what does it mean when all of the sudden emo songs make prfect sence?
92539
If youlove your boyfriend then you stay with him but make sure that the other dude kinda knows whats up in case anything goes wrong with you current dude.  thas what i would do if i was a chick.
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Easy: Misinformation. It's kinda long, but I was wanting to cover as much as I could.\n\nIt would seem even you are misinformed on the matter ;)\nEmo is only as deep as the music goes. Emo stands for "Emotive Hardcore", and is not related to many of the bands that are labeled "emo" by the mainstream today. If you want real emo, check up Rites of Spring, Fugazi, Get Up Kids, and early Jimmy Eat World (Pre-Bleed American). Jimmy Eat World changing style is the main reason there is a flawed view of what's emo in todays culture. AFI, FOB, Taking Back Sunday, etc. ARE NOT emo, but rather often alternative and such.\nEmo originally had nothing to do with the today's "scene-kid", but from the misinformation being spread wide by the media.\nThank you for letting me take a chance to spread this fact ;)\n\nNow the stereotyping on Scene-kids(for I refuse to call them emo). The name emo itself is degrading, many thinking it to mean "emotional"(but really meant Emotive Hardcore as explained earlier). This is associated with the cutting, whining, etc. as the extremely emotional kids did this. The bands too put out this image, with images such as blood(from an inferred slit wrist) dripping onto a love letter. I have no idea where the stereotypical view of bisexuals came into the emo world, but it does raise the question why a large number of bisexuals associate themselves with the scene-kid culture, and took a sudden rise with the gaining popularity of scene-kids.\n\nMyspace is another place where the stereotypes arrived. With the new cool thing to do being the scene-kid, people tried to impress any one who would view their profile by putting up blogs of their latest cutting experience(true or not), the hair-dos, bands, and imagery. Many people see their first scene-kids on myspace, and the myspace population seems to be filled with their influence. As we all know, myspace has millions of users, and almost all of them are being flooded with these stereotypical images, enforcing the image laid on scene-kids in many.\n\nWith this being said, it would best be yourself. Associate with what cultures you wish, and do as YOU think is cool, not considered cool. If people didn't try to fit in with the scene-kid image, I can guarantee the stereotypes wouldn't be so strongly enforced.\n\nThank you for reading, and hopefully this taught you on the history, and reasons of the stereotype on the culture. If you have any questions, on this culture, or other ones such as goth, feel free to ask me. I spend much of my free time thinking about, and researching cultures and stereotypes as they interest me greatly.\nG'day.
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omfg, thank you for posting this question!!! idk how they are emo either. yeah, some of their lyrics can be emotional i guess, but they are DEFINITELY not emo. some ppl just dont appreciate good music, thats all.
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emo is a type of music and thats all. but people decided it should be added to the long list of stereotypes that already exist. and no matter how much you wish it would end, its not going to.....because everyone stereotypes and everyone is stereotyped....thats just the way it works. the problem is that too many people let it get to them. and until they can get over it and care less about what other people think then its not going to get better.
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Originally a type of music, "emo" is short for emotive. In popular culture it is used to refer to a sub-culture of the Goths, i.e. those who adopt the Goth look because they are so depressed and emotional rather than angry and rebellious. Emo kids are into self-injury to express their feeling of rejection.\n\nSee also, teenage angst.
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emo comes from ''emotion''........its really just a high school trend that will soon fade away....plus no one over thirty is emo.....lol.....its more about being beautifully depressed...and looking for attention......i wish my lawn was emo so it would cut itself....
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
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oh emo means that u like rock, metal and cut urself , see i am a non hardcore emo cause i dont cut myself but i wear gothic clothes and stuff sometimes but its not really a diss
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Emo is a subgenre of hardcore punk music. Since its inception, emo has come to describe several independent variations, linked loosely but with common ancestry. As such, use of the term (and which musicians should be so classified) has been the subject of much debate.\n\nIn its original incarnation, the term emo was used to describe the music of the mid-1980s DC scene and its associated bands. In later years, the term emocore, short for "emotional hardcore", was also used to describe the DC scene and some of the regional scenes that spawned from it. The term emo was derived from the fact that, on occasion, members of a band would become spontaneously and literally emotional during performances. The most recognizable names of the period included Rites of Spring, Embrace, One Last Wish, Beefeater, Gray Matter, Fire Party and slightly later, Moss Icon. The first wave of emo began to fade after the breakups of most of the involved bands in the early 1990s.
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As a music genre it is an emotionally charged form of music [in the family of punk and hardcore, I'd guess you'd say -- as much as it hurt to say that.] \n\nNowadays it's taken on a new meaning, it's an attitude; a way of being; a fashion statement. \n\nThere was this girl once that had a shirt that said "Emo girl" on the front, on the back it said "I like to cry." THAT is my definition of emo.
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After a damaging episode that causes harm to people or a nation, people become extremely sensitive to the feelings and climate.  What might otherwise seem harmless may take on a more sinister meaning or interpretation.  Although the original intention may or may not have been offensive or in bad taste, the perception of the song may have changed due to events.
1076016
Because people want everything to be orderly so they can find it quickly. But i agree with you, emo is a stupid label!
382382
I thought emocore was short for "emotional hardcore" the music from the NY NJ area during the 80's that has soft passages and queer lyrics(very gay stuff) between bludgeoning guitar riffs. This emocore was probably just shortened down to the popular crappy music known as Emo. Just remember to wear your sister's black nutthugger jeans, and comb your silly hair down over your chin!!!
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Songs make you feel that way because of the fact that songwriters pull their music and lyrics from somewhere incredibly deep inside themselves. It's an expression of strong emotion, and it touches you deeply. I just lost a friend in a car accident, and a certain song (Brave Saint Saturn...Estrella) had me absolutely sobbing. The songwriter was writing about something totally different than I was experiencing, but his emotion touched mine through music in a way that only music can.
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emo is when you're totally heartbroken and sometimes you wear eyeliner (boy or girl) and you usually have a emo girlfriend/boyfriend.  you love to wear lots of black and you have skin tight black pants.  when you're emo you dont care about anybody and you almost hate the world. you love to listen to emo music that totally relates to you. you quote emo music lines. basically, you're sad all the time...
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They are a really popular emo band, emo is like a subdivision of indie rock, if you didn't know.\nThey're awesome, btw
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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.