what is the difference between an Emo and a Goth?

Answer 1

Emo are violent towards themselves, and are depressed about their lives.

Goth are violent toward themselves and others, and are angry that their lives suck worse than others lives.

Answer 2

Goth is more a lifestyle or outlook on life than anything. They tend to accept that there are bad things as well as good things in life, rather than 'sweep them under the rug', to say, and pretend they don't exist. They can dress however they want, although many prefer darker colors and more dramatic clothes and makeup, and listen to lots of songs and varied genres of music, which can include but are by no means limited to, new wave, darkwave, ethereal, Celtic, goth rock, punk, postpunk, chants, heavy metal, industrial, Latin, et cetera. Not all are interested in vampires - in fact, relatively few are. Many if not most have good relationships with their parents. Very few have mental or psychological problems. Most are actually quite nice, if a bit saturnine. Very, very, very few are 'satanists' or 'devil worsippers'. Most of the young teenagers who listen to Marilyn Manson, Disturbed, Slipknot, Korn, My Chemical Romance, Drowning Pool, et cetera and wear heavy thick makeup and studded spike collars and bracelets are called 'Mall goths', shop mostly at Hot Topic, and - this is important - they're not real goths. They just seem to think they are. They act disturbed and surly and try to impress/intimidate people. It seldom works, as most are obviously pathetic, and almost all will (thankfully) grow out of it. If you'd like a comprehensive explanation, try visiting goth.net. Some songs that goths might listen to:
Dragonfly (Conjure one mix) - Cruxshadows
Dazzle - Siouxsie and the Banshees
The Passion of Lovers - Bauhaus
Lucretia My Reflection - Sisters Of Mercy
Lullaby - The Cure
She's Lost Control - Joy Division
In Our Angelhood - The Cocteau Twins
Funeral Night - Bella Morte
Deliverance - The Mission UK
Cemetary Gates - The Smiths
Are 'Friends' Electric? - Tubeway Army
Love Is Stronger than Death - The The
Nowhere Girl - B-Movie
Twilight Of The Mortal - Killing Joke
Seconds - The Human League
Indigo Eyes - Peter Murphy
Right Now - The Creatures
Walk on the Moon - Daniel Ash
No Big Deal - Love and Rockets
Fire Woman - The Cult

For a defintion of 'emo', try Wikipedia.

Answer 3

emo - emotional rocker
goth - gothic
1) diff music tastes
2) diff uses of black - emos wear it with stripes, goths go for all over black inc hair
3) diff 'personalities' - I have yet to meet an unhappy emo, although they supposedly want to cut their wrists while listening to music! Goths tend to be hostile & violent, you'll be OK if you leave them alone...
That's all I can think of, to summarise, for now!

Answer 4

emo is emotional
and goths hate the world

Answer 5

there is no difference. as much as kids try to be different they end up trying to emulate a style that has no real merit and is just a waste of time. they need to just stop trying so hard. its a fashion style not a way of life. they are all the same, and im not thinking im much better

Answer 6

u must be relly preppy there's o suh thing as emo it's just been made up only goth and not all goths r depressed and btw even preppy ppl cut themselves and can be depressed

Answer 7

Emo's wear other colors other than black. It's so complicated because even emo's have catergories in a stereotype.

Check these out...

GOTH
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goth

EMO
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo_%28slang%29

Answer 8

emo-you cut urself

Answer 9

emo is people who hate there live so they cut there risk.goth is someone who wears black and doesn't wear different colored clothes.

Answer 10

emo is more of what you are inside ie sad

goth is more of a style

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