This column is sure to get people thinking. Just what is a hater? I've heard several definitions, in fact, I have myself been called a hater before. Recently I was called a hater because I said I didn't like Eminem's Relapse album. My reasoning for this was because I think that I may have grown out of Eminem's preposterous antics that have made him famous. No doubt, I used to love his music, but I just can't get into it anymore. I think part of it is my age and the fact that my tastes in hip-hop have evolved so greatly over the last 4-5 years.
However, I'm getting off-topic. The point is, that I was called a hater by someone for expressing my opinion on something. The funny thing about the label "hater" is that people have this strange connotation for the word, "hater." It's as if it's like the verbal version of AIDS or Bubonic Plague. Once you say it and label someone, well... their a gone-er!
But seriously, I 'hate' on 99.9% of albums that come out. Granted, I also give credit where it's due. However, few things we ever find in life are perfect. Think about football coaches after a game where they win 77-0 and they still say they never "played a perfect game." Now in some aspects they may full of it, but the truth is that coaches find small areas and flaws that they need to fix in their game. No one ever seems to have a problem with that, but once a person finds a flaw in a rappers music, OH MAN HE'S A HATER! LOCK HIM AWAY! OFF WITH HIS HEAD!
"OH YOU DON'T LIKE THE RELAPSE??!!! OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!!"
In all actuality, isn't what people call a hater, just an honest person? Even my favorite albums of the year still have a song or two that I don't like. Let's say "Johnny" doesn't really like the fresh new John Tesh cd that just got released on Tuesday and tells his friends his feelings on it. Well, Johnny's friend "Eric" says to him, "You don't like the new John Tesh cd, Johnny? Wow You're a hater!" To me, that's Eric simply doesn't like that Johnny doesn't agree with his opinion... so what does he do? He labels him a hater.
So now to look at the situation even FURTHER outside of the box. Eric looks at Johnny and expresses his honest feeling of distaste for him. Well then couldn't we call Eric a hater too?
Think about it: if you steal from a theif, are you really any better than the theif you stole from?
Look, what I am saying is this, by calling someone a hater, you - yourself are being a hater as well. Plus, it's a lame way of disagreeing with someone. One could get much farther simply trying to explain why that cd IS good rather than labeling them a hater. Otherwise, you can always use my approach and just tell them that you discredit their opinion of hip-hop music altogether with and walk away, it's a fool-proof method, hahaha.
However, I'm getting off-topic. The point is, that I was called a hater by someone for expressing my opinion on something. The funny thing about the label "hater" is that people have this strange connotation for the word, "hater." It's as if it's like the verbal version of AIDS or Bubonic Plague. Once you say it and label someone, well... their a gone-er!
But seriously, I 'hate' on 99.9% of albums that come out. Granted, I also give credit where it's due. However, few things we ever find in life are perfect. Think about football coaches after a game where they win 77-0 and they still say they never "played a perfect game." Now in some aspects they may full of it, but the truth is that coaches find small areas and flaws that they need to fix in their game. No one ever seems to have a problem with that, but once a person finds a flaw in a rappers music, OH MAN HE'S A HATER! LOCK HIM AWAY! OFF WITH HIS HEAD!
"OH YOU DON'T LIKE THE RELAPSE??!!! OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!!"In all actuality, isn't what people call a hater, just an honest person? Even my favorite albums of the year still have a song or two that I don't like. Let's say "Johnny" doesn't really like the fresh new John Tesh cd that just got released on Tuesday and tells his friends his feelings on it. Well, Johnny's friend "Eric" says to him, "You don't like the new John Tesh cd, Johnny? Wow You're a hater!" To me, that's Eric simply doesn't like that Johnny doesn't agree with his opinion... so what does he do? He labels him a hater.
So now to look at the situation even FURTHER outside of the box. Eric looks at Johnny and expresses his honest feeling of distaste for him. Well then couldn't we call Eric a hater too?
Think about it: if you steal from a theif, are you really any better than the theif you stole from?
Look, what I am saying is this, by calling someone a hater, you - yourself are being a hater as well. Plus, it's a lame way of disagreeing with someone. One could get much farther simply trying to explain why that cd IS good rather than labeling them a hater. Otherwise, you can always use my approach and just tell them that you discredit their opinion of hip-hop music altogether with and walk away, it's a fool-proof method, hahaha.
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