Bad Taste
	This is not really the kind of thing I usually talk about on my site, but I feel the need to address something here. Have you ever been asked what kind of music you listen to and then when you answer the other person starts to make fun of you? What's all this about? Apparently there's only certain music that is acceptable to listen to. The same goes with movies and TV shows. Ever heard someone react with "You actually like that!?". I find it weird that anyone would react anyway except indifferently to someone with different tastes as them. Regarding music, how can anyone question another person's musical taste. Musical taste is all about what our senses pick up. We listen to all sorts of music. Some of it is pleasing to us, and some of it isn't. We don't choose what music we like and what we don't like. People often act surprised or agitated when I say I don't really like Elvis, The Beatles, or Grateful Dead. It's not that I'm rebelling against big name musicians or anything. I've listened to songs by all of them and I just don't really like what I hear. It's not something I choose. If I had a choice I probably would choose to like their songs. But I don't. And neither does anyone else. Another thing I've noticed is that males who like boy bands get a lot of shit from other people. Personally I can't stand boy bands. I just don't like the music or that lyrics. But for some reason guys aren't supposed to like groups like The Backstreet Boys or N-Sync. I don't know why, but for some reason they just aren't. Once again this is all about taste. There are guys out there who like pop (both straight and gay). Why should we laugh at them for it? That's just the music they like. Like I said earlier the same holds true to movies. Some of us like to see lots of explosions with no plot. Some of us like to see talking dramas. Some of us like to see indie horror films. Some of us like gross out comedies. We all find different things entertaining. We can't help what we like and what we don't. I remember I told someone once that my favorite movie is Ed Wood. I find the movie to be inspiring for the independent film crowd, I think it's funny, and I think the acting was superb. The person I told that to just said "Oh F*** you!". He went off on a rant about how those kind of movies are crap, blah, blah, blah. I didn't get why. I don't laugh at other people's taste in movies. That's just the type of cinema they enjoy. Here's another thing. Have you ever had someone react with utter shock when you told them you haven't seen a certain movie? I thought Pecos Bill was going to die once when I told him I hadn't seen Top Gun (I finally saw it. I don't like it). I told him that there are thousands of movies out there. I can't possibly see them all. He argued that this was just one of those movies everyone should see. I told him that there are hundreds of movies that just everyone should see, and I can't see them all as much as I'd like to. One more thing before I go. I can understand why some people will call certain actors untalented. Many actors are picked because of their image. Vin Diesal comes to mind. He's not a very good actor. But he's not supposed to be. He's just supposed to be a big guy who can shoot people. But I don't understand it when people call certain musical artists untalented. If a music artist has managed to get a record company to distribute their cd, then I believe that they have some form of talent. My high school newspaper once called John Mayer, Good Charolotte, and Britney Spears untalented. I kind of like Good Charolotte, but not so much the other two. I will admit, however, that they all have talent. I'd like to see the guy who wrote the article play or sing any of the songs these groups/people wrote. These people got to where they are because they have some sort of talent. It's not the type I enjoy, but it is talent. Bands or singers who live on image alone will only last for so long. Eventually their lack of musical ability will overshadow their image and people will stop listening. However all the people mentioned above are still around. Obviously there is something about them worth listening to. So think about all this. The next time someone mentions they like something that you find repulsive. Don't make fun of them. Just say, "Oh. I don't care to much for that," then move the conversation elsewhere. Taste is not something to question.