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.
Ska is the "pineapple on pizza" of music genres
Submitted 1 year ago by FarceMultiplier@lemmy.ca to showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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Rooty@lemmy.world 1 year ago
LonelyWendigo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
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.
phorbi@feddit.de 1 year ago
True, but so is pineapple pizza, I think OPs point still stands. I like pineapple pizza AND Ska.
P34C0CK@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Although pineapple isn’t my go to for pizza toppings, I always feel those who make comments like this have never actually tried it 🤷
FarceMultiplier@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
OP like ska and pineapple on pizza.
pancakes@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
I personally don’t like ska on my pizza but that’s just me
Kokanee08@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
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
bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 1 year ago
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.
dabe@programming.dev 1 year ago
I think the idea is they’re equally polarizing lol
cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
They’re both awesome; correct.
scottywh@lemmy.world 1 year ago
So you’re saying it’s good.
Gotcha
MoonManKipper@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Madness!
Moonrise2473@feddit.it 1 year ago
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…
Paralda@programming.dev 1 year ago
So, in regards to that genre of music, you had to… pick it up?
can@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
bet my money on a stupid horse, I lost that
dan1101@lemmy.world 1 year ago
He sold out.
Rottcodd@lemmy.ninja 1 year ago
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…
bufordt@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
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
Rottcodd@lemmy.ninja 1 year ago
Sounds like adolescent edginess to me.
FarceMultiplier@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
You might be on to something…
atretador@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I love ska, and hate pineapple on pizza. And I 100% agree with this
BakedGoods@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Both delicious.
NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Ska actually predates the Hawaiian pizza so thos should be the other way around.
Fisk400@lemmy.world 1 year ago
But pizza predates Ska and pineapples predates music.
RobertOwnageJunior@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yes because both ate great!
UlfKirsten@feddit.de 1 year ago
Ska defines me as a person, I will never turn my back on Ska!
megane_kun@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I admittedly know nothing about Ska, and music genres more generally, and whatever little searching I did upon reading this post have given me nothing that I can digest.
However, I’ve read a discussion about hate for ska coming from cultural appropriation and being liked by teenage boys. Can someone walk me through this?
evranch@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Ska is simple, fun music that cares little for anything other than being fun, and is often gleefully immature. As such, teenage boys like it and pretentious music snobs love to look down their noses at it. Ska bands are aware of this fact and tend to lean into it, creating a self-aware and often self-parodying genre. It can be argued that it’s not “good” music. But it is, without a doubt, fun and high energy music and a live ska show is a blast.
As far as cultural appropriation goes, nobody who matters cares, as all music is a collaborative effort that builds off of previous works. Music belongs to the world, and gatekeeping it as belonging to any particular culture is ridiculous. Ska in particular is a genre that loves to do covers, and often the sillier the better.
sadbehr@lemmy.nz 1 year ago
As a testament to the ‘having fun’ part, one of the most well known ska bands in recent time, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, have a member who is a dancer. He’s been with them since their inception and tours with them. You’ll see him on most live performances. His name is Ben Carr.
TawdryPorker@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ska is simple, fun music that cares little for anything other than being fun, and is often gleefully immature.
Ska, as youngsters know it today, was reinvented by the 2-Tone movement in the UK (specifically Coventry) in the late 70s. The scene was overtly political and as @NuPNuA has stated was a deliberately multicultural movement, hence the name.
If you want to hear some original ska from Jamaica then have a look for songs by Prince Buster but beware you will find some historical attitudes.
NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 year ago
A lot of the early ska-punk crossover acts in Britain had people of west Indian origin in them, so if anything it was a victory for multiculturalism rather than cultural appropriation. I’ve never heard a west Indian moan about white ska acts either.
Knoxvomica@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
If we want to get technical, all rock and roll, rap, ska, punk, etc are cultural appropriation. Most modern music comes from black cultural music genres first.
CrunchyBoy@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m not into that but if that’s what my friends want I’ll enjoy it.
Jeanschyso@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Some people love it, some hate, but most don’t really have an opinion?
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thorcik@lemmy.world 1 year ago
When the waiter asks me if I want to hear the Specials I expect “Ghost town”
danielton@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s so sad to say…
Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They ain’t lying.
BrownSkittle@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m having a ska band for my wedding….and now I’m thinking I should have some pineapple on pizza as well!
Kungsarme@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Heading to The Buffalo Ska fest today and we were talking about what to get for dinner. It is decided now.
yiliu@informis.land 1 year ago
Italians hate ska?
pieceofcrazy@feddit.it 1 year ago
I’m Italian and I don’t hate ska nor pineapple
notasandwich1948@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
what is ska?
FarceMultiplier@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
oldGregg@lemm.ee 1 year ago
[deleted]Kungsarme@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ska came first, then come reggae
Iam@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Lip up fatty!
hondaguy97386@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
How dare you be so accurate!
ieightpi@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Damn maybe I should try pineapple on pizza then
the_kalash@lemmy.world 1 year ago
So … it’s pretty good genre?
Num10ck@lemmy.world 1 year ago
pineapple under the cheese of pizza is godly.
_Sprite@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I love it
FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I like both of these things. Judge away.
Lexaprofessor@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ten year sentence for being fuckin’ rad as shit.
KingJalopy@lemm.ee 1 year ago
1, 2, 3, skank!
SpeedLimit55@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You undercook fish? Believe it or not, jail. You overcook chicken, also jail.
FarceMultiplier@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
As do I, my friend.
HandsomeRalph@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I like both of these things AND prefer pepsi over coke. Bring it.
FiskFisk33@lemmy.world 1 year ago
pepsi is the “we dont have coke, will pepsi suffice?” of colas
Obi@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
Love ska but hate pineapple on pizza, is something wrong with me?