Emo Through The Ages

Like it or not, it appears the meaning of "emo" has been distorted in such ways emo is offensive, but to be honest, whatever happened to the music? Is using this black coloured website "emo"? Emo has become synonymous with just about anything emotional. It has grown so much that with enough people backing it, who's left to say the truth? Well I know I've been called emo, and my general responsive is "okay, so what is an 'emo'?". What's left is a stuttering sheep. Not saying that calling someone emo is bad, because of course as I say, emo should not be an insult. Emo started as emo music and it seems that it has not stopped deviating from it's real meaning. MSNBC has really summed up what I'm trying to say here in their excellent article. It seems that emo now describes any social class and is summarized by "cut my wrists and die" as so inadequately put. You may not know who is an emo, but that certainly does not mean that people who partake in such actions are emo.

This is for everyone who's ever listened to emo, been called an emo, called one an emo, or ever even said emo. Do the world a favor. Read those articles from the links, and consider it before you get offended, or offend.

Please comment. What do you think is emo? What emo music do you listen to? Do you have a story about what is emo? Feel free to comment, but before you call someone an emo, think about it.





http://whatisemo.blogspot.com/2006/04/emo-through-ages.html