Can Someone Explain...

speed said:
SO what does emo entail? A collection of instruments all playing--and not particularly well-- apparently different songs? Thats what it sounds like.

Seriously, I know almost nothing about emo. Is this like an updated and degenerate form of punk or something?
Emo is an offshoot of punk where the singer basically whines about his girlfriend/boyfriend dumping him, and how he wants to commit suicide, usually by slashing his wrists or stabbing himself. And the band generally dresses up in women's pants and have their hair cut like the stylist was on a bad LSD trip, with a bunch of makeup.