People never fail to amaze me with their ignorance. 99% of the time, individuals who "hate hardcore", really know jack-all about the genre. All they know is that "it's filled with wanna-be tough guys trying to show off their machismo" and their fans are "stupid pussies who fight in the pit". Shut up already. Anyone who completely writes off a genre simply based on its fans isn't worthy of any music. Based on this mentality, I should totally shun Opeth because most of the band's fans are ass-kissing fanboys.
Seriously, I love hardcore/metalcore/noisecore and really none of these bands I listen to have "macho" lyrics. I'd really like to know what bands people base this "machismo" on. Chances are the band sucks, was part of the early 90's era of hardcore/metalcore, or you're full of shit.
You're talking about lyrics. Have you people ever read power metal lyrics? Do I need to say more?