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<blockquote data-quote="Frank Underwood" data-source="post: 441438" data-attributes="member: 35">As for country music, I&#039;ve been a fan for as long as I can remember.&nbsp; I grew up in the 80s and 90s, so I&#039;ve always had a love for the neotraditional country music that came about in that era.&nbsp; I also discovered and came to love many of the artists that came before.&nbsp; Although country music artists have a reputation for being politically conservative, I&#039;d consider most of the country songs I love to be politically neutral.&nbsp; The 9/11 attacks certainly changed that, and while I appreciated introspective songs like Alan Jackson&#039;s &quot;Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning,&quot; there were some heavily jingoistic tunes from that era as well.&nbsp; That said, they reflected the mindset of the country at that time.&nbsp; Of course, it&#039;s not as if other genres have shied away from politics.&nbsp; Artists like Brue Springsteen and John Melencamp wear their politics on their sleeve.&nbsp; Many pop artists in general seem to favor the Democratic Party because it makes them feel good, but I doubt many of these pampered stars hold them accountable for inhumane policies.Like all art, country music is a mixed bag.&nbsp; It was shameful that Charley Pride&#039;s record label wouldn&#039;t show his image because they didn&#039;t think audiences would accept a black country singer.&nbsp; Now he&#039;s considered a legend in country music, and rightly so.&nbsp; As for Megan Moroney saying that the Carter Family &quot;basically invented country music,&quot; the first point to note is that she was reading off of a teleprompter.&nbsp; Secondly, do we know if the people who wrote it were intentionally being racist, or were they regurgitating the legend many country music fans had heard over the decades?&nbsp; I was admittedly ignorant when it comes to the roll black people had in the early days of country music until just recently.&nbsp; Anyhow, while I can see why Shaboozey would be upset by that oversight, his music certainly leans more towards the pop side of &quot;country&quot; that many fans have been lamenting for years.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure some will say country audiences don&#039;t accept him because he&#039;s black, even though he&#039;s not part of the neotraditional resurgence such as artists like Zach Top.&nbsp; The hullabaloo surrounding Beyonce&#039;s &quot;country&quot; record was also manufactured nonsense meant to drive record sales while accusing country music of racism.When it comes to sexism, much of that comes from the &quot;bro country&quot; abomination.&nbsp; Of course, I think a lot of that pales to the kind of sexism you find in hip hop.&nbsp; Bro country views women as arm charms and &quot;beer holders,&quot; but even they didn&#039;t call them &quot;bitches and hos.&quot;&nbsp; I&#039;m not a fan of the genre myself, but I also recall Eminem not getting a warm reception.&nbsp; Many people claimed he was seen as an interloper because he was white.&nbsp; Rock and roll has a sordid history as well when it comes to groupies and drug fueled destruction of hotel rooms.&nbsp; The phrase &quot;sex, drugs, and rock and roll&quot; says it all.&nbsp; Many people also accuse rock musicians of being racist towards black pioneers of the genre.The point is you can find the politically dubious, racists, sexists, and every other monstrosity in just about every art form there is.&nbsp; I believe the art itself should matter most.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Frank Underwood, post: 441438, member: 35"] As for country music, I've been a fan for as long as I can remember. I grew up in the 80s and 90s, so I've always had a love for the neotraditional country music that came about in that era. I also discovered and came to love many of the artists that came before. Although country music artists have a reputation for being politically conservative, I'd consider most of the country songs I love to be politically neutral. The 9/11 attacks certainly changed that, and while I appreciated introspective songs like Alan Jackson's "Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning," there were some heavily jingoistic tunes from that era as well. That said, they reflected the mindset of the country at that time. Of course, it's not as if other genres have shied away from politics. Artists like Brue Springsteen and John Melencamp wear their politics on their sleeve. Many pop artists in general seem to favor the Democratic Party because it makes them feel good, but I doubt many of these pampered stars hold them accountable for inhumane policies. Like all art, country music is a mixed bag. It was shameful that Charley Pride's record label wouldn't show his image because they didn't think audiences would accept a black country singer. Now he's considered a legend in country music, and rightly so. As for Megan Moroney saying that the Carter Family "basically invented country music," the first point to note is that she was reading off of a teleprompter. Secondly, do we know if the people who wrote it were intentionally being racist, or were they regurgitating the legend many country music fans had heard over the decades? I was admittedly ignorant when it comes to the roll black people had in the early days of country music until just recently. Anyhow, while I can see why Shaboozey would be upset by that oversight, his music certainly leans more towards the pop side of "country" that many fans have been lamenting for years. I'm sure some will say country audiences don't accept him because he's black, even though he's not part of the neotraditional resurgence such as artists like Zach Top. The hullabaloo surrounding Beyonce's "country" record was also manufactured nonsense meant to drive record sales while accusing country music of racism. When it comes to sexism, much of that comes from the "bro country" abomination. Of course, I think a lot of that pales to the kind of sexism you find in hip hop. Bro country views women as arm charms and "beer holders," but even they didn't call them "bitches and hos." I'm not a fan of the genre myself, but I also recall Eminem not getting a warm reception. Many people claimed he was seen as an interloper because he was white. Rock and roll has a sordid history as well when it comes to groupies and drug fueled destruction of hotel rooms. The phrase "sex, drugs, and rock and roll" says it all. Many people also accuse rock musicians of being racist towards black pioneers of the genre. The point is you can find the politically dubious, racists, sexists, and every other monstrosity in just about every art form there is. I believe the art itself should matter most. [/QUOTE]

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