Why is music so segregated?!
Question: I'm into all types of music with the exception of some subgenres, i'll put it that way. But i don't get why people just can't listen to mostly different kind of music. A lot of my friends don't get me cuz i like "white music" when "white music" wouldn't be here with out black people. Almost most of they popular music we listen to wouldn't be here with out black people. Second of all why is it music has to be black music, white girl music, white boy music, mexican music, etc. why can't it just be music. I can understand not liking some music, like me personally i don't like screamo/emo, most new rap and hip-hop, etc., why can't people just listen to music and just open up.
Answers: I'm into all types of music with the exception of some subgenres, i'll put it that way. But i don't get why people just can't listen to mostly different kind of music. A lot of my friends don't get me cuz i like "white music" when "white music" wouldn't be here with out black people. Almost most of they popular music we listen to wouldn't be here with out black people. Second of all why is it music has to be black music, white girl music, white boy music, mexican music, etc. why can't it just be music. I can understand not liking some music, like me personally i don't like screamo/emo, most new rap and hip-hop, etc., why can't people just listen to music and just open up.
I agree with eddy, that a person's taste in music is strongly influenced by what they listened to as a child. However, I think more than anything a person has to be able to relate or connect to a song, band or genre in order to like it. For some people, all it takes is a good beat, for others lyrics are the most important. We all have different ways of connecting to music.
As far as labeling music white, black, Mexican etc., that's a cultural thing. I happen to be Caucasian and would therefore never be allowed to call Hip-Hop (for example) "black music." Music from any region (Mexico for example) can be aptly called Mexican music, if you're speaking only of the region from which it came.
Unfortunately, as with all music, people over-generalize and label all latin-sounding music as "Mexican music, all black-sounding music as Hip-Hop, etc. I don't think this will ever change because our nature as humans is to classify things and there's no definitive way to classify music in all it's forms and variations. Ignorance also plays into this equation.
In the end, I think you have 2 types of people: music-lovers and non-music-lovers. If you love music, you can appreciate it in almost any form, regardless of the region it came from, the ethnicity of the musicians or who the fans are. If you don't love music, you'll probably listen to what your parents and friends listen to, or whatever society & the media deem appropriate. Non-music-lovers still have opinions and feel the need to classify music. Unfortunately, this is usually done inappropriately.
In my opinion, music is kind-of like religion. If you love it, live it. If you believe in it, preach it. Just don't be surprised or offended that not everyone feels or believes the same way you do.
From what I've seen it starts when you're young and you listen to what your friends or family listens to. For a lot of people its just fitting into a group (they might be more willing to accept certain styles of music and more prone to reject others). I usually listen to metal because i grew up listening to solo guitarists with my dad and a lot of other music seems boring to me. BUT I still find bands or songs that I like that are totally different...jazz, hip-hop, classical...the only thing I can't listen to is country. Its all what you get out of it I guess.
Prejudice.
At any rate they're the ones who are missing out, not you!