Let me ask you a quick question, what is the first image that pops into your mind when I tell you to think of the typical emo kid? If you’re anything like most of this world, then your first thought is most likely something along the lines of this.

Maybe you were in an artsy mood when you read this and the first image that popped in mind looked something like this instead. 

If either of these pictures somewhat captured the image in your head than congratulations, you are probably normal. This stereotype of an emo kid as the classic skinny caucasian male with long dark luscious locks is a worldwide phenomena with such shows as ‘The O.C.’ playing a key role in the growth of this image as one its key main characters, Seth Cohen played by Adam Brody, being likened to the typical emo kid.

But this tumblr post isn’t about roasting the stereotypical emo kid. In fact, its about something quite the opposite, the under representation of emo black people. Yeah I said it, where are my African American brothers and sisters representing our sector of the emotionally distressed. I guess they are in hiding when shows like ‘The O.C’ represent emo kids as nerdy, poorly dressed, wealthy individuals. Not only would a black emo kid following this depiction degrade the stereotype of african americans as fighters and thus generally swole individuals, but it also likens emo kids to nerds which is more or less a cardinal sin as a black individual. Maybe instead of cultural stereotypes, its the fact that memes such as

depict emo kids as crazy individuals who whisper ‘rawr XD’ under their breath and most likely do the naruto run in the middle of the hall on the way to class (although I do not have substantial evidence saying otherwise to this particular fact).

With such contrasting stereotypes of emo kids and black kids, I suppose it isn’t as shocking that there seems to be no black kids represented in the emosphere. To some it is a shame, these such people live a life unable to express their inner emo and be able to connect with like minded emo individuals all due to the color of their skin. These poor souls are most likely out there living their day to day just waiting for the moment that true equality arises and there is equal representation in all facets of life. To others maybe it serve as a reason to celebrate, that such things like this 

aren’t a common everyday occurrence. That there aren’t any more stereotypes to add on to our already quite impressive list if I do say so myself.  All in all, it is a true shame that the world doesn’t represent all types of emo individuals in the same way. From your african american brothers and sisters to your stereotypical long locked caucasians that we all know and love, everybody deserves a chance to be emo XD.

*97% of arguments are based off of common meme stereotypes/culture, thus not necessarily a direct representation of the views of the writer.