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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

Ok, I really want to get this straight. The ORIGINAL definition of "emo" can be broken down like this: "Emo" is short for "emotive hardcore," or "emotional harcore." The word "hardcore" is referring to hardcore punk music. Emo is a form of hardcore punk music, although after different "waves" of emo coming and going through the years, there are still some bands that differ from the original emo music that can still be defined as emo. NOW- the word "emo" is being used to describe the current sub-culture of the supposed genre of music that is emo, although this current subculture is often found not to listen to real emo music. It is actually true that the original subculture of emo looked completely different from what our perception is now. Just because somebody dresses or looks "emo" doesn't mean that they cut themselves and act sad all the time. And if they do, it's not always necessarily to get attention. Depression is a real thing and should be taken seriously. "Emo" kids should be given the same respect that is given to any other kind of person, because we are all people and deserve equal treatment, regardless of how we look and what music we listen to.

NOT real emo bands: My Chemical Romance Fall Out Boy REAL old/new emo bands: Moss Icon Fire Party Underoath

By Justin Feld

Heres what I think - Emos arn't depressing sad little wussies with no friends. We arn't fakes. We are humans. In fact the emos I know are perfectly happy, good friends. we wear black clothes, does that make us sad little wussies? Well I don't think so. Too many people hate emos without knowing what they are.

Emos sometimes get sad but then, everyone gets sad. That doesn't make us more sad than you

By DarkKitty

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

Emo does have to do with emotional. Mostly teens are emo. If their life is depressing, and they cut themselves (especially in wrists), they are considered emo. Just because someone wears black, dark make-up, has hair in their face, and wears skinny jeans does not make them emo. Emos are people too. They are not always depressed, they don't listen to all hardcore music, and they don't cut themselves 24/7. They do have lives. Emos usually only tell very close friends that they cut, they don't blab it to everyone to make everyone feel sorry for them. So if someone is telling everyone that they cut, then they are just doing that for pity.

A teenager that gets sad and cuts sometimes, which is considered emo.

By XXSecretlyXXEmoXX