Then I forgot. Shit.

“…but there is some art that is just plain bad because it is lazy. Nickelback was the example I used for that.”

The definition for art is not “unlazy”. Art is beyond definition. I agree, I personally don’t find Nickelback to be “art”, but Nickelback would disagree, and so would their fans. Art is in the eye of the beholder.

“They don’t CHANGE the rule; they’re just exceptions. Know what I mean? Because a few happily married women like to read romance novels does not negate the fact that even more lonely, old women read romance novels.”

And this is why I think people shouldn’t go by “rules” when it comes to subjective things. To judge an entire personality based on something as trivial as their like in a certain genre of music or literature is lazy. VERY lazy. It’s pigeon holing. Take each person as you find them and accept them for what they are. There are as many pigeon holes as there are humans.

Just me, then?

NOTE: Please watch out for the heavy drips of sarcasm that may get on you while reading the above.

jk girlfriend, but honestly, heaving bossoms? lol

“Can This Pickle Get More Fans Than Nickleback?”

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Can-this-pickle-get-more-fans-than-Nickleback/282013353726?ref=nf

For example, if the rule was “All nice young boys who behave nicely will receive a treat after supper” but I was a nice young boy and I behaved nicely and didn’t get a treat, then that changes the rule to “All nice young boys who behave nicely will receive a treat after supper – except Walter.” That’s a crap rule.

And, my other point was that there is a correlation between people like and what kind of person they are. It’s not an exact correlation, because there are exceptions (such as your friend who likes Twilight), but exceptions are just that: exceptions to the rule. They don’t CHANGE the rule; they’re just exceptions. Know what I mean? Because a few happily married women like to read romance novels does not negate the fact that even more lonely, old women read romance novels.

I know a woman who I consider creative, thoughtful, brilliant and intelligent, yet she LOOOOOOOOOOOVES the Twilight series. All it says about her is she loves the Twilight series. As hard as that is for me to stomach personally.

First of all, thank you for politely correcting me like an adult, I do appreciate that.(That isn’t sarcasm.)

But as far as saying that a love of Radiohead is objectively better than I like of ET Erotica simply because many people like it is nonsensical. (I’m sure others have pointed this out to you, but since it was directed at me I’ll give my opinion as well.) I’m sure you dislike the Backstreet Boys and yet, they have a much larger fanbase than Radiohead. Nazism was all the rage in Germany, but by almost every measure it was a terrible thing.

This is just right to hall-of-lame…

Couple comments: something is missing in my life – Like the experiences I gave up while I was reading this thread. I could have wiped my ass sooner and then pet my cat for a couple minutes. Or I could have listened to some nickelback and thought about how I should stop being an elitist fucktard.