What is the fascination with being emo?
485192
don't parents beat their kids anymore?......that's some funny s-h-i-t!!!    evidently not, cause i be damn if my kids dress like that
493902
Emo kids are 'emotional' - generally sad or nostalgic. They often dwell on things they can't, or no longer, have. Many lament about lost loves or unrequited loves and they also have a fondness for acoustic music. \n\nGothic kids are 'unique' - sometimes angry and more often just acting out in order to prove that they are different then everyone else and that they don't fit into a generalization or stereotype. \n\nIn all reality both 'groups' are just cliche, stereotypical, gross generalizations and no person can totally be defined by a single, simple label.
468304
I think emo is just a pathetic fad.  Emo kids aren't truly sad, they just want attention.  Emo is fake.
457761
Emo is a really broad term and means different things to different people.  Weezer's new songs sound really cheezy and have that theme of longing and teen angst (like EMO), but there's not that deep self-hatred that Emo bands love putting in their songs.  Plus, as high as Rivers Cuomo's voice is, it's not nearly Emo-whiny enough.  I definitely miss the early 90's Weezer.
1013244
Everyone in this question has absolutely no idea what they are talking about. I'm not going to go into too much detail, but emo does not mean emotional. Emo is not Fall Out Boy, Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, Hawthorne Heights, Dashboard Confessional, etc. They are pop bands nothing more. You don't listen to emo, and I'm willing to bet that you never have. Emo is style of hardcore music that is short for emotive hardcore. It originated in Washington D.C. It is widely regarded that the bands Rites of Spring, Embrace, One Last Wish, and few others started it in the mid 80's. Rites of Spring being one of the best and most well known. They took their music in a more personal direction with a far greater sense of experimentation. Emo bands aren't on major record labels either. Emo is anti-corporate. It's what defined the bands, and it's what still defines those bands today. You will never find an emo band on Vagrant, Geffen, Drive-Thru, etc. Those bands aren't emo, and never will be.\n\nIf you want real emo check out:\n\nYaphet Kotto\nPolicy Of Three\nPortraits Of Past\nHeroin\nAntioch Arrow\nGlass And Ashes\nPlanes Mistaken For Stars\nOrdination Of Aaron\nCurrent\nSaetia\nHot Cross\nCircle Takes The Square\nA Day In Black And White\nFour Hundred Years\nSinaloa\nThey And The Children\nHow To Beat A Dead Horse\nAmpere\nAppleseed Cast\nRites of Spring\netc.\n\nIf you actually take the time to listen to these bands, you will see that it is the vocals and music that makes a band emo, not lyrics. And band such as Fall Out Boy, Dashboard Confessional, and Hawthorne Heights, do not have those musical and vocal characteristics.\n\nP.S. Emo has nothing to do with hairstyle.
1123168
Emo guys cry so much, because they are psychologically disturbed. A quote from an emo kid This is why  they cry...\n"You made me cry. Now I will go and weep and write mean things about you in my journal. Then I will listen to the song called "Welcome to my life" by a beautiful band called Simple Plan. You are mean people, watch out, emo will rule this world. And Gunta, what if someone lights the candle? will your ass burn or will you fly like the eagle. Are the toxic gases in your ass flammable? I will pray that you people have a heart. *Runs to his corner* n emo kid "" \nThey are hella stupid, and they should have gotten their ass whooped by their parents when they were kids. They have a pussy and its irrversable.
185711
EMO means emotional and is used in music a lot. Like My Chemical Romance, AFI or The Used those kind of bands.
891889
Cool space but yes you are emo... how can you not tell? just look at your interests, some of them are funny, anyway its not that bad i like what you did with your space, specially where alice cooper appear!!\nGood Luck and don't give a shit about what people says to  you
565532
Emotional. It's a term usually given to teens and young adults who listen to a certain type of music and wear certain types of clothes. \nFor more info on "emo" the style, go to urbandictionary.com and look it up. \nGood luck!
376077
i am an emo girl and i have lots of emo friends...\n\nfind them at libraries, coffee shops, book stores, art museums and music venues like concerts, music stores etc... bookish and artistic people are moody people-- mostly known as emo people... you'll enjoy hanging around them for they can easily relate to you... some people mistaken bookish and artistic people as nerds... but that's wrong.. not all are nerds... most are emo people. :)
38880
What is classified as Emo music is completely different from the real genre. Emo means Emotionally Charged Hardcore Punk. It has now turned into Indie/Screamo/Punk. But ya the lyrics are pretty weird sometimes.....
212432
Emoist is not a real occupation, it is just a person who supports emo music. Just like a ska to skater or punk music. It is basically the same thing.
1076016
Because people want everything to be orderly so they can find it quickly. But i agree with you, emo is a stupid label!
757799
Emo, I am not emo. It is like when you get all depressed. You cut yourself on your wrists. You cover your eyes with you hair and you listen to depressing music.
641199
Basically, emo started as a musical movement around 1985.  It was an offshoot of punk music, but the lyrics were introspective, a first of that genre.  This earned it the nickname "emocore", or "emotional hardcore."  These bands include Embrace and Rites of Spring.  Later, this style progressed into more melodic music, like Sunny Day Real Estate and caP'n jazz.  Today, emo is used to describe an "alternative" trend, involving pop-rock music and a certain style of clothing.  Though emo is considered to have died out in 1995, kids continue to use the label on popular bands like My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday and Hawthorne Heights.
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Most people in this question has absolutely no idea what they are talking about. I'm not going to go into too much more detail, but emo does not mean emotional. Emo is not Fall Out Boy, Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, Hawthorne Heights, Dashboard Confessional, etc. They are pop bands nothing more. You don't listen to emo, and I'm willing to bet that you never have. Emo is style of hardcore music that is short for emotive hardcore. It originated in Washington D.C. It is widely regarded that the bands Rites of Spring, Embrace, One Last Wish, and few others started it in the mid 80's. Rites of Spring being one of the best and most well known. They took their music in a more personal direction with a far greater sense of experimentation. Emo bands aren't on major record labels either. Emo is anti-corporate. It's what defined the bands, and it's what still defines those bands today. You will never find an emo band on Vagrant, Geffen, Drive-Thru, etc. Those bands aren't emo, and never will be.\n\nIf you want real emo check out:\n\nYaphet Kotto\nPolicy Of Three\nPortraits Of Past\nHeroin\nAntioch Arrow\nGlass And Ashes\nPlanes Mistaken For Stars\nOrdination Of Aaron\nCurrent\nSaetia\nHot Cross\nCircle Takes The Square\nA Day In Black And White\nFour Hundred Years\nSinaloa\nThey And The Children\nHow To Beat A Dead Horse\nAmpere\nAppleseed Cast\nRites of Spring\netc.\n\nIf you actually take the time to listen to these bands, you will see that it is the vocals and music that makes a band emo, not lyrics. And band such as Fall Out Boy, Dashboard Confessional, and Hawthorne Heights, do not have those musical and vocal characteristics.\n\nEmo is NOT a style of dress.
622600
emo used to be just a type of music. and emo beliefs aren't different. emo kids are said to be more emotional but emo isn't even short for emotional if you actually know what it means. and emo isn't necessarily dashboard confessional or hawthorne heights. it wasn't when the term first originated.\n\ncharacteristics: side bangs, band shirts, guys in girl pants, often associated with being bi or gay or being a cutter\n\nemo teens just are another stereotype\nyes, maybe they are in touch with their emotions but it's not exactly what it was supposed to be.\nemo kids are generally more understanding of different things... such as homosexuality, different races, etc.\nit's just another way of expression