Why is there such hatred for "Emo" music?

So today I was sitting in my car waiting on my friend, being the chick he is when getting ready I was sitting there for awhile. So to resist the urge to ditch his ass I put on some music to make the whole wait seem less boring so I plugged in my ipod to my speakers and started to play Silverstein, now I'm halfway into the song "Smile In Your Sleep" when my friend finally comes out, he steps in the car, listens for a sec, then looks at me and says, "Why do you listen to such faggy emo music?." Now I listen to all forms of music, but I happen to really like bands such as; SIlverstein, Saosin, Aiden, Senses Fail, A Day to Remember, etc. So I don't get why people have to make such a big deal out of it? My friend loves to listen to Trivium, Cradle of Filth, Children Of Bodom, As I Lay Dying, and bands along that genre of metal, which I enjoy from time to time, although I really can't stand Children of Bodom, so I don't past judgement on him when we are hanging out cause its all a matter of taste. 
What gets to me though is the fact that this isn't the first time I've had to put up with that kind of crap, many kids at my school (most of which are fans of rap) criticize my choice of music because rock is "just a bunch of faggots screaming and making noise" now I don't take any of them seriously since I personally believe that todays modern form of rap shouldn't even be considered music and I think that 80% of the kids at my school could probably receive benefits for having Down Syndrome....  But hey that's just my opinion and I'm not gonna make too big of a deal out of it.  
 
All that being said, how do you guys feel about emo/punk music? I know there is a vast majority of rock lovers on this site, so I'm wondering have you guys ever had to go through the kind of situations I've been in? 
 
Ok for the record guys, I don't follow the emo lifestyle, I just love the music.... ah hell I also love emo chicks I'm guilty of that one too.

So today I was sitting in my car waiting on my friend, being the chick he is when getting ready I was sitting there for awhile. So to resist the urge to ditch his ass I put on some music to make the whole wait seem less boring so I plugged in my ipod to my speakers and started to play Silverstein, now I'm halfway into the song "Smile In Your Sleep" when my friend finally comes out, he steps in the car, listens for a sec, then looks at me and says, "Why do you listen to such faggy emo music?." Now I listen to all forms of music, but I happen to really like bands such as; SIlverstein, Saosin, Aiden, Senses Fail, A Day to Remember, etc. So I don't get why people have to make such a big deal out of it? My friend loves to listen to Trivium, Cradle of Filth, Children Of Bodom, As I Lay Dying, and bands along that genre of metal, which I enjoy from time to time, although I really can't stand Children of Bodom, so I don't past judgement on him when we are hanging out cause its all a matter of taste. 
What gets to me though is the fact that this isn't the first time I've had to put up with that kind of crap, many kids at my school (most of which are fans of rap) criticize my choice of music because rock is "just a bunch of faggots screaming and making noise" now I don't take any of them seriously since I personally believe that todays modern form of rap shouldn't even be considered music and I think that 80% of the kids at my school could probably receive benefits for having Down Syndrome....  But hey that's just my opinion and I'm not gonna make too big of a deal out of it.  
 
All that being said, how do you guys feel about emo/punk music? I know there is a vast majority of rock lovers on this site, so I'm wondering have you guys ever had to go through the kind of situations I've been in? 
 
Ok for the record guys, I don't follow the emo lifestyle, I just love the music.... ah hell I also love emo chicks I'm guilty of that one too.

I don't hate it so much myself, least not anymore. It's more of a ill respected disliking...I do hate the fans, though.

I don't listen to emo music since I use music to cheer myself up. Why would you want to be saddened?

" I don't hate it so much myself, least not anymore. It's more of a ill respected disliking...I do hate the fans, though. "

 I personally believe that todays modern form of rap shouldn't even be considered music

Its a moot point. He listens to the same sort of "Faggy emo music" as you. He was probably just joking, at least that is my opinion. 
 
I have nothing against that sort of music. There are two types of music; Music you like and music you don't like. No good or bad :P.

If you don't have Mojo Nixon, then your record store needs fixin'.

I don't mind the music.
 
I mind the kids dressing up in checkerclothing, crappy haircuts and who waste their time telling the world how hard life is.
That, or the kids who revel in it and want to point out there difference every possible chance.

Why would you want to hear people singing about their pain?

Some emo music used to be good, it used to be all out expressing emotions. (ex. old Weezer) But now it's kids whining into a microphone with their long, black hair and make-up. 

is this emo music the stuff that gets put over those shitty youtube montage videos?

people hate anything they don't understand.

*Sigh* Someone else who conflates the shit you hear on the radio with the rest of the genre. Rap has its good artists and its terrible artists, just like every genre, and both you and your friend made the mistake of thinking that the shit is representative of the genre as a whole (he just made it with respect to "emo music").

I'm not a hater, but some of those bands are just cookie cutter and generic, they follow the motions of making sounds but it's like connect the dots. Almost as bad as Nickelback. Not all of course, there are some noteworthy "emo" bands.

I don't mind emo music. The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance is a actually pretty good album in my opinion. Its just when the majority of the song consists of annoying and irritating screeches or screams, then I have a issue. Some people also has a problem with the music being too whiny about life and things, which is well, a turn off from most people. 
 
My problem with people who hate emo music however, is that for some reason before I've seen a bunch of people just throwing that label all over the place on many bands. Its not nearly as big a issue now, but back then it was irritating.

People hate on shit because people hate on shit. Coming back to your friend, in general I find that metal fans are the ones that are most vocal about insulting other people's tastes in music, but that's just from my experiences I've had with the short music discussions I've taken part in (which is one of the reasons why I don't talk about music much-people are just naturally pretentious when it comes to music. Including me).
 
I don't differentiate between genres much, just because separating bands into the smaller and smaller types gets confusing after a while. I just place emo and punk under the "rock" genre and leave it there.

People like their shitty music more than your shitty music, I like my shitty music

The people that like the music are idiots. Tight jeans, long hair, jewelry..... you think im talken about a female im talken about males that like emotional music. (why listen to depressing music is beyond me?)

SIlverstein, Saosin, Senses Fail

Honestly a lot of the hatred comes from two sources I think. Firstly there are idiot teenagers who just think it's cool to hate emo, so they hate it without listening to it. Secondly, a lot of the lyrics are so centered around dumb teenage angst that anyone above the age of 17 usually has a hard time taking it seriously. 
 
I don't particularly like the emo whine that is partial to that type of music, but I have no problem with people who do like it. It's more than dumb, teenage angst filled culture that bothers me than the music itself.

because it sucks... it sucks hard...

" If you don't have Mojo Nixon, then your record store needs fixin'. "

Well, the music fuckin' sucks, BUT it's the culture that goes along with it that's garbage.

" People hate on shit because people hate on shit. Coming back to your friend, in general I find that metal fans are the ones that are most vocal about insulting other people's tastes in music, but that's just from my experiences I've had with the short music discussions I've taken part in (which is one of the reasons why I don't talk about music much-people are just naturally pretentious when it comes to music. Including me).  I don't differentiate between genres much, just because separating bands into the smaller and smaller types gets confusing after a while. I just place emo and punk under the "rock" genre and leave it there. "

" That, or the kids who revel in it and want to point out there difference every possible chance. " 
 

I kinda like a little emotional rock music now and then, so I'm not hating

" @baconbits33 said:

SIlverstein, Saosin, Senses Fail

These are emo bands? "

i just don't like anything emo-related... except the chicks 

How can you have a good conversation about music, when you start by stating that kids with a different taste than you has Downs Syndrome?
 
Also, drop the shitty MTVmo and listen to Fugazi, and all your problems will be gone.
 

I got that.... The worse part. Is I know that song from Tony Hawk's Project 8.... "

" i just don't like anything emo-related... except the chicks  "

Because it's the latest trendy music that the kids listen to. It's no different than disco in the 70's or hair metal in the 80's.

because emo bitches are faggots and their music sucks

not everyone wants to kill themselves

Because the people who make it or listen to it act like their life is so bad and tough even though they all grew up in the suburbs in a middle to upper class family.
 
Also they dress like idiots.

The only music I hate is Rap music.  I have yet to hear a rap song, that was not a parody, that I liked hearing. Everything else I'm willing to listen to.

those are some of the gayest band names ever

Well it's not ICP, so it has that going for it.

" Well it's not ICP, so it has that going for it. "

" Because the people who make it or listen to it act like their life is so bad and tough even though they all grew up in the suburbs in a middle to upper class family.  Also they dress like idiots. "

I like Yellowcard. Is that emo?

" @ArchScabby said:

" Because the people who make it or listen to it act like their life is so bad and tough even though they all grew up in the suburbs in a middle to upper class family.  Also they dress like idiots. "

This is alot of the reason why I don't like it. Also they have a certain style of singing that kind of puts me off. But geez, bro, GEEZ! Emo is a much less nuanced genre than rap is. Rap is nearly all encompassing! How can you pigeonhole songs like this and this as all the same bullshit? THEY ARE VERY DIFFERENT KINDS OF BULLSHIT!  And those songs aren't even bad, yo.  Also can't we listen to metal AND rap? I mean I do it! Admittedly, I lean towards the latter, since I kind of grew up with it, but I don't see they are necessarily exclusive, taste-wise. Could someone enlighten me, please "