At 7/24/10 08:07 PM, TakeNoPrisoners wrote:At 7/24/10 07:28 PM, DeIirium wrote:I don't see how I am bigoted or intelorantThey are of the opinion that some opinions are better than others. You've turned that opinion into an insult because you disagree with it. You're insulting them for having a different opinion when you seem to be all about accepting everyone's opinions when you don't, just the ones that you like.
I think that thinking that your musical preferences are correct and others are wrong is wrong. Music is a subjective thing, there's no way to objectively argue that a band is better than another one. If being of this opinion makes me intolerant and bigoted then so be it.
I think people should be open minded about every type of music, and if they can't get into it then no problem, but there's no need to bash a band just because you don't like it.Here's the thing. The reasons why I don't like Pantera are the same reasons people like them. At that point it's a disagreement. In a disagreement I think I am right for my own reasons and if I didn't there wouldn't be a disagreement. If I didn't think Pantera's music wasn't boringly simplistic fake macho tuff guy pro wrestling trailer trash metal there wouldn't be cause for the disagreement in the first place.
What you're effectively saying then is "you can disagree but don't voice it because that potentially bothers me and other people." Fuck that. If you ask me my opinion on something or if I see fit to voice my opinion on something (the circumstances for which this is acceptable obviously may vary) I'm going to be perfectly honest with you because I'd expect you to do the same for me. And if you disagree with me it's not the end of my day. I don't get butthurt. We both end up going about our day liking the things we like after having a bit of honest to god discourse. It may not be "nice" but at least it isn't bullshit.
I understand what you are saying here. I presented myself in the wrong way in this post. I don't have a problem with people expressing their dislike of a band, but more with the mentality that people are wrong in liking that band that they think is shitty, and castigate others for liking it. This is quite prominent in the metal culture, and that is why there exist terms such as "poser".