A new TikTok from everyone's favorite social media principal of Quarter Brick High School, comedian HeyTonyTV, has Black millennials taking a trip down memory lane. Twitter users jumped to share pictures from their emo phase online, outing their excessive side bangs and overly photoshopped pictures.
???????????? I SWEAR it was such a weird but FUN time! That emo era seemed short-lived but was ICONIC! Had us in chokehold forreal!!! pic.twitter.com/fIXpRX7p3D
— HeyTonyTV (@TheHeyTonyTV) January 20, 2022
The social media comedian acted out a skit that featured several blasts from the past, with mentions of Fall Out Boy, Paramore and Panic at the Disco, which brought back memories of taking trips to Hot Topic. It didn't take long for the video to make its way to other social media platforms, prompting more laughs to be shared with the rest of the world.
One major feature highlighted in most pictures was the "infamous emo haircut."
Guys PLEASE I’m crying and throwing up everywhere. Not what infamous emo haircut ???????????????????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/p4psOxJMjy
— sleeping bootey is turning 25!!!! (@loreurtone) January 21, 2022
Nothing completed an outfit more than a tie on top of a graphic tee shirt.
i thought this was so cute on me and with my tie lol @BlessedIsis
pic.twitter.com/wIPTwdppzh— ???? The Beloved One (@respectedzhenga) January 21, 2022
LET'S GET THESE TEEN HEARTS BEATING FASTER, FASTER!!!!!!!!???????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/ZKHN5elPo5
— PurvyGurl (@SpaghettiWolf69) January 21, 2022
It's not only the looks, but also the posing that made the pictures iconic.
“SO WHY DO GOOD GIRLS LIKE BAD GUYS??? ” pic.twitter.com/sgYtu97RHB
— T (@t4isha) January 21, 2022
Rarw xD ❤️ pic.twitter.com/1s7u1QPWoq
— sunshiine (@Shalyiaa) January 21, 2022
The video shared on Twitter has almost 400,000 views and is continuing to make its rounds on social media.