The actual purpose seems to be forcing a status quo for other people’s comfort and, as Garza pointed out, respectability politics, because emo, goth and punk kids disrupt an aesthetic of normalcy.

Videos of people dressing in goth, punk, and emo clothing and posing with Santa in shopping malls are receiving millions of views on TikTok as part of an alternative festive trend. The search term ...

Also, her horns for this costume have black ribbons on them. As for the goth Fauna and Emo Mumei new outfit merchandise, people can buy replicas of t-shirts that appear in their new costumes from ...

or had people say they’re afraid. But come on: You can’t seriously be afraid of plants.” Goth gardening tracks with a resurgence in “emo” and “goth” fashion and culture (see ...

like what happens when you take a goth kid on vacation ... The actor and singer delivers an emo/pop-punk-styled tune set to the melody of the New Jersey group’s 2006 hit song “Welcome to ...

Those were people that you would see at your school ... Those are the emo kids, those are the goths.'" Emo and pop-punk's rising popularity also surprises the band because of how much the music ...