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[homerwannabee]

Something came to mind. I remember a couple of years ago how Emo kids were really into Nintendo and Atari stuff. Now that the our current culture has backlashed against Emo. Do you think there has been a backlash against classic gaming as an indirect result as well?

[Atari5200]

can you please kindly remind of wtf an emo kid is?

[Ross PK]

Nah, I'm sure most people see emo and classic gaming as two seperate things.

[NE146]

Yeah I have heard of the term many times. But I still have zero clue what an emo kid is. Nor do I know any obviously. So what in the heck are you talking about

[Tempest]

can you please kindly remind of wtf an emo kid is?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo_kid

Tempest

[Random Terrain]

After looking it up I still don't know what an emo kid is exactly:

http://en.wikipedia....iki/Emo_(slang)

From what I can tell, it's a goth kid without the makeup and black clothing who has a stupid haircut that covers one eye. I thought people wanted to get away from labels, but kids still unquestioningly sign up for the next style and so do a lot of adults. Then 10 years later they can't stand to look at pictures of themselves, but still sign up for the next style as if they learned nothing.

If people start to hate classic gaming because of emo kids, they're stupid. Who cares what fashion zombies like or dislike? If lame-ass goth kids, for example, decide their favorite thing is a BJ, I'm not going to stop liking BJs.

[SINGLE TOOTH]

Thankfully, the link between Emo and classic gaming was vague enough that the two were never that closely associated.

I think everyone could see through the Atari hoodie, into the empty Emo soul, and realize it was nothing more than a fashion statement for them.

BTW here is a emo example. They look like homosexual versions of Shaggy.

[liveinabin]

Apart from a few NES pads becoming belt buckles, I think gaming will survive the Emo onslaught.

[JamesD]

I think people ignore emo kids. They aren't so far from the norm that they bother most people.
Goth on the other hand... gets some odd looks.

[Pixelboy]

Don't emo kids naturally evolve into dedicated fanboys? When they reach a certain level, they evolve like Pokemons.

[NintendoDieScreaming]

Q: How many Emos does it take to change a lightlbulb?

A: None, let 'em cry in the dark.

[MrAtari2600]

From what I can tell, it's a goth kid without the makeup and black clothing who has a stupid haircut that covers one eye.

That was me last year,
no shame either, we all go through phazes.
ive come to relize my issues with my emotions.


to be honest it wasn't a stupid haircut!
i still wear it like that
Except i wear polo shirts and more preppy wear
So im a my own style again.
i like tighter jeans instead of baggy more comfy somehow...
dont ask


I did it because
I thought i looked good, and it does suit me, Labels are retarded ok?
you have no idea how just because i make a personal decision im insulted and rejected
for it why can't people accept peopel for who they are and go on with life,


Ive loved atari before everything, so

i didn't just like it for the phaze
Im a true atari person

[NightSprinter]

Now that's a good poem. No whining, just pure statement of "I'm my own person, if you don't like it then piss off."

[MrAtari2600]

OH you want to hear whining?
lmao
*goes on rant*

but thanks btw

[starwardude]

On a side note, the caricature of an emo kid on the Wikipedia page Random Terrain linked to looks almost identical to a classmate of mine .

Edited by starwardude, Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:20 PM.

[Shawn Sr.]

Murder is a crime because everyone knows the shotguns of the world should knock off every last one of those fake cry ass emo losers but alas it's agesnt the law so they don't. I think maybe they should make "emo" agenst the law.

[FibroFreak78]

I wish my grass was emo...then it would cut itself!

[remowilliams]

Music industry and Emo

[BassGuitari]

Did emo kids hurt classic gaming? Nah.

If anyone did, it would be the hipsters. But even they don't deserve that kind of credit.

[Mike OC]

I didn't know Emo Phillips even HAD kids!!!

Oh well, learn something new every day.

Someone go tell Emo and his goofy kids to keep their dumb haircuts outa our games!

[NintendoDieScreaming]

I wish my grass was emo...then it would cut itself!

Did you hear about the Emo Pizza? It cuts itself.

[phaxda]

"Apart from a few NES pads becoming belt buckles, I think gaming will survive the Emo onslaught."

I just wanted to repost this because it's been making me laugh all day.

Well done, well done.

And if you're a lame-o old guy like me who just thought that was TOTALLY a joke, well:
http://www.nesbuckle.com/sellyours.php

No kidding. Kids these days...

[Random Terrain]

to be honest it wasn't a stupid haircut!
i still wear it like that

Nope, you have that one wrong. If you have two good eyes, covering one eye with your hair is stupid. Humans who have two properly working eyes have a thing called binocular vision. That depth perception can keep you alive and well. Peripheral vision can also keep you out of danger. If you block one side of your face, you can't see movement coming your way from that direction such as an opening door, a ball, or a fist.

When your fashion taste overrides safety, comfort, and common sense, that's a good sign that something is wrong. Reminds me of people who wear clothing that is full of holes. The whole point of clothing, besides keeping people from making fun of the pimples on your butt or the size of your weenie, is to protect the vulnerable nude human body from the weather and the environment. If your pants have 'oh so cool' holes in the knees and you fall down on the asphalt, your knees are going to get torn up way more than they would have if there were no holes in your pants.

Form follows function.
--Louis Henri Sullivan


Every generation laughs at the old fashions but religiously follows the new.
--Henry David Thoreau


"You must be in fashion," is the utterance of weak-headed mortals.
--Charles Haddon Spurgeon

[Shawn Sr.]

A. Form follows function.
--Louis Henri Sullivan


B. Every generation laughs at the old fashions but religiously follows the new.
--Henry David Thoreau


C. "You must be in fashion," is the utterance of weak-headed mortals.
--Charles Haddon Spurgeon

The correct answer is "C"

[Longhorn Engineer]

And if you're a lame-o old guy like me who just thought that was TOTALLY a joke, well:
http://www.nesbuckle.com/sellyours.php

No kidding. Kids these days...

Think about all the NES pads that have been wasted because of emos. Kill an Emo, Save a NES!

I never understood the emo crowd. I would rather have my junk free and loose but I guess if they haven't dropped yet you don't need to much room.