Emos.

For starters, I have nothing against teenage depression, I myself have experienced it, and the maelstrom of hormones, social advances, and other stuff we go through can lead to it. I simply am against the expression of it through the act of becoming or acting emo. I classify emos as any person who dyes their hair excessively, wears clothing made for the opposite sex, and/or publicly, and while out of place, comment about how depressed they are. I have a lot against this, first of all, I don't understand the concept of even dying ones hair, why would you want to change how you look, we're all given a set of genes that give us a certain color hair, and why would you ever change that? On the clothing note, I dislike it when i am forced to view anything completely strange worn seriously, I can enjoy it if it's worn comically, but rather when one tries to wear things such as tight jeans and a sweater, as a guy (coughcoughdanielcough), I am thoroughly disgusted. As for publicly displaying their depression, if they were actually depressed, they would be to consumed in self-loathing to believe that anyone would care about their depression, hence feeding the cycle.

As for other things that are related to being emo such as the music, the art, and the cutting, these all can be completely unrelated to it, some emo music is good, not most of it, but some of it, for some people, drawing in the "emo style" is the only way they can express themselves in the ways that they wish to. Cutting ones self, though a horrible act, I cannot group with being emo, because even though its thought of as the definitive act of emos, it is too widespread outside of the emo community to warrant such a grouping. If you are, or know someone, or suspect that someone is depressed or cutting themselves intentionally, get help, or confront them, show them that you not only care, but you're willing to help.