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#and my own daddy's a prime example. he'll swear up and down that he hates country music because it's what trump supporters listen 2
rosymorns · 2 years
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today i have been giving ted talks in my room about how people who say they dont like country music are Phucking Stupit. 
#i see it on tiktok all the goddamn time where people will hear a song like forever and ever amen and be like#'ohhh this is the one kind of country music that is good :)' NO YOU MORON!!!!!!!!!!#look the theory that 9/11 ruined country music has been popularized and i agree with it. but people didn't like country music BEFORE 9/11.#it's been seen as poor people/white trash/stupid/redneck music since before it was called country music in-fact.#if you're my age or older you probably remember when you'd ask someone what kind of music they liked and if they sucked they'd answer:#'everything but rap and country'#like 'i have no personality but i want to draw a firm line between me and black people and poor/rural white people who are lesser than me'#and i mean it was never really the case that people actually hated rap. i associate that most strongly w like 2008#and most of the top 100 songs of 2008 were *songs by rappers* that everyone knew all the words to.#it was not about actually disliking the music it was about the social capital that your music taste gave you.#you really don't hear anyone under the age of 50 proudly proclaiming they don't like 'rap' these days. but COUNTRY?#im not saying racism Is All Fixed by ANY means but especially since 2016 the hatred white liberals have for poor/rural white folks is. well.#and my own daddy's a prime example. he'll swear up and down that he hates country music because it's what trump supporters listen 2#but he loves patsy cline. like she's not the queen of country.#WHATEVER. read rednecks queers and country music by nadine hubbs.#carly.txt
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