>who came of age to this music was also living out the
>misogyny, violence, etc or carries those values with them if
>they still like the music.
>
>The lifestyle aspect you describe is more along the lines of
>how I envision this music played out for the vast majority of
>folks and stuck with them sentimentally.
>
>But ya, I definitely still think there's a gendered element to
>how fondly someone can hear it, especially as adults now.

There's no question about your last point, I think so too. Even if it's subconscious. It's hard not to come to that conclusion even if just based on the lyrics, aggression, and violence alone.