What is " Emo" what does it mean to be "Emo"? ?

Question

I don't get it please explain to me what makes you "emo" Thanks.

Answer 1

Emo is short for Emotional.

emo is when you cut yourself and your depressed.

and people get that confused for scene people.

but that was emo is, someone could be wearing all pink and be happy

but be emo on the inside and cut themselves when no one is around.

so it doesnt go by a type of hairstyle or clothing.  

Answer 2

Emotional rocker - i think thas what it means.

Answer 3

you must be like 10 years old...

yes it comes from the word "emotional" ( duh )

and it's mostly just depressed teens that are slightly suicidal and listen to "i want to die because i hate life" music

Answer 4

emo is a person who is over emotional...some people say that all emos cut but not all of them do....instead some emos wrtie depressing poetry and cry about it in their room..bye the way if u are thinking of being emo then here's a warning:people will hate your guts!

Answer 5

"emo" is short for "emotional"

some1 who's very emotional... they are usually the guys u see in black and always down. they tend to be quite smart tho people take them for being "emo"

Answer 6

emo is a style of dress, and a way of life, and also a style of music.  

emo style:  tight pants, with band shirts, and usually converse or vans worn, hair is in the face with choppy layers, and dyed.  eye makeup is very heavy with a lot of black eyeliner.  black and neon color nail polish, and horn rimmed glasses, are seen as well.

emo life: emo is also a way of life.  it doesn't mean you sit in your room all day cutting yourself, it means that you choose to look at life differently than most.  and see it for what it truley is.  sometimes messed up, but the bad parts, and the good parts make you stronger.

emo music: emo is short for emotional.  like the way of life and style, emo music is very emotional.  emo music consists of fast beats, accompanied with usual screaming lyrics.  other forms of emo music are very slow.  

here are some emo songs and albums:

hawthorne heights-ohio is for lovers

anything by dashboard confestional

weezers album pinkerton

just go to google, and type in 'emo bands', and you will get others too.

Answer 7

I think i might help seeing as im 16 and im right there with all the lbales and jazz.

It can mean so many different things for some like myself its a style (black,clothes,long/crazy hair,eyeliner.ect)

I should know thats what i look like.

LMFAO

or others its a type of music,look of the bands sliverstein or hawthorne heights.

But most i guess think or it as...

kids that are emotional that cut themselves and are all dark and sensitive with low self esteem.

but people like to put a lable on everything these days.

As for me i dont like lables i think its just a way to group others together to stop originally and now because of it originally is dead.

Yes i maybe look emo like a lot but i know im not they way they lable it.

so i wouldnt get to worked up over it unless your kids start to hurt themselves and are always depressed and even then it has nothing to do with the style it has to do with the person.

hope i helped.