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In reply to the discussion: This one about Beck and Kanye and Beyonce makes me wanna leave DU today [View all]Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)Just because I might not enjoy a particular musician's music does not mean that music has any less value, much less the musician themselves. It just means it's not my thing. That music and the musicians who make that music still has value to others.
I don't listen to Beyonce much, only a little, and I don't listen to Kanye. I do think he seems to open his mouth about awards at the wrong times sometimes. I'd rather not think of Beck's shit at all. I like some of his music, but that doesn't mean Kanye or Beyonce are less than him in any way. They just play a different style of music than I am accustomed to.
I get why you are upset now that I have read your reasons in this thread. I didn't even see that other thread until you brought it up. Yes, that post was way wrong and should have been hidden. It was awful.
I wish everyone had been forced to sit through at least one year of a Music Appreciation class. I chose it as one of my electives in high school and I'm glad I did. The thing is, I had already learned the overall lesson of the class before going into it. A lot of people never do get the concept of music appreciation. What you love may not be another person's favorite music and what they love might not be your favorite music. Both are valid music, just different strokes for different folks.
Bringing race into it and belittling musicians the way some in that thread did was a new low for DU.
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