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Thread #149377   Message #3475351
Posted By: GUEST,DDT
03-Feb-13 - 03:00 PM
Thread Name: [Formerly BS:] Musical snobbery
Subject: RE: BS: Musical snobbery
I enjoy shanties but not rap and it's not because I think that I'm supposed to like shanties. It's definitely visceral. I have a visceral liking for shanties and a visceral dislike of rap. It's not just a description that makes me like or dislike a song or a genre, it's something I feel inside and it's instant. I don't have to convince myself of anything. I either like it or I don't. Frankly, it's beyond my control. Snobbery lies in how we choose to deal with that visceral reaction.