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"Emo" (from "emotional") is a slang term used to describe a wide range of fashion styles and attitudes somewhat affiliated with Emo music and its related scenes. It's a very stupid thing that's going to weed itself out once the anal sex in the back of retarded cofee shops, while long haired goons playing blood metal get to be too much to handle. Emos are attention seeking scum

Emo Fashion and Culture

There are two popular forms of dress associated with emo. The first is essentially what came out of the 90s "indie emo" scene, and has connections to indie rock and punk rock. It includes more vintage and thrift store clothing, typically for a well-worn look. Some of the clothing leans toward khaki colors. T-shirts are typically of smaller sizes and with random prints, often images from the 1980s.

The other popular style of dress focuses on darker colors. Commonly seen elements include dark colored hair (often dyed either black or an unnatural dark hue), males wearing pants tailored for females, lip, eyebrow, and labret piercings, and dark make-up on males and females (most notably black eyeliner, although red eyeshadow is becoming increasingly popular).

Converse All-Star style shoes are common amongst both styles of dress, as are Vans shoes.

Though the original emo scenes were not exclusionary, the modern "emo" scene has developed into a "gay friendly" scene. Though it's unclear whether it's related to the diminished "macho" elements of emo music or the "gay friendly" nature of the scene, it has become commonplace for detractors to use "emo" in combination with popular gay slurs, such as "emo fag".

While "emo" is often used to describe the dress and attitudes of fans of emo music, it should be noted that "emo" as a musical genre and "emo" as a slang term are largely separate. "Emo" as a musical genre long pre-dated the use of "emo" as a slang term. At the same time, most current bands labelled "emo" are done so unwillingly, and largely because they share some of the fashion trends and attitude associated with "emo" as a slang term.

There is also a common stereotype that associates "emo" with self harm, most notably wrist slashing, though there is no evidence of any correlation between the two. The link may stem from the association of negative emotions with the emo subculture.

Alternative uses

The term "emo" has also been used in recent years on the Internet as a form of insult, especially toward those who appear emotionally unstable, or those who rant about issues in their lives to people in public forums or chat rooms. Phrases such as "don't cry emo kid" are used frequently as a quick brush-off in this context. The term "emo" is very loose slang, and is applied liberally to differing situations.

External links

• A!E.com's Emo Guide
• "Emo" (slang) as defined by UrbanDictionary.com
• Emo Gallery Urbandictionary.com's gallery of Emo.
• fourfa.com "What the heck *is* emo, anyway?"

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