I'll drop my handful of coins:
I wouldn't worry about it too much, people throw down a "and just in case the jazz snobs get on me about it" type of comment from time to time. I can't defend that, it's wrong but I do understand where the feeling can come from.
A lot of people are ignorant about jazz, not really such a bad thing, they just aren't exposed to it a lot. Jazz people are easy to target because they're a minority and many of them are highly educated. People get intimidated and then insecure and that leads to conflict.
Jazz is just another form of music that a group of people are in to. I could be a metal snob constantly, get on about the lack of blast beats and double bass in jazz... that wouldn't benefit anyone. People think that jazz people will be rude because of their understanding "jazz snobs think they know better." In reality, we're not so different, you and I. Never has a jazz musician ever insulted my playing or asked why I wasn't rocking a swing pattern in my playing, in fact jazz players have been the most supportive of what I do.
There's a lot of young people on here, I'm one of them. I know where a lot of them are coming from but at the same time, they'll grow out of it. As long as their "anti-jazz" sentiment doesn't make you "anti-jazz" then it's all hunky-dory.
love everyone for who they are
Sorry for the long winded post but thanks for reading,
Ian Pasquini