Submitted for your discussion: Women and Emo

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

Someone in The Other Place noted with disapproval the absence of women on the bill at the Reading Festival this year, (compared to women and mixed-gender bands from, say, a decade ago) and discussion quickly devolved into one aobut sexism in music.

I don't follow emo at all, but based simply on my scanning of music mags, the web, etc., it suddenly struck me that one reason for the lack of women is probably the fact that emo bands are so popular now, and every one of the bands that jump to mind are all-male. Is this just my ignorance of the scene? Or am I correct in somehow thinking that emo is a VERY male music?

Comments

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I'm glad there aren't more girl emo bands because the fewer emo bands the better generally (sorry to go all Lexy here).

This is just distraction from the more pressing need for more girls to make cyberpop, bosh etc. (and i don't mean just fronting it) plus running the labels, websites etc.

actually maybe Ada's wonderful 'Cool My Fire' is an emo song really...

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

Ellen Allien is totally emo!