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I'm a fan of "Southern Rock," but sometimes the lyrics make me wonder if i should drop it. Generally I listen more for music than message, but I don't want my kids hearing "be proud you're a rebel..." (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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"...cuz the South's gonna to do it again."

But man, that song rocks, especially the end. In a, you know, country way.

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[–] r_thndr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 69 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Since you chose CDB, here is an interesting bit of trivia about that song in particular:

The song uses a clever play on words to promote Southern rock music. ... The "it" that the South is going to do again, it is implied, is to produce additional popular rock groups.

Daniels factually bristled at more nefarious interpretations of what the "it" was. ... Daniels told Billboard, "I'm damn proud of the South, but I sure as hell am not proud of the Ku Klux Klan. I wrote the song about the land I love and my brothers. It was not written to promote hate groups."

Maybe use the songs as an opportunity for discussion ... or save it for your kid-free time.

[–] drcouzelis@lemmy.zip 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's so cool! Kinda like when proud Americans sing Born in the USA not realizing the actual meaning.

[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But. At the same time, if you need to pull up a Wikipedia article for people to not think you are a piece of shit, does it matter?

It is the Pepe the frog situation (that actually was a lot more complicated but). Some people used it because they wanted to take the meme back. Most used it to represent hate and bigotry. I know what I assumed when I saw it posted

[–] r_thndr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Speaking only for myself, I generally try to contextualize before I write someone off as a "piece of shit"

I imagine you could take any popular song from today and find fault in 50 years as cultural norms change.

[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 year ago

And if someone is listening to an anti robot anthem on the hover train, people will assume they are an asshole.

This is no different than any other media. Multiple shows have made the joke that 80s comedy films were basically nothing but rape. And that is why you have the really awkward conversations when you recommend one.