Emo

To me, emo is a word used inappropriately too much these days.
Everyone has their own definition on emo, but really emo can mean alot of different things.
Emo - A kind of music that originated from Hardcore Punk.

But what i think an emo PERSON is, it is someone who is emotional, someone who is emotional about what is happening and what they do, they are a person, not a creature from outta space. They use very touching and "emotional" words, and they care.
Emo, does not mean "wrist cutter" a wrist cutter is someone with problems, someone who has to figure out their life.
Most people judge others they have never met, rather it be they see them in the city or at school if they wear wrist bands, have a side fringe with black hair and they wear lots of black and make up they instantly think "Whoa look at that sad emo!" then go and tell their friends, without even knowing the person.
I know alot of people that dress like the above and they are the happiest people ever and i can not imagine them slitting their wrists to "hawthorn heights" or "Dashboard confessional", It's all just a big label.

If you wanna know what emo is, its basecly a word used too much to describe people that other people have never met.
Judgmental person: "OH MY GOD!!! LOOK AT THAT EMO OVER THERE!!!"
Judgmental persons friend: "Do you even know them?"
Judgmental person: "No"
Judgmental persons friend: "Then how do u know their lifestyle?"
Judgmental person: "I don't"
Judgmental persons friend: "Then why did you call them emo?"
Judgmental person: "Because they are"
Judgmental persons friend: "Do you even know what emo exactly is?"
Judgmental person: "...No..."
by Jazzehhh :D January 16, 2009
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a term that has 68 pages on urbandictionary.com

emo is actually just a genre

if a kid gets a flippy haircut and tight pants and some converse and slits their wrists and enjoys listening to fueled by ramen bands in the dark then ok then! give that kid a gold star cuz he has a wacked up brain.

speaking of star they are probaly jefree star fans and "support" his existence

now isnt that poser-ific?
sad kid 1: im emo
sad kid 2: im emo too. my pants are tight
sad kid 3: my pants are tighter, i can barely breathe, i think i might die from lack of air
sad kids 1 and 2: dude i want your pants. i hate myself for not having them -slit writs-
by GonnaShootYew July 07, 2008
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Life is either what you make of it or what you do not make of it. IF you're happy going thru life sad and that's your thing, OK...BUT there is a lot more out there if your attitude is that "the glass is half full" - be positive. Just cause bad stuff happened to you, don't internalize it to the point where you cannot see the good stuff all around you. Personally, I find most emo's a downer who work hard at exuding bad vibes.
emo - Trying to exude no perceptible positive emotion, trying to be sad, and internalizing their feelings. Spending time writing in a journal, creating poetry, etc. Not trying to make a contribution to the world, only themselves (ie: vanity and self-centered behavior). Ask a question - "Where does this get me...where does this help me grow as an individual?"
by Positive outlook guy July 21, 2009
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short for emotional. emo people tend to have really cool hair. they are emo because they either have a very traumatized life or they are spoiled little brats and dont get what they want the first time. they are almost the opposit of gothic people. goths hate everyone. emos hate themselves. goths want to kill everyone, and emos want to kill themselves. however, i have nothing against emo people. they have their own song.
have you seen the new kid in math?
yeah hes so emo.
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ok listin all you stupid people out there.
emo is not peole who wear tight jeans, cut themslves, take anti depresssants or anything that you've put under this stereo type.
emo is someone who is to FREAKIN EMOTIONAL FOR THERE OWN GOOD. ok?
and the word originated from the emoative music
but thats not the point.
and if your gonna freakin put peole under these stupid labels...at least do it right!!!!

no examples...just angry. cause everyone gets emo confuses!!!and every other dang stereo type
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What you can claim to be if you have a photo of yourself frowning, while your hair is in your face. This transcends race, class, creed, city, state, country, planet, gender, social status, musical tastes, elevation, religion, clothing choices, sexual orientation, internet connection, political affiliation, and whether your belly button is an "innie" or "outie"(innies are slightly more emo, though).
Me: Hey, check out that emo guy.
Jeff!: Uh, no, wrong. He’s smiling. And also, tragically, sporting a mullet. Therefore, you fail.
Me: He... he's a reverse-emo, then. He's "ome".
Jeff!: Backward hair isn't backward vocabulary, you uncompromising bastard.
Me: Sigh.
by Anger Wagon April 05, 2008
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Here's a REAL, NON-STEREOTYPED definition of the word "Emo".

What is emo? Most people view emo as a type of person. Someone who cuts themselves, hates the world, and wears tight clothing. Others view emo as a genre of music including bands such as Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, and Panic! At the Disco. Most people use emo to describe what is really called scene.

What does the word emo mean? Most people believe emo is short for emotional, as in an emotional person or emotional music. Others believe it’s short for emotional hardcore.

Emo cannot mean emotional because then everything would be emo. Everything has emotions- all music, all people. Emo would become an all-encompassing, very vague, word that could be used to describe many things.

The term emo is short for emotive hardcore. It was first used by the members of Rites of Spring in a 1985 interview in Flipside Magazine. Emo is not popular, and there are no mainstream emo bands. You will not hear emo on the radio.

Hopefully this will set everybody straight. **Source!: www.emotivehardcore.com**
REAL emo bands:

1. Rites of Spring

2.Embrace

3.Moss Icon

4.Indian Summer

5.I Hate Myself

6.Belle Epoque

7.Antioch Arrow

8.Amanda Woodward

9.Twelve Hour Turn

10.The Sea, The Sea

11.Yage

12.Aussitôt Mort

Remember how the definition stated that Emo is NOT a popular genre? Well, these are all the bands that are NOT Emo:

30 Seconds to Mars

A Vain Attempt

AFI

Aiden

Alesana

All American Rejects

Armor for Sleep

Atreyu

Avenged Sevenfold

Billy Talent

Bless The Fall

Boys Like Girls

Bright Eyes

Bring Me the Horizon

Bullet for my Valentine

Chiodos

Coheed and Cambria

Cute is What We Aim For

Dashboard Confessional

The Devil Wears Prada

Emery

Enter Shakiri

Escape the Fate

Evanescence

Fall Out Boy

Flyleaf

From Autumn to Ashes

From First to Last

Funeral for a Friend

Green Day

Hawthorne Heights

HIM

Kill Hannah

Killswitch Engage

Linkin Park

Lost Prophets

Madina Lake

Marilyn Manson

Mayday Parade

My Chemical Romance

Panic! At the Disco

Papa Roach

Paramore

Plain White T's

Rise Against

Saosin

Say Anything

Scary Kids Scaring Kids

Senses Fail

Silverstein

System of a Down

Taking Back Sunday

The Academy Is

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

The Used

Three Days Grace

Tokio Hotel

Underoath
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