It seems that the term 'Emo' short for 'emotional' refers to a burning rage rather than a deep meloncholy - judging from the latest fire, hell and brimstone response to the nothing-but-lovable Josh Thomas. It all started when he frocked up in a costume on the finale of Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation last night.
Basically the panel (and host - bless him and his cotton socks) were dressed as key characters from their respective generations. Josh decided he'd go Emo seeing as Emo is very Gen Y. He went for the lead singer of popular band My Chemical Romance, as he said on Twitter;
MCR lovers everywhere came out in force to attack Josh on his twitter account - resulting in him having to throw up the white flag with this post;
You see this isn't the first time a bunch of kids have harrassed someone online for having a laugh about one of 'them'.
The brilliantly funny Jess McGuire of Defamer had World War III going on for a while with the teenage fans of Australian band Short Stack. You can check out what started the whole thing here, and then if you search "Short Stack" on the Defamer site you can catch up on the whole sordid affair.
As you can see Jess was attacked in a most immature and grammatically incorrect manner by what can only be described as slightly unhinged, hormones-gone-crazy teenagers hell bent on seeking revenge for the likening of their young heroes to those lovely gals of Designing Women.
The not-too-surprising similarity to both of these incidences is that Jess and Josh reacted in a most gracious, adult manner - choosing to ignore the rudeness and in both cases explain their point more clearly in the hope that the kiddles might understand the idea of critique and/or homage.
But alas, the vile impertinence of youth wins out. Is it any wonder that grown-ups are so weary of social networking sites? These sorts of interactions should be kept to the playground where they belong.
You can watch the hilarious final episode of Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation here.
Much love to Josh.
Basically the panel (and host - bless him and his cotton socks) were dressed as key characters from their respective generations. Josh decided he'd go Emo seeing as Emo is very Gen Y. He went for the lead singer of popular band My Chemical Romance, as he said on Twitter;
All in good fun yes? Entertainment and laughs and all that yes? - well seeemingly no.
FAQ: I dressed like Gerard Way because I was asked to dress as a defining person of our generation. I wanted an Emo, because Emo's are funny.
MCR lovers everywhere came out in force to attack Josh on his twitter account - resulting in him having to throw up the white flag with this post;
I've resolved to delete my twitter App. from my phone and stop reading @replies. It shouldn't be this easy for CrAzY ppl to talk to me.What the hell is going on here? When did bullying graduate to the real world?
You see this isn't the first time a bunch of kids have harrassed someone online for having a laugh about one of 'them'.
The brilliantly funny Jess McGuire of Defamer had World War III going on for a while with the teenage fans of Australian band Short Stack. You can check out what started the whole thing here, and then if you search "Short Stack" on the Defamer site you can catch up on the whole sordid affair.
As you can see Jess was attacked in a most immature and grammatically incorrect manner by what can only be described as slightly unhinged, hormones-gone-crazy teenagers hell bent on seeking revenge for the likening of their young heroes to those lovely gals of Designing Women.
The not-too-surprising similarity to both of these incidences is that Jess and Josh reacted in a most gracious, adult manner - choosing to ignore the rudeness and in both cases explain their point more clearly in the hope that the kiddles might understand the idea of critique and/or homage.
But alas, the vile impertinence of youth wins out. Is it any wonder that grown-ups are so weary of social networking sites? These sorts of interactions should be kept to the playground where they belong.
You can watch the hilarious final episode of Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation here.
Much love to Josh.
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