Mexicans don't like Emos

[Shelly]

Hmmm....no wonder sO EmO I'm dEaD has been absent. I hope he didn't go to Mexico.

Police raise vigilance after 'emos' incident
By Daniel Borunda / El Paso Times
Article Launched: 03/28/2008 12:00:00 AM MDT

A confrontation in the upscale Las Misiones mall between teenage cliques of "emos" and "punks" on Wednesday night has Juárez police officials stepping in and asking for tolerance.

The mall incident, which police said might have been sparked by an exchange of words, might have been a copycat of highly publicized attacks on emos by mobs in Queretaro and Mexico City.

Juárez public safety secretary Guillermo Prieto Quintana in a news statement on Thursday said the police anti-gang unit would increase patrols at teen hangouts to discourage problems.

Prieto Quintana said that Mexico's northern border has traditionally been tolerant of all types of expressions, and he urged teens to respect others' right to self-expression.

The emo is a style and musical offshoot of punk music. Emos often sport dark hair covering part of their faces, dark clothing and an emotional outlook that has been described by some as effeminate, which might have fueled the mob attacks in the macho culture of Mexico.

The attacks on emos in Mexico have gained international attention, with television news airing videos filmed by the punch-throwing mobs chanting, "Kill the emos." On Thursday, Time magazine's Web site had a report led "Mexico's Emo-Bashing Problem."

Daniel Borunda may be reached at [email protected]; 546-6102.


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[MoSpur]

I'm a Mexican and have no problem with Emos. Hmm...I have to talk to my peeps down there.

[peewee's lovechild]

Lump me in the "Kill The Emos" group.

Emo's have killed Rock & Roll and that is enought to warrant death to them.

[midgetonadonkey]

Rock & Roll was dead way before Emos came on the scene.

[Shelly]

I thought Emo was passé

[CosmicCowboy]

I thought Emo was Obiwan's hubby?

[Mister Sinister]

I thought Emo was the shop teacher in UHF.

[peewee's lovechild]

I thought Emo was Obiwan's hubby?

I want to be her hubby, if only for a night.

[peewee's lovechild]

Or two.

[Mister Sinister]

Or three?

[HeadBanger]

Rock & Roll was dead way before Emos came on the scene.

Rock & Roll will never die!!

[Ignignokt]

Kurt Cobain was Emo.

that said.

Emo still sucks.

[timvp]

which police said might have been sparked by an exchange of words,

That's where the Mexican emos went wrong. Here in the good ol' US of A, an emo when confronted will mutter something under their breath, go home, find something to relieve the emotional pain, take off their makeup and then consider offing themselves as they fall asleep.

[ShoogarBear]

Maybe that's just the part of being emo the Mexicans didn't get right.

WTF, a Mexican committing suicide? Is that even possible?

[Louie Vega]

Don't around in El Paso or Juarez. They shoot first and ask questions later!

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Maybe that's just the part of being emo the Mexicans didn't get right.

WTF, a Mexican committing suicide? Is that even possible?

I agree.

Signed,

Frida Kahlo

[marini martini]

I thought Emo was the shop teacher in UHF.

I thought Emo, was on Sesame Street

[Trainwreck2100]

That's where the Mexican emos went wrong. Here in the good ol' US of A, an emo when confronted will mutter something under their breath, go home, find something to relieve the emotional pain, take off their makeup and then consider offing themselves as they fall asleep.

Somewhere in there they find time to "write" ty poetry/songs.

[ShoogarBear]

I agree.

Signed,

Frida Kahlo

Dad was German.

[TDMVPDPOY]

gothic pricks = emos

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

The emo is a style and musical offshoot of punk music. Emos often sport dark hair covering part of their faces, dark clothing and an emotional outlook that has been described by some as effeminate, which might have fueled the mob attacks in the macho culture of Mexico.


How does that differ from "goth"? Is emo the same as punk rocker?

I just figured out what goth is, and still have no idea what "emo" is. Kids these days....sheesh.






















Where'd I park my car?

[BigZak]

emo's are the skinny goth's.

[JoeChalupa]

Things were much simpler in my day. You just had the jocks, the socials, the nerds and the partiers and that was pretty much it.

[Ronaldo McDonald]

The emo is a style and musical offshoot of punk music. Emos often sport dark hair covering part of their faces, dark clothing and an emotional outlook that has been described by some as effeminate, which might have fueled the mob attacks in the macho culture of Mexico.


How does that differ from "goth"? Is emo the same as punk rocker?

I just figured out what goth is, and still have no idea what "emo" is. Kids these days....sheesh.























Where'd I park my car?

Emo kids are the ones that think they are subject to some kind of ongoing holocaust.

[BigZak]

Things were much simpler in my day. You just had the jocks, the socials, the nerds and the partiers and that was pretty much it.

"Oh, he's very popular Ed. The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, s, bloods, waistoids, dweebies, heads - they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude."