Motown and Arena Rock - difficult with ole Dave ... Just imagine how he'd feel if some arena outfit did a Motown number, shudder the thought ... 
Or some Heavy Metal Brits going Phillysound? Help!!! 
To me the point isn't if a band such as Foghat or Judas Priest may have been influenced by Motown. Because when all is said and done, they're playing rock, not Motown. Personally, this is about people having music they really like, but who are not shy about telling you they don't like yours.
I'd rather leave myself out of this, but I'll use an example of a former co-worker. He was such an interesting guy. A math Ph.D. who loved rock and had a passion for it, although he wasn't a musician. This has to do with being around relatives who are about as anti-rock as it gets. I've experienced it and so did this co-worker. He said, for instance, he would get in a car with his sister to go on a trip. He would get ready to play a CD (a rock one of course.) She would always say something like "You're not going to play that shit again, are you?" I'm not sure what her preferred genre was, but I think it might have been Motown.
Like I've said, I'd rather leave my own personal experiences out of it. But the scenarios end up being similar. You have your favorite genres and other people have theirs. This isn't really just about relatives, but people in general. They try to push their music on you, while disrespecting what you like. To me it seems worse in real life than just on the Internet.
