Accusations of racism prompted a country music channel to pull the video, which is set at the site of an infamous lynching and race riot. But Republicans are embracing Aldean.
Typical “I wish a dude would” fantasy that appeals to a lot of these conservatives.
It’s 100% fantasy though, small towns don’t care about any of that any more than cities. His “small towns” dwarf the population of my county and we have places where the serious growers are that the police only go to with lots of backup. Flag burning is just Bob being Bob and it ain’t hurtin nobody. You cause too much trouble and people might start talking about you and quit inviting anywhere but church but there’s not going to be a mob after you. Small towns tend to be a lot more libertarian than nationalistic in their conservatism.
“Cuss out a cop, spit in his face/ Stomp on the flag and light it up/ Yeah, ya think you’re tough,” he sings, and at another point: “Try that in a small town/ Full of good ol’ boys, raised up right/ If you’re looking for a fight.”
As fucked up as this is I’m laughing thinking about all this mofo’s fans that would still rock out to ‘Killing in the Name’ the second they heard those first hits.
Especially considering that, with the exception of spitting, those are protected rights. Imagine threatening violence and murder for protesting or criticizing the government.
Exactly. The song glorifies extrajudicial violence in response to protected but unpopular behavior, but according to Aldean’s press statement, it’s not about lynching.
“No, your honor, I didn’t steal anything from John. All I did was take some of his stuff without him knowing.”
My conservative coworker was outraged about “all the lefty political shit” when he went to see Rage on the last tour. I was like damn bro you never really payed attention did you.
Saw a TikTok that compared it to having the same vibes as that key and Peele racist country song sketch and also Bo Burnham’s country song parody.
Less relevant here, imo, but still funny and worth a watch: Key & Peele - Is This Country Song Racist?
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Something racist happens: republicans embrace it.
Sounds about right.
Disney/ABC wasn’t bothered enough by this racist fucking song to stop him from singing it on national TV last night. What a disgrace.
