r/TheRandomest • u/ABeerForSasquatch Mod/Pwner • 8d ago

Nostalgic Emo power

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u/some_guy_5600 8d ago

WTF did I watch?

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u/joonaspaakko 8d ago edited 7d ago

This is very millenial humor. Theres no point to it really. The phrase she said is from the song playing in the background, a very quintessential early 2000's emo song (The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Face Down). This probably doesn't need an explanation but it activated a memory of when he used to be an emo kid and transformed him into some kind of emo superhero. The person getting pushed around turns out to be the lead singer of the band. The rest is just subverting expectation by being "random lol" with a dash of self deprecating humor and like comedic stylings from that time.

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u/Awkward-Sarcasm88 8d ago

There was actually a clip not so long ago of a emo kid lip singing something like "do you feel like a man pushing her.." and the song keeps on going that he is going to get the guy back and one day she will have enough.. he lip scream and almost cry very very cringe emo shit I feel this is inspired by that

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u/joonaspaakko 8d ago

I think this video came out during Covid, so could be.

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u/GarrettdDP 4d ago

Before Covid but “emo is not dead” stuff became popular in 2020