Why is liking the song, Smells like Teen Spirit, frowned upon?

People have called me a fake Nirvana fan because I say that I love that song.

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SW-User

This is a great question. I think it's partially an age thing. I think some people think that because you werent old enough to have been into the music at the time, you must be romancing suicide and liking the music for appearance sake. Whereas my friends remember me wearing the t-shirts so... :-)

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

Ughhhh I hate that age shit. I went into the liquor store wearing a Led Zeppelin t-shirt and the cashier had to lecture me about how "I don't know nothin' bout no goddamn Led Zeppelin."

PaulMcCartney · 26-30, F

In my experience I think its people in my age group or younger who think this. I think they they feel its not hipster enough for them

SW-User

Yeah, it's ridiculous.

PaulMcCartney · 26-30, F

@BlueMetalChick: dude same! I wear tons of classic rock band shirts that I actually do listen to and people give me shit about it

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@PaulMcCartney: I got in an actual fistfight with one of my patrons at work because they thought I wasn't punk enough. And that really, really fucking upsets me. I lost one of my teeth last September at a Misfits concert. Don't you ever tell me I'm not punk.