Emos / Emo Culture
· Origin: The word "emo" comes from Emotional hardcore music. The emo culture became popular in the first decade of the 2000s, despite this, the beginning of emos born in the '80s as a musical style derived from hardcore punk American. Currently his music is more commercial and its best known representative is My Chemical Romance and Green Day (although many people do places this group as emo).
· Current status: The emos are quite widespread, especially in Latin America, and Related subcultures are less known as "Pokemon" have emerged. Most emos are young people aged between 14 and 20 years. Many of them have a negative or dramatic view of life and tend to show the world as pessimistic and victims of a society created thinking more capital and private interests who forgets people and their real needs.
Both emos like Pokemon has been much talk, as though they are peaceful people, have had detractors who crossed out are superficial and follow fashions, which on several occasions has led fights or social rejection of this urban culture.
· Characteristic Attire: slicked hairstyle covering part of the face, dark clothing, piercings, Converse sneakers, wristbands, badges, hoodies, (usually black) tight shirts and shorts in sight.
· Interests and activities: These are hipsters and generally pessimistic minds. Are very concerned about their appearance and are declared against fashion (although paradoxically be emo is fashionable), often have a tendency to ask the meaning of things and tend not to believe in religion. One of his most repeated phrases is "emo born, not made."· Bands: Today e have the most popular groups are My chemical romance, Blink 182, All american reject, Silverstein, Panic! at the disco, etc..