(S2, E16) Gerard Way Would Never Hurt Me

This week on Pop Culture Boner we’re taking a look at our big teenage feelings though the lens of emo music. What did all those sensitive boys in eyeliner really have to say about the world? Was it revolutionary or just more misogyny? Were they really smooching?

You can find some references here:

• Jenn Pelly (2017, Pitchfork) - Unraveling the Sexism of Emo’s Third Wave

• Jessica Hopper (2015, Rookie) - Where the Girls Aren’t

• Kerrang! (2020) - Hayley Williams On Misery Business: ​“We Don’t Need To Include It On Playlists In 2020”

• Tom Rawstorne (2008, The Daily Mail) - Why no child is safe from the sinister cult of emo

• Sam de Boise (2014, Popular Music 33) - Cheer up emo kid: Rethinking the ‘crisis of masculinity’ in emo

• Judith May Fathallah (2020, University of Iowa Press) - Emo: How fans defined a subculture

You can download the full transcript here.