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by Wild One on September 7th, 2007

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What's the difference between Emo and Goth?

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  • by RustedEarth on December 8th, 2007

    RustedEarth

    The Difference between Emo And Goth:

    Emos Hate themselves
    Goths hate Everyone
    Emos Want to Kill themselves
    Goths Want to kill Everyone.

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  • by Anonymous on May 28th, 2008

    Anonymous

    I'm so tired of seeing this question around, this whole page is full of ignorant responses, especially JTP's.

    Goth has been around for a very long time. Emo is only about a decade old. There is a huge difference no matter what people think.
    To clear some things up, Goths are not satanic, we are not angry, and we do not hate everyone. We do not always talk about death and killing, or any of that crap. A majority of us are Wiccan but if you actually knew anything about the religion then you wouldn't be saying pentagrams are satanic.

    Goth's have a love for the finer things, We are artistic and we love to express it in fashion and in writing and paintings. We do tend to stick among our selves, but that is because people are spiteful and love to say stupid things such as the things JTP so pitifully put in his comment.
    A lot of kids in highschool do tend to take on gothic fashion but they are more emo than anything.

    Emo is a trend developed by high school kids, they are more emotional and open. People are confused these days as to what is the difference between goth and emo but that is because emo fashion was built around goth fashion. If you walk into a hottopic these days, that is what you can call emo. Emo kids are emotional and they dress very close to one another, they all dress very feminine, even the males and they listen to more emotional music like my chemical romance or afi.

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  • by crushedbutterfly on November 23rd, 2007

    crushedbutterfly

    that's like asking what's the difference between "prep and jock"
    Different but the same know what i mean?
    Goth, the music itself they listen to is different and they're method of dress is more loose fitting dark clothes. Goths are social people amongst themselves primarily. They're not all "angry at the world"
    Emo's
    Well they listen to different music like The Used and My Chemical Romance. They dress more compared to Punks' and they're hair is just as long, bangs etc...
    That's my "stereotype"

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  • by Seraphim Shinobi on November 23rd, 2007

    Seraphim Shinobi

    Goths wear dark clothes, like metal music, and hate everything.

    Emos wear Tight, dark clothes, have a ridiculously long fringe and short hair. they like rubbish music about suicide and being a loner.

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  • by Goth girl on August 14th, 2009

    Goth girl

    AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH! Okay, not I'm seriously annoyed! I mean, I'm goth, and reading all these posts make me extremely angry! Goth's don't hate the world, aren't unfriendly, and don't talk about killing! And if we do, It's because people who say stuff like that make us so mad that we do! You think we're like that because when you first see us dressed like goth's, you automatically decide to avoid us! WE ARE EXCACTLY LIKE YOU! the reason you think we're different is because you don't get the chance to know us! WE ARE FRIENDLY! but only friendly to people who can walk up to us and actually say hi! and we're happy! we're not depressed or emotionally deranged.

    I hope that after reading this, you'll be a little more friendlt toward us goth's.

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  • by monique_minx on April 10th, 2008

    monique_minx

    In my opinion goths are the original version, emos being a cheap knock off.
    Kids that say they are emo in my opinion are just a punk type version of a goth.
    Goth's maybe dark but they're not suicidal like emo's.
    Goth's aren't all fat and ugly as some people suggest, I myself am a goth, I'm underweight if anything and have been told time and again that I'm rather beautiful. I don't use black as a label and I'm not doing it for attention, it's more of a personal protest for me. A silent protest, I became this way when my parents first separated because I wasn't listened too, I wanted to do something radical to shock my parents to their senses. It worked for some years but then they split again and this time for good. So I stay this way to remind myself of this protest. I also protest the bible because I believe it to be hypocritical but generally I remain silent about my reasons for being who I am. I have christian friends, they don't lecture me about being a goth and I don't lecture them about being a christian because that's their choice and this is mine.

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  • by ~liZ~ on March 4th, 2010

    ~liZ~

    i like to think of emo as a modern form of goth=) they r different but the same

    okay..now its my turn to piss someone off=)

    Goths DO NOT hate the world and DO NOT hate everyone!
    Enos DO NOT hate themselves or always if ever want to kill themselves!

    u ppl who like to hate on these two groups are just stupid and ignorant idiots!
    seriously..what the hell did emos and goths to to u?

    WTF!? i mean..what is the problem with dressing in black and having totally awesome hairstyles that u wish u could have? NOTHING!! emos and goths are great ppl once u get to know them...all of my frnds are either emo or goth or a mixture of both..we r rele nice ppl..yes some of us r kinda shy, but there r a lot of ppl who r shy. we love to go to places that everyone else goes to like wild adventures theme park( place where Zombieland was filmed-hellz yes!) in Valdosta, and going to the mall and the movies and having a good ol' time together..we like to tlk to random ppl at the mall..its rele fun! most of all..we like prank calling ppl(mostly our frnds or ppl we actually kno)..u ppl who hate on us just dont realize what ur tlkin bout..we r not anti-social ppl..so please rethink ur answers some of u( the ones who hate on us)..

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  • by ripley on February 5th, 2008

    ripley

    Good lord, what a bunch of tards...
    Except for vow of silence, there isn't one unbiased, honest answer among you.
    Ok. Easy version. Let’s start with the oldest and work our way up shall we?

    Goths (short for Ostrogoths or Visigoths 1 century BCE) were considered uncivilized heathens meaning they didn't live in a city, had there own laws, and were polytheistic. Thus the pagan symbology connection. People on the fringe of society. They were outcasts. Sound familiar (especially if you’re btw 13-28)?
    Let’s jump ahead- during the renaissance, gothic was used as a derogatory term describing the dark art, music and architecture that emerged in Germany and Italy.

    >jump< the European romantic age of shelly, Hesse, and Byron – dark horror stories and romanticism of death is the literary theme. Post age of enlightenment, there was a distain for the upper class. The movement stressed strong emotion as a source of aesthetic experience, placing new emphasis on such emotions as trepidation, horror, and the awe experienced in confronting the sublimity in untamed nature. Sound like angst? (vampire novels and romantic dress influence)

    >leap< 70s/80s Goth – punks were an angry and violent answer to s

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  • by sheEMO101 on November 3rd, 2010

    sheEMO101

    Emo people, like me, were LOTS of eyeliner, We were black w/ everything, but we add some color in there 2, we hurt ourselves, but most of us DO NOT slit our wrist, and we have scene hair that covers, at less, 1 eye, and our hair has highlights in it of some sort, but like blue purple or pink, and we were some SKINNY JEANS!

    Goths on the other hand, were JUST black, NO color, black make up (black lipstick, black eyeliner, black hair, etc.) the were chains, white face paint (or what ever makes em SO pale) baggy pants, and they usually have short hair, but some times hair that covers 1 eye, but not like scene or emo hair, they have flat hair.

    there, now you have the RIGHT difference between the both, and its coming from a emo herself!

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  • by Bowlder on February 12th, 2010

    Bowlder

    Well emo is short for emotional, there steriotyped to cutting
    scene if I remeber correctly is emo... Without the cutting ( generally a uncommon ... People just call boath the same as far as I've noticed). Goth is more kick ass like metal heads but there also personified to deppression... There the ones who'd have spikes Mohawks and look angry.... Marolin Manson kinda...
    I've heard many ways of classifying these "social" groups... But that's the best I can do to awnser confusion
    ( if all else fails... Just skwint your eyes... You'll never know the diffrence : / )
    man watchout saying stuff to them too... If you call a goth, emo... He will not be happy... Having a size 11 pair of spiked shoes that were like half converse DOES NOT feal good up your ass... Trust me : ( ... )

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  • by sickle on January 12th, 2010

    sickle

    clear, cut & dry....

    goth is a mindset, not a clothing style or music preference. It is an awakening to the fact that death is immanent and learning to live with that fact in your life not despite it as most in society do. if one was to read some of the gothic literature in its early stages they would find a resounding theme of facing death, not with fear but simply facing it. emotions happen but why let them control what you do? simply put goth is an apathetic mentality as much as possible, locking away emotions for one reason or another and understanding that this life is nothing more than a pasding phase and death is the doorway to the truest reality

    emo, on the other hand is an embrace & release of self, a sympathetic mentality towards the world and the suffering in it

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  • by SephiroSeif on November 6th, 2009

    SephiroSeif

    I do not consider myself anything but back in high school i was tagged as a goth. Wore a lot of black with red or purple, black fishnet shirts, had fake fangs (because the ladies i thought were hot said it was sexy), a trench coat, spikes (lots and lots of spikes to keep people away) dyed my hair a different color every month and spiked it, goofed off a looot in class and yet still aced the classes i wanted to. Listened to a lot of death metal and music filled with indistinguishable screams and groans, Cradle of Filth for example. If anything, i am a watered down goth because the "real" goths i know are like in their 30's or 40's and dress up in medieval clothing, listen to dark wave and are awesome. Chicks in leather corsets, oh yeah.

    Emos started creeping up senior year. The dudes dressed like the chicks, tight everything and it was pretty hard to distinguish them apart from behind, making hitting on emos a risky business. ;P Some of the less popular dudes were whiney, girlish, over-dramatic and had their hair over one eye for some reason. The cool ones just chilled, partied and were actually fun to hang with, even though their clothes were waaaay tooo tight for me to even fathom comfort. The emo chicks were hot, the downside being an even MORE emotional girl. *shudders from bad memories*

    To sum it up, we are all gay. HAAhaaaa... no... really. I mean, what is the point of labeling? In the end, we are all fundamentally insane.

    If you are reading this part, awesome. I caught your attention, yay! You rawk! :D

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  • by Anonymous on January 28th, 2009

    Anonymous

    I think that people shouldn't be labled. I think that someone was stupid enough to lable someone because they didn't look like the average person. So I am not going to tell the differnce between emo and goth because I think that emo and goth are just people who go about their bussiness and don't really care about what other people think. And the fashion is literally I think is very awesome and self-expressing the hair-styles in my opinion are pretty self-explanitory. They have an image and I think that that is just great and self-opinionated.

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  • by Anonymous on May 27th, 2008

    Anonymous

    I consider myself emo. SOmetimes i like to dress in all balck and maybe add a few colors to it. I like who i am i dont hate myself. When i feel an emotion it is very deep. I do not cut myself because it is really stupid. I also do not look for attention. I do however like to be socially outcast and not known by many.

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  • by LustxOverxLove on November 23rd, 2007

    LustxOverxLove

    ...I'm not so sure anymore.

    *Sigh*

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  • by GuitarPlayer92 on November 23rd, 2007

    GuitarPlayer92

    There is no difference. They are both labels that insecure people like to use to classify others. Nuff said.

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  • by digi on November 23rd, 2007

    digi

    goths hate everyone else emos are deppersted
    simple as that

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  • by BadKit on November 1st, 2007

    BadKit

    Hey, I'm kinda into the whole emo thing but it does not mean I'm sad or want not to be noticed. I really like the music and style of clothing; I don't cut myself or anything like that...

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  • by candycakes loves j. bell on September 7th, 2007

    candycakes loves j. bell

    emo, short for emotional, is kind of like the name says. these people just find reasons to cry and bitch about being different and misunderstood. goths are more hard-core wearing black, angry, don't care what people think about who they are or what they like.

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  • by The Reverend Soleil on February 5th, 2008

    The Reverend Soleil

    Emo's the little red Muppet on "Sesame Street".

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  • by xombielover on October 15th, 2009

    xombielover

    well i dont wanna consider myself goth because i dont think i quite fit the actual subculture. not like an uber goth anyway. but i am flattered to be recognized as one. i love goth groups like sisters of mercy, bauhaus, mephisto walz, kommunity fk, and skeletal family. i also will wear the ideal clothing thats considered goth. my only concern is how long this emo trend will last. because its such a knock off in my opinion. it probably wont be long. why? cuz of the difference between goth and emo. goth has been around since the early 80s and still lives on 2day with your so-called "elder goths" the emos were also from the eighties but where do u find elder emos? they're hard to find because emo was a short-lived teenage fad that was destined to die from its own worn out angst. the goth subculture however still lives on because its more than a fad...its a lifestyle. now there seems to be a revival in the emo subculture that's already seems to be disappearing into some colorful "scene" image but unfortunately its gotten so mainstream that it might still last a pretty long time. i honestly wish it never came back with these new bands like dashboard confessional and the used because i hate being mistaken for an emo just cuz i wear black and bondage and have thick bangs. i find the music and concept repulsive. i don't mean to offend emos but seriously right now emo is taking over goth, punk, and metal. and we want our subcultures back without being tainted. its no wonder people get us confused and its no wonder it didnt last long back in the eighties. its seems to hardly have any originality cuz it takes from other subcultures. i seriously hope it goes away soon though because i hate it that i used to be noticed for what i wanted to be which is goth and now that this emo thing has gotten so huge that that's all im seen as now is some depressed emo when i was against the whole trend ever since it started to spread all over the mainstream like some virus. it just kills me that i cant have my title back as goth because some other teenage fad is taking over. i want it back soon.

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  • by [Deleted] on June 5th, 2008

    [Deleted]

    Emo may be more withdrawn and there's a certain style they wear (commonly the tight pants, interesting hairdos, etc) Not so much into the all black and/or chains.

    Goth is based more on darkness. Not always death, but just darkness and black, and almost surreal - associated with vampires and similar things. Commonly depicted by wearing mostly/all black, sometimes chains. Not the tight jeans, probably because the pants (or whatever) tend to be black.

    It is hard to explain.

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  • by Halskiisaklink on March 30th, 2008

    Halskiisaklink

    An emo is like a cross between a goth and a twelve year-old girl who still likes barbie dolls.

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  • by Brian I on March 30th, 2008

    Brian I

    A few people here have opinions on that, assuming you meant goths:
    http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/393424

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  • by moomooretro on May 16th, 2008

    moomooretro

    Well....Emos have more emotions that goths. The word EMO is base off of the root word [emo]tional. Goths wear baggy pants and listen to punk and hard rock.Emos listen to more emotional music that when they are sad they can listen to it to cheer them up a little andwear tight pants and shirts. You can easally tell if someone is walking down the street if they are emo or goth. 1st sighn of a gotic person is that they are wearing black and oter colers mixed in. 2nd sighn is that their hair is probally spikey. 1st sighn of an emo is that they almost always were black. 2nd is that they probally have long black or blonde hair(sometimes short). thats all i can tell you know . BYE!!

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  • by GothpRiNcEsS on September 19th, 2008

    GothpRiNcEsS

    GOTHS ARE NOT NESSERILY ANGRY AT THE WHOLE WORLD THEY JUST HAVE A DIFFERENT WAY OF EXPRESSING THERE EMOTIONS AND THEY DONT ALL BELIEVE IN THE SAME RELIGON IM GOTH AND IM CHRISTIAN SO THERE IS NO RELIGON TO GOTH ITS A STATE OF MIND SO REMEMBER THAT. AND EMO DOES NOT STAND FOR EMOTIONAL IT STANDS FOR EMOCORE AND PUNK WORD PRETTY MUCH AND NOT ALL EMOS CUT THEM SELVES.

    THE DIFFERENCE IN STYLE IS THIS

    GOTH BOYS-WEAR LOOSE CLOTHS ALL THE TIME
    EMO BOYS-WEAR TIGHT JEANS GIRL JEANS OUCH.AND TIGHT SHIRTS.

    GOTH GIRLS -WEAR TIGHT BLACK SHIRTS AND TIGHT JEANS SOMETIME BUT ALSO LOOSE.

    EMO GIRLS -WEAR TIGHT CLOTHS ALL THE TIME AND BOTH EMO AND GOTH WEAR BLACK CONSTANTLY SO THERE IS THE DIFFERENCE AND SIMILARITIES.

    GOTHS LISTEN TO ROCK WITH A DARK EDGE OR DIFFERENT TYPES OF METAL.
    EMOS LISTEN TO BANDS LIKE MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE AND OTHER STUFF. BOTH GROUPS ARE DEPRESSED ALOT TO AND MAD ALOT AT PEOPLE THAT MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE THEY DONT BELONG WHEN THEY DO.

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  • by Stupifyed on October 13th, 2010

    Stupifyed

    ok to sum it down the basics are that goths and emos aren't ENTIRELY different, they have similarities; both wear black but not always, both usually like some form of rock. and their differences; goths usually wear baggy, emo usually wear skinny, goth usually listen to darker rock, emo usually listen to screamo and sometimes alternative. now that u know the basics heres 1 huge similarity:WE ARE JUDGED BY STEREOTYPES. not all goth or emo have to follow a certain style, they r just a state of mind

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  • by Nemesis on November 3rd, 2010

    Nemesis

    Difference? about this:
    Goth (cool)Emo (not cool!)

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  • by redrumfb on November 6th, 2010

    redrumfb

    Gothic is a lifestyle, a belief. I'm Gothic, so I should know. People also think Gothic is a fashion statement, that is untrue. What makes a true Goth is enjoying the Dark Side and the good things in life. Not all Gothics hate everyone either. People think just because we appear to be different, they should try to avoid us. Hello? We are people just like all of you. Anyways, back to my point.

    Emos tend to whine and cry all the time and cut themselves, Gothics are more dark-oriented and have dark mentalities. Not all Gothics listen to rock and metal either. I listen to New Wave/Synthpop music such as Depeche Mode, as do many Goths. Emos also stole the Gothic look and tried to modernize it and utterly failed miserably.

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  • by -O-uknow on November 6th, 2010

    -O-uknow

    One is even more less interesting to me than the other.

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  • by msspacey123 on March 25th, 2010

    msspacey123

    I think there is only a difference on how they dress. They are all people with hopes and dreams. Some can be nice & some can be mean. People just assume stuff about emo's & goth's that aren't really true

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  • by ~liZ~ on March 4th, 2010

    ~liZ~

    i like to think of emo as a modern form of goth=) they r different but the same

    okay..now its my turn to piss someone off=)

    Goths DO NOT hate the world and DO NOT hate everyone!
    Enos DO NOT hate themselves or always if ever want to kill themselves!

    u ppl who like to hate on these two groups are just stupid and ignorant idiots!
    seriously..what the hell did emos and goths to to u?

    WTF!? i mean..what is the problem with dressing in black and having totally awesome hairstyles that u wish u could have? NOTHING!! emos and goths are great ppl once u get to know them...all of my frnds are either emo or goth or a mixture of both..we r rele nice ppl..yes some of us r kinda shy, but there r a lot of ppl who r shy. we love to go to places that everyone else goes to like wild adventures theme park( place where Zombieland was filmed-hellz yes!) in Valdosta, and going to the mall and the movies and having a good ol' time together..we like to tlk to random ppl at the mall..its rele fun! most of all..we like prank calling ppl(mostly our frnds or ppl we actually kno)..u ppl who hate on us just dont realize what ur tlkin bout..we r not anti-social ppl..so please rethink ur answers some of u( the ones who hate on us)..

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  • by aefedor on February 9th, 2010

    aefedor

    goths are just people who wear black and baggy cloths, they like being artsy. there not an angry people just misunderstood. they dont hate everyone just conformist people. the dont always think or talk about death, blood, and suicide as much as emo's. goths listen to alternative music.

    emo's are people who like to wear skin tight cloths, and are very emotional and not very open. the only way they feel they can open up is by taking a sharp object and cutting there skin to let the blood out to make more room for more emotion to bottle up inside. they dont like most people cus they like to be alone. emos like screamo, and heavy metal music more then rock and most other music. and most emos are gay or bi, but can be straight

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  • by ilikeitwhenitrains on February 13th, 2010

    ilikeitwhenitrains

    nothing they are all past trends.

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  • by XxTapionxX on February 13th, 2010

    XxTapionxX

    simple answer, the names, emo, goth, punk, metalhead, skid, gangster, jock prepp, their all labels, every single one of them takes away the fact that we are all human. they shouldnt, but they do.

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  • by neoncupcake on January 7th, 2011

    neoncupcake

    sheEMO101 kinda said it all, emos have more color in our style, and our sense of style kinda resembles scene (mostly because of the hair). Band T-shirts and skinny jeans are also common. We also tend to wear clip-on bows and headbands (atleast I do anyways xD), [most of the things I'm mentioning here are 4 girls] and thick bangs (usually side bangs) are pretty popular. But one thing u should know is that we're not always depressed, thats just a stereotype. It makes me wicked angry when haters post crap like that on the web about us.

    Goth's sense of style is a little darker than ours, they dress in more blacks and dark reds.

    ***The stereotypes that people say that goths hate the world and that emos are always depressed and cut themselves alot are NOT true, I both friends that are goth and friends that are emo and none of them follow those stereotypes

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  • by GothicEmo1 on January 19th, 2011

    GothicEmo1

    Emos cut themselves
    Goths just wear alot of black
    Emos find ways to end their life
    Goths find ways to end others lives

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  • by patricksamontanez on May 19th, 2012

    patricksamontanez

    dunno looks like the same to me

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  • by how gay is anonymous on June 5th, 2008

    how gay is anonymous

    I think emos are pussys and goths have balls lol

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  • by emosrock on January 14th, 2009

    emosrock

    i'm emo but i dont cut myself

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  • by The Chief on March 25th, 2012

    The Chief

    One is dark ang gloomy.

    The other is dark, gloomy, and whiny.

    :):)

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  • by Nemo_S on March 25th, 2012

    Nemo_S

    Emo's cry after sex and orgasms and Goth's just get angrier ???

    So did I win ....

    ~Nemo~

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  • by SatansJesus on February 13th, 2011

    SatansJesus

    Honestly, most of you people are fucked in the head. Being goth or emo is wrong!
    My best friends and even my girlfriend is emo. They're just ordinary people that who do ordinary things.
    They havn't done anything wrong and all you hatred are just scared of people that are different.
    Most emos turn emo because their life has been a "shit-hole". Yes some emos cut themselves. Yes some emos commit suicide. Have you ever stopped and thought, "why?" 90% of the time it's because of people like you that won't accept them into the community.
    Look how mature you people are being. Try and look at life from their point of view.
    I bet I'm younger then all of you. And look who's being immature now.
    I'm ashamed the human race could be so judgemental.
    Take in mind their life hasn't been easy.
    Ohh and for the record, their music isn't shit. It's mainly rock and Linkin Park ect. They may dress differently, but is that a bad thing?
    Different = Good.
    It's like calling a ginger a "ranger", calling someone a "dumb blonde". It may not be as serious as racism, but this bullying problem has got out of hand.

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  • by Ewan_M on June 19th, 2011

    Ewan_M

    I myself am an emo and people have been askin me this question alot ... Goths: r like dark and have lots of black clothes and majority of them r like from some sort of pagan background ,,some goths just like the whole black boots,black jeans, black tops, black lipstick, black eyeliner and some are into the whole death stuff , but I'm not trying to offend any goths because after all as I said Majority

    Emos: being 1 myself Emos like dark colours and bright neon colours and where like band t-shirts they like punk music and emotional music ,, some Emos r into cutting there wrists and depression (DEFO NOT ME!) sum of us like skinny jeans and scene hair some of us like chains hanging from there jeans,

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  • by AyeXhaa_K on March 25th, 2012

    AyeXhaa_K

    im confused am i goth or emo i like all black anti social some times slit my wrist like metal rock

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  • by Creative Writer in Space on August 14th, 2009

    Creative Writer in Space

    Emo is short for Overly Emotional. Hence why many Emo's cut themselves, purge, don't eat whatever. They feel some sort of pain or emotion and do what ever they can think of get rid of it, like cutting, like sex...

    There isn't much of a difference between Punk/Emo/Goth. Have basic same sense of style, some of the same music... but Emo's do things that is beyond the norm-this doesn't mean alcohol or drugs, bigger than that-...

    I personally think that Emo is a somewhat separate form of Goth. Because the style, music, makeup almost everything is alike.

    While Emo's deal with pain by cutting or something as or more destructive, Goth's feel the pain too. They just don't necessarily deconstruct their bodies. Instead (in my opinion) they purposely isolate themselves from society, making themselves outcasts because no matter how much pain is there, they can't mutilate themselves, and they don't want to see anyone that cares for them get hurt...

    Punks are a little different in style. They'll wear bright colors, neon colors, but they do it to stand out. Say to society "Hey! I'm not gonna take your crap anymore! I'ma wear what I want, where I want, and I don't care how out there it is!" ...

    I also personally think that being punk/emo/goth comes in stages... and you start off either as an Emo or Punk. and then progress. If you start as Punk you go Punk, Goth, Emo.
    If you start as Emo you end up Punk.

    I only think this because of what I've seen happen around me... People going from Cutting to Recovering, to dying hair all sorts of colors and getting piercing' galore..

    But there is no right or wrong answer to this question, so it's based on opinions.

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