Pop is not a four-letter word.

i've been wondering when genres of music became "cooler" to listen to than others?

i have to admit, i would be one of the first to think that the person rocking out at the Rolling Stones concert is prob a bit cooler than the person dancing at the Wiggles show.

but, really, where in our history did people determine which genre is "cooler"? i feel that pop takes suchhh a beating, that its the easiest to make fun of. it could be partly because of some of the prepackaged acts, the ones that seemingly come out on a conveyor belt of sparkles and fake instrument playing. but there are some genuinely good pop-ites, ones that tend to go unnoticed.

essentially, pop just means popular. that's it. the most people liking it at one given time. and if the most people like it, then something HAS to be right about it, no?

location and culture has to do with it... profess your love for country in the city and you'll get some confused looks. profess it in Nashville and no one bats an eye. blast Fiddy up in Harlem and people sing along. play it in a nursing home and the old people might not be too into him rapping about partying like its your birthday.

i guess its all relative, this level of coolness of music. depending on each person's own opinion of what they like, what they perceive to be current and influential. i find myself guilty all the time of judging music... it is a field filled with so many opinions (you listen literally based on what you think is great) that its impossible NOT to think less of some music than others. your feelings are so extreme because music heightens all of them, the good and the bad.

i feel like sometimes people MAKE themselves like music, to make them feel more cultured, more indie, more "in the know". "the new kings of leon? so stellar!" or liking musician's friends, simply because they're their friends and in hopes of getting closer to the aforementioned musicians.. hopefully, most people stick to what they actually like :)

i'll try to think twice before i judge the next time i make fun of people dancing to the Cheetah Girls. if the music is "cool" to them and they're having fun dancepartying... does it truly matter what i happen to think?  (no.)