Emo is a style of rock music which describes several independent variations of music with common stylistic roots. As such, use of the term has been the subject of much debate. In the mid-1980s, the term emo described a subgenre of hardcore punk which originated in the Washington, DC music scene. In later years, the term emocore, short for "emotive hardcore" or sometimes "emotional hardcore", was also used to describe the emotional performances of bands in the Washington DC scene and some of the offshoot regional scenes such as Rites of Spring, Embrace, One Last Wish, Beefeater, Gray Matter, Fire Party, and later, Moss Icon

AND EMO HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH
*being pathetic.
*cutting urself.
*being broken harted.
*1 sided hair
*all black attire.
*and tight pants.


EMO MEANS EMOTIVE HARDCORE=A GENRE not a feeling.