Should Music Define Culture

*Raimann* · Jan 17, 2007, 07:33 PM

ok heres the list

hip-hop n rap n more are like a black thing ppl say, but i listen to it and im white
metal, rock, pop n more are like a white thing, yet i know other ppl who like it

does music define culture?
should we be held down by our skin colour, and have music according to it?
why do ppl make fun of ppl listenin to other music?
ex. wigger , whittey , prep ect...

????

gren · Jan 17, 2007, 08:02 PM

Music should be defined by the culture that produces it, not the other way around. Like any other art form, music is meant to express the thoughts and feelings from the person who creates it, and obviously that person's culture will have an impact on what they create.

On that note, no one should feel they have to listen to a certain style of music because of their ethnic/cultural background, and no one else should give them crap if they decided to listen to something else.

*Raimann* · Jan 18, 2007, 06:47 AM

ok i get ur idea, but ppl still make fun of other people that listen to music that are not in other people's culture
like i used to listen to emo rock, but im not emo
and all the emo's are like poser
so thatsn what i wanted to know

*atomik_sprout* · Jan 18, 2007, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by gren

Music should be defined by the culture that produces it, not the other way around. Like any other art form, music is meant to express the thoughts and feelings from the person who creates it, and obviously that person's culture will have an impact on what they create.

On that note, no one should feel they have to listen to a certain style of music because of their ethnic/cultural background, and no one else should give them crap if they decided to listen to something else.

I agree. One will incorporate his/her culture in thier music, but NO ONE should have to listen to a certain kind of music based on thier culture. If that were the case, no one in this country would be listening to J-pop. Y'see, I'm pretty ecclectic when it comes to music. I was raised as an artist/musician; so I listen to just about any kind of music there is... I'm not really choosy.

Just because you're black, that doesn't mean you have to listen to rap/r&b as your primary source of music. Same thing with white people and Asians, and anyone else of any other culture. That would be racism burned on a disk (metaphorically speaking).

In Japan, the same music we have here (the genres at least) is being played there. It's not a black or white thing there--compared to our country, where different types of music only get played by the majority of the race that it was "made for". Shit man, there are more white GIRLS who listen to more rap than most of the black MEN I know. LOL.

So I say, to each thier own. You wanna stick to music made by your people, go right on ahead. But me--being the hybrid I am--I'll keep on listening to as many different types of music as humanly possible.

*Raimann* · Jan 18, 2007, 08:34 PM

nice ideas that made my day

any more posts?
and electric? music?
like techno?

_gwenibe_ · Jan 19, 2007, 12:44 AM

I guess the music that I listen to would be considered "emo", but then again I listen to alot of older 70's 80's music aswell, does that mean I'm emo and old?

Of course not!

People can listen to whatever music they want regardless of there culture. Infact I have never come across anyone who thinks other wise.

*Ky-lyrra* · Jan 19, 2007, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Raimann

does music define culture?
should we be held down by our skin colour, and have music according to it?
why do ppl make fun of ppl listenin to other music?
ex. wigger , whittey , prep ect...

No music does not define your culture or anything like that. I also do not agree with music defining the color of your skin either. That is like saying oh your white because you listen to country or your hispanic because you like to listen to hispanic music. It's crazy to start with. and for the last part of your post I don't like those names because to me that's singling a certain race out. I consider them racial content and slur.

Brent-Enix · Jan 19, 2007, 03:38 AM

"Music defines culture and culture defines music." Well, that saying is actually: "Architecture shapes culture, and culture shapes architecture." LOL. Anyways...

No, music shouldn't really define culture. I mean, if you like a song (or music), say, "Welcome to the Black Parade", you shouldn't really think that just because you listen to that particular song, you're not some guy (or girl) who would like to head-bang, LOL. For example, you're an old man but you like to listen to Simple Plan; You're eighteen yrs. old and you listen to Frank Sinatra (wouldn't blame you) and Mozart. Everyone has different tastes of music, like everyone is different.

*Raimann* · Jan 19, 2007, 06:35 AM

thx for all ur answers
this has shown me that there are many more people that like the music i like

kimchi24 · Jan 19, 2007, 06:54 AM

NO! no it doesnt really matter if something is made by one person. anyone can listen to it. no piece of music would be public if it was only ment for one culture. if black people wanted for only them to listen to rap and if asian people only wanted asian people to listen to asian music, then there wouldn't be as much busniss for the artist.
Not every person should be judged by what they hear and what they want to hear.

*Raimann* · Jan 19, 2007, 05:58 PM

thx matthew but the ppl in our class are still gonna call me wigger :P but thx for all the posts here

this is rele interestin

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Raimann Decapitation?DontBePicky! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 660 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Credits: 7,994	Re: Should Music Define Culture ok i get ur idea, but ppl still make fun of other people that listen to music that are not in other people's culture like i used to listen to emo rock, but im not emo and all the emo's are like poser so thatsn what i wanted to know __________________ Want Credits Fast? Love The Thrill Of Gambling? Then Come On Down And See For Yourself! http://www.animeonline.net/f5/nfl-football-31440/
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_gwenibe_ wtf mate? Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,163 Thanks: 1 Thanked 24 Times in 21 Posts Credits: 19,332	Re: Should Music Define Culture I guess the music that I listen to would be considered "emo", but then again I listen to alot of older 70's 80's music aswell, does that mean I'm emo and old? Of course not! People can listen to whatever music they want regardless of there culture. Infact I have never come across anyone who thinks other wise. __________________
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