Bieber hopes Anne Frank would have been a fan

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ And we care about this...why, exactly?

To express disdain or even hatred for a kind of music is not relevant to that music's fan base. Is everyone who hates rap a racist? Are all those who say "Depeche Mode sucks" homophobes? Do people who hate country music hate Southerners? No, of course not. Same story here.

 

[Shaka Zulu]

^ And we care about this...why, exactly?

To express disdain or even hatred for a kind of music is not relevant to that music's fan base. Is everyone who hates rap a racist? Are all those who say "Depeche Mode sucks" homophobes? Do people who hate country music hate Southerners? No, of course not. Same story here.

Really? I think that this article will enlighten you, as well as this quote from it:

The Anti-disco movement represented an unholy alliance of funkateers and feminists, progressives and puritans, rockers and reactionaries. None the less, the attacks on disco gave respectable voice to the ugliest kinds of unacknowledged racism, sexism and homophobia.

Disco Inferno Revisited: Disco Demolition Night, 30 Years On

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ Pack your bags, we're going on a guilt trip!

Looks like we all better keep our mouths shut regarding music we hate, then.

 

[Amaris]

I have no idea what's going on, anymore. Are we discussing gay, Disco racists?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ You didn't get the memo? We have to like everything, because if you say that you don't like a certain kind of music, then you hate everyone who likes it, and ZOMG TEH RACIST!!!

 

[Amaris]

^ You didn't get the memo? We have to like everything, because if you say that you don't like a certain kind of music, ZOMG TEH RACIST!!!

This thread has taken an interesting turn.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Guys, come on, you need to get along. Think of what you have in common, Bieber wants you all to be his fan.

 

[BillJ]

^ You didn't get the memo? We have to like everything, because if you say that you don't like a certain kind of music, then you hate everyone who likes it, and ZOMG TEH RACIST!!!

So I like Disco but hate Rap, who do I hate?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Apparently I was a racist and a homophobe when I was 9, because I wanted to smash into a wall due to the fact that the damn "We Are Family" would not shut the fuck up. And I had no idea who even sang the song, I just hated it so much I wanted to puree the radio.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

I have no idea what's going on, anymore. Are we discussing gay, Disco racists?

Is Mr. Rogers dead?

(just saw the avatar)

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ Sadly yes, Fred died in February of 2003

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

Oh, I thought this was another avatar memorial thing.

The day I log on and everyone has Shatner in their avatar I'll probably start sobbing.

 

[Amaris]

I have no idea what's going on, anymore. Are we discussing gay, Disco racists?

Is Mr. Rogers dead?

(just saw the avatar)

Yeah, he passed on years ago. This is more of a tribute to the good folks of Boston (my signature explains the rest).
I considered Mr. Rogers to be a genuine force for good, and I have always felt that this world could be so much better if it had more people like Fred Rogers in it.

Oh, I thought this was another avatar memorial thing.

The day I log on and everyone has Shatner in their avatar I'll probably start sobbing.

Or Leonard. Then we're both going to have a hell of a cry that day.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I have always felt that this world could be so much better if it had more people like Bob Ross in it.

Fixed that for ya

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

Who is Bob Ross?

Oh, I just saw Adam Baldwin at a convention and someone asked him some lameass question about the other unrelated Baldwins and he replied with, "Wikipedia, man.."

 

[Amaris]

I have always felt that this world could be so much better if it had more people like Bob Ross in it.

Fixed that for ya

Bob Ross, too.

Who is Bob Ross?

Oh, I just saw Adam Baldwin at a convention and someone asked him some lameass question about the other unrelated Baldwins and he replied with, "Wikipedia, man.."

Bob Ross was a painter, back in the 70s and 80s, who you could find on public access television hosting a show called "The Joy of Painting." He was a very quiet, soft spoken, peaceful man, who used to speak of "happy little trees" as he painted. He was very talented, and used a method by which he could paint entire nature scenes in minutes.

You can see some of his work here:

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGQ1Q667CpI[/yt]

 

[ryan123450]

Back to Beiber:

This just in- Justin Beiber is an idiot.

Why do 'celebrities' think anyone cares about their opinions. Just sing to 13 year old girls and leave everyone else alone.

 

[the G-man]

A Pop Demolition Night would be as racist and as hateful of teenagers as the original Disco Demolition Night was hateful towards black people and GLBT people.

Because the Bee Gees were a bunch of gay black men...

No, because most of the people who loved and listened to disco were black people and were also gay people. That's why.

Yeah, that's why people hated disco: because 'der coloreds' and 'der gayz' liked it, and not because it was preprogrammed, overplayed, pop crap that teenaged girls bought.

 

[Amaris]

The Bee Gees were badass, and I'm not joking.

 

[The Mirrorball Man]

The Bee Gees were indeed badass. As for their involvement in the disco scene, it was accidental at best.