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Post by trike on Mar 13, 2009 19:06:08 GMT -5
Anyone love anything that they *know* they should be embarrassed by?
My name is Traitor1/Trike and I am an unapologetic Kid Rock fan.
Don't everyone roll your eyes at once...
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Post by schizophonic on Mar 13, 2009 19:39:43 GMT -5
I know too many Kid Rock fans to roll my eyes.  I listen to a bunch of bands that my status as an elite music geek should totally prevent me from enjoying. Examples include: Paramore, the All-American Rejects, and Death Cab for Cutie. |
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Post by Caitshidhe on Mar 13, 2009 19:50:45 GMT -5
I write fanfiction. (No, not Transformers fanfiction.)
I also wear my Renaissance festival clothing during the off-season.
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Post by Lady Renae on Mar 13, 2009 20:03:27 GMT -5
I don't understand this concept of "I know I'm not supposed to like this"... why exactly are you not supposed to like it? Who decides that, and why should you listen to them?
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Post by ldm on Mar 13, 2009 20:12:32 GMT -5
I love Duran Duran. And ABBA. And I watch Brady Bunch reruns.
And I'm damn proud of it. ;D
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Post by wisechild on Mar 13, 2009 20:39:02 GMT -5
I don't understand this concept of "I know I'm not supposed to like this"... why exactly are you not supposed to like it? Who decides that, and why should you listen to them? Death Cab for Cutie are Indie Rock sell-outs, and Ben Gibbard, the frontman, has a lyrical style that is polarizing in terms of listener and critical reception and he has the funniest inferiority complex in magazine interviews. (I like them still, nevertheless.) Kid Rock is like the Carman of secular popular music; he tries to cover too many styles, since breaking through ten years ago, and he's a douchebag. I can't stand All Summer Long. It's like how some people say Jazz is for smart people. Well, All Summer Long is a song for dumb people. It's a song that splices the songs Sweet Home Alabama and Werewolves of London together, set to lyrics about getting drunk, and screwing around while listening to Sweet Home Alabama - all Summer long. It's kind of a "meta-song" about listening to Sweet Home Alabama. First time I heard this I was confused, who would write a song so stupid? Then I found out it was Kid Rock and I figured out why it was so stupid. Okay I'll stop now. |
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Post by Lady Renae on Mar 13, 2009 21:00:14 GMT -5
That doesn't explain why you are therefore automatically supposed to not like the music, nor does it tell me who set the standard.
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Post by tiado on Mar 13, 2009 21:27:58 GMT -5
I must also confess that I enjoy music by ABBA.
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Post by POSW on Mar 13, 2009 21:33:03 GMT -5
I think Jar Jar Binks' accent is funny. I also like a little-known band called Lipstick Liontigers. Check them out, they're an awesome band, more in the vein of Iron Maiden than Poison. You know, the good kind of 80s retro.  |
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Post by Green-Eyed Lilo on Mar 13, 2009 21:44:17 GMT -5
I don't understand this concept of "I know I'm not supposed to like this"... why exactly are you not supposed to like it? Who decides that, and why should you listen to them? I feel the same way. I have had so many fundies try to make me feel guilt for enjoying anything in life that I no longer have any "guilty pleasures." I have also fought with clinical depression. Therefore, I've worked very hard simply to be able to have fun, and I simply do not permit myself to feel bad because I'm doing so. If it's not cool or smart that I like American Idol or NASCAR or Kanye West or whatever, I don't care. That said, I do wish I could get over my fondness for fakey cheese flavors. I occasionally crave Velveeta, spray cheese, and/or the bright orange powder in the blue Kraft macaroni and cheese boxes, even if I've got a bit of good, expensive stuff from the deli in the house. My wife laughs at me because of it. But, I'm not kidding when I describe myself as a "redneck woman," and that just shows it. |
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Post by amindfarfaraway on Mar 13, 2009 22:22:17 GMT -5
Well, I've already admitted on another thread that I like some post-'Black Album' Metallica. That's pretty bad right there. But it gets worse. To hear me talk, and to see me dress, I'm nearly indistinguishable from a conservative (for those who know, I don't consider myself a 'full-fledged' liberal, I'm just left of center, I'm more in the moderate range than anything). Let's see, I've also already admitted that I believe there was a historic person named Jesus of Nazareth, who probably was a wise sage or mystical rabbi. Hm...I know, I like 80's era pop-metal, like Poison, Ratt, L.A. Guns, Guns n Roses, Twisted Sister, Scorpions, etc. I'm not a rationalist, I'm an empiricist (for those who haven't studied philosophy, yes, there is a major difference). I'm probably the last person left on the planet who believes whole-heartedly in philosophical fatalism. I'm agnostic, I hate most organized religions, and yet I find myself strangely obsessed with mysticism, which is why I also identify with the Neoplatonists (who were mystical philosophers without all the baggage that religion carries with it). I don't know, I'm actually pretty straight-laced. Must be due to my Asperger's.
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Post by Rubyfruit on Mar 13, 2009 22:29:45 GMT -5
I still listen to Britney Spears. I know, it's bad. But I got the pop music bug bad. I love cheesy pop music, no matter what the language!
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Post by Jebediah on Mar 13, 2009 22:44:33 GMT -5
I read romance novels like I'm getting paid for it. Everyone makes fun of me, but it'll never stop me.
I've also seen every episode of the Brady Bunch.
I own all the DVD sets of Charmed.
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Post by schizophonic on Mar 13, 2009 23:27:08 GMT -5
I feel the same way. I have had so many fundies try to make me feel guilt for enjoying anything in life that I no longer have any "guilty pleasures." I have also fought with clinical depression. Therefore, I've worked very hard simply to be able to have fun, and I simply do not permit myself to feel bad because I'm doing so. If it's not cool or smart that I like American Idol or NASCAR or Kanye West or whatever, I don't care. That said, I do wish I could get over my fondness for fakey cheese flavors. I occasionally crave Velveeta, spray cheese, and/or the bright orange powder in the blue Kraft macaroni and cheese boxes, even if I've got a bit of good, expensive stuff from the deli in the house. My wife laughs at me because of it. But, I'm not kidding when I describe myself as a "redneck woman," and that just shows it. To be fair, knowing that people think it's garbage and caring are two different things. I mean, I know the common perception of pro wrestling, and often have to listen to my buddies ask me why someone "so intelligent" would enjoy sweaty men in tights grabbing each other. There's a joke in that, but I won't go there. The point being, I still watch it, I still enjoy it (though not so much over the last few years), and I don't feel "bad" about that fact. I don't know. I do enjoy what I enjoy, but I recognise that some of it is stuff that I'll have to explain, either because of my image or because it's frowned upon by popular culture. For example, everyone seems to hate Idol, but it still manages to draw 25 million people--1/5 of the estimated TV population--every week. I don't like it myself, but it does amuse me that it's so hated, but people watch it anyway. |
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Post by Thejebusfire on Mar 13, 2009 23:51:50 GMT -5
I still listen to the Spice Girls.
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