[header] How to understand what emo is [title] Find out the real meaning of emo. [step] You can find reliable sources by typing in keywords generally known to the mainstream like " skramz ", " emocore " and later " emoviolence " and " powerviolence ". Doing so will bring up pages untainted by mainstream definition.
Remember, you're researching the original emotive hardcore movement in the 80s. You're not looking for emo pop punk, the emo phase or anything which states that it means " emotional ".