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Originally Posted by Everyneurotic

actually, the d.c. skinheads, the boston and ny hc bands and others who went to shows in d.c. called it emocore to ridicule how the audience didn't slam anymore and started bringing flowers to throw at the bands and cried when they played. kinda like calling it "softcore" instead of "hardcore."

then thrasher, maximum rock n' roll, etc. started to use that term as a put down.