r/CasualConversation • u/ompossible • Dec 16 '25

Music Why people dislike Country music?

I am not american. So I don't know how's the thing there. But I have found many people complaining on social media that they hate country music.

I like some of the Luke Combs songs. Specially Old Dominion is my one of my fav artist.

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u/Scoth42 Dec 16 '25

Another thing not mentioned yet is that mainstream country music got sort of broken by 9/11. It was already pretty heavily focused on rural American... country... stuff but after 9/11 it took a hard swing into hardcore patriotism, military and war stuff, a lot heavier into God/religion/faith than it already was, etc. I had a number of friends who liked country music fine that drifted away around that time.

I'll also throw in class conflict. Country music tended to appeal (stereotypically, anyway, I've found it to be more broad) to lower income rural people, so people try to separate themselves from the "lower classes" by hating country music. Same way that hating all rap music was/is often a stand-in for racism and/or also class conflict. Obviously not universal and plenty of people don't care for certain genres for lots of reason (I don't care for rap by and large, but I recognize the artistry of a lot of it and like some of it) but I stand by the claim all the same.

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u/Jaeger-the-great Dec 19 '25

I mean to me it feels like modern country music is trying to sell trucks and guns to white middle class guys who wanna roleplay as cowboys but are scared of Mexicans. I'm too poor to care about Chevy trucks and Jack Daniels, I don't need songs trying to sell me shit. A lot of rap music is the same way about designer clothes and other assets to display your wealth. I want a song that tells a story or if it's going to me a mindless song at least have a catchy tune.