Is a song ( or songs) good if it itself is good (you like the beat, flow, style, pace and so forth), however the meaning or message is bad?
are [b]your[/b] morals questioned by listening to such a song?
Would [b]you[/b] share the song if it is enjoyable however morally wrong?
Would [b]you[/b] want to meet the artist(s)?
Answer these questions to the fullest and the void’s vaults shall be opened for your choosing of its bounty...
[spoiler]perhaps you could join the void...[/spoiler]
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Edited by Gahzirra: 7/16/2019 1:12:37 PMMusic is art. It's often open to being interpreted in many different ways yet the meaning is only known by the artist and even that is subject to their mental and emotional state at the time it was penned. Morality in the same manner is open to interpretation. While many people may share views of it rarely are any two people in 100% agreement on everything that is, to them as individuals, moral or immoral. Music is interesting in the way that it brings these abstracts, and others, in life together and lays them out for discussion. So, in answering your questions...Yes if a song sounds good to me on the surface I will listen to it well enough to find my take on the message contained. Then try to construct the thought process behind it. I would absolutely want to meet the artist if only to ask for their full disclosure about what they were saying and where they were at internally at the time and what caused them to express themselves in that moment. Would my morals be questioned? By others perhaps but not personally. Enjoyment. Should I come to the personal realization that I feel what they are saying is morally wrong I would still respect the artistry in how they crafted their statement. So yes might be the answer but not in the traditionally defined way.