I was writing another post and was reminded that one of the reasons I truly hate listening to some rap/hip-hop/gangsta music is that the anger and fury expressed by the music makes me literally (and I do mean literally) want to start punching walls and starting fights. I could never understand why that sort of music would gain such wide appeal when, for me at least, the experience of listening to it created anger on such a level that a physical desire to cause damage and chaos. I get the desire to vent frustrations, especially in young men who are both sexually and socially frustrated - even feeling unloved and invisible. But some of that stuff, even when I hear it in the distance, makes me start to sweat, the blood to rush out of my limbs, and the fight or flight instinct kicks in - and I am one of those who leans towards fight over flight.
