Do you respect other people's music taste?

That's why.

since I was born in the deep South

Oh, come on, you guys :ebyyrlrf:

🙂 🙂 🙂

Daniel Bailey7 said:probably because nobody else has my impeccable taste in music 🙂

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honestly, pink just isn't your color... and I mean the avatar too..

sp@mmerica said:why won't you guys just respect someone else's musical taste?

Maybe we should take a second to ask ourselves who the actual victim is here, and who the tormentor might be.

Laura Long5 said:Holding back.

You holding back? 😲 😲 😲

Fine then.. NP Manu Chao - Lost City. Let's see if there aren't any Rolls-Royce smiley faces popping up about it. ☕

Ontopic:
You guys went a little overboard on the other thread—it’s not about whether we respect people whose music taste we hate, it’s about whether we respect their taste itself. 😕 Those are two totally different things.
And why? Because it happens to be my favorite. I might respect someone else's picks if they overlap with mine, but otherwise, anything they feed me feels like a direct assault on my ears. 😁

I honestly think the whole foundation of a breakup boils down to one thing: "respect."
I mean, look, gentlepuma20 definitely respects me because I listen to some underground band she’s never even heard of, but that doesn't mean she's suddenly gonna start blasting them through her headphones.
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Carol Jackson45 said:Are you actually being restrained? 😲 😲 😲

Well, let's just say I have plenty of respect for the musical tastes of stormyviper11 and Daniel Bailey7, even if their selections are... well, extremely questionable.🙂

sp@mmerica said:why can't you people just respect someone else's musical taste?

The problem is, I actually do.

Carol Jackson45 said:Are you being polite? 😲 😲 😲

Things got a little heated over on the other thread—it’s not about whether we like the people we’re talking about, it’s about whether we respect their taste in music. There’s a massive difference there.😕

Exactly. For instance, I can respect someone's musical taste without actually respecting them as a person. All this arguing is just useless noise.😬

Laura Long5 said:Look, I gotta say, I respect the musical taste of stormyviper11 and Daniel Bailey7... even if it is absolutely trash... 🙂

Yeah, I guess that’s basically what it boils down to—respecting someone else's taste in music. Honestly, I don't even feel like throwing a compliment back at you. I'll just point out that there are plenty of people on here whose musical tastes are lightyears away from mine, but I still respect them. Two prime examples would be Massimo, since I can't stand funk and jazz makes me break out in hives, and Jason Chavez32, because if he posted 80% of the stuff he puts on NP, I’d probably hate every second of hearing it... What I really can't stand, though, are the posers. You know the type—people who absolutely die of envy because someone else picked up a new album or discovered a cool band before they did. They immediately rush to download everything just to dump it on NP, all so they can pretend they were "in the know" all along...

I honestly have zero respect for people who don't let music actually mean something to them. You know the type—they just cycle through whatever's sitting at the top of the Billboard charts or stick strictly to the classic hits everyone already knows. It’s like they’re letting some algorithm or a radio DJ dictate their entire personality instead of actually feeling the sound... And don't even get me started on girls who swap out their entire playlist every single time they switch boyfriends. Like, one day you're into indie rock, the next you're suddenly obsessed with whatever the new guy is blasting in his Jeep. It's exhausting to watch. Sorry if that sounds a bit chauvinistic, I guess, but honestly, it's a trait I've only ever really noticed coming from guys...

Look, I don't try to force my music taste on people—well, at least not all the time. If I'm hanging out with a group and they start playing Massimo or Bruce Springsteen, I'll just vent about it here on the forum later, but I'll let my coworker play their stuff. Same deal at work; I'm not gonna blast Zoviet Franc or Thermalse while I'm on the clock because I know it’d probably drive my colleagues nuts... I'll just stick to something a bit more "palatable," like Calexico.

Carol Jackson45 said:Why? Simply because it’s my absolute favorite. I might respect someone else's choice if it aligns with mine, but otherwise, anything they play feels like an assault on my ears.😁

Honestly, I couldn't agree more with Carol...

Even though I know I should probably be more open-minded about other people's tastes, since my own isn't perfect either.😢 😳

stormyviper11 said:My bad for being such a chauvinist in that last sentence

Don't bother apologizing for being a chauvinist. If you're actually saying sorry, it usually means one of two things:
you're packing a tiny
or
you've had way too many Kset beers

wiredfalcon2 said:Don't go making excuses for being a chauvinist, because if you're apologizing, it usually boils down to two things;
you're either a little
or
you've had three too many Budweisers

Well, I wasn't even in Kset... 😬

stormyviper11 said:I have zero respect for the people who get bitter because someone else snagged a new album or discovered a band first—only to rush and download everything just to upload it to NP to prove they're "in the loop" too.

Hmm, hmm... bitterness? You might have misread the room there. 😕

stormyviper11 said:I honestly can't stand girls who swap their entire musical taste every time they switch boyfriends—basically just mimicking whatever the new guy listens to. Apologies if that sounds a bit chauvinistic, but so far, it's a trait I've only really noticed in guys.

Fair enough—let me play devil's advocate for a second. That kind of identity-shifting based on a partner seems more like teenage behavior to me. Once you hit your 20s, most of us have developed actual personalities—it’s unlikely we’d overhaul our entire sense of self (even something as trivial as music) just to please someone. Besides, looking at my own life, some of my favorite bands exist in my library specifically because a girlfriend introduced them to me. If a relationship is actually healthy, it should involve a little bit of mutual influence... 🙂

Daniel Bailey7 said:Alright, let me play devil's advocate for a second

You really shouldn't have gone there. Why on earth would you be siding with them? There isn't some other side for you to pick—it’s us or nobody. You can try to be a defector if you want, but we all know exactly how that ends for people like you. Delete this post right now, or else...
😠

Robin Williams6 said:Delete this post immediately, or else...
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Or what? You going to sustain me with veggie burgers? 🙂

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Daniel Bailey7 said:So what exactly? You planning on feeding me veggie burgers instead? 🙂

Honestly, you two should just coordinate a romantic candlelit dinner—maybe grab some takeout from a local vegan spot... 🙂