"Eternal Chaos says:"That's a total crappy definition of Emo. Doesn't EMO stand overly emotional characters? If it's just emotional, I can say the same thing about every single person alive and every single comic book character if you want to swing that route. Preferably about people in relationships because relationships bring out ***emo***tions. It can go from Gambit and Rogue, to Hulk and that woman he loved but died/killed. See what I mean?"
As a person who, ten years ago, started to refer to himself as emo, I am kind of insulted by people throwing it around as a dirty word. Someone who is emo isn't necessarily paralyzed by their feelings, they are most often fully functional members of society. Emo doesn't stand for overly emotional, it is simply a word for someone who is very in touch with emotions in general, whether their own or someone elses. That said, Spider-Man, and many other Marvel characters, including Wolverine, Havok, Rogue, Gambit, Captain America, and others, could be considered emo. It is common for people to confuse emo with a specific haircut or personal style. Just cause a kid has black fingernails, wears eyeliner, and listens to My Chemical Romance, doesn't make them emo. Just cause a teenager acts all angsty that doesn't make them emo, all teenagers are angsty. That makes them a part of an emergent youth sub-culture commonly referred to as emo. Do not confuse the sub-culture with the personality type. Spider-Man is the personality type, certainly not the sub-culture."
Log in to comment