black. if your a guy and you like wearing makeup and womens clothing the your a fag. your not making a fasion statement. there is a reason why girls wear clothes like they do and that is bcoz of hormones like eastrogen making them feel attracted to those kinds of clothes. So Fag not fassion statement
Posted by Adam | May 30, 2007 12:22 AM | Reply to this
this is absolutely ridiculous. firstly surely all music is emotional in some form. it is the ultimate form of emotional expression so the emo tag is redundant. secondly, slitting wrists is really not a trait of the so called "emo" scene. i for one do not know one "emo" who slits his wrists. they also dont have their facts straight on "emo" bands. fall out boy are pop-punk. afi are punk. death cab for cutie are indie. none are really staples of the "emo" scene to be honest. finally, this is potentially very dangerous. blaming self harm on a scene or musical trend could lead to people who struggle with the self harm issue to not get the help and support they need from parents or friends who just say "oh he's/she's emo".
Posted by sam | May 30, 2007 1:55 AM | Reply to this
They are so misinformed that this is painful to watch.
Sensationalist arictles or reports such as this only make parents panic, and their only factual basis is stereotypes.
This does nothing to help people who actually self harm for serious reasons, and makes the public think everyone who has a fringe, wears tight clothes, or eyeliner is suicidal or harming themselves.
Great. Just fucking great.
ps. I LOVE how they mentioned Peter Parker's turning "emo" in Spiderman 3. Thats just the icing on the misinformed cake.
~ Tom xxx
Posted by Tom Revell | May 30, 2007 2:08 AM | Reply to this
screw u america its a free country u retard ppl can b hueva dey want 2 b u f****n b***h!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by hannah | May 30, 2007 8:40 AM | Reply to this
How mortifying. I promise you all Americans are not that oblivious.
Posted by Kel | May 30, 2007 9:04 AM | Reply to this
what the fuck is goin on wit america?
i agree with most of the people ere i mean y r they includin music-wit bands like mcr nd afi its just something which is being taken too far, i dont blame that kid 4 running away either fuckin humiliating him like that, this stereotyping is getting rediculous now just because u wear black people r gonns start calling u emo??????????? twats
Posted by Criz | May 30, 2007 10:11 AM | Reply to this
The very idea that a report as sensationalist and badly researched as that made it to national news in America is absolutely petrifying.
That is nothing but blatant scaremongering and the channel that made that report should be taken off the damn air!!!
"Emo" is not a cult. It is not a phenomenon. It is nothing but a derogatory word that misinformed people use.
I'm 21. I wear a lot of black clothes. I wear black eyeliner. I paint my nails black. I straighten my hair a lot. I listen to all the bands that these reports say are encouraging me to self harm. Surely, by that token and by that report, I should be sitting in a corner sobbing my heart out and running a razorblade over my wrists. I'm not.
I don't deny the fact that there are some troubled people who feel that the only way they can deal with what they have to deal with is to self harm but this is not just because they are so called "Emos". The fact that you wear the fashions and listen to the bands doesn't automatically mean that you are self harming and comtemplating suicide and it is socially irresponsible and fucking wrong for a news company to tell parents that this is what "Emos" do.
I would love to know who actually put that report together and I would love to see the unedited footage to see how many people told that idiotic reporter exactly where to go.
If this person had spent all of five minutes looking into bands like My Chem and all the others that they believe are leading this cult, they would know that they are fighting against kids doing this to themselves and that at every single show, they encourage these troubled people to go and get help. They reinforce the idea that you only get one chance at life and you shouldn't throw it away.
The "Emo" cult and culture is nothing but media hype. Letting reports and articles like this one and the Daily Mail one should be banned, or at the very least properly edited. Scaring the shit out of parents is not going to help. If anything, it will only force people to hide their problems more.
To the overpaid reporters: wake up. I'm pretty sure that somewhere in those years of experience, you should know better than to sensationalise and to tar everyone with the same brush. Being into a certain kind of music and following a certain style of fashion does not, for a single second, mean that every person is the same.
If anything this kind of report, this total rubbish, is going to make people think that their problems are so trivial that they're not worth bothering people with and they will only get more and more depressed. This report is only going to add to the vicious circle that these people are locked into. You're not helping them, you're hindering them and if another kid takes their life, heaven forbid, that blood is on your hands.
Posted by Leah | May 30, 2007 10:16 AM | Reply to this
wots going on man jus coz a few people do it every one gets sterotyped im not emo an have no problems with them perants adults dont understand the things that happens to us now and some of the pressures they see there son/daughter wereing black flash lights and alarm bell go of again another way the news manages toworry people and spiderman emo of course he is NOT
Posted by kirsten | May 30, 2007 10:35 AM | Reply to this
wots going on man jus coz a few people do it every one gets sterotyped im not emo an have no problems with them perants adults dont understand the things that happens to us now and some of the pressures they see there son/daughter wereing black flash lights and alarm bell go of again another way the news manages toworry people and spiderman emo of course he is NOT
Posted by kirsten | May 30, 2007 10:35 AM | Reply to this
Everyone is just sterotyping everyone else! ! that boy isn't an emo he probably just ran away because everyone was getting on his back about being an emo!
Posted by Georgia | May 30, 2007 12:34 PM | Reply to this
Well I cut my self a bit but please I'm pretty okay.. it doesn't even hurt so much :D:DD
And i'm not suicial.. I have lovely friends and I love listening music.. MCR is my most fave band.. :D And I don't think that that band is danherous btw..
And I kinda look bit like a emo but please.. My mom knows me she's not worried..
And few my friends aren'ät emo and they vut sometimes soo... :P
Posted by Jenna | May 30, 2007 1:15 PM | Reply to this
IM SERIOUSLY GETTING PISSED OFF NOW!! MCR HAVE NEVER, ARENT, AND WILL NEVER BE EMO. WHY CANT ANYONE RECOGNISE THAT ?? .. SURE EMO KIDS MAY LISTEN TO THEM .. BUT THAT DOES NOT MAKE THE BAND EMO! .. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW PISSED OFF I AM AT THIS!
IM SERIOUSLY GETTING PISSED OFF NOW!! MCR HAVE NEVER, ARENT, AND WILL NEVER BE EMO. WHY CANT ANYONE RECOGNISE THAT ?? .. SURE EMO KIDS MAY LISTEN TO THEM .. BUT THAT DOES NOT MAKE THE BAND EMO! .. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW PISSED OFF I AM AT THIS!
jesus hun,thats not ok,and somethin somewhere is hurtin u,it doesnt have to be like that.mcr arnt dangerous but self harming is.very much so.im sure you and youre friends are lovely so ask yourselves why you deserve to hurt yourselves and risk infections.does your mum know you cut?its so sad hun.
Posted by ben | May 30, 2007 1:47 PM | Reply to this
It's stupid. Emo doesn't even exist any more - it was a genre of music, not a subculture.
Emotional Hardcore died in the mid '90s - I mean, the bands who are labeled as emo come nothing close to it, and people who call themselves emo, have no idea what they are talking about. Emo was bands like GlassJaw, Promise Ring and Rites of Spring - do Fall Out Boy even sound reminiscent of these? I don't think so.
It's just a label for people who don't understand or can't understand.
And seriously, if a kid is self mutilating, that child needs help, not to be labeled as emo, or to have the music they love to be trashed.
I don't think anyone here can come up with a good reason as to why bands like My Chemical Romance are "emo" - I have been a fan since REVENGE was released, and we never had that problem in the beginning - they promote against violence, suicide and mutilation, and are sincerely concerened for the welfare of their fans.
Suicide and Mutilation should be not be linked with music, as in this clip, when they do not even provide evidence as to HOW the band promote these things.
Posted by Cholly¬[DungeonsandDragons.] | May 30, 2007 2:21 PM | Reply to this
How can I take this seriously when the first song used is Famous Last Words?
If you actually listen to the song I think you will find that it says "I am not afraid to keep on living"
how is that telling kids to kill themselves? It's not, it's just another way that the media is twisting something and making it negative.
And if people are thinking about commiting suicide or self harming they need help, not to be placed in another stereotype.
Also I have to say that half the bands played in the background don't promote suicide or self-harming, nowhere in any of them songs is there metioned once about either of them things.
I just think it's yet another scare story that really isn't that bad. Adults are afraid or just don't want to accept this type of music so just shun it as a brain-washing evil cult that needs to be stopped just because they do not understand or wish to understand.
Posted by Emma | May 30, 2007 3:03 PM | Reply to this
I am kind of confused here, this report had some music in which is not emo at all, where is the relevance to the article in that, for example, they used "Fall out Boy - Thnks fr th mmrs" yet, we all know Fall out Boy suck, erm, I mean we all know Fall out Boy are not emo, they also played My Chemical Romance, which was also quite humerous, the song they played could be classed as emo, but again, it is just sucks, any "real" emo wouldn't listen to MCR or FoB, or any other generic bands like these.
This is all well and good considering this report fucked up quite well with their choice of music, but it gets better, the kid who "ran away", who beleives that, did we see the reporter talk to the Father? No. So where is the proof, why does this report remind me of Microsoft oh so very much.
See more of me laughing and retarded crap like this at: http://www.joe-stead.com
MCR are not emo!!! they do not tell ppl to cut themselves if nethink they try n help ppl so evre1 tht says mcr encourge cuttin is a twat they dont no what there talkin about n yea mcr wer emo but there not anymore so get it RITE!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by mcr try to help!!!!!! | May 30, 2007 5:35 PM | Reply to this
MCR are not emo, they just suck, some of their older stuff could have been classed as emo, but like I said, they suck so nobody should listen to them, and if this report is true, then this will solve alot of suicides
WHAT THE HELL!!! not all emos cut themselves DEPRESSED PEOPLE cut themselves, just cuz a load of emos r depressed its just a lot of them are camt it be THE WAR ON SELF HARM cuz loadza chavs think me and my m8s all self harm cuz we dress gd(like emos)
Posted by tom | May 30, 2007 5:42 PM | Reply to this
WHAT THE HELL!!! not all emos cut themselves DEPRESSED PEOPLE cut themselves, just cuz a load of emos r depressed its just a lot of them are camt it be THE WAR ON SELF HARM cuz loadza chavs think me and my m8s all self harm cuz we dress gd(like emos)
Posted by tom | May 30, 2007 5:42 PM | Reply to this
Wow, I wish you did cut yourself, your spelling makes me cringe. Just for the record, if you push something twice, it will do the action two times, means if you push the "Post" button twice in one go, you do that ^ and look like an idiot even more, because you can't spell, and it stands out
wtf..this is just weird..its not as if every american mom/dad is gonnah grab their kid ahnd check their arms if they wear black...no wonder that kid ran away,he will get some idiot physciatrist poking him;;^^get a lyfe abc x
Posted by shannon | May 30, 2007 6:25 PM | Reply to this
omg i wear black,have a fringe ahnd wear eyeelineerr nooooooh i must bee emo...
badmouth something new already. It's just gone so far its boring, and i actually laughed!! Come on , people wo claim to be ''reporters'' cant even research properly! Plus they're dragging bands into it which A) arent emo and B)dont promote any of the shit they claim they do. It's just something knew around that people have to badmouth, at one point it was ''hoodies'' now its emos. Plus, emo doesnt = depression and suicide, anyone can be depressed or wana die not just coz you wear black.
Posted by Charli | May 30, 2007 6:33 PM | Reply to this
This emo stuff is sad !!!! ave bin a emo 4 a couple of years n i dont cut myself it just some people that do!!! and its stupid judging people on things that a few people have done!!! i loled so much on this because its stupid =]
Posted by Emo emzy | May 30, 2007 6:34 PM | Reply to this
Hmmmm, funny how American news always comes up with a diversionary news broadcast when the proverbial shit is hitting the fan in Iraq.
Make middle America worry about their kids turning Emo.... that way they won't notice the fact that so many american 'kids' in the armed forces are being shot dead in Iraq.
Genius!
Posted by Lex the omnipotent | May 30, 2007 6:57 PM | Reply to this
That news story was unbelievable! Was it real or people just taking the mic like The Emo Song?
There was some good advice in there: make parents mistrust their children some more so that children get more estranged.
Posted by Shabana | May 30, 2007 8:01 PM | Reply to this
still quite disturbin tho...aloww slittin da wrists....
Posted by stephen m | May 30, 2007 8:12 PM | Reply to this
Oh dear lord! This is a perfect example of how far ignorance is ingrained into the conservative American Psyche! These people clearly do not understand what mental illness is and do not want to understand it! Rather than accept that some kids have problems and need help they would rather believe that an evil force called 'emo' is brainwashing them! That 15 yr old was 'displaying signs of emo' ????? NO! The scars on his arms and the fact he has run away from home 'display' the fact that he needs help! Get a fucking GRIP!!
Posted by ANG | May 30, 2007 8:12 PM | Reply to this
imbeciles are obviously abound and nobody does idiot like the yanks.or do they???
the main orchestrator in all the emo bashin was a british journalist for the daily mail called sarah sands.she claims that not only are mcr emo,green day are too and just as bizarre,russel brand is 90% goth!also teen emos never open their curtains!!
piss funny!she started it in august 06 and claims,falsely,that only 12 people have commented!!you can see the article in full if you go to their website.you will laugh your arse off!
bullshit! americans are a bunch of thick twats, i like fallout boy and love mcr, im not depressed, im a no1 green day fan, and how the fuck are they emo,
emos are alrite, its because of that bitch daily mail reporter that this ever started.
...were friends.
theres plenty of emo-drama here
but none that ive heard.
GOD BLESS AMERICA.
so hah.
Posted by kelly | May 31, 2007 12:30 AM | Reply to this
bi freaks?
you're just a homophobic asshole who can't comprehend the fact that someone may be DIFFERENT than you.
Why don't get your fucking mind out of the gutter?
nobody wants to hear your prejudiced bullshit, so shut the fuck up.
bi freaks?
you're just a homophobic asshole who can't comprehend the fact that someone may be DIFFERENT than you.
Why don't get your fucking mind out of the gutter?
nobody wants to hear your prejudiced bullshit, so shut the fuck up.
Posted by Jazzman | May 31, 2007 11:04 AM | Reply to this
Fucking cocksuckers take a fucking one 4 ur team
Do yourselfs a fucking blowjob you do
crock of fucking shit
stupid fucking wankers think dat mcr r fucking emo cunt
thats fuck arse shit man
fuck the fuck up u fucking do
Posted by Robert Muchamore | May 31, 2007 11:07 AM | Reply to this
Argh! I am sickened by that! Just beacuse people look and dress differently doesnt mean they self harm. If my mum saw this she was grab my wrist. AND IM FUCKING 12.
I know its weird. If Gerard ever saw this he would blow a fucking ToP!
It makes me so angry that they just steryotype everyone.
"EMO" MEANS EMOTIONAL. EVERYONE IS EMOTIONAL. All I hope is that the boy in the video came home. ARGHH!
MCR. Dont want people to "Slit they're wrists" :@ Neither do they encourage people. They're songs are from their heart. Sure, Gerard was depressed. But I bet them wankers didnt even know that. I bet they just call band names through their boss's door and put any god damn "Emo" Song on they can find.
OMG!!!!!! im sooo sick of people callign mcr Emo!
My chemical romance Are like the best band to me! i love them, They have the best music and The whole reason they started the band was to try and save people, i have no idear why people think there emo! it is confusing soo what if the wear black and wear dark make up it's a free world and it makes them look hot lol!, they do wear it and it dose not mean their emo!, they started the band before emo was popular, I bet Gerard would get a bit mad about all this emo stuff!, And mcr dont want people 2 do bad things they are trying to stop stuff like people slitting their wrists n killing themselves, and mcr have meaning's in there songs, sooo people, They are just a band, and you dont go calling ova band's that get played on kerrang and scuzz emo do they?
PEOPLE PLZ CUT THEM SOME SLACK THEIR NOT EMO!!!!!
Posted by Georgia! | June 2, 2007 12:55 PM | Reply to this
I emailed the guy who did the ABC report telling him how shitty it was and what we all thought of it and asked for a response, but he never replied! fuckin suprised much?! i fink fuckin not....
anyway my mate jus told me that the guy who did it has aparently resigned!!! HAHA fuckiing take that u twatbag!! jus fort i'd let u all kno
I emailed the guy who did the ABC report telling him how shitty it was and what we all thought of it and asked for a response, but he never replied! fuckin suprised much?! i fink fuckin not....
anyway my mate jus told me that the guy who did it has aparently resigned!!! HAHA fuckiing take that u twatbag!! jus fort i'd let u all kno
nice one,hope the prick resigned due to emo-power but either way,karma is a bitch eh?dead impressed with you e mailing him,wish id thought of it,i did however hmmmmm spam is the word,sarah sands of the daily mail,the burk that started all this emo bashin,would you care to join me???
i watched this report on ab4..
they started saying that worrying things wear make-up and a hairstyle called the "gunshot wound" just cause its called that doesnt mean its dangerous fs!
also they go into the subject of "gender bending" which isnt what all emos do and i doubt is even politacally correct!
and on the fact of the guy rich tanner in this video, did abc think they were doing the right thing by telling the world he was doing that to himself?? at the end of this rpeort they tell parents to check under kids bracelet or sweat bands for signs of cuts!! what idiots!
Posted by cris | June 3, 2007 10:37 AM | Reply to this
I cant watch the Flash, it says it's no longer available!?
Posted by Annnnna | June 3, 2007 12:40 PM | Reply to this
this sux.. my chemical romance rox ur soxs ..they r way better than that shitty chav music everyone listens to.
i am an emo and i will fight for my right!
Posted by EMO JESS | June 3, 2007 5:22 PM | Reply to this
hi kerrang.
i know this is ages after this was posted and that. but i was thinking, the whole emo thing associated [however you spell that] with death isnt true.
think about it. any lifestyle, yes thats how im going to refer to emo as a lifestyle, may cause suicide. the person who pops in my mind is kurt cobain. he wasnt emo. or are they going to say he was?
i would say "goth" is more associated with death than "emo".
i think they are just picking on emo because its a new thing. like some people hated punk and some loved it.
i should add i wasnt alive then. so correct me if i am wrong.
p.s love you kerrang! :)
Posted by mee. | June 3, 2007 7:32 PM | Reply to this
YES PLEASE! fank for ur comment, yeh same i fuckin hate ppl like that. yer, i sed all this shit like we all fort it was badly researched and stereotypical and such...and i sed response? or are 50 million kids wrong, and the adults right, again?
which i quite liked hehe
yeh we shud send her hate mail or sumfink =] silly ppl!
u on bebo or myspace?
xx
i just found this page about sumert to do with emos n i think everyone is takin emo 2 seriously not all emos slit wrists.
n the whole death idea for goths/emos is just wierd coz im emo/goth n everyone at my school mainly chavs all ask do ya slit ya wrists n keep finkin i wana kill myself n it jst makes me wana scream.
i luv mcr n stuff but i would never label anyone im not realy that comfortable labelin myself even though i did.
im confused ahhh
Posted by jepholepholopholbob | June 3, 2007 8:17 PM | Reply to this
why is everyone stereotyping MCR n ppl like that?
can't we just value them for what they do as professionals instead of putting them down?
I know a lot of emo kids but none of them live up to the stereotypes that are portrayed in the media.
xxx
Posted by em | June 4, 2007 10:57 AM | Reply to this
Thank you s....o fucking much brittish press youve did it again! congratulations! on getting every thing s....o fucking wrong and sending the demented americans into an uproar, and im not saying all americans a demented, theres just a choice few that make things difficult for everyone els, christ! im fed up with it all fucking lay off peoples choice of music and what they want to wear its not doom, gloom, selfharm, and suiside. <3\m/
Posted by Emily | June 7, 2007 12:03 PM | Reply to this
mcr not emo .. they said it in one of the newspaper in my country .
DOES NOT MEAN ; they put on EY-LINER , and stuff MEANS THERI EMO ..
it's not to be meant this way ..
They are trying their best on the SONG , ALBUM ..
i BELIEVE THEY ARE NOT EMO .. AND THEY WILL NEVER BE .
xoxo
MCR <3
Posted by cyndi | June 9, 2007 9:23 AM | Reply to this
what is wrong with the world???? there is nothing wrong with emos. if they chose to self harm, it is that persons choice, and no one elses fault. most emos dont even self harm for fucks sake. most "emo" music does not promote self harm.
to be quite honest, people used to class me as emo, because i used to wear a lot of black (and the rest of the stereotypical shit these people go on about) and i have not once self harmed.
i think we should be more worried about the growing amount of teenage gang murders going on. the emos never hurt anyone but themselves. these gangs go around stabbing and shooting innocent people just cause they looked at them twice. stupid government and media etc. they honestly dont have a fuckin clue what theyre on about.
Posted by Bliss | June 12, 2007 7:02 PM | Reply to this
Why are these things always so badly-informed? When is the mainstream going to realise that it will never and can never understand subculture?!
Know what I saw yesterday? The Independant, giving away punk compilations to celebrate "30 years of punk". What the hell is wrong with those treacherous idiots?
Posted by sam | June 12, 2007 7:14 PM | Reply to this
I'm surprised they said nothing about My Space to be honest.
AND.
They took the emo song seriously!
SERIOUSLY!
And I saw that "Emo Emu" picture thrown in there just for good measure.
That was so stupid, they just based it all on stereotypes.
And the way the kept saying "gender bending" in that tone of voice made them sound homophobic, as if no one but these "emos" (that weren't actually even emos) actually do, and it's a dirty thing.
The mainstream media needs to open their eyes to the subcultures, and check all their facts before they go macking emergency broadcasts to the public.
this is diabolical reporting. Theyre extensive researches seemed far too one sided to be 'extensive'
i'm sorry but much of the stuff thats out on the net is made as a parody and 9/10 people get the joke.
The kids who genuinely need help and guidance should seek it. But for the kids who just wear the style they should be left alone to do as they please. It is a free world and no different to when those reporters and parents were young and experimenting with new age music and hippy drugs.
they should be reporting on more international worries that genuinely affect everyone like global fucking warming!
omg i know most of the reporting in the media its small minded crap but that was unbelievably bad
kids that need help should get it but for the rest of us its just another reason for people to give us abuse in the street because of rubbish like that being allowed to brain wash peoples minds
they didnt get one emo who didnt cut their wrists or want to comit suicide to comment did they its just seriously wrong how that could even be allowed to be shown on tv
Posted by sarah | June 14, 2007 11:47 PM | Reply to this
How can these people paint everyone with the same brush. Ok i admit alot ov people cut themselves but theyr not all emo! im an emo and fuckin proud and i have NEVER cut myself. i like the clothing style te music wtc. it os NOT a brainwashing cult. i am totally disgusted that they can assume that some people do it, we all do it.
I admire MCR beyond words, they sing about real stuff that has happend to them and raise awareness that that stuff is going on. how can they be slated for singing about something? Its not brainwashing us and we choose to buy the albums so how the fuck is it their fault??
those fucked up media types think they know everything but if they look at the bigger picture theyd no there are a hell of a lot more people that dont cut themselves than do! so fuckin lay off MCR!!!
Posted by Niamh | June 15, 2007 8:59 AM | Reply to this
Why are they stereotyping everyone who wears black eyeliner and clothing and crys as emo. Everyone cries sometimes if they need too and r really upset (if they dont theyre emotianally void) and clothes dont dictate who u r its just a way too express what u like and what ur unique style is.
Emo a style of music and what people call themselves as an excuse so they dont have to comes 2 terms with y they r so depressed and self harm.
Have you noticed how chavs have not had this huge war against them? Its because there r so many of them and they're breeding so fast no one can be bothered to stop the spread.
In history its always been kids who like rock and metal who have been treated as weird and this is just another way for people to try and stop us liking our music because its loud and people dont understand us and would prefer if we got a gun, joined a gang listen to rap and get asbos. What kind of society is that? If thats what we're meant to become a part of then im glad im seen as an outcast!
This is just a way 2 get a story that shocks parents and makes them scared of something no- one understands. It wud b funni if it wasnt so sad!
Posted by AJ | June 15, 2007 9:49 PM | Reply to this
I'm by far an emo, but people fail to realise that near enough all alternative cultures (be that the 60's Teddyboys, the 70's Punks, the 80's Metalheads and New Romantics and even the 90's 'Nu-Metal kids') have been involved in witchhunts amongst the media; particuarly the US - which bans anything and everything that doesn't comply to good old American values (so anything other than the Waltons I guess).
Posted by Carl | June 15, 2007 10:46 PM | Reply to this
What The Fuck Are They Talking About? Emos Are Just People Who Like The Style And Music But Everyone Has Made A Big Deal Out Of Emos! They Are Now "Wemos" If They Say They Are And People Say They Slit There Wrists If They Do Say So Must Just Keep It To Them Self!!
What Is Said On The New Is The Reason Most Emos Are Unhappy Cus They Think Something Is Wrong! They Are The Reasons!! Hate Them SOO Much!!
Posted by Pariss | June 16, 2007 6:59 PM | Reply to this
Wtf Is That All About..?
Emo WHATEVER
And How The Hell Did Mcr And Afi Get Dragged In There?
I Think Thats All A Loada Crap To Be Honest.
Posted by Gee | June 16, 2007 10:04 PM | Reply to this
OMFG I AM OUTRAGED!!!!
HOW DARE THEY LABEL EMO AS THIS....CRAP?!
i label myself as 'Emo' but theres no way i cut myself!! i dont 'gender bend' and i dont know anyone who does!
i am so very annoyed...my chem arent even emo!! they are their own sound!!
and using that stupid Emo Kid song... i mean come on! that was made by emo HATERS so obviously its gonna cast them in a bad light!! are they really THAT ignorant?!
oh my GAWD
people like this need to be shot. or educated. i vote shot xD
Posted by Hanhoo | June 17, 2007 10:12 PM | Reply to this
I think this page should be shown to that news team, just to show them what kind of a reaction their stupid report got. i havent seen one comment on this page aggreeing with it. (mind u, its a fuckin long page!!)
lol
i love emo <3
Posted by Hanhoo | June 17, 2007 10:19 PM | Reply to this
seriously when is most of you people gonna grow up right... its a style of music thats all just because 1 person listens to mcr or hawthorne heights it doesnt automatically make them fucking emo... my mate calls herself a chav and she listens to mcr.... your the one putting them all over your fucking magazine so stop slating the poor fucking guys theyre just doing theyre job if you actually took the time to listen or even think youd find that most 'emos' dont cut themselves for attetion but alot of them have real problems.. and ill have you know alot of guys that wear eyeliner shows that they have the guts to show that they couldnt give a shit about stupid fashion sataements... tbh i think you should stop being so immature and take a good look in the mirror cause most of these people your taking the piss out of have been on your cover at least once or twice
Posted by zoe | June 18, 2007 2:06 PM | Reply to this
most emos don't cut themselves, it's just the stupid americans sensationalising everything. me and my sister and lots of my friends listen to and love emo music but we would never cut ourselves but the stuff on that report are mainly jokes the boy talking about being an emo its a joke dumbass americans.
Posted by Joe | June 18, 2007 7:34 PM | Reply to this
This report is bullshit. End of. Emo isn't a 'cult that celebrates pain and suffering' its a stereotype that started here in good old England! It's now a fashion statement, it was never a cult, and besides, no one seems to comment about chavs! Look at them!
Emos: Go out but keep things quiet, don't randomly attack others and get mocked by almost everyone because of the way they dress and what they listen to. Wristbands and clothing used as cover ups? yeh righ!
Chavs: Go out in gangs of 20-50, and listen to music about black gun crime and lost love (sound familiar?) Randomly attack civillians and each other! Gang wars and territorial conflict. Gold chains and shit used to cover up bullet wounds probly.
Sorry for the lengthy comment, but I hate this report, much more than i hate america itself (sorry, alot of you guys are alright) and that's saying something!
Posted by Jak | June 19, 2007 4:01 PM | Reply to this
i can't believe people actually listenin to all this shit about emos!! i no many people who cut and there not emo! they don't even like rock/emo music!!
why people just assume
its only emos cut is past me!!
i mean if someone cuts themselfs they don't need people making fun of them or labeling them emo!
they need help! support some one to talk 2 not aload of crap!!
the thing that really annoys me is that media is labeling people to and warning parents about emo cults?! wtf?!?! if u look at emos u would see they are 1 of the most fun people 2 be with, just a handful of them are depressed or cut themselfs!!! just like a handful of chavs preps goths rocker or whatever do to!!
people now a days really need 2 stop jugding people like this and stop the hole labeling thing!! xx
Posted by lesley | June 19, 2007 5:07 PM | Reply to this
he did run cos theyre gonna put him away. abc shouldnt hav gone to his parents cos theyre gona handle it the complete wrong way. i cut myself for a year andi lost my best friend that way. i understand why people do stuff like that. no one should have the right to stereotype anybody. music cant make anyone do that. anyone who says stuff like that about people that they dont even get are all asshloes.
ABC should go fuck themselves
Posted by leigh | June 20, 2007 4:03 PM | Reply to this
y the fuk 2 ppl 1) have 2 sterotype every1 constantly:chav emo mosher goth there no point in it its jus yet another way of putting ppl dwn jus 2 make u feel btr bowt urslf.
2) the fukin media scaremongering parents about emos and the trend 2 cut themselves. if ppl wanna cut themselves their guna do it no matr wt music they listen to, how they dress n ho they hang out with. i lost my best mayte tru suicide n ye ok he did cut bt he didnt listen 2 that music or live in that culture he was a metaler n he just felt live got to nmuch bt siriously wts the point in sayin all emos cut them selves cus they dont its the minority that do bt they jus get the bad names 4 every1 else. theres an xception 4 every rule n ppl jus need 2 get a lyf n stp the fukn sterotypes!!!!xxx
Posted by Jesssiculs | June 29, 2007 1:10 PM | Reply to this
even though the video is 'no longer available' ....i wander y after all the publicisim its had......anyway, from what i have read of the comments nd the article regarding the video in the kerrang magazine i think that they really need to go and look at some of the people out there who are emo, i am emo and i have never once 'slit my wrists' in any way shape of form, to me emo is about the music, if they are saying that mcr are making ppl self harm then they are far from the truth!! mcr has saved my friends life, if it hadnt been for them she wouldnt be here, they are one of the bands who campaign against self harm the most, gerard got depresed and he felt the need to drink excessivley to get into 'charactor' for the shows and for recording, because he didnt feel that he could do it, he came back from all the shit he went through and went on to become one of the most admired people in my life. I am almost 17 and i had 2 12 year old kids walk up to me with a new start at skool and told him 'this is the weirdo of the school, hes emo' then added 'lets see your wrists' i get it through the corridors at school, i also wear gloves and sweat bands, and i get all the comments of you only wear them to cover your scars cuz ur emo...well if the ppl like abc and daily mail were not so ill informed then my parents may not be so over protective of me, and ppl around me wouldnt be so ill advised of what emo really is about, i think that these people should go fuck them selves cuz they are all full of bullshit....
Posted by owen moxey | June 30, 2007 1:58 AM | Reply to this
those people dont need to worry about emo teens. we can be whoever we want to be and no one can prevent me from changing. it is bull shit and i object to being objected by! does anyone agree?
Posted by Mahala | July 3, 2007 8:52 PM | Reply to this
those people dont need to worry about emo teens. we can be whoever we want to be and no one can prevent me from changing. it is bull shit and i object to being objected by! does anyone agree?
Posted by Mahala | July 3, 2007 8:53 PM | Reply to this
those people dont need to worry about emo teens. we can be whoever we want to be and no one can prevent me from changing. it is bull shit and i object to being objected by! does anyone agree?
Posted by Mahala | July 3, 2007 8:53 PM | Reply to this
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just cause they got one kid that cut himself doesnt mean they all do fucking hell i agree with all of you emo is a gender of music even though some of it is depressing it makes me feel better so there.
Posted by suz | July 22, 2007 3:54 PM | Reply to this
this shit stupid i mean i think emos r fags sumtimes but this fucked up there strotyping it and if there depressed n cut themselfs thats the parents responsability honstly
Posted by aj | July 25, 2007 4:44 PM | Reply to this
this shit stupid i mean i think emos r fags sumtimes but this fucked up there strotyping it and if there depressed n cut themselfs thats the parents responsability honstly
Posted by aj | July 25, 2007 4:45 PM | Reply to this
okay i am an american, yes i do live an america.
i think that this is bullshit too!!
but it is only the adults that think that it is a problem, but they are greedy fucks.
just saying.
it isn't fair.
so, a lot of american MCR fans wrote to radio stations and tv stations, so we have made a big difference, so don't talk bullshit about all americans.
it is not that many people that think that it is a problem.
the are focusing on this shit that isn't true, MCR ISN'T 'EMO'!!
they need to focus on real things like global warming or animal testing.
this is serious bullshit.
i suggest that you reply to news people that think this, make a fucking difference insted of watching this happen.
MCR will love if you do this.
Posted by Tay | July 30, 2007 3:26 AM | Reply to this
okay i am an american, yes i do live an america.
i think that this is bullshit too!!
but it is only the adults that think that it is a problem, but they are greedy fucks.
just saying.
it isn't fair.
so, a lot of american MCR fans wrote to radio stations and tv stations, so we have made a big difference, so don't talk bullshit about all americans.
it is not that many people that think that it is a problem.
the are focusing on this shit that isn't true, MCR ISN'T 'EMO'!!
they need to focus on real things like global warming or animal testing.
this is serious bullshit.
i suggest that you reply to news people that think this, make a fucking difference insted of watching this happen.
MCR will love if you do this.
Posted by Tay | July 30, 2007 3:26 AM | Reply to this
im not gunna say that mcr arnt emo cos they kinda are in a way...but that doesnt change the fact on how great they are...hte fact that they get SO much critasizum is beond me i cant belive it sometimes! i mean the last thing that they would want is for them to be the reson for people to self harm! there like the best band in the world at the moment, and i think that people shouldnt worryy about emo teenagers beacuse its there life they can make there own mistakes and learn from them! now fuck off and leave MCR alone! 1 day they will rule the world!!!
Posted by sophie | August 10, 2007 12:23 PM | Reply to this
why is everyone making such a big deal about this???? there a more improtant things in life to worry abaout!!!!!!!! so meany people critizse them forr no reson! this is a qoute what gerard said what the papre the daily mail write about the band he said this at reading rock fest 2006 ' the daily mail has said that this band is a cult and all of its fans are into suiside cults, that the lyrics from our songs convice people to commite suiside!' he also went on to say ' just to let everyone here know that the last thing this band wants anyone to do is to cause anyone of our fans or anyonelse self harm and pain in your life' and thats true thats the last thing they ever want to do! lots of people say that MCR are stupid because there addimiting that there emo but at least they can be honest about! unlike most people and most bands! but you know something? they dont carre how much hate people wast upone them beacuse they really dont give a fuck about what anyone thinks about them cos there having the time of there life! bet it sucks to be them huh?
Posted by sammy | August 10, 2007 12:35 PM | Reply to this
i totally agree parents just dont understand so the just try to get rid of it ! im young but i even understand it more than these hipocriticly parents. just if ur emo stay that way because more people need to be like u!
Posted by ally | November 17, 2007 10:37 PM | Reply to this
u no what emily the reason u probilly said this is cause ur not emo and u dont understand emo u can jump off a clift 4 all i care?
Posted by lee | November 17, 2007 10:46 PM | Reply to this
Fucks8ke its bs! When i saw mcr live not once did i hear oat lyk lsit ya wrists or commit suiside or run away ..etc... mcr r gr8, i luv em! yh im 13 n yh sunm songs are sad but i wudnt of fort they wud make anyone do any stupid like above ^^ ^ -x- I only have heard of people do those things cos they have problemss! so there for hu ever has a problem with mcr write to me before do them stupid things!!! n get ya selvs cleaned up and look >>>>>>>> MCR AINT DUN OWT WRONG AND THERE SONGS ARE FAB! so get ya sorted out x PLEASE REPLY TO ME AND TELLME WHAT YA THINK OF MY COMMENT! Oh yh I LUV u McR xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Posted by eMIly (REPLY TO ME ) XX | May 17, 2008 11:00 PM | Reply to this
I think The War on Emo is more important than The War on Terror.
I mean, the terrorists merely want to kill us.
The emos, on the other hand, want to pollute our world with their lame music, their ridicuolous floppy fringes, terrible sense of style and general whinyness.
Besides, it's easier to kill an emo. Just watch them hang themselves after listening to MCR.
Posted by Dr.X | May 17, 2008 11:25 PM | Reply to this
To the comment above! ^^ [Dr.X]
I am not a big fan of MCR but I know that they do not cause the whole 'emo' self harming thing. MCR have helped many people by showing that they can turn their life around from sinking so low [suicide, drugs etc...]
Your whole 'floppy fringes' thing is your opinion and I don't care about that even though I disagree. I do not know you but by the way you talk I can see I won't like your sense of dress or hair either. I think you should get to know people first instead of judging them as that is what any respectful person would do.
And for the whole 'emos are depressed self-harming things' idea, that is just wrong to be honest. Many people at my school that are considered tarts have sunk rather low. They are drinking and some take drugs. None of the 'emo's at my school do that or are suicidal, I know because I am friends with all of them as there aren't many. Your probably thinking 'how would you know?'. And I know because a few have gone through a stage like that, not because of music, but because of parents and family problems.
So the 'War on Emos' shit is just bull and pointless when most of them are happy as fuck!!
Posted by Zowii | May 17, 2008 11:59 PM | Reply to this
Following ill-informed articles in the British press last summer demonising My Chemical Romance, the 'War On Emo' has now spread to the US. 
I wish I got this one. But I´m from Germany a