Originally Posted by Janszoon

My city's so poor... we have the highest murder rate among cities of over 1 million in the United States?

Originally Posted by Necromancer

My city is so poor... if I didn't cut holes in my kids pockets at Christmas, they wouldn't have anything to play with.

Originally Posted by Goofle11

Hip Hop generally bores me now I just listen to stuff I know will be slightly interesting.

Originally Posted by Pedestrian

When I was twelve, I forced my friend to join me at the recycling depot against her will so we could make petty change from the collection of beer bottles my alcoholic aunt had left with us over the summer. I had carelessly been passing bottles to her as I sorted, begrudging the heat of the day and stickiness of the brew, and a bottle happened to slip my hand and explode on the tailgate of my mother's truck. A thick, brownish gray substance spattered across my friend's dismayed face, leaving a trail of fluid from her arm to her open mouth. Upon closer inspection, we discovered partially decomposed fur in the remainder of the bottle. A mouse had crawled inside it to die. We made eighty dollars that day.

Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

I wish to be de-modded.

Originally Posted by Pedestrian

It seems I may have offended you. I offended a gentleman the other day, who'd come into my place of work to make a simple purchase. I was feeling jocular in the morning hours, and he seemed ripe for a bit of friendly teasing. He requested two packs of cigarettes, and dropped a bag of sunflower seeds on the counter. "My addiction" he said with a foolish grin. I chuckled, and replied as I reached for his cigs "Right, that one's the problem". I noticed immediately his face turn to stone, and he busied himself texting. I sheepishly attempted to explain my comment, seeing that it had clearly not gone over well, but he left coldly. I noticed my manager in the corner doubled over with laughter, and when the door finally eased shut, she choked out "He's a meth addict".

Originally Posted by Pedestrian

It seems I may have offended you. I offended a gentleman the other day, who'd come into my place of work to make a simple purchase. I was feeling jocular in the morning hours, and he seemed ripe for a bit of friendly teasing. He requested two packs of cigarettes, and dropped a bag of sunflower seeds on the counter. "My addiction" he said with a foolish grin. I chuckled, and replied as I reached for his cigs "Right, that one's the problem". I noticed immediately his face turn to stone, and he busied himself texting. I sheepishly attempted to explain my comment, seeing that it had clearly not gone over well, but he left coldly. I noticed my manager in the corner doubled over with laughter, and when the door finally eased shut, she choked out "He's a meth addict".

Originally Posted by Fredrictree

Yes, you. You too. And you in the back.
Every single person has their own genre that they defend, and their own group of people they associate with. They also seem to pick sides against genres they hate.
There is always hate with music lovers. People always denigrate and insult people who enjoy genres they deem unworthy.
But for some reason, even though everybody has their sides picked in this battle against each other, there is one group that they can all team up on and disparate together. Even as bitter enemies, the rappers and the jazzheads can all team up on me.
I am in the extreme minority of society.
I don't like any types of music. Every genre I've ever heard, I've disliked. It's the beats, the rhythms, the lyrics, all of it. It's grating, obnoxious, and intrusive. It violates and offends my ears. I can never hear myself think, or concentrate on work.
The only difference between me and you is that I hate more genres than you. Yet people seem to think they would rather I enjoy a genre that they think is laughable, as long as I am listening to some kind, any kind, of music.

All of society that I live in has music blaring. I'm a pariah, but there's nothing I can do about it because the majority in power wields that power with wanton disregard for anybody that might disagree with them.
As is any marginalized group of people, the majority never seem to think of them. They don't care as long as their own needs are satisfied.
I currently live a very secluded life away from people as much as possible (I do still have to leave to go to work) but even my home is violated by music! Ice cream trucks blaring discord into my very home!

I just wanted to share, so you people may in the future not act so childishly. Perhaps people on the streets don't want to listen to your favorite song, use some earphones.
Especially you people at work that wants to listen to some music right next to all your coworkers. They may not want to hear it, and you may be harming them by doing so. It's no different than going to work smelling of BO. Just try to be understanding of people around you.