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Users on tiktok (where the subculture became popular) begun to refer to e-girls and e-boys by “E-kids”, however there are not any articles on this. #e-kids on tiktok has 2.3 million views and is a hashtag discussing e-girls and e-boys for example. Skookienookie ( talk) 16:30, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
this wiki is listing off popular artists whose songs went viral on tiktok in 2019. while these artists were popular at the same time as the e-boy craze this is not the music associated with the subculture. Editors are purposely excluding acts such as Ghostmaine, Suicide Boys, Freddie Dredd, Scarlxrd and so many others. Tyler the Creator and Frank Ocean have nothing to do with the subculture and Rex Orange county is for soft girls another subculture associated with tiktok. This is not at all accurate to the subgenre. DavidDisaster2 ( talk) 02:53, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
The information presented on this page is inaccurate for the most part. The "reliable sources" come from journalists who are most likely not Gen Z and therefore barely have a grasp on what the e-kid subculture is actually like. This article seems to be written from a perspective that portrays e-kids as a trend, rather than recognizing e-kids as a subculture. A lot of the artists in the music section (e.g. Tyler the Creator, Billie Eilish, Lilhuddy, Yungblud, Machine Gun Kelly, Brockhampton, Jaden Smith, James Blake, Dua Lipa, and Rex Orange County) aren't emo rap or trap metal. Juice WRLD is also not associated with e-kid culture since his music is mainstream rap music that only takes influence from emo rap (much like how Eminem is mainstream rap music that only takes influence from horrorcore, however he is not necessarily associated with the horrorcore scene). Under fashion, the hairstyles are inaccurate as well and seem to be based off of the hair styles seen on Charli Damelio or Chase Hudson, two people who actually don't really have anything to do with the subculture rather than the fact that Chase Hudson sometimes dresses like an e-boy, and that Charli Damelio may have dated Chase. The real hairstyles (that I've seen from my own experience in the subculture) tend to be just bangs. Boys or masculine e-kids have emo-inspired bangs that tend to “cover” their eyes, while girls or feminine e-kids have bangs that closely resemble that of Ramona Flowers. Also, under the ‘notable e-girls and e-boys’ section, I noticed Belle Delphine was listed there. Belle Delphine, may be an example of the original slang word 'e-girl', but she is not apart of the e-girl subculture. I also have no clue why Grimes is listed there. There's also just multiple references to skater culture (which is not necessarily true), but also weird references to sex (e.g. the stuff that lists BDSM, ahegao, bondage, etc as part of the subculture) and cultural appropriation (e.g. all the harajuku, K-Pop, kawaii, and ahegao references). E-kids are actually very much leftist and against sexual exploitation of minors, and cultural appropriation. Overall, this article just needs a lot more revising. Soapy Zach ( talk) 22:24, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
This section has no articulated inclusion criteria and has continually been a magnet for nonnotable people and unsourced additions. We're better off without it. Thoughts? MrOllie ( talk) 19:51, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
Thoughts on including a section about epal.gg/egirl.gg, SparklePandas, BattleBuddies, etc.? (i.e, sites where people sell their time/online companionship and are referred to as "e-girls"/"e-boys") -- 2kbb ( talk) 19:08, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
the term "e-girl" was being used in japanese street fashion culture and magazines way before its current use. should this article mention that? Loftt 01 ( talk) 14:30, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
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The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for speedy deletion:
You can see the reason for deletion at the file description page linked above. — Community Tech bot ( talk) 15:38, 6 July 2020 (UTC)
Users on tiktok (where the subculture became popular) begun to refer to e-girls and e-boys by “E-kids”, however there are not any articles on this. #e-kids on tiktok has 2.3 million views and is a hashtag discussing e-girls and e-boys for example. Skookienookie ( talk) 16:30, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
this wiki is listing off popular artists whose songs went viral on tiktok in 2019. while these artists were popular at the same time as the e-boy craze this is not the music associated with the subculture. Editors are purposely excluding acts such as Ghostmaine, Suicide Boys, Freddie Dredd, Scarlxrd and so many others. Tyler the Creator and Frank Ocean have nothing to do with the subculture and Rex Orange county is for soft girls another subculture associated with tiktok. This is not at all accurate to the subgenre. DavidDisaster2 ( talk) 02:53, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
The information presented on this page is inaccurate for the most part. The "reliable sources" come from journalists who are most likely not Gen Z and therefore barely have a grasp on what the e-kid subculture is actually like. This article seems to be written from a perspective that portrays e-kids as a trend, rather than recognizing e-kids as a subculture. A lot of the artists in the music section (e.g. Tyler the Creator, Billie Eilish, Lilhuddy, Yungblud, Machine Gun Kelly, Brockhampton, Jaden Smith, James Blake, Dua Lipa, and Rex Orange County) aren't emo rap or trap metal. Juice WRLD is also not associated with e-kid culture since his music is mainstream rap music that only takes influence from emo rap (much like how Eminem is mainstream rap music that only takes influence from horrorcore, however he is not necessarily associated with the horrorcore scene). Under fashion, the hairstyles are inaccurate as well and seem to be based off of the hair styles seen on Charli Damelio or Chase Hudson, two people who actually don't really have anything to do with the subculture rather than the fact that Chase Hudson sometimes dresses like an e-boy, and that Charli Damelio may have dated Chase. The real hairstyles (that I've seen from my own experience in the subculture) tend to be just bangs. Boys or masculine e-kids have emo-inspired bangs that tend to “cover” their eyes, while girls or feminine e-kids have bangs that closely resemble that of Ramona Flowers. Also, under the ‘notable e-girls and e-boys’ section, I noticed Belle Delphine was listed there. Belle Delphine, may be an example of the original slang word 'e-girl', but she is not apart of the e-girl subculture. I also have no clue why Grimes is listed there. There's also just multiple references to skater culture (which is not necessarily true), but also weird references to sex (e.g. the stuff that lists BDSM, ahegao, bondage, etc as part of the subculture) and cultural appropriation (e.g. all the harajuku, K-Pop, kawaii, and ahegao references). E-kids are actually very much leftist and against sexual exploitation of minors, and cultural appropriation. Overall, this article just needs a lot more revising. Soapy Zach ( talk) 22:24, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
This section has no articulated inclusion criteria and has continually been a magnet for nonnotable people and unsourced additions. We're better off without it. Thoughts? MrOllie ( talk) 19:51, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
Thoughts on including a section about epal.gg/egirl.gg, SparklePandas, BattleBuddies, etc.? (i.e, sites where people sell their time/online companionship and are referred to as "e-girls"/"e-boys") -- 2kbb ( talk) 19:08, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
the term "e-girl" was being used in japanese street fashion culture and magazines way before its current use. should this article mention that? Loftt 01 ( talk) 14:30, 21 July 2024 (UTC)