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What is the difference between “emo” and “scene”?

I want a personal opinion here, not that ’some people say this’ and ‘other people say that’. What do you actually think? What is the difference between a person people label as “emo” and a person people label as “scene”?
I’ve been called both, but I don’t know what peoples’ reasons are for it. I hate stereotyping either way.
So, opinions please.

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koko offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 9 months, 1 week ago (0 minutes after post)

emo u cut ,scene u dont , im niether but thats what they are

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love_lost offline Verified User (11 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 1 week ago (16 minutes after post)

Whats scene?

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love_lost offline Verified User (11 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 1 week ago (18 minutes after post)

emo you do cut just saying

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love_lost offline Verified User (11 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 1 week ago (18 minutes after post)

and emo is when your emotional and is very sensative i think

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Chef offline Verified User (10 months, 3 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 43 #
Portland, OR, US | 9 months, 1 week ago (28 minutes after post)

Peer identity, and adolescence are in my opinion the only defining characteristics of the subject matter.

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when_winter_comes offline Verified User (9 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 1 week ago (35 minutes after post)

Emo is a type of music
the people who listen to this music are sometimes refered to as emo
it is a sensative loud scream away the pain music.
scene on the other hand is a glamour version of punk.
it is almost like the kids who would go to the clups all the scenesters…
they usually have big multicolored hair, have a fascination in guyliner(similar to emo just with more glamour) tight cothes, pokemon…
that is the best way i can describe it.
go to photobucket and search scene kids or scene girls.

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Chelsea Miranda offline Verified User (10 months, 3 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
Cleburne, TX, US | 9 months, 1 week ago (6 hours, 40 minutes after post)

what is scene? i have never heard of that…

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love_lost offline Verified User (11 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 1 week ago (10 hours, 7 minutes after post)

i have the same quest but no one is answering it
i dont think they r going to

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when_winter_comes offline Verified User (9 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 1 week ago (12 hours, 14 minutes after post)

scene is like a tight pant wearing glamouized version of punk
like

http://photobucket.com/mediadetail/?m…

http://photobucket.com/mediadetail/?m…

that is only a few examples

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love_lost offline Verified User (11 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 1 week ago (12 hours, 21 minutes after post)

isnt that emo?

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love_lost offline Verified User (11 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 1 week ago (12 hours, 22 minutes after post)

nvm

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love_lost offline Verified User (11 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 1 week ago (12 hours, 22 minutes after post)

i thought tight pants r emo?

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when_winter_comes offline Verified User (9 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 1 week ago (12 hours, 30 minutes after post)

EMO IS A TYPE OF MUSIC!
i see how you would get them mixed up.. they are similar.. people who are called emo are like depressed and hid in corners and cry.
scene is like lets do some cocane and be the star of the show. i love bright shiny things. hxc. the devil wears prada (the band) for life!

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love_lost offline Verified User (11 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 1 week ago (12 hours, 34 minutes after post)

ok
im wrong then sry
emo is a type of music and people who cutt
i know this cause im emo about the cutting

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when_winter_comes offline Verified User (9 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 1 week ago (12 hours, 39 minutes after post)

oh dont do that. it leaves nasty scars

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love_lost offline Verified User (11 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 1 week ago (12 hours, 40 minutes after post)

ya i know
i do it like once a month or 2 months

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love_lost offline Verified User (11 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 1 week ago (12 hours, 41 minutes after post)

i really cant help it though cause it depends how my family are to me so ya

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love_lost offline Verified User (11 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 1 week ago (12 hours, 41 minutes after post)

i already have 2 scars from it and itll become 4 in a while cause i cutt yesterday

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Chef offline Verified User (10 months, 3 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 43 #
Portland, OR, US | 9 months, 1 week ago (1 day, 6 hours after post)

Stupid Emo Kids.
Stop cutting.

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when_winter_comes offline Verified User (9 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 1 week ago (1 day, 16 hours after post)

GO AWAY CHEF

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bluntess offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 9 months ago (1 week, 5 days after post)

Seriously, cutting isn’t cool. Find a counselor or therapist. Go through school or friends or something. Don’t cut.

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heavy_metal_rawke offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 5 months ago (4 months, 1 week after post)

“Emo” is a type of music, but since it has developed to become a “style” or “personality” Just think of the longer from of “Emo” — Emotional. Emo is known to be a characteristic of an emotional person, whether depression or love. Some people try to become “emo” because they think it’s cool or attractive, they should be seen as poseurs. “emos” are known for their unique clothing style, which is said the idea of it has been stolen from punk and hardcore dress styles. Scene on the other hand is more of a not-as-sad-or look at me im so dramatic stereotype. Scene’s are more upbeat and social. Most emo’s don’t have many friends or people they talk to. They isolate themselves from others. And I should know, because I’m one of them

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love_lost offline Verified User (11 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 5 months ago (4 months, 1 week after post)

now i have 9 scars!!
that is A LOT!!
i hate it too

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love_lost offline Verified User (11 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 5 months ago (4 months, 1 week after post)

wow sorry thats not what were talking aobut but ya sorry
i got carried away

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angel777_devil666 offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 4 months, 3 weeks ago (4 months, 3 weeks after post)

emo is the real culture…
scene is like the name for wannebe emo’s…alsow called wemo

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iciar.. offline Verified User (4 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 4 months, 1 week ago (5 months after post)

The difference between emo and scene people is the actitude!!
Emos have that hair and dress up like that cause is a way to show the world how u really feel, though u are not saying it with words.
Scene.. i think they junt want everybody to pay them atention, tant’s why they use bright colour for clothes and make up. They’re not depressed and they do not cut themselves..
well that’s what i think..
and sorry, my english is not good.. ñ_ñ

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kutiepie58 offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 2 weeks ago (5 months, 3 weeks after post)

Emo is emotionaly misunderstood and isolated

scene is outgoing and fun with bright colors but like emo we also do wear some black clothes and nailpolish along with pretty long and shaggy hair,tight pants Ect.

ALSO:Im a light skinned black scene chica (which proves race has nothin to do with it) and we are not wemos just more outgoing and happier

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godlygurl00 offline Verified User (3 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 1 week ago (6 months after post)

Okay heres my opinion on the emo/scene thing.

Emo:the real stuff. the listening to the music with deep lyrics and really caring, the hair because it defines you, the ripped jeans and band t-shirts cause you love it, not for the style but because it explains you.

Scene:all for the style of emo. the crazy hair, the outfits, the bags with all the pins, and all the belts and piercings. not really caring about the music or emotion.

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lepavici offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 2 months, 3 weeks ago (6 months, 2 weeks after post)

i wudnt stereotype ’scene’ as wanabe!
Of course people are guna wear what attracts them
and SOME LOVE the music scene, fashion, and caring nature of ‘emotional’, but arn’t depressed!
so u have to be depressed to wear ‘emo’ clothes?
im sorry, but stereoptypes dont ‘own’ a style, and any that consider themselves a certain stereotype, ie, scene, are tryin to hard to be that type-which is why they can identify themselves as it.
Im so tired of being labelled emo from my frends-simply coz my fav colours are black, grey and purple!
but i embrace and accept other styles, and love panic and foxboro hot tubs new sound!
i would NOT class myself as emo…-yet i dont aim to be ’scene’!
Stereotyping has gone too far, its no longer seen as cool and unique to be urself…
instead we try to ‘box’ people, and if they dont quite fit-oh ur SCENE OR WEMO!
GESUS!!!!
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BringMe2Life offline Verified User (5 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 106 #
An Unknown Location | 2 months, 2 weeks ago (6 months, 3 weeks after post)

emo’s are usually very intelligent,quiet,& have a lot of pain.
they let out their feeling through music,poetry, and sometimes they cut themselves. (sometimes) the guys mostly have long black choppy hair, the girls do too but they let thier hair grow much longer.

scene people usually have a bubbly & loud personality
they dress in bright neon clothes, and skinny jeans.

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xXaidenXassassinX offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 2 months ago (7 months, 1 week after post)

emo isnt a “steryotype”
its simply a style of music!
scene is what stupid ppl steryotype ppl that wear lots of colourful things
and have unique hair
and their unique style.
if you ask me it shouldnt be “scene”
it should be THEIRSELFE

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An Unknown Location | 1 month, 3 weeks ago (7 months, 2 weeks after post)

Don’t believe that ALL emos cut.
Most of them do it because that is a stereotype that every “fake” thinks emo is. That’s the main reason people hate emo’s. Because they flaunt how “depressed” they are and how much the cut. If there are 100% of emos in the world, at lease 95% think emo’s are about depression and junk like that.

REAL emos are all about the music. In touch with their emotions, heartfelt lyrics that they can connect to. Yes, alot write poetry and songs. They are notice by their black and/or a few colors in their hair, which has a fringe at side with maybe a little teasing/spikey at the back, band tees, skinny jeans. Think of punk, but a bit softer and alot of emotion.

Scene now is not much different in looks, but they don’t seem to care about emotions too much. . They aren’t all about heartfelt music. Its like a fashion side of emo, so to speak. They are notice by their outrageous hair and fun, colorful clothes, which may be a popular brand. Their clothes are similar to emos, but more fun BOTH have facial piercings and it is very common to have plugs in both. BOTH wear skinny jeans.

To me their isn’t too much of a difference in appearance. But there is a different in attitudes.
So real emos [if there is any left] aren’t depressed, suicidal, cutter etc. That is a stereotype. And that is the reason everyone hates them.

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pretty_pink_princess offline Verified User (1 month, 1 week) Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 1 month, 1 week ago (8 months after post)

love_lost wrote:
Whats scene?

Scene is almost exactly lik emo but they do not cut them selves and they are usually always happy , they dress the same and listen to the same type of music… They wear the same thing as emos do adn they usally wear hello kitty or pokemon? dont ask but they do …..

vampirebebe80 offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 1 week, 2 days ago (9 months after post)

wow yall dont no **** im emo i cut but my bestie is emo she dont emo is a state of mind not a fashion statement
scene is like a preppy emo or punk and they cut sometimes also
emo is NOT a music gerne as i stated befor it is a state of mind

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ymt.tuguldu offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 1 week ago (9 months after post)

EMO and scene..same ****…
why do they have to be so miserable and depressed, sensitive, bleeding and cutting people anyway..its so dumb..and god! EMO isnt a type music….the reason emo ppl are always crying and bleeding n stuff is that they get into their music too much and cuts them self cuz they cant stand how beautiful that song is :]]
thats just my opinion
but i love their hair though….CRazy and hot… xD

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sexxiihoooke offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 5 days, 8 hours ago (9 months, 1 week after post)

it means diff things to diff people. to me, its wuteva the person says it is. if a person say dey emo, dey can be emo, if someone wanna say dey scene, den dey r. most people i know are both. but personally, labels are the stupidest thing ever! just stop labeling people! its lame!

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