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Originally Posted by Adje
All I wanted to point out is that changing or removing a part for your own enjoyment does not mean someone is being ignorant  |
As I think I am the person who introduced the word "ignorance" in this thread I will point out I used it in it's pure form .. ie "without knowledge", and not to imply "wilfully stupid" as it is so often used by people. A position of ignorance is not a "bad" place to be. We're born that way, and we continue to have ignorance about different things most of our lives .. the trick is to explore and gain knowledge and experience, and keep eliminating an area of ignorance and moving on to the next one. It's actually the best position from which to learn if you are prepared to explore and experience without prejudice .. (read Reg Revans' work on Action Learning
) Keeps you learning, keeps you developing, keeps you young .. and imo is part of what keeps Meat so years-defyingly young in heart, mind and spirit
I admitted to having made a judgement on rap from a position of ignorance .. ie knowing little about the genre and judging it on what I had heard crashing out of open windows of houses and cars. Meat has shown me that it is a genre that can be presented to me in a way I can appreciate it. I may not like all rap .. but I don't like all rock'n'roll either, nor all classical music. As David has said, we can usually find something to appreciate in all genres if we are open minded and find something that we can enjoy.
As Warrio said:
Its their story not ours. You dont buy a book you really like and rip out a chapter you hate. you suffer though the chapter you hate to get a good understanding of the story you love.
In general terms I'd go along with that, save to say I tend to work through a chapter that I find is expressed in a way I don't like, and often find that in the context of the story I am enjoying it begins to make sense
Such was he case with SITS and MMW .. and I'm very glad I did, because it has given me something, and I have learned that there can be a place for rap for me, and it can enhance something over all.
Caryl