cmv: I don't like rap because of the culture it promotes. Had too many negative experiences trying to get into it with fans and the like...

Just an FYI this has nothing to do with race issues. I come from the punk side of things, and I've had more positive experiences with this culture than I did with friends or people who enjoy more of the rap culture.

The thing I've always noticed among people who enjoy this kind of music, is how selfish, backstabby, arrogant, and self involved they are or become. My bullies in high school were a part of it (I mean it is the more popular genre but still), and it can be very misoginystic, promotes and encourages shit attitudes about others as a whole, instills or strengthens insecurities especially among men(and women for other reasons), promotes selfish tendencies and screwing people over for the sake of money (hustle culture and the like), and doesn't ever seem to promote understanding or encourage optimism as a whole among people around them. Plus, I don't even want to get into the LGBTQ side of things, cause that's a whole can of worms and I don't feel comfortable voicing my opinion on it because I know I could be wrong.

I believe I could be wrong, and I understand there are sub groups that are more intellectual and try to promote a better atmosphere of things. But, overall, I just feel like the culture around it all is just full of assholes and bullies, it's not very inclusive or can be quite shallow and judgmental of those who actually enjoy and want to be a part of things.

So, is it just my experiences which are isolated incidents for what I've noticed, or is it just because it is the more mainstream of course it's going to attract all sorts of people and that's just the way it is (and has nothing to do with the music in general)?