Also, since I mentioned my dislike of banjo music, as a means of showing respect to my ancestors, may I also take this opportunity to post that the banjo is an instrument that comes from Africa.

I really think this is an example of where it is probably a case of reasonably expecting one side to be less sensitive - rather than one of expecting the other to be more sensitive to their feelings.

As a banjo player - I could take your comments to be disrespectful to banjo players (if they actually had any respect given to them) - but this is getting really silly. Disliking a musical instrument out of respect for one's ancestors - especially when it is originally an instrument of your ancestors - is not really many any effort to be positive and taking all this too far.