In Bad Taste

Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said. I think it’s funny that people who treat you like carpet get offended when you finally do the same to them. My boss told me to start every presentation with a joke. The first slide was my paycheck. Nobody laughed, out loud that is. 

The good thing about bad taste is that you don’t know you have it. The discovery of the good taste of bad taste can be very liberating. After spending years hating on the a particular genre of music, I have seen the light. Heavy metal, Reggae and Trance form the Holy grail of music genres. 

Genius creates and taste preserves. Bad taste makes the day go by faster. Bad taste creates many more millionaires than good taste. The streaming era and TikTok influencers show exactly how this works. You’re doing something right with disruptive content when the hate for your channel is almost palpable. 

To understand bad taste one must have good taste. Bad taste is real taste, of course, and good taste is the residue of someone else’s privilege.  A little bad taste is like a nice splash of paprika. We all need a splash of bad taste. It’s hearty, it’s healthy, it’s physical. I think we could use more of it. No taste is what I’m against. 

Good taste is always bad. You can only be as good as your taste. People wince when something is in bad taste. They laugh when it’s funny. If it’s too dirty or wrong, they won’t laugh. But if it’s a big, dirty, smart, funny laugh, they love it. Every time my wife gets mad, I remind her of her great taste in men. 

The fact that you don’t find me amazing does not reflect poorly on me, it just means you have bad taste. Most of the bad taste I’ve been accused of has been generic bad taste. It’s been making fun of an idea as opposed to a person. You will never understand the damage you did to someone until the same thing is done to you. 

That’s why I’m here. 

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