Ed it is not about perception it is what it is Disco is a subgenre of rock with primary influence from soul and funk music which they themselves came from rhythm and bluesrock Disco is more like uptempo soul or pop funk whichever way you want to look at it although such simple terms will be targeted what genre label isnt Discos real strong roots lie in the twist crazes of the early s spearheaded by Chubby Checker Discotheques played soul records like Motown records by Joey Dee  the Starliters the Archies Martha  The Vandellas and even psychedelic funk such as Sly  The Family Stones seminal Dance To the Music as well as other rock dance crazes And yes Im very well aware of classical electronic music The reason why there was an antidisco backlash is the result of a number of factors including racism against gays and blacks the saturation of disco singles on radio and in the market etc It is a complex issue If you look back at articles during that time period especially from Rolling Stone magazine those factors are clearly highlighted The Disco Demilition Night crowd and its DJ are mostly ignorants straight up but that is a different story Most of them dont even know what rock n roll is nor its roots But to be fair some funk enthusiasts and others from the black community have vilified the genre as well If youd like to know more we can chat somewhere