Why is emo so misunderstood?

Isbjørn · 09-23-2012, 11:24 AM

Seriously.
If you ask 10 people what emo is, 9 of them will say "it's a depressed guy who hurts himself", and 1 will say "you know, bands like Black Veil Brides and My Chemical Romance". Seriously? This stereotype and misunderstanding stuff makes it REALLY hard to find real emo music! All I find is stuff like Dashboard Confessional and Cute is What We Aim For! Neither of them are emo! I'm sick of this, and I want to know WHY nobody knows what emo is.

09-23-2012, 11:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Why is emo so misunderstood? Seriously. If you ask 10 people what emo is, 9 of them will say "it's a depressed guy who hurts himself", and 1 will say "you know, bands like Black Veil Brides and My Chemical Romance". Seriously? This stereotype and misunderstanding stuff makes it REALLY hard to find real emo music! All I find is stuff like Dashboard Confessional and Cute is What We Aim For! Neither of them are emo! I'm sick of this, and I want to know WHY nobody knows what emo is.