Just got off the phone with Mitch McConnell, he told me "Real Emo" only consists of the dc Emotional Hardcore scene and the late 90's Screamo scene. What is known by "Midwest Emo" is nothing but Alternative Rock with questionable real emo influence. When people try to argue that
tigers being the real kings of the jungle but never getting the title because lions have a blonde blowout is a level of favoritism I’ll never understand.