No, they’ll mock you all the more. In the UK, Emo Girls punish would-be Emo Boys by pulling their pants down in the corridor and then lightly slapping them over the head with their purse, just as a warning of what will come if they continue to pretend to be Emo.

Besides, crying in class is so uncool. I remember this kid from school who did exactly the same thing and we’d all burst out laughing when we did it. It made him cry all the more. We’d go over and try to give him a hug but then he’d turn psycho and try to rip our eyes out with a compass.

Christ he was unhinged. But it was all hilarious!