What music are you listening to?

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It Gets Better
Todrick Hall

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This rather touching video and nice Boy Zone song came to my attention this evening.
No Matter What
Enjoy;
http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/xbrt...deo=xghqm6

[East]

Idk I can't think of a reason why people don't like it. (Reggae Music)
I can think of a great reason...the worst homophobia in all of music. Openly advocating killing gay people...violence against gay people...kinda ruins the entire genre of reggae for me. As they have been banned in many places from performing because of this...recently in Sweden...they have done some damage control recently with a few of them promising not to write lyrics telling people to murder gay people. A little too late for me and I don't like their energy at all.

[East]

Talking Heads...And She Was

[Sylph]

Idk I can't think of a reason why people don't like it. (Reggae Music)
I can think of a great reason...the worst homophobia in all of music. Openly advocating killing gay people...violence against gay people...kinda ruins the entire genre of reggae for me. As they have been banned in many places from performing because of this...recently in Sweden...they have done some damage control recently with a few of them promising not to write lyrics telling people to murder gay people. A little too late for me and I don't like their energy at all.

I can understand that, and I've heard some of what you're talking about, growing up around it. I've even myself been called a Batty Boy[Patwa Derogatory word for gays, equavilant to Faggot- [Bah - Te - Boy].

But what music is really sacred? Not even so called Christian music is sacred anymore.

It's what you choose to listen to and how you take it.

I don't like it either, but i'm not going to go marching for gay rights because some guy or a girl talks about murdering gays.

That's his/her opinion, they're entitled to it and ultimately it's up to you on what way you take it and react to it.

For me personally, It's a part of my heritage. It's like White people raving about Metallica or Punk Rock and some people consider that devil's music. and Black people love Rap music, which is hated on by most White people.

I generally don't listen to songs that defames gays, and not all of Reggae is that way. Even Bob Marley wasn't that way and he was practically the father of Reggae.

Most reggae that is sung with hatred towards gays, are usually sung by those who believe in the Lion of Judah, otherwise known as Rastafarians. But not even all Rasta's hate gays.

I think it's bad to just generalize a whole genre as being anti-gay.

We're trying to get gay Reggae artists published now, and they need support if they're ever going to succeed. Same with Rap.

The only gay Rapper I know of is; DeadLee.

Ultimately, it's your opinion, but I just think it's bad to generalize like that, based on one or two experiences. If that were the case, I probably wouldn't like anything outside my own culture.

Not trying to argue, just to hopefully enlighten mile: .

[Sylph]

Sean Paul - Like Glue

[East]

It's what you choose to listen to and how you take it.

I don't like it either, but i'm not going to go marching for gay rights because some guy or a girl talks about murdering gays.

That's his/her opinion, they're entitled to it and ultimately it's up to you on what way you take it and react to it.

For me personally, It's a part of my heritage. It's like White people raving about Metallica or Punk Rock and some people consider that devil's music. and Black people love Rap music, which is hated on by most White people.

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Well...I have to respectfully disagree. Who is the world would say it was just "Hitlers Opinion" when he sent Gays, Jews and Gypsies into the oven and f*ck everyone who sat by silently and let it happen. I would rather die protesting or fighting people like that. These guys are no different than the Nazis IMO.

Silence=Death. Advocating murdering people because they are gay is NOT OK and so much more than just someone's "opinion". If they are entitled to it.....fine...but I am entitled to my opinion as well.

I don't like country music either because of the history of racism and homophobia...leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I am fully aware that there are plenty of exceptions but overall the genre supports this crap...

I have a problem with people who are homophobic and advocate murdering gays....If that ever changes it will mean the Body Snatchers have replaced me with a Pod Person:eek::biggrin:.

[James]

peter paul and mary all my trials

[monk]

^ A real blast from the past - a beautiful song, beautifully sung.

Here's another one . . .

[Toby]

Jonathan Richman's "I Have Come Out Play." Although not in reference to coming out of the closet, that's how I like to listen to it. Richman's music is my favorite to listen to if I need to get in a better mood. I dare anyone to listen to this and not smile once.