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Originally Posted by John72953
It's a really interesting question actually and one that could be expanded on as well. I have many southern European and Eastern European friends who listen to music they identify with. It's not really an uncommon occurrance, and in fact, I think it should be embraced.
I think if a person, regardless of their racial heritage, limits themselves to only listen to music from their own comfort zone, then I think we have a person who is not open-minded to other cultures. That would be a shame as there is so much great music out there.
I think if you're a person who truly enjoys music you can embrace almost every genre of wonderful sounds that great artists from all corners of the world produce.
John
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Of course this question could be posed to any ethnic group. The main reason I targeted African-Americans with this topic is because out of all the ethnic groups that I personally know someone from, they are the ones who seem the most closed off to genres of music that are typically dominated by white artists. Literally every single black person that I know, work with, are friends with, etc the only music they listen to is rap, hip hop, soul, r&b, etc. I personally know zero blacks who listen to rock, metal, alternative, new wave, country, etc. Yet I have several white friends who listen to the black dominated music genres. Same with the Latino and Asian people I know/work with. They listen to everything! I just find it interesting that the black people that I know seem to be the most "single-minded" when it comes to music tastes.
I've just always been curious if this is unique to the AA's that I personally know or if it is a true microcosim that accurately represents that culture as a whole. If so, why is that?