I was just reading on Snark about how Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy is sooo dreamy. I don’t understand how; I really don’t like the emo look on guys. Leave the girls’ jeans to the girls, damnit, and cut your hair! I think it creeps me out partially because I dislike androgyny, and there’s something very androgynous about a skinny guy in skin-tight pants with flippy hair. The hair gets to me, too, because it’s so impractical. Letting anything hang in your face all day would be annoying, not to mention bad for your complexion (skin irritation due to the hair itself, as well as you brushing it away–can we say zits?). That look worked for Jessica Rabbit, and that’s it. I think I’m also somehow insulted when I see guys wearing jeans that are marketed at girls. It’s like they’re agreeing that the fashion industry makes pants for sticks, which I’m not, and uses female models that look like prepubescent boys, so therefore the pants fit skinny, straight-shaped men better than curvy women. That’s a whole different gripe that I have, though. For your viewing pleasure, here is a funny video titled “I Must Be Emo.”
It also bugs me when I see people so blatantly conforming to fashion that’s marketed to us. Walking around campus, I’ll see a group of guys with their skateboards and emo slices, and they’re all dressed alike: skinny jeans, tight t-shirts, and Chuck Taylors. I’m not saying that the emo fashion is the only one you see around, and that they’re the only group that conforms so blatantly to a particular look, heavens no. The blonde girls in Chi Omega on campus with their Ugg boots, miniskirts, and Coach bags are certainly fitting another well defined style. All of that bugs me. It’s nice to see people wearing clothing that makes a statement about them other than “I’m a conformist!”. Geeky t-shirts, t-shirts that say something about your political views, a cool skirt that speaks of your artistic tastes, etc. I’m in jeans and t-shirts every day because 1) I’m going to class, not a fancy dinner, 2) they’re comfortable and I value comfort, so the clothing says something about my priorities, and 3) the t-shirt often has a favorite band or computer reference. I’m also not speaking out against being fashionable in general; I bought the adorable rain boots like every other girl on campus, and I wear heels like a dope to make myself more attractive. But living your life in some kind of fashionable rut, wearing the same style every day to fit in with some crowd… That’s what I have an issue with.
Amen, sistah! I’m so sick of what is considered fashionable today. I’m even more sick of seeing skinny-ass people all over the place. Skinny is good on men (to an extent) because menaren’t supposed to have hips and be curvy, but females who have the same frame as little boys disgust me. Whatever happened to the times where being a bit chubby was a status symbol? If you had a little meat on your bones and were pale, it showed that you had time to lounge around, eat whatever you wanted and have servants care for you. Now if you’re one pound overweight, you can’t be considered beautiful. It’s sad, really.
Now I can’t stand jeans and regular old t-shirts for everyday wear, but I do value comfort! It’s just that I find skirts to be much more comfortable than pants!
I too pretty much dislike the whole “emo” look when it’s not used in a purely parody manner (i.e. I don’t like people who actually take such style and mentality seriously). It’s the hair-over-eyes look that bothers me the most… how do you stand to have hair prickling into your eyes all the time!?
Hooray for t-shirt and jeans!! I’m like that for the same reasons as you. I feel uncomfortable in anything dressy, I feel like I can’t move around as easily as I always do.
Ugh – emo hair. How much I dislike haircuts like that on guys.
The way people dress nowadays – they all look the same. Girls think they’re hot shit beause of their mini skirts and high heels, but if you look around all the girls of the same type wear the same. Same with guys and the “cool” look.
I’m like you – jeans and t-shirt everyday (unless it’s VERY hot, then I’ll dress sexy :P ). I just ordered another shirt at threadless.com. Loving that place now :D
I happened to stumble onto your blog from YourSite.nu to Hegemony to here. LOL. And your post was rather interesting.
Although I do like emo boys :x I do agree with you about the girls… everywhere I go, I see skinny girls scantily clad and that, disgusts me. I’m not bitter just because I’m not as skinny as them, hell, I don’t even want to be as skinny as them. I just feel they’re all the same.
I have what you might call emo hair, lmao. I have an emo fringe and I love it but I’m not conforming to society or whatever, I just like it. I wear and do what I like, rather than following what others are wearing and stuff. :)
And yeah, everyday at school, I’m in jeans and shirt, LOL. Unless it’s really warm, I wear a skirt and that’s it. I don’t fancy dress to school because it’s a place for study, not for a fashion show. >
Exactly! As Belinda said, it pretty much gets unbearable once people start taking the whole “emo” thing seriously. “Emo” is pretty much the new brand of boy bands, with the same trendiness going on, etc.
Except for “Tickle me Emo” of course. Tickle Me Emo kicks ass, yo.
Ah, but just because it’s “fashionable” doesn’t mean that people don’t enjoy it for reasons beyond the cool factor. I caught a lot of crap years ago when I was strictly emo… it’s a sheep and it’s a poser… as if I couldn’t just do what I wanted with myself. I enjoyed the fashion and the music and the frame of thought… still do, even. For what it was, that is… the whole subculture has morphed into something else entirely since I started drifting into gothland.
But if it really bothers ye that much, you can take comfort in knowing that they may not be breeding. Constantly wearing tight trousers with expandable parts betwixt your legs is a good way to put yourself sterile.
Palmer: Oh lord, I’m adding that last line of yours to my quotes page. That’s hilarious!
My hair doesn’t bother me at all… *hides*
Everything’s cool until it becomes commercial :-P
Skinny fit jeans don’t suit boys or girls IMO, although I think the long scraggly hair can look good if it’s CLEAN (greasy hair is vile).
I LOVE the emo look on some guys. Just… mmm! I also practically squeal when I see an “emo”-esque person walking around Georgetown. I personally hate prep fashion, so it’s particularly refreshing to see something other than plaid shorts and polos.
However, I do understand where some of your gripes are coming from. The actual fashion doesn’t bother me. What bothers me is if any fashion trend group thinks they are unique and non-conformist just because the look was considered “different” years ago.
Look what some of you were saying about the emo fashion just being a trend and it’s just a new brand of boy bands. That is not true. Some people do take the emo thing seriously because they actually like it. I hate Fall Out Boy personally, and the trend will die eventually, and then those who stay emo will be considered outsiders once more, thank God. It kills me that everyone is pretending to be emo. Only those who take it seriously should dress that way.