• Rooty@lemmy.world
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    I don’t get Ska hatred. It’s fast, punky dance music for alternative clubs, you have to go out of your way to be exposed to it. It’s not like its being continually replayed on “Billboard’s top 20 hits” radio stations.

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      Also, it’s older than Rock and Roll. It’s from a time when big sound meant more band members, but the current music ecomony doesn’t seem well suited to supporting acts with lots of members. I long for asignificant fourth wave ska revival.

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      Eh, kids shows are full of Ska, which makes total sense because it is impossible not to feel happy and excited when you hear it.

      So if you have kids, you’re probably exposed to more Ska music than you realize.

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        When do these kids start watching these shows and what shows are they? I’m asking my 1 yr old, but she won’t give me an answer lol.

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          Tbh the list of kids shows without ska would be shorter. It’s constantly used in scene transitions or just moments meant to be exciting, but some shows just straight up have Ska intro songs, like Phineas and Ferb. Hell, Scooby Doo had an entire episode about an undead ska band called Rude Boy and the Ska-tastics.

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          The ska band The Aquabats had a kid’s show in 2012-2014. Not sure about what age their audience is/was. I was actually into them when I was in high school before they got a show. Their music is really goofy and fun.

          Edit: Oh wait, are you trying to avoid it?? 😂

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      1 year ago

      True, but so is pineapple pizza, I think OPs point still stands. I like pineapple pizza AND Ska.

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    Although pineapple isn’t my go to for pizza toppings, I always feel those who make comments like this have never actually tried it 🤷

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      I used to think pineapple on pizza was weird. “Fruit doesn’t belong on pizza!” I would say.

      I was also 5 years old at the time and dumb as a brick. And had no idea what I was missing. Pineapple on pizza is so good

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      Everyone’s entitled to their opinions, and it’s all good. I absolutely love pineapple, just not on pizza. Hawaiian pizza is my wife’s jam, while I’m a pepperoni and mushroom guy, so luckily a smart individual once upon a time invented 1/2+1/2 pizzas.

      Now ska music? My absolute favorite.

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    The best way I’ve ever heard third wave ska described was something like “the music that plays when your mom tells you she just made you and your friends mozzarella sticks”

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    Wait… there are people who hate ska?

    Why? For that matter, how? What’s to hate?

    Granted, I’m GenX, so my concept of ska is rooted in the 80s, but I can’t imagine that it’s changed much since then.

    Wait a minute… is this one of those deals where it’s trendy in some peer group to broadcast a hatred for something? Like anyone who wants to hang with the cool kids has to verify that they too hate ska?

    Which would be sort of like pineapple on pizza now that I think about it, so might well be the whole point here…

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      For the record, I actually like ska., But as Propaghandi said:

      Ska sucks

      Ska revival isn’t cool you stupid fuck

      The bands are only in it for the bucks

      And if you don’t believe me you’re a schmuck

      But the trend will die out with any luck

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          Probably a bit of that, a bit of friendly taking the shit out of other bands, and a bit of a song taken too seriously by both punk and ska fans. And remember, the song Ska Sucks is a ska song.

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    In High school I had a crush on a girl that loved ska.

    I had to pretend to love ska in order to share headphones with her on the bus…