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Entertainment Forum General Chat Thread [ARCHIVED] • Page 553

Discussion in 'Entertainment Forum' started by morgantayler, Mar 20, 2016.

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  1. Anthony_

    A (Cancelled) Dork Prestigious

    this is an enormous one
     
  2. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    well that’s just dumb
     
  3. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    the tweet. judging people is fine.
     
  4. Morrissey

    Trusted

    The idea that someone's taste in art is wholly divorced from anything about their views or character is one of the stranger views of the last few years. It is part of the anti-intellectual let people enjoy things ideology.
     
  5. iCarly Rae Jepsen

    run away with me Platinum

    The real red flag is not engaging in any media
     
  6. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    genuinely “i like music, no i can’t name you a favorite band lol” is a red flag to me. make a choice.
     
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  7. Morrissey

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    I don't know how I would answer if someone asked me my favorite band. The answer is probably The Mars Volta but most people would not know who they are. The Smashing Pumpkins would be next but I don't want to be on the hook for Billy Corgan's comments over the last twenty years.
     
  8. CarpetElf

    chorus's #3 oklahoma city comets fan Prestigious

    These are some very "y'all need to touch some grass" level opinions.
     
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  9. popdisaster00

    On my way to better things Moderator

    For bands I have a top 5 that is really set in stone at this point.

    probably harder for me to develop a top 5 film list
     
  10. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    the mars volta were huge. even if they don't know actual songs by them, the name is a recognizable one. also hell yeah.
     
  11. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    very rich from you, elf
     
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  12. Morrissey

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    Maybe huge on a forum like this, but if I stopped someone at Target and asked them who The Mars Volta is I doubt they would know.
     
  13. ComedownMachine

    Prestigious Prestigious

    anecdotal for sure but I’ve met maybe one person irl who’s even heard the name the mars volta

    I’m younger than you guys though
     
  14. RyanPm40

    The Torment of Existence Supporter

    I know a handful of people who have heard of them, but they're all the type of people who listen to the same kinds of music as me. I'd say most people I know would have never heard of them
     
  15. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    i mean, frances the mute is certified gold and they have multiple albums that were top 5 in the overall album sales chart, not just the rock chart. they were very big haha. obviously that fizzled out a bit but it's not like saying your favorite band is, like, the hotelier or something that only people on this site/punk sites would know

    it definitely might be an age thing though. i doubt zoomers know them at all.
     
  16. the rural juror

    carried in the arms of cheerleaders

    I don't understand why a band's (supposed) obscurity would cause you to hesitate in calling them your favorite. If someone asked you your favorite movie, you'd proudly name some 1960's movie made in Kazakhstan that nobody gives a fuck about.
     
  17. Morrissey

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    No, I wouldn't. I usually say The Godfather or something I know they have seen or heard about.
     
  18. Serh Aug 24, 2021
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    Serh

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    yeah, like it's suspect at best that 25+ year old adults are okay w/ regularly giving others any kind of shit for their preferences/consumption in art that isn't like dinesh d'souza films or some shit. weird how i even have to say that. like, it's also damning that i probably need to watch what i say on this front so as not to have it become a thing
     
  19. Serh

    Prestigious Prestigious

    keep in mind i'm squarely referring to what's being said in the tweet i posted, not any discussion here that was happening prior
     
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  20. OhTheWater

    Let it run Supporter

    No, it isn’t. It’s fun!
     
  21. OhTheWater

    Let it run Supporter

    And to be clear, the yearly threads that have been going on for the past few months have been the most engaging and positive thing to happen on the site in forever. I really don’t see any of what you’re talking about, which makes it funnier that you’re acting like someone is going to doxx you for saying “let people enjoy things”.
     
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  22. Long Century

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    You will get a soft impression of people from their tastes and interest, but i think its unproductive to go much further.

    It is tempting to do so because we often put so much of our own self-worth and identity into our tastes and interests, but I don't think it's worth projecting that onto others.
     
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  23. Serh Aug 24, 2021
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    Serh

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    i mean yeah, let's not change the overall core of what i'm saying to argue against a point i never made. at no point did i say let people enjoy things (like, without any engagement w/ constructive criticism and such)

    there's more i want to say, but i now have a good idea how much of a lost cause that is and i doubt it's worth it. what i know is the bullshit being defended here happened literally all the time on AP and it made countless threads a nightmare. it'd be great if we did anything other than remotely regressing to that shit. last word's all yours i guess
     
  24. OhTheWater

    Let it run Supporter

    You just seem to he making very pointed posts about 25+ year olds judging others and then pointing to 5+ years ago as your example.
     
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  25. popdisaster00

    On my way to better things Moderator

    What does it say about me if I love The Master, Billy Madison, and The Notebook all at the same time
     
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