Anybody watch the Grammys tonight?

It may be a stereotype, but go to any audio show and you're surrounded by older white guys.  And it's not like this is the first thread on Audiogon to lament the decline of Western civilization at the hands of young, non-white entertainers.  It's not really that surprising that there's an overlap.

Youth is wasted on the young. 😛

At one point in my life I listened regularly  to rap and hip hop but my tastes have changed (my wife still likes some hip hop occasionally). I find jazz exponentially more fulfilling and substantive,  just superior music but I admit this is just my personal opinion.  I have zero objection to what other music lovers enjoy,  taste is taste.  

It seems clear to me however that artists being celebrated for their musical/professional achievements is an entirely different matter than exploiting the setting/platform for tiresome political dogma.
Charles 

Geez, you could also say all cultures are banal. It doesn’t mean anything. If you said pop culture is banal, well, then we might agree. Besides the US assimilates cultures, you know, a melting pot. So be careful who you’re calling banal.  Here’s a question, who is the customer for pop culture?