Quote Originally Posted by psychocat
I do call it arrogance.
It's simply a question of supposed superiority , it's one of the worst forms of snobbery.

Do you know how to repair a washing machine ?
If you don't then by that can we assume that anyone that can is more intelligent than you are ?

Is punk with it's simplistic lyrics and easy to play tunes without merit ?
I think not , punk is a social and political library of how society viewed many of the issues of thier day.

Satire manifests itself in cartoon form ,, does that mean that because cartoons are viewed as mainly for children that adults have nothing to gain from them ?

It's human to need to believe that one is in some way superior , yet when all is weighed and measured it is often found that it is not others who fall short but ourselves..
No, I don't know how how to repair a washer, and anyone who can isn't necessarily smarter than me, but they are superior IN THAT AREA. You can see it's arrogance all you like, but I'd love to read your thesis on how the guys who write for Archie are the equals of Goethe, or how the Jonas Brothers have every bit as much merit as Bruce Springsteen. People may disagree, but there is a definite hierarchy of quality that is more or less agreed upon by people with actual knowledge and appreciation of the field...i.e. people who are deeply immersed in literature may argue over whether Keats or Shelley is better, but nobody with an informed opinion will ever argue for kitsch--a love of kitsch does not make a person inferior, but it does mean their taste is lower. No disrespect to them as human beings.
overgrowthegovt Reviewed by overgrowthegovt on . How subjective is music, really? People always say everything's a matter of taste, and that's true for what people should listen to/read, etc....as far as actual quality, though, you can't really say it doesn't matter if you prefer Shakespeare or Danielle Steele. Same as music, I think...can everyone's tastes really be respected if some prefer MTV trash to the works of, say, Hendrix or Bob Dylan? Just a thought. Rating: 5