I've been on these forums a little while now, in fact I just got the little 'Regular' icon this morning which made me smile. I do like this place in spite of its flaws, but one thing that always annoyed me is how a lot of people here have a kind of passionate hatred towards people who listen to that soulless music you find in the charts. There seems to be a stigma against us for one of two reasons, either because we like something popular so we must be 'sheep' (which is ridiculous) or because popular music is stupid, which means people who listen to it are stupid. (wait, that's ridiculous too) This is funny, because for a community of people who pride themselves on their intellectual capabilities a lot of you seem very quick to jump to conclusions and stereotype people.
I love mainstream music more than anything else. I like dance, pop, pop-rock, r&b and hip-hop. Basically, if its in the Top40 charts I likely listen to it. One of my fave singers is Lady Gaga, and I'm going to see her in concert next month. If some people on the Escapist were in charge, this kind of stuff would be worthy of the death penalty.
In a thread that just popped up called "Musically represented personality" a lot of people have admitted they can't help judging people like me and branding us as intellectually inferior because of our music taste. There was a thread about Gaga a while ago where people just said "shes a slut" and a bunch of people basically said anyone who listens to her is a musical deviant and must be purged... >_> And in every single music thread that pops up, you can bet you'll find people saying mainstream music is horrible (saying it as though it's a fact) and that people who listen to it are retarded, and I'll be the only one saying I enjoy it, instantly making me the forum retard in a lot of people's eyes.
So why do I like popular music? Well partly because finding music that isn't popular requires effort and I really can't be arsed, while popular music is readily available on the radio and internet without me having to scope things out. And partly because everytime I've been recommended to music by some obscure artist I've hardly ever liked it. (this isn't a cue for everyone to throw their favorite songs at me, please, that isn't the point of this thread and I don't need 'converting') However, mainstream songs generally appeal to me; and though there is some shit out there I enjoy a lot of it.
One thing I do dislike about my preferred genres is a lack of much of a decent message in the song (it's not always shit messages though as some people would have you believe, just most of the time it is) However, the music itself is more important to me, and I'd prefer to have a song that sticks in my mind and is 'infectious'.
But this doesn't make me thick, it just means that music means something different to me than to you people. While to some, every song must be a masterpiece that gives us emotion, to me music only has to be distraction to relax or dance to. And I'm sorry, but, people like me happen to be the majority, and we're not all thick.
The reason I posted this thread is perhaps half because I wanted to rant, but also because I really want this judgmental attitude to stop.
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TL;DR: Read the fucking thread before posting, you lazy bastard.
I love mainstream music more than anything else. I like dance, pop, pop-rock, r&b and hip-hop. Basically, if its in the Top40 charts I likely listen to it. One of my fave singers is Lady Gaga, and I'm going to see her in concert next month. If some people on the Escapist were in charge, this kind of stuff would be worthy of the death penalty.
In a thread that just popped up called "Musically represented personality" a lot of people have admitted they can't help judging people like me and branding us as intellectually inferior because of our music taste. There was a thread about Gaga a while ago where people just said "shes a slut" and a bunch of people basically said anyone who listens to her is a musical deviant and must be purged... >_> And in every single music thread that pops up, you can bet you'll find people saying mainstream music is horrible (saying it as though it's a fact) and that people who listen to it are retarded, and I'll be the only one saying I enjoy it, instantly making me the forum retard in a lot of people's eyes.
So why do I like popular music? Well partly because finding music that isn't popular requires effort and I really can't be arsed, while popular music is readily available on the radio and internet without me having to scope things out. And partly because everytime I've been recommended to music by some obscure artist I've hardly ever liked it. (this isn't a cue for everyone to throw their favorite songs at me, please, that isn't the point of this thread and I don't need 'converting') However, mainstream songs generally appeal to me; and though there is some shit out there I enjoy a lot of it.
One thing I do dislike about my preferred genres is a lack of much of a decent message in the song (it's not always shit messages though as some people would have you believe, just most of the time it is) However, the music itself is more important to me, and I'd prefer to have a song that sticks in my mind and is 'infectious'.
But this doesn't make me thick, it just means that music means something different to me than to you people. While to some, every song must be a masterpiece that gives us emotion, to me music only has to be distraction to relax or dance to. And I'm sorry, but, people like me happen to be the majority, and we're not all thick.
The reason I posted this thread is perhaps half because I wanted to rant, but also because I really want this judgmental attitude to stop.
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TL;DR: Read the fucking thread before posting, you lazy bastard.
