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[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Sparked by a familiar controversy rearing its head on The Lex's LJ, I thought maybe a poll would help us get further into this question. (Let's not go all ILM here, please.)

[Poll #663010]

The underlying question maybe:"Is it important for your consumption of music to reflect your social and political beliefs?" (another old ILM favourite). When the choice to be made is a negative one, a lot of people say "yes" - someone who hates homophobia may well boycott records by an act they see as homophobic. But my guess is people who believe in racial equality don't make 'positive' choices to support that in their music consumption (for instance). And why should they, if they don't like the music? But I think it's an interesting area.

Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

someone who hates homophobia may well boycott records by an act they see as homophobic

I remember someone telling me off for listening to Shabba Ranks once (wz it you, graciousviv?) and I had no idea he was encouraging poor little me to shoot gay people. I liked the song. Obv if you are 1xbig racialist and exclusively listen to Oi records it is more reflective of you as a person. I like Eminem but I don't want to er, drown my wife. I like MES & His teh Falls, and he hates EVERYTHING (esp the countryside) and I LIKE everything. p.s. I am ambivolent about the countryside.

I can't remember the last couple of rekkids I bought but whether they be girls or boys matters WAY less than when I was 14 innit (hence my inordinate amount of Elastica love). I like Girls Alound, MIA and Lady Sov AND System of a Down AND eurobosh and Teh Falls and this Kompakt cd what I am listening to right now. I DEFY GENRE!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I always feel guilty about the way I don't feel guilty about loving really homophobic dancehall.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

eminem just REMARRIED kim so she is presumably botherd re record content

STAN is the greatest record ever made