1) The fans of emo music (emocore, emotional
hardcore), a music genre consisting of
hardcore rock with angsty lyrics and a good dose of screaming. The singers/screamers of emo music are typically relatively young guys with feminine voices. Emo bands are also (in stereotype) primarily from
New Jersey.
2) The style of clothing stereotypically worn by fans of emo music. This consists of, in general: tight band t-shirts or vintage 80's t-shirts, longer (messy) hair often died black, tight (usual girl's) pants, shoes by Vans or Converse, messenger bags, anything checkered (usually black-and-white or black-and-
pink), studded belts, thick-framed glasses, neckties, etc.
(Note: girl emo
kids often cut their hair
short in the back and angled down in the front, less often died black)
3) The mood that stereotypically displays being an emo kid. They are generally considered the subculture of high-
school, and while sometimes referred to as manic depressive or "cutters," are usually quite social. Very romantic, often downtrodden. More realistically, teenagers who listen to heavy music and have no qualms with displaying their emotions. (ie, don't feel the need to prove themselves as "bad-@$$," like many rock fans.)
Emo
kids listen to many of the following bands: Thursday, Death Cab for Cutie, UnderOath, Fallout Boy,
Taking Back Sunday, My Chemical Romance, As Cities Burn, etc.
See also:
punk, emo
