Concept in Definition ABC

An emo is a Teen that adopts a appearance and a series of behaviors that are intended to reflect a state of sadness internal to identify with your peer group. From an appearance point of view, they tend to have one of their eyes covered by bangs, show outlined eyes, wear piercings, and dress in dark clothing. From the point of view of behavior, some tend to inflict physical harm, a fact that can be verified in videos uploaded by themselves to the network.

The expression "Emo" is a derivation of the term "emotional", a circumstance that makes this phenomenon more intelligible. In addition, it must be associated with gender alternative musical “emotional hardcore” or “emo-core”, which had its effervescence in the late eighties, and which is characterized by being linked to letters that reflected emotional states and that intended to capture it in the listeners. This link with the music it has not been lost, although as expected it has mutated. Thus, this channel artistic It will be the main one who has an emo to express his worldview.

This ostentation of feelings depressive and defeatist it is reflected in a series of beliefs that are also often characteristic. Thus, an emo will say that the world is a miserable and meaningless place, while rejecting religions and disbelieving God. The rejection of the world is evident in the act of covering one eye with hair, thus pretending to symbolize that it is preferred to avoid seeing the surrounding reality, or to see it only halfway.

The phenomenon that this subculture represents is not new, but is a repeated version of other forms that adolescents had and have in the process of discovering and defining their identity. Perhaps the only thing that should be highlighted for the analysis of specialists are the behaviors that are oriented to self-flagellation.