what the heck is emo??

Many people have asked this question in the past few months. Thanks to Wikipedia here is a crash course:

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 has been the subject of much debate. In its original incarnation, the term emo was used to describe the music of the mid-1980s Washington, 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 STYLE:
Hair: often a bit crusty Glasses: Horn-rim ONLY (cat-eyes are also acceptable for the women) Facial Hair: Stubble Piercings: Optional Necklaces: Beads, etc. (mandatory) Shirt: Old t-shirts, dress shirts etc. Sweater: No!no!no! a sweaterVEST. (old) Jacket: Old, op shop shop gear as with all the above. Pants: Dress pants / corduroy. Socks: White Shoes: Black dress shoes "The color palate? Browns, blacks, dark blues etc.

A brief list of "emo" bands : FUGAZI EMBRACE RITES OF SPRING JAWBOX BLUETIP FRODUS TEXAS IS THE REASON PROMISE RING NONE LEFT STANDING MINERAL MAXIMILLIAN COLBY J AWBREAKER My Chemical Romance Panic! At the Disco

Describe EMO as: "Mature" music made by cigarette-puffing ex-straightedgers.
Heavy on soul-searching, hard to mosh to. Emo's like sharing on Myspace, wearing eyeliner, crying and killing themselves.

EMO JOKES- read at your own risk. No offense to the Emo's. Yeah for anyone whom dosen't get it you will now...

How many emos does it take to microwave a burrito?
Four. One to cry about it on LiveJournal. One to make a Myspace about it. One to take a picture of them taking a picture of themselves in a mirror and post it on LiveJournal and MySpace.The other to make the burrito.

I wish my lawn was emo... so it would cut itself.

How do you stop an emo from drowning?
Tell him to write a song about it.

Did you hear about the new Sesame Street toy? Tickle Me Emo... Tickle him and he runs away to a dark corner and cries and writes poetry.

What do you say when 1,000 emo's are running through town?
The cliff is that way.

i love you more than an emo kid loves razorblades.