A Question About EMO

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

(arising from discussion on http://www.freakytrigger.co.uk/)

Goths of whatever stripe tend to have a web of cultural reference points/shared interests which are not primarily musical i.e. Tim Burton, Neil Gaiman, Giger I guess for the techno-goth bods, etc. (I can think of plenty of things that *I* wd consider 'typically goth' but which more knowledgeable types might scoff at)

ANYWAY what are the non-musical cultural touchstones for Emo kids? Books, comix, films, TV, designers or styles, not really fashion cos that's fairly obvious/apparent...

Comments

[dickmalone.livejournal.com]

As pointed out in the "why I hate indie kids" article, being dorks is now seen as a point of pride and another argument in favor of your individualism, although really what it means is "everyone my age uses the computer and societal standards haven't wholly adjusted to reflect that fact."