Clarification

Tonight in class, I felt that I opened up and shared a vulnerable part of my life. However, I felt that my openness was used against me. I have always been aware that I was different because I was not desensitized to violence like the majority of society. I have also never had an interest in popular culture or popular music. I am interested in parts of popular music and culture, but overall, it has not been something I have not been interested in and did not pay attention too. I want to clarify that my parents did not censor anything in my life. I was allowed to listen to any TV show or listen to any music I choose. My parents did not shelter me, which was said in class. I also do not think the class understood what I was saying about popular music in the classroom. I often use popular music to illustrate a musical concept. I often have my students bring in music of their own, which illustrates something they were learning in class. I use popular music as a tool, not a concept. What I meant to express is that I am not comfortable teaching popular music as a concept, such as the topic of rap music. I do not feel that I am qualified to teach rap music as a concept. However, I rarely teach concepts of that type anyway. Tonight, I felt attacked and misunderstood and it made me uncomfortable opening up in class again.