I thought this class discussion was very relevant to life now a days…for me at least. My friends and I all have very different tastes in music from country, to EDM, to pop, to rock, and so on. As someone who is 20 years old, I have never experienced what it is like to go into a record store and go straight to the “white people” section because it is not acceptable to shop in the “black” section. And yes, maybe we’re all allowed to be taught in the same schools, eat, sleep, sit anywhere we want, I still do believe there are unwritten standards that are followed.
Rap music is something that is known black people listen to; not all black people, but a lot. That’s a stereotype. You see it in the media. Just because they listen to rap music doesn’t mean they can’t also enjoy country or pop music. My friend, let’s call him Lucas, loves all types of music. Especially modern day rap music (which is trash, old school rap is 10x better). It is something that people find shocking is because he is white but goes against the social norm when it comes to his taste in music. He is an example of a person who does not follow the norms because of race. It’s just music…notes, beats, vocals…I do not get why there’s such a high standard and only certain people should listen to a certain type of genre.