Why do you think society looks down on metal and metal heads?

Question

So i was at the Mayhem fest. last night (it was sick!) and slipknot had said that society looks down on metal and metal head. And i chould't agree more! I had frist hand experience with this at my job i deal with people mostley older people and they really judge you, they see my tattoos and think i'm just a dirtbag and give me attitudes and treat me like **** and look down on me. So my question is why do you think that society looks down on metal and metal heads?

Answer 1

society looks down on any counter culture.  Metal heads are but one of many...hippies, g**s, atheists, etc

Answer 2

Society does not look down on metal as a whole. Don't take the words of one band to start your little revolution. People will always judge you when they first see you as they have NOTHING else to go on. How you present yourself is up to you. As for elderly people, they don't like metal. If that is the society you are talking about, that still leaves a whole lot to the population.

Answer 3

Firstly, you probably couldn't be spending your time (at work) with a more prejudiced bunch of people, oldies are the absolute worst for accepting anybody that looks a little different/slightly intimidating (tattoos etc) although it's okay for old men to have tattoos down their arms b/c they were in the Navy! I made good friends with a metal head at college (I'm not at all) and he was the sweetest funniest person there without a doubt. I don't think the whole of society looks down just the ones with their heads shoved up their arses. Be who you are and be happy and ignore those old fogies :)