Someone Creates 14 Memes That Sum Up Musicians’ Audiences, Face Backlash

Some a**holes in my school once cut the strings of a guy’s guitar because his music was “gay.” Their behavior was toxic on many levels, one of which is called music gatekeeping. Basically, it’s projecting your own taste as superior to others.

Recently, someone made a batch of memes, mocking both musicians and their audiences.In this narrow-minded series, Billie Eilish became a leader of “girls who think their drug addiction makes them a beautiful disaster” and Post Malone was presented as an artist who makes music “for people too uncultured to know who Ozzy Osborne is.” People across the Internet, however, weren’t feeling these generalizations. Refusing to laugh at them, they reminded us that everyone is entitled to listen to whatever they like. Preach it, folks!

Someone Creates 14 Memes That Sum Up Musicians' Audiences, Face Backlash

People across the Internet, however, weren’t feeling these narrow-minded generalizations

Someone Creates 14 Memes That Sum Up Musicians' Audiences, Face Backlash

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Mondo Cane 5 years ago

Take it easy people, it's just jokes

149points

William Teach 5 years ago

A lot of people have very little sense of humor these days. They'd rather hear applause lines than laugh lines.

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Hans 5 years ago

And it is getting now much more attention than it deserves based on its humourous quality, let alone its execution.

7points

Firework 4 years ago

There is such thing as an insulting joke.

3points

Derek Honeyman 5 years ago

And some of them are funny. That's the whole point of memes.

2points

madcow 3417 5 years ago

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1point

Casey McAlister 5 years ago

Oh my god, lighten up, people. It's just a joke. Absolutely harmless, inoffensive joke. You may find it amusing or not, but don't act like it was some sort of malicious slander against you.

76points

Demi Zwaan 5 years ago

Oh, god forbid you make a joke about something these days. Guess they are personally offended because they adhere to the stereotype? Just smile at these and turn on your spotify playlist with whatever music you like. This is not 'gatekeeping'. Pfff.

29points

Anthony Duignan-Cabrera 5 years ago

Yes, someone was triggered, obviously, and you are now indifferent to their pain. Shame on you.

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Mondo Cane 5 years ago

Take it easy people, it's just jokes

149points

William Teach 5 years ago

A lot of people have very little sense of humor these days. They'd rather hear applause lines than laugh lines.

39points

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Hans 5 years ago

And it is getting now much more attention than it deserves based on its humourous quality, let alone its execution.

7points

Firework 4 years ago

There is such thing as an insulting joke.

3points

Derek Honeyman 5 years ago

And some of them are funny. That's the whole point of memes.

2points

madcow 3417 5 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

1point

Casey McAlister 5 years ago

Oh my god, lighten up, people. It's just a joke. Absolutely harmless, inoffensive joke. You may find it amusing or not, but don't act like it was some sort of malicious slander against you.

76points

Demi Zwaan 5 years ago

29points

Anthony Duignan-Cabrera 5 years ago

Yes, someone was triggered, obviously, and you are now indifferent to their pain. Shame on you.

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Someone Creates 14 Memes That Sum Up Musicians’ Audiences, Face Backlash

People across the Internet, however, weren’t feeling these narrow-minded generalizations

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