Originally Posted by riclmusic

Hi there music fans

I'm doing a reasearch paper on emo culture and social awareness and could really use some decent feedback from people actively involved in the scene.

So, I've got a little set of questions for you to help me with my dissertation.

The premise is "people are attracted to emo through a heightened sense of danger in society"

Here we go:

1). Do you listen to emo?
Yes

2). Do you know about emo's origins in Washington, D.C. way back in the 80s?
Yes

3). How do the war in Iraq and acts of terroist violence make you feel?
Doesn't alter the music I listen to in the least. In fact, how would someone listening to Off Minor be at all related to any war? Maybe bands like Yaphet Kotto or Aghast with an active political attitude, but otherwise not related at all.

4). Do you feel safe in the world you live in? Explain why.
Yes

5). In a sentence, explain your feelings towards emo culture, postive or negative?
It's been raped by mainstream culture namely people like Loser who call it a lifestyle to cover up the fact that they're a pussy. It's a genre of music.

6). What's your age/gender/name? (for quotation purposes only)
19/male/will

Feel free to write as much or as little as you like.

Thank you in advance for your help

Kind Regards
Ric Lean

Originally Posted by can_i_say

Ian Mackaye did more for me than Jesus ever did.