Emos vs. Punks
 A confrontation took place at the Glorieta de los Insurgentes (pictured) in 2008 | |
| Date | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Location | Mexico |
| Coordinates | 19°25′25″N 99°9′46″W / 19.42361°N 99.16278°WCoordinates: 19°25′25″N 99°9′46″W / 19.42361°N 99.16278°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Also known as | Emo Wars |
| Type | Confrontation |
| Cause | Conflict between emo and other subcultures |
| Target | Emo groups |
| Outcome | The emo groups disappeared progressively |
Emos vs. Punks were multiple confrontations that occurred in 2008 in Mexico between members of the emo subculture and anti-emo groups (mainly from the punk subculture), the most notable on 16 March 2008, at the Glorieta de los Insurgentes, in Mexico City.
The emo movement appeared in Mexico in the mid-2000s. The international subculture of the United States and pop punk music whose lyrics express emotions and the groups' fashion inspired the members' androgynous styles, including skinny jeans and males wearing make-up, both uncommon in the country outside the LGBTQ community. In Mexico City, emos gathered at the Tianguis Cultural del Chopo flea market and a countercultural hub for multiple underground groups, including punk and heavy metal subcultures.
As the movement became mainstream in the country, mainly among teenagers and young adults, anti-emo groups formed, which claimed that emos were appropriating and copying their subcultures. Harassment from anti-emo groups increased over time, even adopting the slogan Haz patria y mata a un emo ("Make a homeland and kill an emo"). In the city, the anti-emo groups expelled the emos from El Chopo market, and these began to reunite at the Glorieta de los Insurgentes traffic circle, at the clandestine club Los Sillones.
In early March 2008, a group of emos was attacked in the state of Querétaro. Alleging that the emos were attempting to expand and appropriate more zones in Mexico City, and inspired by the Querétaro incident, anti-emo groups organized a confrontation for 16 March 2008 via social network services. The groups did not expect the emos to defend themselves, so a clash began. Police officers partially controlled the mob, but it reignited a few hours later. It was not until members of the Hare Krishna movement intervened and diverted the attention from both groups that the confrontation ended. In the following weeks, emo groups demonstrated in Mexico City, requesting respect and tolerance. Subsequently, the emo movement in Mexico became less common, and people who self-identified as emos left their identities or merged into different subcultures.
Emo subculture in Mexico
The emo subculture arrived in Mexico in the mid-2000s. Social network services, like MySpace, hi5 and Metroflog, were raising their popularity. Musically, international rock groups like My Chemical Romance, Paramore, and Fall Out Boy, as well as local bands like Panda, Delux and Kudai, surged or became popular. Their lyrics discussed emotions, which differs from punk songs, whose lyrics discuss political or societal opposition.
References
- ↑ Alarcón, Daniel; Guzmán, Fernanda (19 October 2021). "Emos vs. punks". NPR (in español). Retrieved 17 February 2025.
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