stopthatgirl7Jul 22, 2023

‘There’s nothing American about promoting violence’: country star Jason Aldean criticised for anti-protest song

Try That in a Small Town features lyrics threatening violence against protesters and has been removed from Country Music Television, but Aldean says it is a celebration of community

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/19/country-star-jason-aldean-try-that-in-a-small-town-song

‘There’s nothing American about promoting violence’: country star Jason Aldean criticised for anti-protest song

Try That in a Small Town features lyrics threatening violence against protesters and has been removed from Country Music Television, but Aldean says it is a celebration of community

The Guardian
Show threadBardfinnJul 23, 2023

For those unaware — or who don’t keep up —

Jason Aldean is also the one who sang that “transgender people is not a real ontological category” — which, if you know biology and you know history, is an exact quote from the Nazis, who built the genocide of millions out of the notion of “Entarte” — usually translated to English as “Degenerate” but which literally translates as “without ontological category”.

He openly called for genocide of transgender people. Conservatives ate it up.

He and his record label and fans are all a part of a violent extremist hate group.

Show threadshalafiJul 23, 2023

I’ve read the lyrics and listened to the song. What are you on about? Is it not enough to merely recognize the song (and the video’s setting!?) as racist? Are the dog whistles so lowkey that you have to make shit up?

I’m guessing Jason Aldean has never pronounced the word “ontological” or “entarte”, let alone sang it. Just how smart are you saying this guy is?

Show threadChalky_Pockets
Just curious, do you feel triggered by Aldean being called out because you like bigotry, or do you just have really shitty taste in music and the delusion that your favorite cuntry star must be a good person?
Jul 23, 2023 at 7:38pmWeb
Show threadshalafiJul 23, 2023

triggered by Aldean being called out

What in the world on you on about? Never heard his name until this shit came up. The only country I listen to is much older stuff, I have no awareness of modern country, at all.

We’re talking about an in-your-face racist song, and now suddenly it’s about trans folks?! The trans community is trod upon quite well enough with finding digs on them where it doesn’t exist.

Show threadsafetyvestcoloredcatJul 23, 2023

Never heard his name until this shit came up.

Sure, that’s why you’re hell-bent on defending him.

Show threadshalafiJul 24, 2023

You’re hell bent on insisting that I am. Been here 1 solid day. Have a look at my comment history. Come back and tell me I’m a racist, conservative, jack-booted thug.

Here’s a starter comment, on me, enjoy:

old.lemmy.world/comment/[email protected]