" Instead of using artists as barometers of cool, I began to see them for what they were: sources of joy, ways to connect, both reflections of our culture and a means of shaping it. And I finally saw music itself as a gateway to discussions about politics and social justice and gender and sexuality, among other things.

We might all have our own tastes, but music should be something that unites people out of shared excitement, not out of douche, insecure clique mentalities or holier-than-thou hierarchical nonsense. Music didn’t sign up for any of that shit. (And I’m sure it would very much like to be removed from that narrative.) "

― Anne T. Donahue , Nobody Cares