I have a relationship with Jedi Mind Tricks that makes me a little uncomfortable. They sound good. I really like their sound but when you listen to their lyrics it is really awful. Lots of anti-gay, hateful and other stuff that is really not what I am about. I have settled into just listening to the music because it sounds good and ignoring the lyrics but it gets hard. I don't worry that the music is going to sway me to that viewpoint... I am not that weak willed. Really I just wonder how others deal with music they enjoy the sound of but feel uncomfortable about the meaning behind.

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[–] Whirlygirl9@kbin.melroy.org 12 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

honestly, the world holds so many forms, genres, sounds of music. if a band is spreading a shitty message, there is another artist around the corner that can deliver a similar musical vibe without being caked in hateful bullshit. i personally don't get down with bands who have a garbage message for the same reason that i would tell a racist pos he was a racist pos if they used the n-word in front of me. if you truly don't like the message an artist produces, why expose yourself to the shittiness. /rant

[–] RonnyZittledong@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Yeah. I would love to find a band that sounded like Jedi Mind Tricks but had the directed anger of Rage Against the Machine (not that I don't like Rage.). I think the anger of Jedi is part of why it works but the anger is gross and misguided.