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41. It's not really hate
It's just a lack of sugar....

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  -Here's something I don't understand: Why all the hate for the emo kids? otherlander  Nov-23-07 03:15 PM   #0 
  - Middle-aged people in quiet despair don't want to be reminded of it?  Peake   Nov-23-07 03:17 PM   #1 
  - I don't know.  LynzM   Nov-23-07 03:19 PM   #2 
  - My problem with them are that many of them are poseurs!  GOPisEvil   Nov-23-07 03:23 PM   #3 
  - Texas?  otherlander   Nov-23-07 03:53 PM   #6 
     - In Austin?  GOPisEvil   Nov-23-07 03:58 PM   #9 
        - Beg to differ. Here in Houston they're breeding like rabbits. Reproducing like pod aliens  Bucky   Nov-23-07 06:07 PM   #26 
        - I'm surprised Texas hasn't made it legal to hunt emos.  Rabrrrrrr   Nov-24-07 06:43 PM   #57 
           - someone put some eyeliner on Ty Pennington and dye his hair black  DS1   Nov-24-07 07:00 PM   #70 
  - is there really hatred for emo kids? i think its more a mocking of emo kids  lionesspriyanka   Nov-23-07 03:25 PM   #4 
  - because all their pictures are some derivative of this  DS1   Nov-23-07 03:34 PM   #5 
  - I think that one is in my art class.  BarenakedLady   Nov-24-07 06:57 PM   #65 
  - Heres one reason..  RedCappedBandit   Nov-23-07 03:55 PM   #7 
  - So when they reject normal standards  otherlander   Nov-23-07 04:02 PM   #12 
  - Kind of like riders  cloudbase   Nov-23-07 05:46 PM   #24 
  - because Republicans are running the country  idgiehkt   Nov-23-07 03:58 PM   #8 
  - Yes. They should STFU  JVS   Nov-23-07 03:58 PM   #10 
  - If I was 16 now, I'd be EMO.  graywarrior   Nov-23-07 04:00 PM   #11 
  - I think it's a mass parental 'What do *you* have to complain about?'  Oeditpus Rex   Nov-23-07 04:05 PM   #13 
  - Yes being a teenager is tough. But acting like a fucking shitbrick isn't going to help  JVS   Nov-23-07 04:08 PM   #15 
     - this isn't helping  DS1   Nov-23-07 04:14 PM   #16 
     - LOL!  JVS   Nov-23-07 04:17 PM   #18 
     - Yeah, because 'Dude, I totally waxed that emo kid's ass'  Oeditpus Rex   Nov-23-07 04:20 PM   #19 
        - RAWK ON!  JVS   Nov-23-07 04:20 PM   #20 
  - I hate sardines, the little fuckers.  porphyrian   Nov-23-07 04:08 PM   #14 
  - Actually, I do have to say I like some of the music.  GOPisEvil   Nov-23-07 04:15 PM   #17 
  - I can't stand the little snots...  Orsino   Nov-23-07 04:50 PM   #21 
  - heh  Bucky   Nov-23-07 06:08 PM   #27 
  - Because they cry and moan and write songs about not having....  Tikki   Nov-23-07 04:58 PM   #22 
  - Lack of talent + navel gazing - anything worthwhile to say = teh suck  LeftyMom   Nov-23-07 05:34 PM   #23 
  - Blame it on the original emo kid  JBoy   Nov-23-07 06:03 PM   #25 
  - Is it really any different than what Teens have been doing for years?  Taverner   Nov-23-07 06:08 PM   #28 
  - 70's punk, 50's beats, the blues pretty much since ever...  UncleSepp   Nov-24-07 09:32 PM   #79 
  - Don't know any emo kids, and I don't listen to emo music  derby378   Nov-23-07 06:19 PM   #29 
  - I don't hate them  dropkickpa   Nov-23-07 06:31 PM   #30 
  - This is nothing new.  Iggo   Nov-23-07 06:44 PM   #31 
  - The difference is that at some point all of the above were cool.  DarkTirade   Nov-23-07 09:44 PM   #32 
  - You can't think  otherlander   Nov-23-07 09:45 PM   #33 
     - Cool isn't one end of the spectrum or another.  DarkTirade   Nov-23-07 09:51 PM   #34 
  - Bingo.  Jamastiene   Nov-23-07 10:13 PM   #35 
     - BANG!  Oeditpus Rex   Nov-23-07 10:27 PM   #38 
  - What's an emo kid? n/t  madeline_con   Nov-23-07 10:17 PM   #36 
  - here is my problem with emo types  DS1   Nov-23-07 10:21 PM   #37 
  - Then I suppose we ought to all just go away in droves  UncleSepp   Nov-24-07 01:14 AM   #40 
     - then you suppose wrong  DS1   Nov-24-07 01:48 AM   #43 
     - Are they all the same? Do you know all of them?  UncleSepp   Nov-24-07 03:06 AM   #47 
     - MCR's Black Parade doesn't seem apathetic...  otherlander   Nov-24-07 04:55 PM   #52 
     - You make an excellent point.  Jamastiene   Nov-24-07 02:00 AM   #45 
        - Thank you. I suppose we both missed what's wrong with my argument  UncleSepp   Nov-24-07 03:08 AM   #48 
        - Would you guys please realize that emo sadness is not a political phenomenon?  JVS   Nov-24-07 03:23 AM   #49 
        - There's so much awesome in that post  DS1   Nov-24-07 03:30 AM   #50 
        - Thank you  JVS   Nov-24-07 06:34 PM   #56 
        - Of course it isn't. It's a teenage angst thing.  UncleSepp   Nov-24-07 06:06 PM   #54 
        - you're just wrong  JVS   Nov-24-07 06:34 PM   #55 
           - Wow, great argument. "You're just wrong".  UncleSepp   Nov-24-07 09:25 PM   #74 
           - There was more to the post than that. Their sadness is not legitimate  JVS   Nov-24-07 09:27 PM   #75 
           - Who are you to judge whether someone's emotions are legit?  UncleSepp   Nov-24-07 09:33 PM   #81 
           - Best argument against your POV: Rabrrrrrr, DS1, and I all say emo sucks.  JVS   Nov-24-07 09:28 PM   #76 
              - LOL OK, that was genuinely funny  UncleSepp   Nov-24-07 09:34 PM   #82 
           - In other words  Oeditpus Rex   Nov-24-07 10:41 PM   #91 
        - emo kitty shares your bummedness.  redwitch   Nov-24-07 07:05 PM   #71 
        - I know what you mean.  Jamastiene   Nov-25-07 03:32 AM   #101 
        - Oh, bull - the difference between emo and being Democratic  Rabrrrrrr   Nov-24-07 06:48 PM   #59 
           - or maybe it's the other way around  JVS   Nov-24-07 09:30 PM   #78 
           - That could also be! The key point is, either way, the problem is: their heads are in their asses  Rabrrrrrr   Nov-24-07 09:35 PM   #83 
           - Sure beats having their heads up their asses.  Jamastiene   Nov-25-07 03:29 AM   #100 
  - I'd be curious to know how many people who bitch about emo kids actually know any emo kids.  primate1   Nov-23-07 11:32 PM   #39 
  - yes  idgiehkt   Nov-24-07 05:03 PM   #53 
  - In all honesty, the negative stereotypes associated with "emo" kids ...  primate1   Nov-24-07 08:04 PM   #72 
     - I like the way they look  idgiehkt   Nov-24-07 10:16 PM   #84 
        - If there's one thing I've learned over the years...  primate1   Nov-24-07 10:27 PM   #86 
        - I think you may have hit on something  Oeditpus Rex   Nov-24-07 10:40 PM   #90 
           - wow  idgiehkt   Nov-24-07 10:42 PM   #92 
  - From what I've read they sound like a bunch of bellyachers. n/t  madeline_con   Nov-24-07 06:48 PM   #60 
  - It's not really hate  TorchesAndPitchforks   Nov-24-07 01:17 AM   #41 
  - There is such a large market out there for this kind of music, but people are sick  TK421   Nov-24-07 01:21 AM   #42 
  - agreed, for the most part, see post 43, here's a link  DS1   Nov-24-07 01:59 AM   #44 
     - I love this quote:  xmas74   Nov-24-07 06:48 PM   #58 
        - yeah, but most 'kids' are poseurs  idgiehkt   Nov-24-07 10:37 PM   #89 
  - For some reason it makes me feel good  ashling   Nov-24-07 03:02 AM   #46 
  - i know, huh? -- i just found out about ''emo-ism''  xchrom   Nov-24-07 05:11 AM   #51 
  - Wait a minute... are emo kids Goth kids?  Writer   Nov-24-07 06:50 PM   #61 
  - Originally less makeup and tendency toward horn-rimed glasses  JVS   Nov-24-07 06:56 PM   #64 
     - Wow. What year is that layout from?  Writer   Nov-24-07 06:59 PM   #68 
     - Dunno. Found it online.  JVS   Nov-24-07 07:00 PM   #69 
     - Everyone around here wears Converses.  otherlander   Nov-24-07 08:58 PM   #73 
     - uh-oh  lwfern   Nov-25-07 02:02 AM   #99 
  - Jealous of the hair. n/t  Mojambo   Nov-24-07 06:53 PM   #62 
  - Because they're so deliciously a self-parody! How can one NOT laugh at and hate them?  Rabrrrrrr   Nov-24-07 06:55 PM   #63 
  - I dont think there are any Emos in Idaho....so ya know who I hate?  sheeptramp   Nov-24-07 06:58 PM   #66 
  - We should all show understanding and positive attitudes towards them.  philosophie_en_rose   Nov-24-07 06:59 PM   #67 
  - Here's something I don't understand. Why all the hate?  UncleSepp   Nov-24-07 09:30 PM   #77 
  - To quote Oscar Wilde via Uncyclopedia  JVS   Nov-24-07 09:32 PM   #80 
     - dude, Oscar Wilde was emo.  idgiehkt   Nov-24-07 10:22 PM   #85 
  - and I thought it started with the Velvet Underground, Warhol, and all that  kwassa   Nov-24-07 10:33 PM   #87 
  - that is a good point  idgiehkt   Nov-24-07 10:47 PM   #95 
  - The glorification of depression  TimeChaser   Nov-24-07 10:36 PM   #88 
  - Maybe associating themselves with a group  Oeditpus Rex   Nov-24-07 10:43 PM   #93 
  - Don't sweat it. They like it! That form of angst is part of what being "emo" is all about.  leeroysphits   Nov-24-07 10:44 PM   #94 
  - I'm pretty emo on the inside  MiniMandaRuth   Nov-25-07 01:04 AM   #96 
  - Hey, I want to get on the "I hate a whole group of kids" train too...  Mythsaje   Nov-25-07 01:43 AM   #97 
  - Emo kids, like goths before them, are dorks.  RandomKoolzip   Nov-25-07 02:01 AM   #98 
 

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