It's okay (even for an emo person) to ask/talk to someone about your problems they can help you.
A real "emo" is someone who is passionate and knowledgeable about a diversity of music and proud of their taste in it.
JW: Behind Tony's emo reaction was someone who engaged in phone sex with a person who was not consciously consenting to have it with him, given that she thought she was talking to Steve.
Yes, if you're an adult -- or, perhaps, even a college student -- it's easy to dismiss this early-90s tale as just so much emo venting by someone who is too sensitive to live.
To a casual music fan over the last several decades, it can seem like the only thing that makes someone an Emo is the ability to argue endlessly about the difference between indie-emo, screamo, emo pop, and emocore, none of which really matters to the core or to real emo fans.
Much like the terms "hipster" or "punk" calling someone an "emo" is often used as an insult.
Out of all the emo people, they want someone emotional regardless of which category they fall into.
With enough time, and observation, you should now be on your way to being able to tell if someone is emo, scene, or both!
These groups can usually be demarcated relatively clearly, but is it more difficult to identify what makes someone a goth, emo or punk?
If someone calls you emo and says something like 'are you going to cut yourself', give a small portion and say something like 'I am not emo and anyway, not all emos cut themselves and not all of them are depressed... since when was emo a mental disorder?'.
