Emo music and culture has been en vogue in the US for quite some time now. I didn't realize the popular 'I'm crazy sad right now' movement had moved to Mexico as well.  But it has and while most people in the US are at least tolerant of the spiky-haired, black-clad kids, Mexicans seem to dislike them quite a bit.  They dislike them so much that for the better part of two weeks Mexican emos have been the subject of public attacks.  The attacks are so bad that the government needed to have meetings about it.  Here's a video of the violence. 

I feel kind of bad making light of this but it's just so ridiculous.  I can't find a distinct reason why people are attacking the emos other than 'we don't like their attitude.'  It's also funny to see people rail against the way emo kids dress while they're wearing Hawaiian shirts and jean shorts.  What really seals the deal in terms of how stupid this is is thinking about the attackers trying to explain their actions to their kids some day. 

"You see son, back in 2008 there were these people who wore black and called themselves 'emos.'  They were into emotional music and kind of bummed me out.  So father and his friends had to beat them in public. Don't you understand? It meant something to us!"

Anyway, The Daily Swarm has more in depth coverage of the Emo Riots of 2008 if you're interested.  If not, have a great weekend and, to any Mexican emos reading, stay indoors (which is kind of your thing anyway).