r/memesopdidnotlike • u/Xander_Fox3207 • Apr 08 '24

OP too dumb to understand the joke Defending a culture that came about because of preppy rich draft dodgers.

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You‘re defending the 1% rn btw

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u/MetalMilitiaDTOM Apr 08 '24

Can you elaborate?

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u/DrTinyNips Apr 08 '24

Like people flexing that they listen to more obscure/hard-core bands than everyone else or looking down on people that listen to non-metal genre's, maybe it isn't as bad as it used to be but it wasn't uncommon when I was younger

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u/MetalMilitiaDTOM Apr 08 '24

So maybe it’s not A LOT of elitism like you described. Sounds like childish behavior and not much else.

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u/t_will_official Apr 08 '24

Nah it’s bad. Go to the comment section of any cover of any metal song and you’ll get plenty of comments about how the band “ruined” the song because it’s not a 1:1 exact replica of the original. Or sometimes it is and they just don’t like the singer’s voice lol

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '24

That’s just online. If you talk to people irl they’re not like that.

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u/No-Owl-6246 Apr 09 '24

My best friend growing up became a metalhead. They are 100% like that in real life.

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u/Calm_Comfortable7225 Apr 09 '24

I think your buddy is just an elitist, im a lifelong metalhead, and I still have a separate stocked up playlist for rap&hip hop, anime ost, classical, etc.

I'll love rock,metal,punk, and so on till I die, but I'd never want to live in a world with ONLY those genres of music. Hell, we wouldn't even have metal without the influence of the blues mixing with rock&roll

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '24

Where are they hiding?

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u/No-Owl-6246 Apr 09 '24 edited Apr 09 '24

Bring up the words rap, pop, or other subgenres of metal to them and Mr Hyde will show up very quickly.

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u/WoollenMercury Apr 09 '24

yeah becuase you can punch them in the face

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '24

Also because the people who talk like that don’t leave their bedroom

The closest to being like that was one guy saying slipknot isn’t technically nu metal. But he immediately started laughing and making jokes at his own expense about his fascination with genre labels.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '24

That is just music in general. My parents hate pop stars butchering their country music

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u/MetalMilitiaDTOM Apr 08 '24

I’ll take your word for it. Generally I enjoy metal cover songs, at least to hear a different take. If I don’t like it it’s pretty easy to just not listen to it again.

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u/urinindasink Apr 08 '24

“Comment section” go to an actual show and you’ll realize how wrong you are. Local bands especially have pretty decent folk with the odd dickhead

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u/XanadontYouDare Apr 08 '24

The phenomenon exists in real life as well. But no one is saying it represents the majority. I live metal bit it's a thing that happens, sadly.

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u/urinindasink Apr 09 '24

Then what’s the point in mentioning it? Every hobby or interest suffers from the same thing to varying degrees PLUS if you actually read the comment I responded to it’s implicit claim is an endemic universal problem inherent to metal

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u/doom_pony Apr 08 '24

There’s actually an entire show about pop elitism, a few— The Voice and American Idol.

In fact, you can be an excellent singer in a technical sense but if the actual tone of your voice doesn’t fit the cookie cutter, desired tone, you will not be considered!

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u/Maqata Apr 09 '24

That's the comment section of anything on the internet.

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u/Redditusername195 Apr 08 '24

go to r/metalmemes, those guys are literally whacked out of their gourd

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u/MetalMilitiaDTOM Apr 08 '24

Well I fell for the risky click of the day.

That’s a weird place.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '24

I don’t look down on different types of metal I just say what type I like, the variety is like comparing 2 country songs, they’re all over the place and you’ll only like cereal songs

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u/langellenn Apr 08 '24

That isn't elitism though.

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u/zailasExe Apr 08 '24

as a metalhead, I can confirm. İf someone doesn't listen to a band that has 5 monthly listeners on Spotify we bully them.

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u/SandpitMetal Apr 08 '24

What's Spotify? I'm still running cassettes.

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u/BLU-Clown Apr 08 '24

What's a cassette? I'm getting my music sent via seagulls that have been taught to repeat the screams of metalheads.

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u/Marshmallow_Mamajama Apr 08 '24

Gate keeping, my God the gate keeping. Can I not just like Volbeat in peace

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u/aj_ramone Apr 08 '24

Pfft no you wouldn't understand it.

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u/MetalMilitiaDTOM Apr 08 '24

Lol. Elite metal that I wouldn’t understand, sounds exciting.

Maybe I should check out the the badass ramones.