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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This was like, 5% of millennials. Trust me, I was one of them. We got our asses kicked for dressing this way. Most everyone else either did "gangsta" style with low-hanging pants and Timberland boots/Jordans, or "preppy" style with a boring-ass polo shirt and khakis.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Emocore stuff was also later on and seen generally as a pop-poser spinoff of punk and metal culture. It got uniquely hated on by both mainstream and alternative cliques because of this.

I personally went through a pretty extended punk phase and never really got picked on. I actually made plenty of friends with jocks and stoners in high school, while wearing a pretty cringe getup with operation Ivy patches and shit.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I gravitated toward nu-metal/industrial with wide leg JNCO pants and ball-chain necklaces.

I haven't even heard of "emo" being an actual style until now. I thought it was just goth. Maybe because it's a couple years after my time. I'm an older millennial, graduated high school in 2000.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I'd say Emo really got going after 2000, at least in my experience

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't forget about thrift store style! Which wasn't a style back then. Advantage though, us thrift store kids could switch styles daily. 'Gangsta' Monday, 'emo' Wednesday, poser Friday.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Wouldn't that just be poser every day?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Millenials laughing at Gen Z are the same Millenials who mocked emo/scene kids back then.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Was a goth, mocked emos and scene kids. Learned my lesson, rock on you little weirdos, enjoy your time of experimentation

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Good times 😂

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's sad they got so much hate back the days. Their style was so awesome and different. I always admired that, but didn't have the courage to go full emo and draw everybodys hate on me.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

Millennial fashion was pretty bad imho. From the emo look all the way down to the lumberjack look. All quite contrived and corny, but that's just my opinion.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gen X: Haha, those millenials sure looked stupid as kids!

Also Gen X:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Boomers: Haha, Gen X sure looked stupid as kids!

Also Boomers:

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The boomer's had everything better. That fashion works for me.

But everyone was so much thinner back then. The average person was so much hotter.

The only thing that's really improved is people's teeth.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

But everyone was so much thinner back then. The average person was so much hotter.

Because they inherited an economy with actual food and replaced it with "food" filled with industrial inventions like corn syrup

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Behold! The blogging aesthetics of 2006:

hi every1 im new!!!!!!! holds up spork my name is katy but u can call me t3h PeNgU1N oF d00m!!!!!!!! lol…as u can see im very random!!!! thats why i came here, 2 meet random ppl like me ^^… im 13 years old (im mature 4 my age tho!!) i like 2 watch invader zim w/ my girlfreind (im bi if u dont like it deal w/it) its our favorite tv show!!! bcuz its SOOOO random!!!! shes random 2 of course but i want 2 meet more random ppl =) like they say the more the merrier!!!! lol…neways i hope 2 make alot of freinds here so give me lots of commentses!!!! DOOOOOMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <--- me bein random again ^^ hehe…toodles!!!!!

love and waffles,

t3h PeNgU1N oF d00m

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You truely were random as dice. ;)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Is it bad that I can still read these shitposts in the correct tone?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I miss MySpace.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Holy shit what a throwback to the past

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This made my eyes water

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The sacred texts, they're so bright I almost need to avert my eyes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

'the sacred texts'

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

My ROFLCopter goes SOISOISOISOISOISOI

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Gonna be honest, I really like the aesthetic even to this day.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

We're all still emo/scene kids at heart, it was never a phase mom