Another Blog About Labeling
Yes, the third blog today about labeling today. Whatever. With so much blogging about being labeled as emo, goth, prep...the list goes on. it sucks. A person into Green Day, My Chem, and FOB could easily be labeled as emo. To convince people that they're just labeling based on stupid stereotypes you'd have to come to school the next day in a big, spiky red mohawk, skateboard and a Ramones T-Shirt. Then they'll label you as punk, which is what you actually are. Then, having the stereotypes they have, they'll think you're some destructive moron who is angry at the world. They don't know a thing about punk, what punk is, and what punk means to us. The next day, you'll come in a miniskirt, strappy sandals and braids just so no one thinks you're a big mean jerk who thinks they're so cool. And? They'll tell you you're a teenie. They'll say you read Tiger Beat, fantasize about Zac Efron, and scream at Fall Out Boy concerts. This could go on as long as you please...shifting personalities to avoid being labeled and STILL being labeled.
In fact, when I first started wearing black and stuff and getting into punk, even my older sister called me goth. "Aren't you a little young for your goth phase?" I was completely pissed at her. I had no way to defend myself, because that's how labeling works. You have no say in what you are, because it's told to your face. Here is what I have to say:
•People choose to dress a certain way because they feel comfortable, and if that means wearing a black hoodie, eyeliner, and die their hair red, it only means their expresing their individuality and personality. Being punk means being an individual, and if that means skinny black pants, that person will feel victimized when they are labeled as emo just because they want to be different.
•If you listen to MCR, Fall Out Boy or any aternative/ punk rock group, people will call you emo. they're punks who have a different style and are going against the poppy Hilary Duff crap style that is so popular with people our age. Emo stands for emotional and technically, isn't most music emotional? The happy sad song you learned in Pre-K deals with emotions, and it certainly can make you feel a certain way. Little kids love to sing, and it makes them happy. I guess they're emo.
•why do people think I dress a certain way to be cool? I'd be kind of a hypocrite if I believed in individuality to be cool.
•Label as much as you want, but seriously, the way you look or act could be license enough for me to label you as a prep or teenie. Like that? Why not change your personality? You can become a goth with a simple wardrobe change. At least, to your way of thinking.
So quit labeling! No one likes that, and it's a horrible feeling to be told what you are and your value in life. That's what Bill O'Reilly does every night...he tells people what they are. He tells them they're left wing media or lunatic Green Peace protesters. You are what you feel inside is right.
In fact, when I first started wearing black and stuff and getting into punk, even my older sister called me goth. "Aren't you a little young for your goth phase?" I was completely pissed at her. I had no way to defend myself, because that's how labeling works. You have no say in what you are, because it's told to your face. Here is what I have to say:
•People choose to dress a certain way because they feel comfortable, and if that means wearing a black hoodie, eyeliner, and die their hair red, it only means their expresing their individuality and personality. Being punk means being an individual, and if that means skinny black pants, that person will feel victimized when they are labeled as emo just because they want to be different.
•If you listen to MCR, Fall Out Boy or any aternative/ punk rock group, people will call you emo. they're punks who have a different style and are going against the poppy Hilary Duff crap style that is so popular with people our age. Emo stands for emotional and technically, isn't most music emotional? The happy sad song you learned in Pre-K deals with emotions, and it certainly can make you feel a certain way. Little kids love to sing, and it makes them happy. I guess they're emo.
•why do people think I dress a certain way to be cool? I'd be kind of a hypocrite if I believed in individuality to be cool.
•Label as much as you want, but seriously, the way you look or act could be license enough for me to label you as a prep or teenie. Like that? Why not change your personality? You can become a goth with a simple wardrobe change. At least, to your way of thinking.
So quit labeling! No one likes that, and it's a horrible feeling to be told what you are and your value in life. That's what Bill O'Reilly does every night...he tells people what they are. He tells them they're left wing media or lunatic Green Peace protesters. You are what you feel inside is right.
i flip out on ppl who call me emo or goth and they make sure they neva call me that again but..... omg i hate that like my mom thinks all my frnds are goths and thr not only one of them is!
RANDOM_INSANITY!!!!!, March 21st, 2007 at 08:20:27pm
who cares about labels?
if your so scared on what people label you maybe you should look in the miror and go
'hmmm....wtf do I care?'
cause really, I get labeled all the time as the gross street punk that smokes pot, live in a garbage can, and dont have a family. Dude, it hurts, but I just go with it.
Toxic Narcotic, March 21st, 2007 at 04:38:08pm
See, I disagree with you too. The way I see it, even your name is a label. So if you wanted to stop being labeled, then you should probably get rid of your name, too.
And at my school, you can't be Punk unless you wear baggy clothes and have shaggy hair. At my school, if you wear black and have a bright red mohawk, you're Goth. It's so stupid.
And when I say that I don't want to be labeled, I'm being a hypocrite. I label people subconciously, whether I want to or not. I'll look at someone and, by the way they're dressed, I'll label them, whether it be prep or goth or jock or druggie.
Those are my thoughts. Teenage Assasin mainly said everything for me.
Tigger, March 21st, 2007 at 04:08:25pm
I aggree with Teenage Assassin as well.
Also, I think a lot of people would find that if they concentrated more on what they like and not what their friends think is cool then they are less likely to be labeled. It is rare that two people have exactly the same taste in clothing. I think a lot of people do choose to conform to a stereotype, whether they realise it or not.
Killer Rabbit, March 21st, 2007 at 03:23:55pm
I agree with .Teenage.Assassin. %100 percent.
and the real meaning of punk? You know what describes that in detail? The children's book "Billy The Punk."
Riot on the Radio, March 21st, 2007 at 06:29:40am
i agree, but yet disagree with you at the same time.
I think lables are okay, but it depends on the label. If every single label was hated and detested as much as this 'emo' label, that i woould wish labels were never invented. But if labels were more like 'punk' then i would be okay with that. and if people didnt use them too often to describe things.
Punk is a great thing.
Vegemite, March 21st, 2007 at 02:22:50am
i agree...A BILLION PERCENT!
garrett nickelsen., March 20th, 2007 at 09:02:21pm
I can't help but disagree with you.
People are ALWAYS going to be labeled. It's the way of the world.
If people didn't have labels, we wouldn't have any way to process information, and our brains would be on overload trying to figure out where to place something.
I'm honestly quite tired of hearing about 'don't label' and stuff. It's always going to happen. It's human nature. We process and understand things by sticking labels to them. Not just people... every single thing is put under a specific label.
Sure, they might not be accurate when given to people, but it still helps us to understand things. So whether you're falsely labeled or not, it really shouldn't be a problem. Everyone labels, including those who say they don't, and who rant about labels. If you say you don't, you're lying. You may try not to, but you do.
What I think, is that people need to get the hell over their issues with being labeled, and not care what anyone thinks they are.
Teenage.Assassin, March 20th, 2007 at 08:45:13pm
''Emo stands for emotional (...)''
Emotional hardcore, yes.
Just wanted to point that out.
stilinski, March 20th, 2007 at 07:09:51pm
1000000% agreed
PaNcAkEs, March 20th, 2007 at 05:35:18pm