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I'm sure much like myself, there are some of the EoFF faithful that see somethings that form part of popular culture and just cringe!
Thread topic: Things that are popular that you hate?
To start, Musician's who go out of their way to label their music as "alternative"
A lot of my friends are into going to raves and hitting up clubs every Friday/Saturday. I just see it as a waste of money. I'd rather spend that time kicking back with friends/workmates at a pub or going to the footy and getting tanked there. My friends now look at me like I'm some sort of middle-aged bogan.
edit: or "redneck" or something.
Have to agree there Mo-Nercy not much a nightclub person myself! Nothing like a late bar on a Friday/Saturday night with friends, for one you can actually have a conversation & not need to shout!
Indie Scenesters. smurfin Kill Em All.
This whole "emo" thing. I don't get why it's so popular. It's invaded music, video games, and tons of other things.
Not really gonna knock it, it's just something I don't really get.
my little pony
Is WWE/WWF/WCW/ECW/Fake Westling that hicks think is real still popular? If so, I hate that pretty good.
Aside of that there are things I am indifferent to/don't care about, or think is garbage, but nothing I can think of that I really, truly hate.
Family Guy/South Park/American Dad/Simpsons. I really just don't get what part of these shows anyone can find funny. To me, they're a pile of godawful tripe.
Also, as people have said, the whole club scene. Why go to a sleazy club which plays crap music, it's full of people who're way too pissed, or way to promiscuous and you have to shout to be heard.
American Idol and shows like it.Quote:
Family Guy/South Park/American Dad/Simpsons
Reality shows.
Anything to do with celebrity gossip.
Kim Kardashian.
Rebecca Black and every other Youtube "celebrity" that exists forever.
Jay Leno, David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel.
Basketball.
The Vampire Dairies, Twilight, and almost anything vampire-related. This includes, to a lesser degree, True Blood. It is a decent show, the best of the vampire shows, but it isn't amazing or incredible in any way.
Dane Cook.
I could continue going probably.
Things I hate:
Lady Gaga
The Beatles
Indie music (when defined as an actual genre o_O)
Vampires that aren't Dracula, Alucard or Blade
Colored people
YESQuote:
Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGod
As a musician I'm appalled but you're both not the first people I've heard say this.Quote:
Originally Posted by I Don't Need A NameYESQuote:
Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGod
People in general.
Believe it or not, I'm a musician too. Still can't see the appeal in them. I'm firm in the belief that you can't preach the praises of a band 'changing the face of music' if you weren't there to witness it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shattered DreamerAs a musician I'm appalled but you're both not the first people I've heard say this.Quote:
Originally Posted by I Don't Need A NameYESQuote:
Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGod
You know if you were talking about music not written by Lennon & McCartney I'd agree 100%. But I'm not going to argue the toss about The Beatles it's not why I created this thread :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by I Don't Need A Name
The Pokémon games...
:aimblush:
Despite being forced to do it on some exercise balls once, planking.
Also, hipsters.
I'm a musician too, dude.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shattered DreamerAs a musician I'm appalled but you're both not the first people I've heard say this.Quote:
Originally Posted by I Don't Need A NameYESQuote:
Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGod
Another thing I hate is when people say they like everything when you ask what type of music they listen to. It never actually applies. :|
I like almost everything. You'd be hard pressed to name a genre I dislike 100%
Give me your thoughts on this song.Quote:
Originally Posted by fire_of_avalon
YouTube - Necrophagist- Stabwound
>>> Im an old man, I dont even know whats popular these days..:luca:
I would rather get drunk with mates and then try playing games then go to a club and listen their :bou::bou::bou::bou: music and dodge people who are looking for someone to fight. Of course this is hard now that I have no friends :greenie:
Just come to the States. :bigsmile:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiro
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Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGod
I was wondering when someone would say something.Quote:
Originally Posted by DMKA:onoes:Quote:
Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGod
Recently : Memes.
Yeah I have to agree here! So when asked that question I tend to say everything but indie :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGod
Women.
EDIT: Oh, I thought this thread was about things that you don't get, not things that you hate. :smash:
It's hard for me to say what music I like when I regularly switch from listening to Vinnie Moore to Richard Galliano. Just sayin'.Quote:
Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGodI'm a musician too, dude.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shattered DreamerAs a musician I'm appalled but you're both not the first people I've heard say this.Quote:
Originally Posted by I Don't Need A NameYESQuote:
Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGod
Another thing I hate is when people say they like everything when you ask what type of music they listen to. It never actually applies. :|
I've never been a fan of much pop culture. What I used to hate was when something I liked started to become popular.
I laughed the first time and I laughed now. :hahaha:Quote:
Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGodI was wondering when someone would say something.Quote:
Originally Posted by DMKA:onoes:Quote:
Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGod
I still hate that. Which makes me a hipster, and that's turning popular, so I hate that too.Quote:
Originally Posted by theundeadhero
There's a reason I hate that. When something gets popular, the lowest common denominator starts to get into it and start working it into their insipid tripe, tainting the source material by association. Slines made me stop liking a lot of things. I used to like the Wheel of Time -- I could forgive the later books on the virtue of the early ones, until I met my 38,000th knuckle-dragging bonehead with a screen name like Demandred79687 blathering on about stupid :bou::bou::bou::bou: that made my brain want to explode.
This is why I love reading things like Stephen R. Donaldson. The stupid are too stupid to understand it, so they stop reading and don't Foul up everything by posting drivel above a signature file with an Ak-Haru Kenaustin Ardenol quote in it. The same goes for anything by John Scalzi and Conn Iggulden. Slines are too stupid to get it, and as a general rule don't read, so they can't ruin my enjoyment of it forever.
I love you guys. You're just so EDGY! :love:Quote:
Originally Posted by JiroI laughed the first time and I laughed now. :hahaha:Quote:
Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGodI was wondering when someone would say something.Quote:
Originally Posted by DMKA:onoes:Quote:
Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGod
Hell yeah. /smugQuote:
Originally Posted by DMKAI love you guys. You're just so EDGY! :love:Quote:
Originally Posted by JiroI laughed the first time and I laughed now. :hahaha:Quote:
Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGodI was wondering when someone would say something.Quote:
Originally Posted by DMKA:onoes:Quote:
Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGod
I've never been called a hipster before. I guess I was a hipster before it became hip. At least I got out of it now that it's popular. I'm too old to get angry at hipsters.
There are many things I "Dislike" or "Don't bother with"
But "Hate" is a bit too strong, here are a few;
1. People who have loads of facebook friends for no reason whatsoever.
2. Television (Besides DVDs & Video Games) ^.^
3. People who mock the Music I listen to (I'm 18, still annoys me) XD
4. People who mock you for liking small chunks of the Mainstream Culture (Geez, Chill Out Dude!)
5. People who never step outside the Mainstream Culture
6. People who describe themselves as "Unique" and "Interesting" (We all are, well... most of us)
7. People in open Relationships (I'm a Dude, but It generally causes Jealousy)
8. PEOPLE WHO ARE NEVER HAPPY!
Sorry to ramble on... I LOVE YOU ALL! :D
You and I had better just have a gunfight right now and get it over and done with.Quote:
Originally Posted by -JJ-
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Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGodGive me your thoughts on this song.Quote:
Originally Posted by fire_of_avalon
YouTube - Necrophagist- Stabwound
I'll jump in and say I love it. I love this more, even though it's not as technical. I love melody. :| Arsis - Face of My Innocence
I guess what I don't get are people who only listen to music like that, or people who immediately ignore it as being stupid and basic.
Now the other people I don't get.
An open letter to people with no sense of independence or responsibility,
I mean people who truly believe the customer is ALWAYS right. I hate that safety net mentality. Be an adult and put on your big person pants.
You shouldn't be able to sue people, whine to people, or have people fix problems you created yourself by being a smurfing moron. I'm talking about you, lady who burned herself on McDonald's coffee because she crushed it between her legs. You're all smurfing fools. I hope your death is painful and lingering.
Kisses,
Sharky.
I like to feel validated :(Quote:
Originally Posted by -JJ-
Nah I just have mates from school, family and you weirdos. Everyone else gets culled every so often.
I usually say I like all genres of music with some semblance of an organised beat (and occaisionally without) besides the loudest of heavy metal. I include the 'beat' parramater since some people consider recording the cries of lactating goats or something as music.
As for something I hate that is popular, most reality shows with very few exceptions.
Yes yes yes yes and more yes!Quote:
Originally Posted by -JJ-
Now I do like indie music, but I like good indie music that's more independent than "OHGODMANDOLINSANDDIDGERIDOOSANDWEREALLETHNICAND:bou::bou::bou::bou:THATSSOIRONICasdhashkdhasdhkash" crap.
I dislike Twilight (for obvious reasons), Lady Gaga (she's an entitled prick with limited talent), Jersey Shore (We remind you everyone you hate. Watch our show!) , Metal music (YOU'RE NOT UNDERGROUND! YOU'RE NOT! NOBODY CARES ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEATHCORE AND GRINDGORE!), "Electropop" (We. Don't. Sing. *generic bass line*), country music (Let's be the face of the south and not try anything new! Heartland music!), and Paramore (I can't sing! I have red hair saidhasj,fhahfawhf I'm so edgy!rhglshge)
Anymore?
You forgot vagina.
Vagina. It's gross and icky. Babies come out of it and babies are smurfing terrifying.
I try not to let much bother me. Things that occasionally get to me are constant negativity or self-absorption, as well as people dismissing things they don't like as objectively inferior, rather than acknowledge that it just isn't for them. Even then, it rarely gets to me enough that I bother complaining about it.
Haha! You forgot about Pornogrind and Pirate Metal!Quote:
Metal music (YOU'RE NOT UNDERGROUND! YOU'RE NOT! NOBODY CARES ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEATHCORE AND GRINDGORE!)
Listening to underground music does not make you interesting,
But wrestling a Panda for kicks does
Wrestling a panda for kicks makes you a giant, throbbing dick. They're an endangered species for cryin' out loud!
Seriously I dislike stereotypical pg's parents' generation chinese, the pick-up artist 'community', jersey shore, reality tv, and faux competitions (american idol, so you want to be a cam whore, etc)Quote:
Originally Posted by NecronChaosGarland
Yes, most definitely. There's too many things to like out there that there's just no point in spending time disliking something that could just as well be easily ignored instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rantzien
True Blood. Apart from Frank I could not stomach that show. I tried. I like at least one thing in everything popular. Even reality television which I generally dislike, but I do like Flavor of Love and True Life.
Lady Gaga. Being gay, I end up having to deal with all my friends talking about how she's such an inspiration/individual/role model/blah blah blah.
And I'm just left thinking... No. She's just a rich, white girl who has her designers dress her up in gaudy outfits and put her in repetitive musics videos set to the god-awful noise she calls music/art. Also, no, I was not born this way. I became who I am through years of effort and hard work. kthxbye.
:roll2
I know, right? Lady GaGa likes gay people. So? She hasn't done :bou::bou::bou::bou: except make us seem more like shallow, rave-going, uberqueens, which is the last thing we need.
Born This Way sucks.
Amen. She's just a trite popstar that knows how to exploit a market. She'll fade from prominence in time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Laddy
I was just jesting about the Panda!
Who would wrestle a Panda for kicks... nobody hopefully.
^.^
both of you are mad. She's awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by codyAmen. She's just a trite popstar that knows how to exploit a market. She'll fade from prominence in time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Laddy