TikToker who debunked Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video receives racist, violent hate mail

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TikToker who debunked Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video receives racist, violent hate mail - Lemmy.world

Since countering Aldean’s claim the video only contains “real news footage,” Destinee Stark has received a wave of hateful messages from defenders of the song.

Stomp on the flag and light it up
Yeah, ya think you’re tough.
Well, try that in a small town.
See how far ya make it down the road.
Around here, we take care of our own.
You cross that line, it won’t take long.
For you to find out, I recommend you don’t.
Try that in a small town.
Got a gun that my granddad gave me

Flag burning is 1st Amendment protected free speech and he is threatening gun violence which is an actual crime.

You got it wrong.

The implied threat to use a firearm comes after that, in regards to trying to take the firearm in question, not in regards to the section quoted.

If you’re going to point out hypocrisy, point to the accurate hypocrisy :)

See how far you make it down the road because he has a gun…

I mean this song is dumb as fuck but the quote is misleading.

That last line is the start of a second verses focusing on how you can’t take his granpappy’s gun - it’s not part of a continued threat from the first verse

Yes the implied violence and the introduction of grandpas gun are purely coincidental! How misleading of OP!

It is misleading. The second verse literally has its own implied threat.

Got a gun that my granddad gave me They say one day they’re gonna round up Well, that shit might fly in the city, good luck

Just because the second verse literally has its own implied threat does not mean the first verse is unrelated. In songs and paragraphs adjacent sentences are typically related- its how English works- but I can't speak for all languages.
It’s not “unrelated”. It’s just not part of the same shitty statement. It’s part of a different shitty statement.