/lit/ - Literature

>>20709387
>>20709527
Guys I think you are getting lost in the weeds arguing about whether or not Quorthon was NS (as a side note, I've been a Bathory fan for 15+ years and I've never heard anyone argue that he was a nazi). Viewing the scene more broadly, any black metal fan arguing in good faith can surely acknowledge that black metal has a strong ns subculture that is not strictly confined to nsbm. As has already been mentioned, many influential, not-strictly-ns artists such as Burzum have highly questionable politics. The fact that there is even a subgenre for nsbm indicates that a disproportionate amount of bm artists foreground neo-nazi ideology relative to other genres. Actually, I can't think of any other genre of music that is well known (infamous?) for having a "nazi" subgenre. Imagine if there was an entire subgenre of shoegaze for "nazi shoegaze". That would certainly tarnish the reputation of the broader scene if this was more or less tolerated by fans. Going back to the more interesting question posed in this thread:

>>20704951
>>20705403
>>20708634

It's interesting to me how different fans view this issue even as it's playing out in your conversation. It seems many fans want to remain willfully ignorant about these things. Even high profile artists like Mgla are exposed to have (perhaps tenuous) ns ties, make an evasive non-apology, and nobody seems to care. It's a pretty interesting phenomenon specific to bm and yet I don't think most bm fans are neo-nazis. Even this self proclaimed "black metal theory" or whatever they've called it basically ignores the elephant in the room.

>>20190596
girl you like doesn't have to like and dislike exactly the same things as you. as someone who has had a /lit/ gf, it's cool at first but doesn't provide any sort of foundation for an actual relationship. it's not something to strive for, more just a nice bonus if someone is already compatible with you. does she like anything that you like too? imo people are allowed have their things they enjoy that are bad, i would focus on the things you do have in common instead of dwelling on the fact that she likes some shitty book that wasn't even written with you as the audience.