to the intelligent, open minded individuals out there who do not label this may seem like a retarded question but i have actually gotten weird looks for liking music that isn't r and b/rap/hiphop...i listen to pretty much everything including broadway, lots of rock, country, pop, jazz, etc i just have a serious love for music but some ppl put a label on me saying "your black - listen to 'black' music??"
2006-12-21 08:19:10 · 28 answers · asked by Gone, Gone, Gone. 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
If there's anything I can't stand, it's people who assume because you're _________ (black, white, Hispanic, female, male, young, old, etc. etc.) you must like _________ (rock, punk, r&b. rap, heavy metal, big band, classical, jazz, etc. etc.) Why not be an elderly Jewish guy into rap? A young Black guy into early Baroque? A Hispanic guy into Eastern European folk music? A pre-teen into Big Band? Come on, folks! Do we always have to be a reflection of our marketing demographic group?
So go for what your ears lead you to!
2006-12-21 08:26:06 · answer #1 · answered by silverside 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think its great that you listen to what you want. I listen to all kinds of music. Some rap & hip hop is OK, but for the most part has pretty moronic lyics. Now if you are talking about stuff like James Brown or Sam & Dave as 'black music' that is some of the best stuff ever written!
People used to look at me like I was crazy because I'm white, and James Brown & the like is some of my favorite music! I also discovered Jerry Jeff Walker a few years ago, and I'm from New York - so that got a few looks too.
Do your own thing!
2006-12-21 16:24:30 · answer #2 · answered by Sanmigsean 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm black and I like country too. And you know what? Country music has black roots. There are in fact many black country singers- they're just filed under the blues category;-) When it's a black guy it's "blues" and when it's a white guy it's "country". Ok, sometimes blues is just blues and country is just country but more often than not they interchange. Both the black slaves and Scotch-Irish immigrants are responsible for country and the banjo is indeed a BLACK instrument. So if anyone accuses you of being "white" for listening to country, point out their ignorance of their own roots. If anything, you're blacker than them. In fact, at one time ALL blacks were from the country! So being country is HELLA black. I'm black, country, n' PROUD and you should be too.
Oh yeah and in the Wild West Days, 2/3 of cowboys were either black, Indian or mixed. But how often do they show that in that media? The only black westerns I know of are black indie films from the 30's & 40's.
Another note- in the old minstrel shows when whites would try to immitate blacks, it was basically just Hee-haw in blackface.
2006-12-21 16:41:33 · answer #3 · answered by Betty Mae Bop 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not, you're much like a lot of other black men and women I know who listen to country music.. The difference here is, you admit it. good for you. I have a black brother in law (from Sudan) He listens to and enjoys country music also. Being black doesn't make a person unique. But you are an individual with a mind of your own. So you can decide for yourself what you want to listen to. As for those who give you the weird looks, they don't know what they're missing. I agree with the folks who mentioned Cowboy Troy and Charlie Pride. Give them a listen. Get a load of the following.
The early origins of the instrument, now known as the banjo, are obscure. That its precursors came from Africa to America, probably by the West Indies, is by now well established. Yet, the multitude of African peoples, languages, and music make it very difficult to associate the banjo with any specific African protoype. From various historical references, however, it can be deduced that the banjar, or bangie, or banjer, or banza, or banjo was played in early 17th century America by Africans in slavery who constructed their instruments from gourds, wood, and tanned skins, using hemp or gut for strings. This prototype was eventually to lead to the evolution of the modern banjo in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Until 1800 the banjo remained essentially a black instrument, although at times there was considerable interaction between whites and blacks in enjoying music and dance—whites usually participating as observers.
2006-12-21 16:47:25 · answer #4 · answered by john h 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's cool honey, I'm a six foot tall white girl and I love Latin music, trust me, weird looks, I've gotten a few. But as far as I can tell nobody pays my bills or takes care of me so keep lookin cause I do what I want :)
You listen to whatever makes you happy and to all those out there that have a problem with it, tell 'em kick rocks
2006-12-21 16:21:47 · answer #5 · answered by preciseonegirl28 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Way to go girl. I think it's a beautiful thing that you are expanding your horizons. I think the response by (silverside) said it best, why is it that just because you're of a different ethnic or racial makeup you have to adhere to what society thinks is the norm for that group. Rubbish I tell you. I say rock on and don't be ashamed to like what you like. Do YOU! I'm sure I'll run into you oneday at a Tim McGraw concert.
2006-12-21 16:45:40 · answer #6 · answered by Msportyk22 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's nothing strange, or wrong, or in any way weird in you liking different music.
The general public is not very accepting of not fitting the mold, that's a fact. But pay no attention to it, like the lady before me said, they don't pay your bills or take care of you.
2006-12-21 16:32:58 · answer #7 · answered by OlgaBJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anyone can listen to any kind of music! What does race/nationality/colour have to do with it? I'm Middle Eastern and love listening to rock, rap, classical and latin american music.
Music is the universal language of mankind. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Outre-Mer
2006-12-21 17:07:41 · answer #8 · answered by Carmenasks 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm black and I ADORE country music, mainly the modern artists, but I love the classic artists.
2013-11-28 04:22:42 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just think it's cool that you're into music,( don't really go for country myself, but there you go), and couldn't give a rat's **** what colour you are, just keep listening to music
2006-12-21 16:27:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋