The Stigma of "emo"

Too many times I have heard bands that I like being insulted as "emo" music. Really? What type of music would be made if a song was devoid of emotion? Okay, techno is an exception to this rule, but that is the only exception. Just because a song is a little bit different in communicating it's message doesn't mean the message or the messenger is any less legitimate. Another sub-category to the emo music is dubbed "screemo." Now this is just ridiculous. Every other music genre known to man has been named based on the style of music played. Emo music is dubbed such just because of the lyrics. This encompasses such a large group of music that it makes no sense. Don't profile music in such an unfair way. Some music can actually fit with this title, but it still doesn't make the music bad.

Different styles of emo music: http://www.fourfa.com/styles/index.htm
History of emo music: http://www.fourfa.com/history.htm