Why are people Emo?

What ever happened to goth people? I mean, I didn't like them either but atleast they were kinda badass. Emo people just mope around, cut themselves, let their hair cover one eye, write poetry, cry, and take myspace pictures from extreme angles. Someone enlighten me

Why are people Emo?

Its just a stupid fad.

Why are people Emo?

This is the perfect example of stereotypical.

Not all emo people cut themselves, "emo" is a type of music and a way of life, clothing and attitude wise.

I personally love everything about them.

Why are people Emo?

I 100% agree with you, from what ive heard, goths beat up emo's, but to me they seem almost like the same people, only cause they dress luike eachother though but theyre attitudes are different i notice, but that stupid emo phase is weird, theyre just kids that feel like the world is against them and they have nothing but problems in their life and want people to feel sorry for them or something.....i dont know, theyre too weird to explain why they are who they are.

Why are people Emo?

they both sound like a bunch of 'misunderstood' whiners...

Why are people Emo?

Its fashion. I bet 90% of them don't cut themselves. Its all for show, they will grow out of it

Why are people Emo?

Being Emo is just another excuse to wallow in self pity and loathing.

Why are people Emo?

Yeah, I liked the goths better too. You know the whole dark "Crow" thing is a lot better then emotional brats with tight pants. Both the guys and the girls who dress emo look homely.

Why are people Emo?

The term emo originated in the 1980s to describe a genre of music stemming from the hardcore punk music scene in Washington, D.C. Early bands labeled emo (or sometimes emocore) in this scene included Rites of Spring, Embrace, and Rain. term emo as a music genre has become broader and broader with time, and now is loosely understood to mean "rock music with emotionally-based lyrics or effect," which could be used to describe a broadly and poorly defined group of nearly every popular (or unpopular) rock band. The term is so loosely defined because its definition is still the subject of debate. Emo is now often used to refer to a person's fashion, personality, or both, as well as a musical category.

By almost all current definitions, emo clothing is characterized by tight jeans on males and females alike, long fringe (bangs) often brushed to one side of the face, dyed black, straightened hair, tight t-shirts which often bear the names of rock bands (or other designed shirts), studded belts, belt buckles, Chuck Taylor All-Stars, skate shoes, or other black shoes鈥攐ften old and beaten up鈥攁nd thick, black horn-rimmed glasses. Emo fashion has changed with time; early trends included haircuts similar to those worn by the Romulans and Vulcans in Star Trek, tightly fitting sweaters, button-down shirts, and work jackets (often called gas station jackets).

When referring to a person's personality and attitude, most definitions of emo hold that an emo person is emotionally candid, sensitive, shy, introverted, glum, and quiet. Emo personality is also often connected with writing poetry that addresses confusion, depression, loneliness, and anger, all resulting from the world's inability to understand the author. Emo poetry uses a combination of any of: a highly emotional tone; stream of consciousness writing; a simple (ABAB) or nonexistent rhyme scheme; references to the flesh, especially the heart; heavy use of dark or depressing adjectives; and concern over the mutability of time, love, or both. Themes such as life is pain are common.

In the years since emo music's rise in popularity, it has attracted criticism, often severe. The term emo itself is sometimes used pejoratively, to suggest that the target is overly emotional. Emo has been characterized as a fad that will be discarded and forgotten in the near future. Recent trends in music has also been compared to the teen pop of 1990s boy bands. Critics cast the music as lacking any artistic merit, the fashion as "embarrassing," and the people as imagining or pretending that they lead harsh, painful lives when they actually live in comfortable, middle- to upper-class homes. Members of the emo subculture are portrayed by critics as melodramatic, self-pitying teenagers who pour their efforts into writing bad poetry and spending a great amount of time on MySpace. The current emo subculture has been called a "sad caricature" of what it once was. Some have accused emo of celebrating self-harm. Some assert that within some emo circles it is cool to pretend to be suicidal and self-harming. Critics have gone so far as to contend that the emo's influence is likely to cause youth to commit suicide.

The backlash against emo has become so prevalent that it may itself have become a clich茅: one commentator notes that "hating emo kids these days is as hackneyed as emo itself."