About

Emo Dad is an image macro series centered around various profile pictures posted by MySpace user CrisXcruX, who appears to be a middle-aged man dressed in a "scene" or "emo rock" fashion that is usually associated with teenagers and youth music scenes. The biographical description on his MySpace profile features a poem summing up the character:

Origin

CrisXcruX's MySpace page^[1] was created sometime in 2009, with his earliest uploads of profile pictures dating to August 11th, 2009. The original profile image depicted a gloomy middle-aged man taking an iPhone picture of himself in front of a mirror at an angle, which was eventually turned into the default template for "Emo Dad" image macros. As of September 2012, the identity of CrisXcruX remains unknown.

Spread

CrisXcruX's MySpace profile images soon became adopted by other internet users as their avatar pictures. Beginning in September 2009, they were picked up by internet humor blogs like FunnyJunk^[2], BuzzFeed^[3], Reddit^[4] and I Am Bored^[5] among others. The images also sparked a debate on a number of internet humor forums like Sherdog^[6] and eBaumsworld^[7] over the identity of CrisXcruX, with some speculating a midlife crisis as his motive and others advocating his youthful style of fashion.

Notable Examples

Meanwhile on MemeGenerator^[8], a series of image macros were produced using the profile image, featuring various captions like "Emo Dad Does Not Approve" and "Justin Bieber 30 Years Later."

Search Interest

External References