It's not about color, ethnicity or national origin. It's about culture.

Mainstream urban culture with it's music, dance, social etiquettes and customs has increasingly become more uncivilized and psychopathic.

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Whatever happened to jazz, blues or r&b.

I am no perfect person I listen to some hip hop but the direction it is continually going is towards more deviant and destructive behavior.

We cannot let psychopaths run the culture. We must have sane, rational and compassionate humans lead us.

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SW-User

I don't listen to it myself but have heard complaints from people who are parents. But you know, this isn't just a problem with hip hop.... hard rock, heavy metal and alt rock have been hated by parents for decades for a combination of bad language and violence.

cyberdude28 · 31-35, M

@SW-User Yes it's not just hip hop. Moderation is key. It can be entertaining but if we take it way too seriously and base our lives around a destructive culture then it becomes a problem for humanity.

Classical music to be honest is keeping me sane in these modern times. I'm not some sort of snob I also listen to modern music including hip hop but I believe it can be much more ethical or positively entertaining.

Growing as a teen and young adult I was never really a big fan. Yes I listened to it for entertainment but I never took it too seriously. Therefore, this is not just me getting older but rather it is what I have been about for a long time.

SW-User

@cyberdude28 I began to be all about classical music as a teen and remained so into my thirties. As a result, I missed out on all forms of popular music in the 70s 80s and 90s.

Now, I still love classical (and opera is still my favorite music) but I also enjoy almost all kinds of popular music. That said, there are some [i]lyrics[/i] that I find distasteful, and can ruin a song for me. For example, I won't listen to anything that is overtly misogynist or condones violence, particularly if it's against women or children.