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 :)

The fact that this is down voted… hey guys maybe listen to the actual song so you can hear how this is very obviously an entire new verse, and the gun is not related to the flag burning? Why do we care more about bashing the song than being actually correct?

Knee jerk, probably. People see the first line and don’t bother to read the rest without carrying over the initial reaction.

Which, that’s the humor of it. You start out with a jarring intro, switch to a lighthearted part, and finish with a wink and a smile. Alas, a lot of people can’t let go of their first reaction in text like they would in person. Kinda silly, but this is the internet lol.