Is emo the same thing as gothic?
Emo and Gothic are both offspring from the music genre Punk. Emo and Gothic, however have split far from one another and are only alike in very limited ways: The main difference between Emo and Gothic is simply dress, as Gothic tends to be far more formal, artistic, cultural, and Eastern European, usually cast in dark colors, namely black, but occasionally a dash of purple, gray, or red. They use more of jewelry, dresses, suits, and gadgets Emo tends to cling far more to It's punk roots in the more modern styled clothing, skinny pants, band T-shirts, bright colors, skater shoes, and fringed, medium hair.
Also with a strong dash of scene-core and skater styles portrayed in hair, dress, and attitude Goth attitude is very focused on occult, including usage of pentagrams, ankhs, and Medieval superstition Emo on the other hand, clings more to simply emotions that humanity contains, mostly negative. Gothic music goes from metal all the way to slow classical-sounding tones Emo contains far more punk-rock, and dance-music.
The latest thing to come alive in the alternative music scene is "emo" music. People have all sorts of ways of defining it, but simply put, it means emotional punk. The cliche image with the emo style is guys wearing tight jeans and combing their long hair over their faces.
While punk and emo styles can be interchangeable, I'm sick of hearing a bunch of people call all punkers emo. I was wearing a studded belt the other day and some ignorant guy asked me if I listened to depressing music because I wore an emo belt. It's not an emo belt!
At the least, it can be attributed to an element from the punk style. There wouldn't be such a big problem with the mixing of these terms if people didn't have such hardwired classifications. We all know that emo people are supposed to be depressed and cutting themselves all the time.
Emo, after all, came from a music movement. This goes to show what an impact music has on our lives. It's great to show emotion in your music--some bands do push the envelope with depressing and hating lyrics--but just because you listen to something doesn't mean you slit your wrists etc. But because so many people have stereotypes, it's annoying to hear people calling other people emo.
In my opinion, calling someone a punk is fine... that style is more accepted as an actual style. Then there are those that are so far off base that they think Goths are punk or emo. They may be, but Gothic itself is a belief system--one that I don't know much about.
However, I do know Goths wear a lot of black and follow a certain lifestyle. Punks may wear black too. They aren't Gothic.
What you wear and what type of music you listen to does not determine who you are! I listen to everything and wear whatever I want to wear, mixing styles. Just next time I wear my studded belt, do not jump to conclusions and think that I'm emo or gothic!
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