Debating

I know you all listen to music. You probably even have a favorite song, style, genre, and singer of music. So what makes you like this music? Is it the beat, the lyrics? Probably one, if not both of these. For me, it's usually the beat, but there are a lot of songs' lyrics that I like. So do you think that the type of music influences how you think or act? You'll probably say no. But look at how people stereotype each other based on music.

Let's say you see a cowboy. What automatically clicks in your mind? They like country. They have country CD's in their Ford trucks. What if you see a gangster? Or someone dressed in gangster clothes? What do you think then? They listen to rap. Hardcore rap, too. With lots of cursing and cussing. And you're probably afraid of them, so you move away. See? There are a lot more stereotypes on music than you think.

But I'm not finished yet. What about when you see someone with a big, colorful mohawk and dog collars and excessive makeup? You think; they like hard rock. They listen to headbanging, and they hate preppies. They sometimes play imaginary air guitars when they listen to guitar music, which you think they do a lot of. But what about when you see someone dresses in all black, and black hair, with extra eyeliner and a slow walk and "mean" look? What do you think about THEM? Bam, in your mind; emo. You probably assume they cut and have a million CD's of emo music in their rooms and that they're severely depressed. MUSIC IS EVERYTHING IN TODAY'S SOCIETY!

Let's switch it up a bit. Let's say the cowboy listens to emo and heavy metal, and the ganster, emo kid, and hard rocker all listen to country. Seems funny doesn't it? Just doesn't seem to fit? I'll admit; it seems weird to me also. But that's just how much music styles influence modern life. You just don't really think about it too much. That's why stereotyping is bad!