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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[–] Zier@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Donna Summer. I love most of her music, and many of her lyrics... until you get to the religious intonations of he later work. She was on track to be one of the biggest stars of her lifetime, but she ended up being a horrible homophobic piece of trash. Blaming her drugs and partying on others. She is thankfully dead now, so I can listen in peace and tune out how hateful she became. ♫ Once upon a time... There was, a girl... Who lived in a land... Of make believe... ♫

[–] Aksamit@slrpnk.net 2 points 16 hours ago

That snippet of lyrics was sampled in some triphop thing I was listening to a while back and googling them turned up way too many songs that I didn't have patience to sift through. It's nice to have this little mystery solved!