Maybe. If she was emo in 87 she was way ahead of time. If she was mod it was kitsch and retro. Probably depends on if she was in the UK or US
Englishman_1972 on
87 new wave. Goth really wasn’t in use as a term. She probably loved The Cure.
Ix_fromBetelgeuse7 on
Yeah, 1980s mod in the US was more like punk, with a dash of nostalgia/kitsch.
hellbugger on
Mom is correct.
burner_account_9975 on
And beatnicks are different than hippies! Do your research, kids!
Randolph_Carter_6 on
This came before goth. Emo came after goth.
MoistPerception on
Any SLC Punk fan knows the battle between mods and punks is real. Also, in 1987 maybe some of the DC hardcore scene had started to birth first-wave emo, but emo was very much not a thing yet culturally. As a man with a Cap’n Jazz tattoo, I feel I have enough authority to assert that.
PhantomMaxx on
I was in high school in the mid 80s. She was definitely Mod.
Rok-SFG on
The only thing I know about mod , is they wear brown trench coats and buy LSD from punks. It’s a shame about heroin Bob though.
smurfopolis on
Emo wasn’t even a thing yet then lol
shawncollins512 on
Did she have a Vespa?
BornanAlien on
Listen to your mother!
Deufuss on
“That’s Punk, this is New Wave. It’s, like, a totally different head. Totally.” Johnny Slash, Square Pegs.
XROOR on
🎶*Words like violence…break the silence*
meeralakshmi on
She was beautiful!
PercivalBlatherskite on
Your mother is correct, yo.
robertluke on
Yeah we’re all going to be on your mom’s side on this one.
TheKingMonkey on
TIL “mod” as a musical subculture has a *very* different meaning depending on which side of the pond you live on.
MightyMightyAdmin on
We used mod a little, but I heard new wave or wavers even more.
chadhindsley on
DubsideDangler on
Kids are so dumb. Your mom is right
No-Development-4587 on
People in the 80s were Mod so you kids could be Emo.
AcousticOnomatopoeia on
Fantastic_Plump on
this is the kind of school photo where the photographer probably felt a little intimidated lol… meanwhile my old school pictures look like i lost a fight with a hairbrush.
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Maybe. If she was emo in 87 she was way ahead of time. If she was mod it was kitsch and retro. Probably depends on if she was in the UK or US
87 new wave. Goth really wasn’t in use as a term. She probably loved The Cure.
Yeah, 1980s mod in the US was more like punk, with a dash of nostalgia/kitsch.
Mom is correct.
And beatnicks are different than hippies! Do your research, kids!
This came before goth. Emo came after goth.
Any SLC Punk fan knows the battle between mods and punks is real. Also, in 1987 maybe some of the DC hardcore scene had started to birth first-wave emo, but emo was very much not a thing yet culturally. As a man with a Cap’n Jazz tattoo, I feel I have enough authority to assert that.
I was in high school in the mid 80s. She was definitely Mod.
The only thing I know about mod , is they wear brown trench coats and buy LSD from punks. It’s a shame about heroin Bob though.
Emo wasn’t even a thing yet then lol
Did she have a Vespa?
Listen to your mother!
“That’s Punk, this is New Wave. It’s, like, a totally different head. Totally.” Johnny Slash, Square Pegs.
🎶*Words like violence…break the silence*
She was beautiful!
Your mother is correct, yo.
Yeah we’re all going to be on your mom’s side on this one.
TIL “mod” as a musical subculture has a *very* different meaning depending on which side of the pond you live on.
We used mod a little, but I heard new wave or wavers even more.
Kids are so dumb. Your mom is right
People in the 80s were Mod so you kids could be Emo.
this is the kind of school photo where the photographer probably felt a little intimidated lol… meanwhile my old school pictures look like i lost a fight with a hairbrush.
And she would be right.
Mod > goth > emo
80’s>90’s>00’s