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"Musical genres seem to dictate our lives\u2014how we dress, who we hang out with and how we act toward other people. While it is human nature to group oneself where we feel comfortable, limiting yourself to any one thing can be isolating and just-plain-boring. In my high school (I graduated in 2005) there were the &amp;quot;hippie kids,&amp;quot; the &amp;quot;emo kids&amp;quot; and the &amp;quot;rapper kids.&amp;quot; Clumping people into groups does nothing but promote a lack of unity. Though musical genres have brought about important social, cultural and fashionable movements, this doesn&amp;#039;t make it right to write people off based on their tastes, and just because genres gave birth to certain looks doesn&amp;#039;t mean we need to live by them. But really, just because I listen to Brand New (one of my faves), The Ramones or [place band here] doesn&amp;#039;t mean I need to wear a bullet belt or an over-the-eye haircut. I love Dave Matthews Band, but I hate the stereotype that all of their fans wear Birkenstocks. Not all fans of emo are depressed, not all rap listeners are &amp;quot;ghetto&amp;quot; and not all Indie music fans wear skinny jeans.  Here&amp;#039;s the deal: Be proud of what you listen to, what you look like, and don&amp;#039;t allow people to assume you&amp;#039;re any one way because of your tastes. You don&amp;#039;t have to listen or be defined by one genre of music or the social norms that are affiliated with it. It&amp;#039;s awesome to have faves, but checking out the vast world of music is fun, too. Musicovery is an awesome website that allows you to discover music based on your mood and genre specification. Go ahead and click Jazz if you&amp;#039;ve never listened before. Have fun!? Au Revoir, Lisa Marie Basile "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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