The culture wars: Is hating country music/NASCAR a sign of the liberal elite?

[big daryle]

Originally Posted by Tom Lennox 70

The Daily Bruin - Hating country music is elitist, misguided

I came across this newspaper which was in UCLA's student newspaper. A lot of what the author writes makes sense especially with the elitism in the urban areas of the NOrtheast and West Coast. I've noticed some of this here in the DC area and its a lot worse in NY, Boston, and California. Where I live, the "country" or "Red state" lifestyle is considered anti-establishment which is why I blast country music from my car at full volume (only when I drive through a yuppie neighborhood) and walk around in a John Deere hat and why I'm thinking about getting a Confederate flag.

ONce this rich snobby stiff told me to turn it down, I gave him the bird and told him to f___ himself. I was at a gas station in a snotty area the other week and took satisfaction in that some snotty "***" girls rolled up their windows when I blasted Kellie PIckler and Taylor Swift. And I only do this is in this kind of community because I don't resent working class folks or African Americans (these are ordinary people, the heart and soul of the real America). Just because Obama is black doesn't mean he's in touch with the working class. He is an elitist, pandering politician who uses division and fear and arrogance to get votes. And yes, his elitist remarks about small town USA panders to voters in California, New Jersey, New England, New York, Seattle and Portland.

Is the urban coastal liberal elite out of touch with the real America? And is Barack OBama part of the coastal liberal elite or does he represent the real America like he likes us to believe he does?

I am far from being a cultural elite, and the reason I hate Nascar is because it is a pointless, boring activity, and I hate all country music made from about 1990 on because it is spiritless, formulaic ****.

[Sandy Springs Rep.]

Originally Posted by charolastra00

I grew up in "real America" with the country music and lifted trucks. It makes me more thankful that there's a "fake America" out there in New England! It's not real America's fault that they're out of touch with the rest of the world, bless their hearts!

It's not that it's cool or elitist to hate country music or NASCAR- they're just both BAD forms of entertainment to me. Most country music and NASCAR fans would turn up their noses at my underground hip hop music and rugby and soccer games.

Yep, exactly. They're not better or worse, liberal or conservative, elitist or non-elitist, just different.

Is rudeness now a virtue in "real America"? Because turning up ANY music and flipping off ANYONE is what we in fake America call rude and childish.

Spot on again. I don't where anybody got this idea that anti-intellectualism and being a dick are American values. That's not the America I know and love.

Plus people in big cities like New York are plenty rude, so...

Jk