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I know it's wishful thinking given the title of the thread but I'd like to keep this free of hostility if at all possible.
Elitism is a term thrown around to describe people who have close-minded taste. But what exactly does it mean to be an actual elitist (specifically in the genre of metal)? Should it be used to describe people who won't listen to anything but metal or people who have close-minded taste within metal?
I would say I fall under the latter category, give or take a few bands that might be considered inconsistant with that definition. My taste in metal is primarily rooted in old school and I don't like nu-metal, brutal/slam death metal, "flower" metal, metalcore, melodeath, and most modern sub-genres that've immerged in the past fifteen years or so. That being said, I like a lot of non-metal genres such as hardcore punk, underground hip hop, ambient, new wave, classical, etc.
Elitism, no matter how you define it, is a pretty derogatory term but I never really thought of it as inherently negative. What are your thoughts?
Elitism is a term thrown around to describe people who have close-minded taste. But what exactly does it mean to be an actual elitist (specifically in the genre of metal)? Should it be used to describe people who won't listen to anything but metal or people who have close-minded taste within metal?
I would say I fall under the latter category, give or take a few bands that might be considered inconsistant with that definition. My taste in metal is primarily rooted in old school and I don't like nu-metal, brutal/slam death metal, "flower" metal, metalcore, melodeath, and most modern sub-genres that've immerged in the past fifteen years or so. That being said, I like a lot of non-metal genres such as hardcore punk, underground hip hop, ambient, new wave, classical, etc.
Elitism, no matter how you define it, is a pretty derogatory term but I never really thought of it as inherently negative. What are your thoughts?