Here's a topic Stereotypes!

[Akanari]

Interesting topic. Stereotypes...there are those of us who succumb to them willingly, and those of us who fight them with full force. However, we can never escape them. They are a priceless tool for helping us identify each other as a first impression. When we first meet someone, it is instinct to classify them as something. Really, what else would you do? Sure, this person is Laura, but she's also without a wedding ring, one of the lawyers, one that dresses with sophistication, and is rather cold at first. Mind puts her into the slot of "career-minded and workaholic." The mind is usually right. However, there are those that break the mold, the mysterious little quirks that tempt us away from the well-worn trail. Laura has three children and is a widow. A small shrine was built in her house dedicated to her late husband, who was a lawyer too. She had gone to law school, but was a stay-at-home mom when her husband was alive. After he passed away, she got a job at a firm to support the family. She does not care much for law anymore, with no need for advancement, but her family needs the money and she has the necessary skills.
>> That went a little farther than intended. Anyways, "Emos" and "Goths". It doesn't matter that much where the names are derived from, although it's certainly interesting to compare to what society percieves them as today. Their history has been explained enough here...and my opinions can be demonstrated easily.

"That's a goth, and his name is Steven." Is not what I think.
"His name is Steven, and he, among other classifications, is a goth and this helps me better sort out who Steven is." Is more how I think.

Since Emos seems to be much more aggravating then Goths, I'll rant about them. Well, ranting's not the right word. Emo (is seems now, at least), is a way of dress, a way of thinking, a type of music, and perhaps a lifestyle. There are those that decide they have the right to exclude people from it because they have set up qualifications. This, I think, is rather silly. How could it have changed into what it is today without those pushing the boundaries of Emoism? I could even go so far as to say everyone has a little Emo in them, even if just one of the characteristics, such as complaining about life problems to people who really can't help.

I very much agree with Kugyou's idea of these two stereotypes as originating as movements, but there are stereotypical movements, and this all just gets so complicated. Sleep would be nice.