What is the weirdest thing/subject/etc someone has gatekept at you (if that makes sense)? (lemmy.world)

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People constantly gatekeep metal music and it has become the norm for when I talk about metal with a stranger.

That's why I want to know what the weirdest thing people gatekeep?

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[-] Zlatil@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Honestly, this was already happening in my local music scene over a decade ago.

It's a large part of why I got out of the physical metal spaces...

I don't care if it's swedish melodic gloom thrash death metal or whatever, I just wanted to mosh and have a good time.

I can talk about music theory, and technical masterpieces, and all that. Something can be technically impressive and still sound like crap. People don't seem to separate the skill involved from the actual music put out.

That being said, I'm tool old to hop in the pit these days. Even if I didn't get "hurt" I'd still be sore all over for a week lol.

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