What exactly is emo? I mean, I kno it means deprssed people, but I mean, are they depressed all the time?

Question

I know I'm emo rock girl, but that's just because i like emo rock, like the genre of music.

Answer 1

ok first off: most emo kids are the happiest craziest hypperest (if thats a word) pple youll ever make, so don't make the mistake of thinking there all depressed.
second: emo was made to be a style, not a label. it was made for clothing and music.
fourth: to the people who think emo's are former preps, or grunge, or goth, or cut themselves constantly, your wrong. it takes a depressed kid to cut themsleves, a retarded kid to go from prep to emo, and a like of all things black (and usually atheist) to be goth. none of which are emo style.

hope i helped.

Answer 2

Jesus christ you people x(. Emo is "emotional" It has nothing to do with being depressed. Some people are "emo" by their clothes style. It's mostly a style that comes with the music. Technically we are all "emo". But it's best not to label people in the first place. And there is a difference between "emo" and "goth" if you want an example of a "goth" person you can go to this link: www.myspace.com/blackp0pe
That person happens to be myself.

Answer 3

emo stand for "emotional"... and I don't know why, haha

it's a new genre of music that was "discovered" within the last 5 or 6 years.

But actually the style of music was around long before it had a name.

The most notible band from the 80's is "The Cure"

As each generation is born into the world, they often "discover" things that have been around for a long time.

Answer 4

Emo=goth but with a more punk feel kind of like early The Cure from their first 3 albums.

Answer 5

Thats just people who are wannabes.
I like Emo Rock too but I don't act depressed all the time.
Besides whats the fun in being a label why not just be yourself its load more fun than being a label.

Answer 6

It started out as a music thing (a combo of punk and alternative rock) and worked its way into a sort of poser goth fashion style, so yes, an emo person is a poser, of a sort. Just not in the traditional sense. (Because your true goth doesn't whine about how the world hates them. They revel in their hatred for the world.)

Answer 7

emo is short for 'emotional'

It has been coopted by a bunch of depressed people, but depressed people tend to make some decent music.

Think about the blues - if it weren't for women treatin' their man wrong, we would've missed out on a lot of great music!

Answer 8

well, emo is short for "emo"tional. in order to be emo, you have to be emotional, or sad, for the majority of the time. some emos do cut themselves [like me], but you don`t have to. so yeah, you don`t always have to be depressed, like when you`re with your friends or something, having fun, you can be "happy", but that doesn`t make you overall "happy". i believe they`re two different types of emos; ones that wear a lot of black [sorta of like goth] and ones that wear cartoon shirts/sorta preppy, but not preppy outfits. and they usually listen to depressing, or rock/punk rock music. so basically, you`re not emo, unless you`re "depressed" about something, otherwise you`re just yourself.

Answer 9

If you were truly emo, and not just trying to look the part because it's "cool", then it is probably due to depression.

I would be depressed all the time, too, if I looked like an emo f,ag.

Answer 10

When referring to a person's personality and attitude, most definitions of emo hold that an "emo person" is candid about their emotions, sensitive, shy, introverted, broken-hearted, glum, and often quiet