That's racist!

#20,102
#20,102
BigOrangeMojo said:
Maybe Aldean's representation is helping to create/stir this controversy.

The bro country trend is dying off and Aldean has fallen way behind a guy some consider racist, Morgan Wallen.

Wouldn't shock me of his handlers are as much behind this and the MSM is taking the bait....
Click to expand...

It's a game. Say something not explicitly racist but anybody can see some will construe it that way. Then they construe it that way (which paradoxically also makes them appear a little racist). Then people are divided over it and the people who were never gonna listen to you are on the other side and the people on your side become much more invested in you (because they are racist, or hate the left, or make a habit of going all in on on defending things that aren't explicitly racist).
 
#20,103
#20,103
n_huffhines said:
One of my FB friends posted this, lol

View attachment 564544
Click to expand...

Amazing that this is even an issue.

giphy.gif
 
#20,104
#20,104
n_huffhines said:
It's a game. Say something not explicitly racist but anybody can see some will construe it that way. Then they construe it that way (which paradoxically also makes them appear a little racist). Then people are divided over it and the people who were never gonna listen to you are on the other side and the people on your side become much more invested in you (because they are racist, or hate the left, or make a habit of going all in on on defending things that aren't explicitly racist).
Click to expand...

He's not selling out the arenas quite as easy as he did 5 yrs ago at the height of bro country while Morgan Wallen went from being an opener/smaller arenas to selling out stadiums in that timeframe....

Aldean and his people have played the liberal media for fools....
 
#20,106
#20,106
n_huffhines said:
It's a game. Say something not explicitly racist but anybody can see some will construe it that way. Then they construe it that way (which paradoxically also makes them appear a little racist). Then people are divided over it and the people who were never gonna listen to you are on the other side and the people on your side become much more invested in you (because they are racist, or hate the left, or make a habit of going all in on on defending things that aren't explicitly racist).
Click to expand...

Subtle yet predictable. "Not explicitly racist". That extra word...
 
  • Like
Reactions: whodeycin85
#20,107
#20,107
n_huffhines said:
It's a game. Say something not explicitly racist but anybody can see that racists will construe it that way. Then they construe it that way (which paradoxically also makes them appear very racist). Then people are divided over it and the people who were never gonna listen to you are on the other side and the people on your side become much more invested in you (because they aren't stupid, or hate the left, or make a habit of going all in on on defending things that aren't explicitly racist).
Click to expand...

Fyp
 
#20,108
#20,108
I don't know who that artist is. I've never heard one of his tunes.

What, exactly, does his song identify as things to try/not try in a small town?
 
#20,110
#20,110
McDad said:
I don't know who that artist is. I've never heard one of his tunes.

What, exactly, does his song identify as things to try/not try in a small town?
Click to expand...

Cussing at cops and carjacking and **** like that. He doesn't name that many things to try.

He's famous for being the performer during the Las Vegas shooting
 
  • Like
Reactions: Pennheel, marcusluvsvols and McDad
#20,113
#20,113
SamRebel35 said:
Robbing a liquor store, car jacking, knockout game, cuss a cop and spit in his face, etc. Very racist for him to sing about such things, iyam.
Click to expand...
n_huffhines said:
Cussing at cops and carjacking and **** like that. He doesn't name that many things to try.

He's famous for being the performer during the Las Vegas shooting
Click to expand...
So the things he is singing about to not try in a small town are things primarily done by minorities???

I think each one (except for maybe knockout game) is done more by whites than any other demographic, right?
 
#20,114
#20,114
n_huffhines said:
View attachment 564585
Click to expand...
Except the story goes, another employee told on the employee who tweeted. Management fired the employee for company violations….seems we saw this recently in MN. Don’t mix work and negative tweets. Aldeans rep stated there was an appropriate tip included and Jason had no contact except munching down a bean burrito with extra w cheese. Nolan thought he wouldn’t be checked.
 
  • Like
Reactions: marcusluvsvols
#20,115
#20,115
McDad said:
So the things he is singing about to not try in a small town are things primarily done by minorities???

I think each one (except for maybe knockout game) is done more by whites than any other demographic, right?
Click to expand...

IDK who is saying that, but yeah, if you assume he means minorities and you won't hear it any other way, then you run the risk of sending that message.

However, if you completely ignore the idea that this maybe intentionally has racist undertones, you are practicing the same willful self deceit.

Lyrics are subtle and messaging often isn't explicit. Happiness Is a Warm Gun is not about weapons, you know? Aldean had to know how some people would take this. It's by design and he gets to have it both ways. Pretty genius.
 
#20,116
#20,116
McDad said:
So the things he is singing about to not try in a small town are things primarily done by minorities???

I think each one (except for maybe knockout game) is done more by whites than any other demographic, right?
Click to expand...

It's not a good song, typical bro-country crap but I didn't hear anything racist in it.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Vol since 77 and Behr
#20,117
#20,117
Majors said:
Except the story goes, another employee told on the employee who tweeted. Management fired the employee for company violations….seems we saw this recently in MN. Don’t mix work and negative tweets. Aldeans rep stated there was an appropriate tip included and Jason had no contact except munching down a bean burrito with extra w cheese. Nolan thought he wouldn’t be checked.
Click to expand...

Everyone knows that Jason Aldean, the multi-platinum super star, directly ordered goomper #3 of his squad to order burritos and not leave a tip.
 
#20,119
#20,119
BigOrangeMojo said:
He's not selling out the arenas quite as easy as he did 5 yrs ago at the height of bro country while Morgan Wallen went from being an opener/smaller arenas to selling out stadiums in that timeframe....

Aldean and his people have played the liberal media for fools....
Click to expand...
Aldeans doing just fine in regards to crowds, selling out stadium tours this summer. Everyone is chasing Wallen right now not named Taylor Swift.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Behr
#20,121
#20,121
Majors said:
Aldeans doing just fine in regards to crowds, selling out stadium tours this summer. Everyone is chasing Wallen right now not named Taylor Swift.
Click to expand...

Aldean is on the amphitheater circuit this summer. That's a step below the arena shows he was doing during the height of bro country...

For example, we got notification of price drops at his St. Louis amphitheater show a couple weeks ago...
 
  • Like
Reactions: Pennheel and Majors
New posts
You must log in or register to reply here.

VN Store



Back
Top