What is emo?

[Mavvy]

Emo is short for a particular music genre.

What people THINK is emo, is the clothing style, but thats called "scene", seriously...

Being "emotional" doesn't make you emo. Whining about how your parents doesn't "understand" you isn't emo, no parents understand their teenagers... The "emo culture" is one massive fake and I hate it. Your "scene" you listen to the music genre emo and you whine a heck of a lot about things that everyone has a problem with.

Get out of my life poser...

- Seems like a massive generalisation..
Oh well, originally it was a music genre 'Emotional'
However the term 'Chav' (I guess english escapists would understand) is another name for a different social clique,it originally stemmed from background, and working class, due to the clothes people wore and the similar attitudes, but now includes the music they listen to.
Emo, however stemmed from music talking about generally negative emotions, where people commonly wore black, and had outrageous hair, etc.
However now Emo seems to be more of an ideal, rebelling against parents, being 'depressed' and striving to be different.

 

[shadow741]

And I think that most emos live by the statement "Haters Gonna Hate".Seeing as most people I know dislike them for no good reason.

You mean like this? [http://www.hatersgoingtohate.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/haters-gonna-hate-eagle.jpg]

OT, while I can't stand whiny emo kids who won't stop complaining for no reason nor the stupid fashion sense of all black and tight fitting clothing, I still can't stop thinking emo girls are kinda hot...

Yeah, I find that sexy for some reason.

*mouth dropped with a little spit coming out* hmmmm, what? Oh yeah, I do too. OT: (Stereotype version)They look goth except they cut themselves. (Actual version) People who dress in a lot of black and listen to hardcore music.

 

[GeneralFungi]

I once spoke to someone in a chat room like application once.

Myself; Hello!

EmoFox1021; Hi...

Myself; Someone not feeling peppy?

EmoFox1021; I'm emo.

Myself; That's... neat. Have anything INTERESTING to talk about?

Okay, the conversation didn't go exactly like this, but no matter what subject we began talking about, it always seemed to end on how so-so was emo.

I've always considered people who claim to be "Emo" and say that they cut themselves is just trying to make others feel bad for them so they can hog lots and lots of attention. Emo is a style of music and clothing. People tried to convince themselves that they are hardcore of completely independent from anyone else, BUT THEY DEPEND ON OTHER PEOPLE'S PITY AND ATTENTION. Such hypocrites people can be sometimes.

 

[The Stonker]

An emo is a stereotype which people employ on a set of people which dress in black and try to look sad ( well some of them ) because the people that employ this stereotype are most of the time too lazy to get to know them.
But then there are of course those emos that think their unique because their emos and exclude everyone who don't listen to the same music as them or dress the same as them so techniclly their just as bad as a cheerleader except they are probably lower on the food chain.

And an emotional person doesn't need to be all grimdark,grimdark and more grimdark.
There are other emotions you know like love,passion,joy and true sadness which in fact is beautiful.

J.A.Withers.

 

[Woodsey]

An emo guy is incredibly metrosexual with borderline female hair. A scene kid is a lesser version of that.

Still, emo and scene girls are fiiiiiiiiiiiit.

 

[The Stonker]

And I think that most emos live by the statement "Haters Gonna Hate".Seeing as most people I know dislike them for no good reason.

You mean like this? [http://www.hatersgoingtohate.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/haters-gonna-hate-eagle.jpg]

OT, while I can't stand whiny emo kids who won't stop complaining for no reason nor the stupid fashion sense of all black and tight fitting clothing, I still can't stop thinking emo girls are kinda hot...

Yeah, I find that sexy for some reason.

*mouth dropped with a little spit coming out* hmmmm, what? Oh yeah, I do too. OT: (Stereotype version)They look goth except they cut themselves. (Actual version) People who dress in a lot of black and listen to hardcore music.

I think thats a scene kid which is even more shallow then emo.
But hardcore music HA! Three days grays and Ax7 is not what I call hardcore but what I call hardcore is something like this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHO5KWIMZUo

I'm a fanatic for love! So I rest my case and p.s. sorry for double posting.

 

[Scde2]

Emo? Aren't those...

http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/06/306-004-3BDCE12B.jpg

I think you mean this.

Spoiler

OT: I gave up trying to define emo a long time ago. Everyone has their own definitions. But it is annoying how some people call anyone who is sad or dress in a certain way or listen to the music emo when they are definitely not.

That pic is win

Also I listen to more emo music than every emo kid where I live so music taste is not really part of it. I think its mostly style.

I agree with the style part, but I went to school with plenty of people who would consider you emo from just listening to the music.

 

[Sleekgiant]

Emo? Aren't those...

http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/06/306-004-3BDCE12B.jpg

I think you mean this.

Spoiler

OT: I gave up trying to define emo a long time ago. Everyone has their own definitions. But it is annoying how some people call anyone who is sad or dress in a certain way or listen to the music emo when they are definitely not.

That pic is win

Also I listen to more emo music than every emo kid where I live so music taste is not really part of it. I think its mostly style.

I agree with the style part, but I went to school with plenty of people who would consider you emo from just listening to the music.

*deletes KillHannah and The Used* Just kidding....wish I could pull off the emo look X3

 

[satanslawer123]

emo is sort for emotinal but because people who are 'emo' act diffrently from everyone else our basic instict of hate everything that is diffrent weve used it as steryotpye to describe people who slit the wrist and were diffrent clothes

 

[sabbat]

Emo is musical and fashion lifestyle that I find kinda cool.
Now I am not emo myself.But I find emo girls to be hot,and the music is entertaining for the most part.

And I think that most emos live by the statement "Haters Gonna Hate".Seeing as most people I know dislike them for no good reason.

I'm gonna refer you to Snootyenglishman right below you, he has the right reason on why everyone hates emos, also emo chicks are fat

If ALL emo chicks are fat to you, Your waist size must be in the minuses!

 

[McShizzle]

Warning! Tasteless stereotype joke ahead.

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Scene - Sitting in my friend's shabby back yard drinking beer.

My friend: Man, I wish my lawn was "Emo".

Me: Why's that?

My friend: So it would cut itself.


oooooooohhh........

 

[bioshockedcriticjrr]

Emo is like when someone lets their emotional baggage run their life, like Louis from Interview w/ a vampire.

 

[Skeleton Jelly]

I don't know much about the emo rock thing, but I do know the style and personality that is emo.

Usually dressing in dark, tight fitting clothes. Have very straightened and/or puffy hair that may or may not cover any part of your face. Their hair style is what usually catches your attention. It can have colors in it, but too much can make scene kid hair. They are very close to scene kids but scene kids are often much more...erm...exposing and more...odd. And have a lot more color to them.

Now personally, I like the way they dress. Hell, I dress like them. But the generic, stereotypical emo/scene personality is so annoying, it'll make you want to blow your brains out.

Emos will most likely blow everything out of proportion. Being very melodramatic and pretentious. Very narrow minded, they won't know much outside of their own world. Mostly just attention seekers that believe they are unique in every way.

This is also the base for a scene kid, except they think they're edgy and hardcore as well as unique. Also a full scene kid, will never admit to being a scene kid. Calling them emo, will often make them insult you in very funny ways.

Disclaimer!
Not all of them cut themselves!

 

[Socius]

Meh, I do not look down on Emos, as I am often confused by others to be one.
The style is very hot, my girlfriend fits it very well!<3
But personally I think I am a little more Newage/goth.
Mix a hippie with a goth and there you are.
I am a "Gothie" hehe

 

[Thirsk]

And I think that most emos live by the statement "Haters Gonna Hate".Seeing as most people I know dislike them for no good reason.

You mean like this? [http://www.hatersgoingtohate.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/haters-gonna-hate-eagle.jpg]

OT, while I can't stand whiny emo kids who won't stop complaining for no reason nor the stupid fashion sense of all black and tight fitting clothing, I still can't stop thinking emo girls are kinda hot...

Yeah, I find that sexy for some reason.

Now, I've spend a lot of time near people most would call emos. They have infested the park in which I used to spend a lot of time drinking beer with punks, other metalheads and assorted tards of various kinds. Hell, I even socialized with the 'kiddies' (as the emo-like peeps are known in the mileau around me) quite a few times. It's not unusual for them to gather in packs of 30 or more on a good (or bad, depending on where you stand) day. And let me tell you this:

That picture is far cry from the norm. And even though there are some that look that good, they all are, without exceptions, obnoxious, attention-craving morons who act like kids around the age of 12. I don't wanna generalize, especially not when hating a particular group is in the vogue, but really, I shit you not.

Things might be different elsewhere, but the impression left by the many emo kids I've encountered is so.

And, well, the reason they look that good is that they use roughly the same amount of makeup as the popular dolls they claim to detest. And ***** about as much. For most of them it's just a way to appear more cool and interesting without the need for a strong personality.

Also, as a fan of DSBM (Depressive Suicidal Black Metal) and Funeral Doom (especially Nortt) I'm hella tired of the idea that depressiveness and misantrophy equals emoness. The basic difference is this: An emo claims to be depressive to gain attention, a true sorrowful misantrophe don't care if the rest of the world looks at them or not. Big difference. Musically speaking, the difference is illustrated rather well by comparing any of ye olde generic emo bands to a band like, say, Nortt. Try it - the difference is clear.
I'm not depressive myself, but depression can create some beautiful music, which I enjoy, and as such I am annoyed by the misunderstanding of the two terms.

 

[wolf thing]

emos are people that have emotional issues, they ofter are isolated and self harm. also i've notice people et goths and emos mixed up but they are different. goths dres the way they do to get attention or to look different emo dress in dark cloths so people don't notice them.

an easy way of remembering it is emo want them self to die, goth want everyone else to die

 

[Levitas1234]

emos are try hards, what kind of depressed emotional person spends all there time at preppy stores like hot topic, wasting all there money when they could be buying drugs or something.

 

[Quid Plura]

What today is called emo, was yesterday called gothic. And that was hot in a way. I'm not that old (24), but when I was in high school, emo didn't exist. You had "normal", skate, alternative, hip-hop, and gothic. I was part of the first group, but felt attracted to the latter. These days, as a teacher, I noticed the existence of gothic, mainly derived from the Twilight books.

Emo, for me, is the old gothic, but with a more emotional touch. It's welcome in todays society where macho culture is still looked upon as superior.

 

[nohorsetown]

Emo means something very different than it used to. It used to be a musical genre, like Sunny Day Real Estate and Jawbreaker and stuff, but now I guess it's some kinda goth/glam fashion thing. I prefer the original "Emo", but everyone thought the term was stupid back then anyway (kinda like Grunge), so I'm glad it's been co-opted by a younger generation.

 

[The Ambrosian]

Emo is musical and fashion lifestyle that I find kinda cool.
Now I am not emo myself.But I find emo girls to be hot,and the music is entertaining for the most part.

And I think that most emos live by the statement "Haters Gonna Hate".Seeing as most people I know dislike them for no good reason.

This. Except i'm into the culture just dress more colourfully.

EDIT: Oh and not being depressed/self harming...
So not much of the culture tbh.