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Rockism and poptimism are ideological arguments about popular music prevalent in mainstream music journalism. Rockism is the belief that rock music depends on values such as authenticity and artfulness, which elevate it over other forms of popular music. So-called "rockists" may promote the artifices stereotyped in rock music or regard the genre as the normative state of popular music. Poptimism (or popism) is the belief that pop music is as worthy of professional critique and interest as rock music. Critics of poptimism describe it as a counterpart of rockism that unfairly privileges the most famous or best-selling pop, hip hop and R&B acts. The term "rockism" was coined in 1981 by English rock musician Pete Wylie. It soon became a pejorative used humorously by self-described "anti-rockist" music journalists. The term was not generally used beyond the music press until the mid-2000s, and its emergence then was partly attributable to bloggers using it more seriously in analytical debat

Rockism and poptimism - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ideological arguments in music journalism Rock musician Pete Wylie is credited with coining "rockism" in 1981. [ 1 ] Look up rockism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rockism and poptimism are ideological arguments about popular music prevalent in mainstream music journalism . Rockism is the belief that rock music depends on values such as authenticity and artfulness , which elevate it over other forms of popular music. The term "rockism" was coined in 1981 by English rock musician Pete Wylie . It

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