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Half of non-metal people I know, call me an EMO and I fell very uncomfortbale with that... The other half call me satanist, which is better ngl, but they do it to insult me :/ I'm wondering, what they say, if I'll show up with corpse paint :d 

Is these insults normal in your country? And what people think about metalheads in general, from your experience...

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3 hours ago, Obitual said:

I'm wondering, what they say, if I'll show up with corpse paint :d 

They'd call you a juggalo 😁

Can't speak for the younger generation, so maybe it's different for them, but as far as I can tell...here in the U.S., metal is such a niche genre most people wouldn't know a metalhead if they tripped over one, unless you told them, so getting insults about it isn't really an issue. That being said, most people here seem to still believe in the general stereotype that all metal fans are knuckle dragging, meatheads who look like they blew all their money on whippets and a six-pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon (I.e. Pantera fans). The recent season of Stranger Things didn't do much to help with that either

My guess, if you're getting comments about being an EMO or a satanist, it's probably less about your music choices, and more about your personal style/look. Goths used to get the same shit back before goth chicks became a fetish

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I am French and in my country, Metal is not very popular.

In the 80's, we had shows on TV. They used to show video clips but that's long gone.

Hellfest is however quite well known by non-metal fans. They know what it is but that's as far as it goes.

Here, asking a neophyte to name a metal band is like having AC/DC as an answer 3 quarters of the time. Metallica or Scorpions, with a bit of luck. Gojira? Ultra Vomit? Hardly ever.

 

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I've never cared what people think of metal heads, here or anywhere else. Insults are everywhere. It doesn't matter what music you listen to, what you wear, or even what you look like, at some point someone can and probably will insult you. Sometimes it will be done in fun, sometimes it will be done to cause hurt. It's your choice which way you take it. If you don't take offence by something some one says then it really doesn't matter what they say.

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I live in the Bible Belt in a very conservative part of the US. I get plenty of sideways glances at many of my black tshirts of the metal variety. I find it quite amusing. Especially later when I run into the same people in a professional capacity. Serves as an effective barrier against people I'd rather not deal with (closed minded opinionated jesus freaks).

Don't worry about other people's opinions or comments. Don't let it effect you, your life, or your passions. I mean don't wear an Archgoat shirt for a job interview or anything (unless it's with me and then you slam dunk get the job), but these people are just self-identifying that you want nothing to do with them.

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51 minutes ago, SurgicalBrute said:

Well dammit...what kind of job openings do you have? I'll go get the old Apocalyptic Triumphator shirt cleaned and pressed right now!

Can you take a proper set of vitals and actually show up to work 9 days out of 10? That's basically my requirements these days. Good musical tastes may make you eligible for management...

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1 hour ago, navybsn said:

Can you take a proper set of vitals and actually show up to work 9 days out of 10? That's basically my requirements these days. Good musical tastes may make you eligible for management...

No...but I promise to petition for Bolt Thrower Tuesdays even though I'll complicate your job and make it take twice as long

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7 hours ago, SurgicalBrute said:

No...but I promise to petition for Bolt Thrower Tuesdays even though I'll complicate your job and make it take twice as long

Petition denied on the basis that every day is Bolt Thrower Day. And trust me, you couldn't do a worse job than a good quarter of my staff and/or half of my managers.

8 hours ago, KillaKukumba said:

9 days out of 10? I wouldn't work for anyone who has invented a 10 day week!!

 

Yeah, I was going for 90% of the time, but we do in fact only work 10 days out of every 2 weeks. 2 weeks = 1 pay period.

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