I’m very conflicted about metal and metalheads these days. Sure, there’s the “they’re really cool and chill people stereotype” but then there’s also Phil Anselmo pictured doing a nazi salute and still happily touring with the likes of Black Sabbath to this day. There’s big bad (and popular) Metallica that squeals “don’t tread on me” like confederate losers.
Punk rock at least tries to kick the nazis out. Metal embraces them and puts them on best seller lists. And breeds the kind of macho dickheads that put down other people to feel more like a man.
That’s why, if I’m completely honest, I’m starting to look exclusively towards female vocalists for my metal needs these days. Now more than ever, I’m sick of dick swinging and macho man power trips. Now more ever, when I hear references to rattlesnakes being tread on, it makes me feel like breaking stuff. And of course there’s a hell of a lot less of a chance of them turning out to be nazis or sexual predators.
there’s a hell of a lot less of a chance of them turning out to be nazis or sexual predators.
Nah, it’s pretty much the same. Maybe they’re less vocal about it because they’re already worried about being accepted in a male dominated field. But being as horrible as possible is pretty even across the sexes in other areas, so probably this one as well.
I dunno what to tell you but women can be nazis too.
Besides, every hobby has assholes in it. But because there are a few pieces of shit in metal, doesn’t mean all of metal is racist or sexist. That’s like saying people who like science fiction are nazis and misogynist because Wernher von Braun wrote Project Mars.
And last I checked, metal didn’t embrace nazis. There are fringe nazi sympathizers in metal, but metal as a whole is repulsed by nazisism. They just can’t control what some people do. Just like how punk can’t control of there are a few nazi punk bands out there no matter how much they try to reject them.
It genuinely pisses me off how such a small group of assholes can get so many people to act like metal as a whole is racist. It was no different back in the 2000s where my parents also wanted me to stop listening to it because my dad found one article about a guy who beat up his girlfriend and he apparently liked Metallica.
This is the blaming video games for school shooters argument all over again. And back then, metal was blamed for that too.
my parents also wanted me to stop listening to it because my dad found one article about a guy who beat up his girlfriend and he apparently liked Metallica
My dad once picked me up from a party when I was in high school in the 1980s; he noticed a video that was playing on MTV and was highly disturbed by the imagery in it, as he told me later (many times).
The video was “Cuts Like a Knife” by Bryan Adams. My dad thought he was losing me to Satan because of fucking Bryan Adams!
My dad was also convinced that my group of friends would get me into drugs which is fucking hilarious. I tried so many times to explain to him and my mom that my friends were all socially awkward nerds who unironically did Naruto runs when no one was looking. We were cringe as fuck and most of us were former bully victims who lived sheltered lives and and just really liked watching animated movies and shows. Many of us had never really had friends before either, so having interests to bond over was pretty cool.
But because we also dressed in black, some dying their hair in crazy colors and we listened to metal, we had to be criminals. I am in my mid 30s now, still listen to metal and I have yet to do drugs and violent crimes. Any day now, though!
It isn’t for me, tbf, but I’m glad if you enjoy it 🤗
My German teacher traumatized me with Christiane F when I was 15. Not like I wanted to try anything before then, but that movie fucked me up lol. Same teacher had a mental breakdown when they found out one of my schoolmates had been secretly sniffing lighter gas in her room for months. I will never forget the heartbroken face of my teacher. I always think of her whenever drugs come up in any context. I just can’t do that to her.
I’m very conflicted about metal and metalheads these days. Sure, there’s the “they’re really cool and chill people stereotype” but then there’s also Phil Anselmo pictured doing a nazi salute and still happily touring with the likes of Black Sabbath to this day. There’s big bad (and popular) Metallica that squeals “don’t tread on me” like confederate losers.
Punk rock at least tries to kick the nazis out. Metal embraces them and puts them on best seller lists. And breeds the kind of macho dickheads that put down other people to feel more like a man.
That’s why, if I’m completely honest, I’m starting to look exclusively towards female vocalists for my metal needs these days. Now more than ever, I’m sick of dick swinging and macho man power trips. Now more ever, when I hear references to rattlesnakes being tread on, it makes me feel like breaking stuff. And of course there’s a hell of a lot less of a chance of them turning out to be nazis or sexual predators.
Nah, it’s pretty much the same. Maybe they’re less vocal about it because they’re already worried about being accepted in a male dominated field. But being as horrible as possible is pretty even across the sexes in other areas, so probably this one as well.
I dunno what to tell you but women can be nazis too.
Besides, every hobby has assholes in it. But because there are a few pieces of shit in metal, doesn’t mean all of metal is racist or sexist. That’s like saying people who like science fiction are nazis and misogynist because Wernher von Braun wrote Project Mars.
And last I checked, metal didn’t embrace nazis. There are fringe nazi sympathizers in metal, but metal as a whole is repulsed by nazisism. They just can’t control what some people do. Just like how punk can’t control of there are a few nazi punk bands out there no matter how much they try to reject them.
It genuinely pisses me off how such a small group of assholes can get so many people to act like metal as a whole is racist. It was no different back in the 2000s where my parents also wanted me to stop listening to it because my dad found one article about a guy who beat up his girlfriend and he apparently liked Metallica.
This is the blaming video games for school shooters argument all over again. And back then, metal was blamed for that too.
My dad once picked me up from a party when I was in high school in the 1980s; he noticed a video that was playing on MTV and was highly disturbed by the imagery in it, as he told me later (many times).
The video was “Cuts Like a Knife” by Bryan Adams. My dad thought he was losing me to Satan because of fucking Bryan Adams!
Art = scaring parents for centuries.
My dad was also convinced that my group of friends would get me into drugs which is fucking hilarious. I tried so many times to explain to him and my mom that my friends were all socially awkward nerds who unironically did Naruto runs when no one was looking. We were cringe as fuck and most of us were former bully victims who lived sheltered lives and and just really liked watching animated movies and shows. Many of us had never really had friends before either, so having interests to bond over was pretty cool.
But because we also dressed in black, some dying their hair in crazy colors and we listened to metal, we had to be criminals. I am in my mid 30s now, still listen to metal and I have yet to do drugs and violent crimes. Any day now, though!
I do recommend drugs, at least weed and the hallucinogens.
It isn’t for me, tbf, but I’m glad if you enjoy it 🤗
My German teacher traumatized me with Christiane F when I was 15. Not like I wanted to try anything before then, but that movie fucked me up lol. Same teacher had a mental breakdown when they found out one of my schoolmates had been secretly sniffing lighter gas in her room for months. I will never forget the heartbroken face of my teacher. I always think of her whenever drugs come up in any context. I just can’t do that to her.