***Disclaimer: Everything I say in this bulliten is 100% true. However, if you don't have a sense of humor then DON'T READ IT.***

First off, if you're reading this then there is a 99.9% chance that your not emo. Hold on though, don't kill yourself just yet! I realize that I may have just turned your world upside down but believe me, its for the better.

It's getting pretty lame already that my generation doesn't even know the definition of a simple term anymore.

So put down that razor and dry those tears, its time to grow up!

What Emo Is Not.
Emo is NOT short for emotional. Emo is not a fashion. Emo is not "XxXxXxXOMMMFFGZZZZ IM LYKE, SO DEPRESSED!XxXxX!!!1!!111 IM GONNA SLIT MY WRISTZZZZZZZ...LOL..XxXxX xX" Emo was not mainstream (because it was DIY). Emo has nothing to do with being depressed, shitty metaphors, or suicide. Emo is not whiney, bullshit music sung by pubescent males that haven't dropped their balls yet.

Real Emo Bands: Rites Of Spring, Embrace, Moss Icon, Funeral Dinner, Gray Matter, Hot Cross, Off Minor, Indian Summer, Sleepytime Trio, etc...

Band such as MCR, Fall Out Boy, Dashboard Confessional, Hawthorne Heights, or any other shitty MTV band is not emo. Deal with it.

What Emo Is And Some History.
Emo is short for emotive hardcore. It's a DIY music style (not a shitty fashion) that started in the 80's. Emo follows (but is not restricted to) the lines of hardcore. Hardcore is a subgenre of punk, therefore, so is emo. The first emo band is often credited to Rites Of Spring. They played with hardcore punk rock energy (as the members were previously involved with hardcore bands) and lots of emotion through their performance and with their audience. Their lyrics seem to have important views about life and a sense of deepness.

"Emo" As A Term.
The term "emo" was generated as an insult to people in the hardcore scene that liked these bands. An emo band's performance on stage (can include crying/moaning/etc. their lyrics and various other events) probably made them look "weaker" to the hardcore kids, which is (why I think) "emo" was directed as an insult.

So Kids, what have we learned today?

Thats right, my generation (along with me), sucks ass!