Why do people hate anything "mainstream"?

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I was just wondering. Like, I shop at Hollister/A&F and I listen to Justin Bieber and Rihanna and Nicki Minaj (I'll be the first to admit that some of their songs do get annoying after a while, but I'm sure every artist has at least one song that someone finds annoying). But that doesn't make me like everyone else. I like the clothes at Hollister because they're comfortable, they're affordable (for me, at least), and I find them cute. I also shop at like Pacsun or Pink, but when I try like Forever 21 or H&M, I just don't find anything that I love or that fits me. And I like "mainstream" music, but I also like Queen, Kid Rock, Christina Aguilera, One Republic, and other lesser-known bands, like Backstreet Goodbye, so I don't just listen to one type of music; I listen to what appeals to me.
   But anyway, I just want to know why it feels like most people label this stuff that I like as "boring" or "not having individuality or creativity". I'm my own person, I just happen to like some popular things (hello, it's popular and mainstream for a reason; because a lot of people like it).
   So I want to know why you do/don't like mainstream things and people.

Caitlyn · Accepted Answer

yea i dont get it either. 
but i find it ironic that now its actually "mainstream" to hate things that are mainstream. :/

Pineapple · Answer

i wouldnt worry about what people think, at the end of the day theyre all just indie kids who try to be individual but all end up looking the same.

i think i dress differently because i like to stand out a bit, and i dont like clothes from the shops you shop at, and i listen to rock bands but i also love one direction which is rlly strange for someone who mostly listens to punk/metal.

at the end of the day whatever you like, whether it be rihanna or bmth or skrillex, all makes you who you are. dont listen to these people, theyre the boring ones for focusing on what you do/like instead of accepting you for who you are.

? · Answer

I wonder so myself. Just because "most" people don't like mainstream music doesn't mean others can't. People are entitled to their own opinions.

? · Answer

"Mainstream" music today is god awful. I can't afford those clothes. Hmm. I choose who I want to associate with and that is very few people.

Charles · Answer

because many of the mainstream trends do not last or they are different but in reality they are creative and different

andy c · Answer

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipster_(contemporary_subculture)

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Why do people hate anything "mainstream"?

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