Millennials, who else was emo back then?

[leavingthesoultrap]

*Rawr* X_x

 

[Dot]

Emo dd nt xist yt whn slf ws pnk/gth bcse slf am a fossl - thnk emo startd 3-4 yrs l8tr

 

[Cinnamorolls]

Nope, but I did always admire the style and loved their hair. I was a mall goth/metalhead myself. Silly times.

 

[Angst Filled Fuck Up]

Nah, I had frosted tips 20 years ago. I looked like a failed Backstreet Boy in retrospect. To be fair, I felt like I was just playing into what was popular with the girls. You ladies were so cringe back then, making me look like that.

 

[AmericanMary]

Early 2000s scene kid xD

Do not missing waking up at 5am every morning to spend hours teasing my hair.

 

[Not A Fan]

I actually used to hate what I thought was "emo" when I was in high school. Then, in my mid-20s I discovered midwest emo, skramz and post-hardcore and totally reevaluated my assessment. Now I have a different association with the word.

I know this is a false dichotomy, but you can imagine a continuum between the most corporate emo music (not my cup of tea) and the most weird, experimental independent variety (very delightful.) So yeah... I kind of had a lifechanging epiphany about this genre and some of my favorite music is associated with it (although, notably, most of those bands never applied the term to themselves; it was a retroactive invention of music journalists, apparently.)

It is actually a much more diverse universe of styles than many uninitiated people realize.

 

[ms_beaverhousen]

Nah, I had frosted tips 20 years ago. I looked like a failed Backstreet Boy in retrospect. To be fair, I felt like I was just playing into what was popular with the girls. You ladies were so cringe back then, making me look like that.

That's major lulz... I totally dug frosted hair... I was hitting puberty! That's so sad... Your poor Polaroid pics and BSB is still cool... They go on tour with NKOTB and have a laundry commercial!

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

I'm a younger millennial plus I'm Asian so I could never do something so bold as to get highlights or dress in an emo fashion. The most I did when given any individual freedom is wear a lot of black and gray jackets or shirts but that's about it.

 

[leavingthesoultrap]

I'm a younger millennial plus I'm Asian so I could never do something so bold as to get highlights or dress in an emo fashion. The most I did when given any individual freedom is wear a lot of black and gray jackets or shirts but that's about it.

I didn't mind the attention, back when I was a teen. Nowadays I would hate it. :D