EMO? What is it?

Emo started out as the term for socially aware hardcore punk.

Sometime over the last few years though it's been hijacked to market a watered-down "goth" aesthetic to teenagers who think that listening to Evanescence, wearing black, writing bad poetry and hanging out at the mall makes them seem intriguing and slightly sinister.

Emo sounds less derogatory (and thus easier to sell) than "Mallgoth" which the term replaced. Basically it's kids who have adopted the superficial aspects of Goth without any of it's deeper aspects.

There's nothing wrong with it, of course (I think it's kind of fun, myself) but there are those who take themselves FAR too seriously (like any subculture)

I'm emo/goth sure there's a change and I'm a mixture of each... My dad calls me emish, I'm looking ahead to that to trap on haha... Emos are fine the variety rocks at the side of the style in tune and without doubt emo is created via rough lives or pasts nevertheless, this doesn't suggest we're continually unhappy and depressed we do smile!!

Emo may refer to:

Emo (music), a subgenre of hardcore punk

Emo (slang), a slang term used to describe a wide range of fashion styles and attitudes somewhat affiliated with emo music

Emo (album), an album by Screeching Weasel

Emo (oil), an Irish oil company and filling station chain

Emo's, a nightclub in Austin, Texas

Emo Philips, an American stand-up comedian

Emo, County Laois, a town in the Republic of Ireland

Emo, Ontario, a town in Canada

Eric Moulds, wide receiver for the Houston Texans (formerly Buffalo Bills) (fan slang)

How to be: Emo, an internet movie explaining the subculture of emo and emo music

Keith Emerson, famed British keyboardist/pianist

Villa Emo, a 16th century villa by Andrea Palladio

Emo Boy, a comic book by Steve Emond, published by Slave Labor Graphics

"Emo", a song by blink-182

"Emo", a song by Hot Water Music

Emo, a character in the movie Elephants Dream

Emo, an abbreviation of given names like Emil and Emanuil

EMO may stand for:

East Moriches, New York, a town in the United States, sometimes abbreviated to "EMO"

Electronic Money Order, a type of online currency, or eCurrency

Emergency Measures Organization, an agency of Canadian provincial government responsible for emergency preparedness

Emergency Machine-Off operation, more commonly referred to as an Emergency Power-Off

Extra Man Opportunity, a synonym for a lacrosse or hockey power play

Ericsson Mobile Organizer, a mobile (push) e-mail solution avaliable on most popular phones

There are two popular forms of dress that are considered emo. The first is essentially derived from the 1990s "indie emo" scene, and has connections to indie rock, grunge, and punk rock. It includes more vintage and thrift store clothing, typically for a well-worn look. Some of the clothing leans toward khaki colors. T-shirts are typically of smaller sizes, and with various prints, often images from the 1980s punk culture. Bags and backpacks often have pins and patches of various bands.

The other popular style of dress focuses on darker colors. Commonly seen styles include straight, dark colored hair, either black, red, multi-colored (brown and black, red and purple, etc.) which covers one eye, males wearing pants tailored for females, lip, eyebrow, and labret piercings, and dark make-up on males and females (most notably black eyeliner, although red and pink eyeshadow is becoming increasingly popular). A common accessory for both males and females is glasses with a dark coloured (usually black), thick rim, a style sometimes even worn by persons who do not require corrective eye-wear. Wristbands in various colors are also popular.

Converse All-Star style shoes are common amongst both styles of dress, as are Vans and other skate shoe brands.

While "emo" is often used to describe the dress and attitudes of fans of emo music, "emo" as a musical genre and "emo" as a slang term are largely separate. "Emo" as a musical genre long pre-dated the use of "emo" as a slang term. At the same time, most current bands are labeled "emo" unwillingly, largely because they share some of the fashion trends and attitude associated with "emo" as a slang term.

There is also a common stereotype that associates "emo" with self-harm, most notably cutting wrists, partly due to song lyrics associated with "emo" bands, which often speak of acts of self-destruction. However, apart from the anecdotal, there is no significant evidence of any correlation between emo and self-harm.

It's short for "emotional", and it's a lame genre of horrible music that caters primarily to whiny teenagers who don't get enough attention. And like any lame scene it has it's own "look" for the scenesters to buy in to, brought to you compliments of the corporate record industry and soulless retail establishments such as the ever-unpopular Hot Topic.

emotionall is what it overall stands for but to me its anouther way to be goth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMO

You can click here ,I hope you'll find something!

PS awesome avatar ,do you like this film?