Does emo mean someting different today than the 90's?

Question

I remember in the 90's the only people that said emo were in the punk scene and it referred to post-punk bands like Fugazi. I think they said emo-core. Now its for guys who wear makeup and tight pants or goths?

Answer 1

It means lame.

Answer 2

never heard anyone call fugazi an emo band.

90s emo was like jawbreaker, texas is the reason, teenage fanclub, etc. in fact, people may have used the term emo first in reference to jawbreaker. today, emo seems to mean rockier-sounding top 40 music.

Answer 3

I still does mean the same thing as it did in the 80's when emocore or emotional hardcore started, but since mainstream society got a hold of it they switched or changed the original meaning it man, mainstream society ***** over everything
punk,hardcore,skateboarding,action sports, emocore,

Answer 4

I have a cousin that dresses in goth i mean she isnt weird or anything it is just the image that she gives ppl.. I believe that everyone has their own prefernce such as preppy ppl like to wear their preppy clothes or hippys like to wear their hippy jeans an tie dye shirts... And the gangsters perfer to wear baggy jeans and such
Me myself i prefer a good pair of blue jeans and a t shirt

Answer 5

another tag on a style music,it will be called something different in a few years.As an example thrash metal is nowtagged as metal core,thats so gay.

Answer 6

i've never heard it so much to refer to goths....more the emotional music scene....emo-core, screamo, extremo, etc.

Answer 7

I think it now means someone who is emotional.

Answer 8

it means emotional, but they use "emo" the short version to make it sound cool, but it doesn't really help!! :)