Does anyone know what emo really is?

Question

I want to knoe (emo what it be)

Answer 1

emotional, it's a sub-genre of punk. emotional punk, if you will

Answer 2

emo stands for emotive hardcore
its came about during the 80s branching off from hardcore punk
its basically less violent/trashy, more melodic hardcore punk.

and it really died off in the late 90s, though there still are a few bands today with that emo sound.

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and then theres emo as people know it today,
the genre being associated with acoustic guitars, crying vocalits, "emotional" lyrics, though a lot of people consider poppunk bands to be emo, just by the way they dress (ex..MCR, panic at the disco)

then theres the fashion,
the main feature being that long hair swooshed over their face, covering one eye, usually dyed black. tight clothes, all black or vintage clothes..rectangle glasses... wearing a bandana..etc. though theres other terms for this stuff like.. scene, goth, etc

and then the beloved stereotype
which says an emo kid:
cuts their wrist, crys all the time, depressed, writes sad poetry.. the list goes on, pretty much anything thats sad or dark, people consider to be emo.

--The 1st defintion I gave at the top, is what emo really was.
But the others are true also, because thats what most people know it as.

Answer 3

eh, i used to be sorta emo...

basicaly you dont rly kno who you are or where youre going in life && are kinda depressed alot
ppl have kinda over stereotyped it some

not a very good way to feel && luckily im better now

no, not all emos cut their wrist and cry to hawthorne heights, just the ******* that made the stereotypes what they are today

Answer 4

Emo-tional.

Answer 5

emo stands for EMOtional. usually when people use the term, they mean someone who cuts their wrists, stuff like that. hope u got educated.

Answer 6

Emo is basically a gay version of goths........