I have read the 100 facts stuff and I actually think it was pretty interesting. As the author said in the beginning, it wasn't meant as a racist statement. As far as I could see it was all facts, except for the one lie, which I didn't find. Did any of you? I haven't checked out the sources, but if it's facts, it's true. Not saying "Hey, I'm white and therefor superior to blacks", as I think racism sucks big time, but if the fact is that all the tests ever done have proved that whites are smarter than black there's not much I can say to that. I don't know if I sound racist to you? That is not the case though! I think you should judge a person by who he is and what he says and not something as his looks. Some people might think I'm a jerk too because of what I look like even though they don't really know me.
I once listened to hip hop and some of the rappers are pretty racist and shit with "White people suck" and all that! I didn't really care, as I never listened to the lyrics. I you said a rhyme I would have a hard time placing it, as I only listened to the beats!
But anyway, I don't care what bands sing (or scream) about either. It's not up to me if I like the music. It's not my "fault" that I think a lot of Lee Hazlewood's music is superb. I can't help the fact that I like Burzum. If the lyrics are shitty - too bad! I can't shut out something that I like because I don't have the exact same opinions as the guy(s) who made the record. Noone has the same opinions in the whole world!
I have my own thoughts, my own beliefs and ideas. There´s nothing someone in a band can say that will make me start waving a Nazi flag, burning churches, believing in their ideas / propaganda or whatever.
True! But a lot of metal heads aren't that way. I have commented on this before, but wouldn't you agree that you don't really see satanists and such outside the metal environment? Why? Because they listen to metal! I must admit that I was the same way 6 years ago! Well, I didn't like satanism, but I had a great interest in Northern mythology. I would never have had that if I didn't listen to black metal! Nowadays I'm not like that anymore. I listen to more or less all kinds of music and have a "freer mind" if you can call it that. I have changed, but I once was the classic interpretation of a metal head.
A lot of other people wouldn't have been interested in satanism and such if it hadn't been for metal! As simple as that! Whether you are one of them or not, metal has a great impact on many people. Whatever people put out a lot of people will eat it raw!
It's the same thing with sampling! Everyone I have talked to outside the electronic "environment can't see what's so cool about people who can't play their own instruments and write their own songs and therefor has to tape over other peoples records. The only people who think it's cool is the people listening to music where samples has been used! It's the exact same thing!
- Think about it!