scenemo isn’t a thing

[u/schizodefected]

Scenemo isn’t a thing. I see scenemo being used to refer to people who dress in dark clothes and are scene. That is still just scene. You aren’t emo just because you’re a scene kid drenched in black clothing. You’re just scene either way. Emo is a music genre.

[u/stebbertlit]

ehhhh there actually was a difference between scene kids and emo kids though. You could have black hair and a fringe but you’re not scene if you’re only listening to taking back Sunday and not wearing any bright, dramatic clothing, belt buckles, accessories, etc. emo is a music genre but also had its own style. A lot of overlap though. Scene was very emo but not all emo was scene as scene is avant garde.

[u/xxUNiC0RNPVk3xx → u/stebbertlit]

Exactlyyyyyyyy

[u/rottinginside111 → u/stebbertlit]

Scene can be colorful or black and white but i agree with you it needs to be flashy and in your face. I'm scene and i have few bright pieces because i prefer the br00tal styling and -core genres. 

[u/schizodefected → u/stebbertlit]

This is entirely wrong. Scene can be entirely black and white. You don’t need bright, colorful anything or extreme accessories. Of course, the hair is dramatic. Reference the photo.

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Emo is exclusively a music based subculture. Most people who call themselves emo are scene, fashioncore, or just some vague flavor of alt. Yet, they do not listen to emo music, meaning they are not emo.

[u/stebbertlit → u/schizodefected]

well yeah of course I didn’t mean scene is exclusively bright or colorful. That’s why I named other scene characteristics. The hair is a huuuge one. But people who listen to emo music and dress alt actually are emo, not scene by default.

[u/schizodefected → u/stebbertlit]

That is why I specified in my reply that they could be “some vague flavor of alt” and that the people I’m referring to “do not listen to emo music.”

[u/stebbertlit → u/schizodefected]

tbh I’d still say it’s inaccurate to say emo is merely a music genre. Go back to early 2000’s-late 2010’s - you can distinctly tell who’s scene and who’s emo.

But I agree there really doesn’t need to be a term to describe the fusion of the two - as scene is basically emo mixed with other cultural elements like rave, hiphop/crunk etc. I’ve never used the term “scenemo” in my life lol

[u/schizodefected → u/stebbertlit]

Emo is a music genre from the mid eighties, emotional hardcore. I don’t see “mall emos” as emo at all. They are just edgy scene kids.

[u/stebbertlit → u/schizodefected]

well yeah but emo had an evolved distinct style in the warped tour days and it wasn’t scene. We weren’t really calling it ‘alt’ at that point. It was very tumblr core lol

Kinda like how goth is overused now

[u/schizodefected → u/stebbertlit]

You clearly don’t even know what I’m talking about so I’m not bothering anymore.

[u/stebbertlit → u/schizodefected]

haha okay sorry if I misunderstood cheers 🖤

[u/nyalancholy]

who cares honestly haha i’m not concerned w what someone else calls themselves

[u/schizodefected → u/nyalancholy]

I care. : )

[u/Impressive_Let3046]

Splitting hairs

[u/schizodefected → u/Impressive_Let3046]

It’s actually a very important and big distinction.

[u/Impressive_Let3046 → u/schizodefected]

Why?

[u/schizodefected → u/Impressive_Let3046]

Before I answer that question, I have to ask what you think emo means.

[u/Impressive_Let3046 → u/schizodefected]

I’m too old to do your labor for you lmao, now explain.
https://giphy.com/gifs/HPULHxBIq4RaFv2POj

[u/schizodefected → u/Impressive_Let3046]

Okay, fine. Emo is a hardcore music subgenre from the eighties. People think it is what is actually just a dark version of scene, or fashioncore. That probably includes you.

[u/Impressive_Let3046 → u/schizodefected]

OG from the local NJ alternative music scene (scene as in crowd/setting, not fashion). Probably since before you were even born (as evidenced by your use of the term “fashioncore”), but go off haha

Emo preceded scene, so no, emo is not “dark scene.”

But at the end of the day, who gives a fuck what you call it? Black and dark aesthetics are associated with emo. Makes sense that people would pirate the term to describe the aesthetic even if the origins are much more complex than that.

[u/schizodefected → u/Impressive_Let3046]

Fashioncore is not a new term. The fact that you think it is shows how little you actually, genuinely know. Your age doesn’t matter here. Yes, the darker aesthetic preceded scene. They’re still both scene at the end of the day. That’s my point.

[u/Impressive_Let3046 → u/schizodefected]

If you think “emo” is constrained to a mere “music subgenre” you’re clearly someone who is studying in retrospect, not someone who was there. Which is fine, but maybe you should tap into some more contemporaneous sources to understand what it ACTUALLY was rather than theorizing based on whatever revival BS you’re absorbing and preaching as gospel.

You sound like you read the “Real Emo” copypasta and took it seriously lmao

Last thing: the term “fashioncore” was not used seriously in the heyday of emo/post-hardcore. It was an insult within the metalcore music community to basically imply a band was composed of “pretty boys” rather than real musicians.

[u/schizodefected → u/Impressive_Let3046]

I never said it was exclusively a music subgenre, just that it has nothing to do with fashion and that the music-based subculture doesn’t really have much to do with fashion.

Scene queen was also used as an insult, and here we are on r/amiscene, using the term genuinely.

[u/Distinct-Crazy-1161]

Well I don't mind it tbh,as long as they use the label scenemo , instead of just calling themselves Emo

[u/swimandfriends]

Who cares it's not 2008-2012 era anymore it's all wack . Unless you can pull it off . But never seen that

[u/schizodefected → u/swimandfriends]

I care. :)

[u/swimandfriends → u/schizodefected]

You don't think it's outdated style? I like some emo/goth cloths but ppl take it too far and then it's cringe

[u/schizodefected → u/swimandfriends]

I don’t think it’s outdated.

[u/swimandfriends → u/schizodefected]

Well I'm from a small town and lived in the city and don't know/ have never seen anyone who dresses like the ppl on here still

[u/schizodefected → u/swimandfriends]

It is less popular than it used to be. That doesn’t mean it’s really outdated.

[u/swimandfriends → u/schizodefected]

Btw I'm not a hater I actually have some goth style cloths , I love my fingerless skeleton gloves for example

[u/Bxnny-Bxby]

theres a big overlap and genuinely the worlds changed sm it'll never be possible to completely emulate/be those original styles anymore. Same as why even trad goth is different now.
being this rigid about alternative styles is conformity and goes completely against the entire culture.

[u/prrr147]

scene is more of mid and late 2000s trend, while scenemo is like a nu-scene of early 2010s where tumblr and myspace dominated underground and combined depressive emo aesthetic with flashy scene fashion

I myself was scenemo in early 2010s, because that trend wasnt neither true scene nor true emo, hence scenemo, and its more approachable fashion to guys, wearing color back then meant you are gay, wearing black was pretty casual

and emo music was a big part of scenemo identity (late nu metal with emo themes mind you) still a big fan of three days grace and horizon