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Message: [QUOTE="miguk, post: 85984, member: 1510"] A lot of people in this thread expressed this denial of the concept, so it's probably worth explaining it since nobody has done any real analysis of the concept aside from saying it doesn't/shouldn't exist. A guilty pleasure doesn't have to be something you feel bad for liking. It doesn't have to be something that ruins you socially. (That is technically possible, depending on multiple factors, but we'd be here a while going over that aspect.) A guilty pleasure is something that you know most people dislike, or most people could give good reason to not like it, [I]and[/I] you can acknowledge the flaws yourself, but still enjoy it for the positive aspects that shine through despite the flaws. It's not about feeling bad, but about understanding the work on a deeper level and having the self awareness to admit that it isn't an S-tier, A-tier, B-tier, or possibly not even C-tier work, but nonetheless still has some things that keep it above F-tier enough to be fun. Take my answer for denpa songs. I get they are cheesy, cartoony, lacking in any deeper meaning and have little artistic depth. But the rhythm, cuteness, and novelty all make them enjoyable anyways. Do I feel bad for liking them? No. But I get that in the grand scheme of the art of music, they are low art that's just for entertainment. And that's fine, as I listen to a lot more music that is of much greater depth and value, so my music diet is balanced enough to not have to sweat it. I transcend the "guilt" of listening to low music by simply making it a small part of what I listen to. (Now if it was all I listened to, purposely avoiding the massive amount of wonderful, technically better music out there in other genres, [I]then[/I] I'd feel guilty.) Really, a lot of people in this thread are exaggerating the "badness" of the topic and throwing self awareness to the wind. There's nothing wrong with admitting you like [I]some[/I] crap (in terms of artistic quality, that is) as long as you have the awareness to get what it is and the spine to admit it. [/QUOTE]

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