Сред младите teens, (15-16) е изключително разпространено и доколкото забелязвам вече доста обиден терминът емо. Стоях и се дивих как на места по форуми и профили в myspace хората се „обиждат“, наричайки се „емо“-та, та реших да си обясня какво аджеба значи това. Стигнах до следните определения от Urban Dictionary:

1. Emo
Genre of softcore punk music that integrates unenthusiastic melodramatic 17 year olds who dont smile, high pitched overwrought lyrics and inaudible guitar rifts with tight wool sweaters, tighter jeans, itchy scarfs (even in the summer), ripped chucks with favorite bands signature, black square rimmed glasses, and ebony greasy unwashed hair that is required to cover at least 3/5 ths of the face at an angle.

Хах, това е в известен смисъл доста показателно:

3. emo
An entire subculture of people (usually angsty teens) with a fake personality. The concept of Emo is actually a vicious cycle that never ends, to the utter failing of humanity, and it goes something like this:

1. Girls say they like „sensitive guys“ (lie)
2. Guy finds out, so he listens to faggy emo music and dresses like a dork so chicks will see that he is sensitive and not afraid to express himself (lie). He dyes his hair black, wraps himself in a stupid looking scarf, develops an eating disorder, and rants about how „nobody understands“.
3. Now an emo guy, he meets Emo chick and they start dating, talking about how their well-off suburban lifestyles are terrible and depressing (lie)
4. Emo guy is just too much of a pussy. His penis is too small, he’s too depressed to bathe, and has more mood swings than emo chick, and he doesn’t even have a menstrual cycle. Emo chick dumps him, saying „It’s not you, it’s me.“ (lie) as she drives off with Wayne, the school jock and captain of the football team.
5. Emo guy goes home and cries, proceeds to write a weak song and strum a single string on his acoustic guitar. Another emo chick sees how he is so in touch with his feelings, and the cycle continues.

Изглежда е все по-модно да се слагат етикети, да се определят и категоризират хора, да се лепва някакво уеднаквяване на определена група хора. Модно е да губим индивидуалността си, вместо да вървим напред, вървим назад – връщаме се към колективното мислене. Остава да почнем да живеем по дърветата и да ядем бананите с обелките, то както е тръгнало…