music discussion

The research presented data on "music rebels," but I'm wondering what people think about what I will call "music eclectics." Do you think it is seen as more acceptable to have "unusual" musical tastes as long as those tastes also include "normal" musical tastes? Does it make sense for a White person to listen to gangster rap if he is also listening to classic rock? I think that with the rise of the mashup and the increased amount of cross-genre collaborations, the "eclectic," might be a sort of bridge towards accepting more varied tastes.