What's the difference in gothic and emo?

i read somewhere that you can't have long hair and be emo.....so am i gothic? I have long black hair and love to wear red lipstick and lots of black clothes. and i happen to love hard rock, but i wouldn't really say i am a hardcore goth....i am not really a sad person.

What's the difference in gothic and emo?

If you'd really like to know what goth is, go to goth.net and read the 'What is goth?' bit. Emo kids can have whatever length hair they want as far as I know. Also, Amy Lee is more Nu-Metal than anything else. If you'd like a list of postpunk or goth songs, I could e-mail you one.

What's the difference in gothic and emo?

you dont sound emo to me. not my words "emo is just a lame version of goth"

What's the difference in gothic and emo?

"emo" is just a new spin on goth. it has a bit more of the "punk" element added to it and it is super EMOTIONAL thus the word, "emo"

What's the difference in gothic and emo?

I have heard from various sources that 'emo' is short for 'emotion,' which Emos are allowed to feel. Goths tend to only feel despair, doom, and anger (not to mention intense hatred; not intended to offend any Goths or Emos).

What's the difference in gothic and emo?

Gothic people were around before Emo, which has virtually become a bit more of a mainstream versions. Goths usually enjoy wearing black and looking different because it makes them look beautiful and that sort of stuff. Occcasionally they may be people who try to commit suicide. Emo's on the otherhand are virtually the ones who want to be Goth, but don't have the guts to go hard out....

Going into my social group... emo is virtually someone who cuts their wrists with razor blades and stuff for attention.

What's the difference in gothic and emo?

sounds like you might be more "punk" rock.

What's the difference in gothic and emo?

Just be yourself, honestly.

What's the difference in gothic and emo?

please compare between evanescence and my chemical romance

What's the difference in gothic and emo?

Generally speaking, I find Goths are an angry, cynical sadness, and Emos are a weepy, dramatic sadness. The varying degrees of both can blur this line, but the more Hardcore reaches of these sub-cultures are more easily defined.

Goth came first, and while you can have long hair and be Emo, your love of Hard Rock leans you more towards the gothic catagory.

What's the difference in gothic and emo?

AFAIK

Emo is sad pathetic %26amp; whiney. Also self harming. Hence the "emo" as in emotional.

Goth is more into the Amy Lee, hard rock, Manson, Gothic rock type thing %26amp; where gothic clothing %26amp; have an interest in the occult %26amp; supernatural

What's the difference in gothic and emo?

sounds like your a bit of a scene queen to me. Justifying an interest in any genre of music is not done through the expression of fashion as opposed to the enjoyment of music. While music classifications are important to help clarify sonic interests I might suggest that in the name of art, music and the planet that you shy away from associating hair cuts, lipstick and cloth colours with social affiliations or "scenes". If young people continue to find "role models" in a monotonal environment of one or two genre's then they will continue to harbour racial and social seperation through which many will blame society instead of accpeting responsibility.

seriously....start listening to psy or chill music!!!

What's the difference in gothic and emo?

There's a big difference between goth and emo.

And by the way, goth music isn't hard rock, actual goth music came from punk and post-punk in the late '70s and early '80s.

Also you don't have to be sad to be goth. Actually most of the goths who are truly goth (well, old-school goths/trad goths anyway) aren't sad at all.

What's the difference in gothic and emo?

THANK YOU dc87! He is totally right on that hun. I am gothic and I am not sad at all. I am actually happy, but I love the clothing and music and the whole shabang so I became one. Emo is emotional and they are generally sad little preppies who act punk. Punk is goths long lost cousin and sadly, emo is just sad preppie. So unless you are that, I'd say you're a closet goth. If you really want to be gothic, I suggest reading "What is Goth?" by Voltaire. Its available at any Hot Topic.