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Racism against Japanese Music - 03-19-2007, 01:48 PM

My family and friends have been making fun of me for listening to Dir en Grey. They keep saying stuff like "how can you listen to that stupid jap music? you cant even understand it." then then mock it by trying to imitate a japanese person singing, but they aren't even speaking a real language.

My dad was the worst. But he didn't just get on about the music he was going full on about Pearl harbor and stuff like that.

Finally, yesterday i forced him to listen to my Dir en grey CD on my way home.
And guess what?

He fucking liked it o_o
People need to stop being racist about Japanese music.
And stop underestimating Jrock.
It is good, you just have to give it a chance.

But, he said they sounded like Tool. Who is Tool? D8


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03-19-2007, 01:51 PM

i have no idea wh's tool....
but i completly understand you my folks can't stand them...but who cares... i don't really care what they think....JROCK IS THE BEST <333


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03-19-2007, 01:52 PM

My dad can stand them.
He likes rock.

I knew he would like Dir en grey. Just like his music, but in a different language...and..more..screaming x]

Jrock is definatly the best.


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03-19-2007, 01:58 PM

my dad likes rock too but he hates them all
fuck him he doesn't know what's good music =3


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03-19-2007, 02:07 PM

hahah XD

but seriously o_o
the racist comments about jrock need to stop

i guess it is kind of fair though.
because, if someone over in japan was listening to ..50 cent or Eminem people would probably make pretty much the same comments, just the other way around.

but still. its not nice D8
its good music..

but it is an acquired taste
so...you know, i really dont know where I stand in this non existent argument.
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03-19-2007, 02:08 PM

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My family and friends have been making fun of me for listening to Dir en Grey. They keep saying stuff like "how can you listen to that stupid jap music? you cant even understand it." then then mock it by trying to imitate a japanese person singing, but they aren't even speaking a real language.

My dad was the worst. But he didn't just get on about the music he was going full on about Pearl harbor and stuff like that.

Finally, yesterday i forced him to listen to my Dir en grey CD on my way home.
And guess what?

He fucking liked it o_o
People need to stop being racist about Japanese music.
And stop underestimating Jrock.
It is good, you just have to give it a chance.

But, he said they sounded like Tool. Who is Tool? D8
some prefer other music. the thing they mocked you.

TOOL is a legendary band. who uses no standard outline with music. they've used fibonnacci sequence in one of their songs, i think lateralus.

listen to them, you'll like them. listen to the old album and to the very latest.

their vocalist, is on the band "a perfect circle" and several side projects like tapeworm and psucifer [with rehnholder of nine inch nails; soundtrack to "underworld"]

here are some songs you'd like in tool.

LATERALUS
PARABOL PARABOLA
SCHISM
JIMMY
OPIATE
AENIMA
EULOGY
and more...

their songs are long, so best to listen to them with your eyes close, and your mind wide open.


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03-19-2007, 02:13 PM

my dad says horrible racist remarks about the music and the country as a whole that i wont repeat and my mum doesnt know the word jrock and doesnt wish to understand it either
but i cant expect them to like it although i do expect them to respect it and my choice to listen to it but if they dont like it its no big loss i will continue to listen to what i like regardless of there opinions
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03-19-2007, 02:14 PM

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some prefer other music. the thing they mocked you.

TOOL is a legendary band. who uses no standard outline with music. they've used fibonnacci sequence in one of their songs, i think lateralus.

listen to them, you'll like them. listen to the old album and to the very latest.

their vocalist, is on the band "a perfect circle" and several side projects like tapeworm and psucifer [with rehnholder of nine inch nails; soundtrack to "underworld"]

here are some songs you'd like in tool.

LATERALUS
PARABOL PARABOLA
SCHISM
JIMMY
OPIATE
AENIMA
EULOGY
and more...

their songs are long, so best to listen to them with your eyes close, and your mind wide open.
yeah, but the music they listen to is pretty much the same,
but in different languages. and after they listened to it, they said it wasnt bad.
my friend Rochelle even said Conceived Sorrow sounded like My Chemical Romance...and i somewhat agree.
but i hate MCR ew emo ><

hmmm okay. i shall look them up when I get home
thanks :3


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03-19-2007, 02:18 PM

i just ignore my dad now. i really dont care what he says.
and, my mom. she doesnt care what I listen to. aslong as she doesnt hear it.
she likes country o_O ew..uh, anyways...

when it comes to music people are definatly entitled to their own opinion.
but you cant go around dissing someones taste in music just because its in a different language.

maybe I should start downing my friends music because it tells people to cut themselves
oh..lolz..i already do that ;D


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03-19-2007, 03:21 PM

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i just ignore my dad now. i really dont care what he says.
and, my mom. she doesnt care what I listen to. aslong as she doesnt hear it.
she likes country o_O ew..uh, anyways...

when it comes to music people are definatly entitled to their own opinion.
but you cant go around dissing someones taste in music just because its in a different language.

maybe I should start downing my friends music because it tells people to cut themselves
oh..lolz..i already do that ;D
and you're not dissing people? hahahah. let them cut their wrists if they want to.. hahaha. seriously, listen to other style, type of music.


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