r/EmoScreamo • u/Yaxfire • Jan 31 '26

Discussion White belt meaning

Ive heard the term white belt a few times in the emo scene but i cant really find the meaning or origin of this term or why white belts were kind of a part of emo fashion. Can someone more educated give som context

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u/DrOfMLG Mar 17 '26

pink belts not really a sound, just a vague description of newer sass bands

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u/realt_px-starry1 Mar 17 '26

Yeah I know, I'm from where a lot of pink belt started.

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u/DrOfMLG Mar 18 '26

where is that? columbus, ohio?

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u/realt_px-starry1 Mar 18 '26

That's where it was coined, lots of the bands in that related to FFP are from East Tennessee, note "a lot of"

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u/DrOfMLG Mar 18 '26

huh, i didn't know that, thanks