Who are emo?

The very word Emo ("Emo") comes from the word "emotional"("Emotional"). Originally a term for a special type of hardcore music based on strong emotions in the vocalist's voice and melodic, but sometimes chaotic or completely absent musical component.

The modern concept of "emo" already has little to do with music. Today, the word "emo" is usually understood as a youth subculture, most often expressed by the appearance and behavior of its representatives.

Emo propagandize freedom in expressing one's feelings and emotions. Their motto is: "If you want to laugh, laugh, you want to cry, cry." Expressing their emotions openly, emo express themselves.

Characteristic appearance for emokidov - emo representatives - it's clothes in black and pink tones, black hair and oblique ragged bangs on pollitsa, generously painted with black eyeliner, black lacquer on the nails.

Also among emo girls or as they are calledemo-gerl (from the English emo-girl) are common children's, often funny, hairstyles, bright clips, attributes hello kitty. Both girls and emo guys prefer to wear tight jeans, tight t-shirts, characteristic sneakers - vans.

In their subculture emo themselves divide themselves into true emo - labor (from English true - true, true) and poseurs - Emokidov, who dress in imitation of the labor emo, but do not "profess" their ideals.

The attitude of society to this youth subculture is rather negative. In terms of emo has already managed to develop a number of stereotypes. So, it is believed that all emo - it's thin, depressed and suicidal teenagers. They constantly cry, they cut their veins, they hate this world. Emo itself usually refutes such statements.