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Emo does not mean emotional. It is short for "emotional hardcore", which is a version of punk, but only on estrogen. It is a genre of music that started in the mid eighties by a band called Rites of Spring. The term emo is actually a fanmade term. The people attending their concerts used to yell "You're emo!" at the stage, hence the term. However, Rites of Spring got their name from a classical-esque song made by musician Igor Chavinsky.

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