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].]]'''Emo''' (] {{IPA|/ˈiːmoʊ/}}) is a somewhat ambiguous ]<ref name="ABC radio">{{cite web | last=Richards | first=Kel | date=] | title=Emo | url=http://www.abc.net.au/newsradio/txt/s1736346.htm | accessdate=2007-08-05}}</ref> term most frequently used to describe or refer to a fashion, style{{fact| date=october 2007}}, or attitude linked to ]. ''Emo'' may also describe ] or a general emotional state (as in to "feel emo"). It is also (sometimes ]) used to identify someone who fits a particular emo ] or category or someone who is overly-emotional.<ref name="knot magazine"></ref><ref name="incendiary magazine"/><ref name="about.com"/> The term's definition is still the subject of debate, with some question as to whether it can even be defined{{Fact|date=September 2007}}. |
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==Origin in music== |
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In its original incarnation, the term ''emo'' was used to describe a subgenre of ] which originated in the ] of the mid-1980s. 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 most recognizable names of the period included ], ], ], ], ], ], and, slightly later, ]. The first wave of emo began to fade after the breakups of most of the involved bands in the early 1990s.<ref name="incendiary magazine"></ref><ref name="about.com">{{cite web | last = Rubin | first = Joey | title = What Is Emo Music? A Genre Profile | work = ] | url = http://altmusic.about.com/od/genresstyles/p/emo.htm | accessdate = 2007-03-11}}</ref> |
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]Starting in the mid-1990s, the term ''emo'' began to reflect the indie scene that followed the influences of ], which itself was an offshoot of the first wave of emo. Bands including ] and ] put forth a more ] style of emo, more melodic and less chaotic in nature than its predecessor. The so-called "indie emo" scene survived until the late 1990s, as many of the bands either disbanded or shifted to mainstream styles.{{fact| date=october 2007}} |
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As the remaining indie emo bands entered the mainstream, newer bands began to emulate the more mainstream style, creating a style of music that has now earned the moniker ''emo'' within ]. Whereas, even in the past, the term ''emo'' was used to identify a wide variety of bands, the breadth of bands listed under today's emo is even more vast, leaving the term "emo" as more of a loose identifier than as a specific genre of music. |
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==Personality== |
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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.{{fact| date=october 2007}} Depression is sometimes used to describe the emo personality. Emo music and poetry often contain multiple references to unrequited love, emotional and relationship problems.{{fact| date=october 2007}} |
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==Fashion== |
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]] (bangs) brushed to one side]]By almost all current definitions, Emo clothing is characterized by tight ] on males and females alike, long ] (bangs) brushed to one side of the face or over one or both eyes, dyed black, straightened hair, tight ]s which often bear the names of ]s (or other designed shirts), studded ], belt buckles, canvas sneakers or ] or other black shoes (often old and beaten up) and thick, black ].<ref name="knot magazine"/><ref name="incendiary magazine"/><ref name="gurl magazine">{{cite web | first="Marni" | title=Label it. .. emo | work=gURL | publisher=iVillage Inc | url=http://www.gurl.com/findout/label/pages/0,,673303,00.html | accessdate=2007-03-11}}</ref> Emo fashion has changed with time; early trends included haircuts similar to those worn by the ] and ] in ], tightly fitting sweaters, button-down shirts, and work jackets (often called gas station jackets).{{fact|date=october 2007}} |
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==Criticism== |
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In the years since emo music's rise in popularity, it has attracted severe criticism. Emo has been characterized as a ] that will be discarded and forgotten in the near future.<ref name="fairfield">{{cite web | last=Poretta | first=JP | date=March 03, 2007 | title=Cheer up Emo Kid, It's a Brand New Day | work=The Fairfield Mirror | url=http://media.www.fairfieldmirror.com/media/storage/paper148/news/2007/03/08/Entertainment/Cheer.Up.Emo.Kid.Its.A.Brand.New.Day-2762635.shtml | accessdate=2007-03-08}}</ref> Critics cast the fashion as embarrassing and the people as imagining or pretending that they lead harsh, painful lives when they actually live in comfortable homes. |
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Some have accused emo of celebrating ] or ], which those who do usually refer to "helping ease the pain"<ref name="daily mail">{{cite web | last=Sands | first=Sarah | date=], ] | title=EMO cult warning for parents | work=] | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=400953&in_page_id=1770 | accessdate=2007-03-11}}</ref>. Some assert that claiming to have suicidal tendencies is seen as a way to gain acceptance within some emo circles, regardless of whether the individual's claims are actually true or not.<ref name="fairfield"/> |
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==Social Reaction Theory== |
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Socially on blogging websites, defenders of the emo movement have made the claim that the depression associated with the emo movement is actually a form of social realism, and comes from the current political/environmental/psychological state of the world. <ref name="livjournal">{{cite web | last=Jason | first=Thomash | date=], ] | title=Emo Reaction | work=] | url=http://community.livejournal.com/overheardinmelb/194619.html | accessdate=2007-10-14}}</ref> Often further making the claim that the cutting and suicidal aspects of emo are for the most part either inaccurate or relegated to the most immature members of the populus. |
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