[HeyLaughingBoy]

The "problem" is that you don't want the job badly enough to submit your resume in the format asked for. And that's only your problem, not theirs.

Businesses are set up to do things a certain way. Often exceptions are fine, equally often, they are not. Since you don't have visibility into exactly why they want it emailed, just follow instructions.

There are many positive ways you can distinguish yourself as a unique snowflake; this is not one of them.