Jason Aldean Shooting Music Video at 1927 Lynching Site Sparks Backlash

[DAPUNISHER]

I have no idea who this dude is. My only knowledge about him, is that he's the dude that was on stage, and had to run for safety during his set, at the Las Vegas massacre.

I should add a politically based comment I suppose. He is pandering to his fan base, nothing new for musicians. NWA wasn't exactly endearing themselves to main street America with songs like Fuck The Police BITD. It did however widen their exposure far beyond what their genre of music would have allowed on its own. This dude seems to be leveraging the same - there is no such thing as bad publicity tactic.

 

[tweaker2]

So frame this as a backdrop to Aldean's music vid and well, it all becomes pretty clear doesn't it?

"But he became outspoken about his right-wing views during Trump’s presidency. He has attended a party at Mar-a-Lago with Trump, posted a photo where his children wore anti-President Biden T-shirts, and praised fans at a 2021 concert in New York for not wearing masks during a coronavirus surge.
His wife, Brittany, has shared similar political views on social media, including a post showing Vice President Harris pushing Biden out of a wheelchair and off a cliff."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2023/07/20/jason-aldean-song-video-pulled-cmt-controversy/

Trump clearly brought out millions of his supporter's true feelings about how racist they are, and now that country music has been further associated with this mentality via Aldean's dog whistle attempt at "self-expressing his political beliefs" well, it's left to be seen how this is going to affect this genre's popularity. Personally speaking, there's some country music out there that was quite entertaining for the story telling it made that was apolitical in nature.

Example:

 

[Perknose]

Normal people everywhere approve his message.

So many "normal" people "everywhere" are racist -- many out of profound ignorance, some out of pure race hatred, and others out of sheer stupidity. Which are you, Mr. "Normal" person?

 

[HomerJS]

There are so many people who disagree with that assumption and I don't have to try very hard to find them. Normal people everywhere approve his message. I love how liberals attack people who disagree with them in an attempt to dissuade them from their opinions. I reject them just as I do the magites.

I'm about to show everyone how dishonest you are being about this message.

There is a phrase in the song about them being against "cussing at the cops". Why didn't they include clips from Jan 6 of people cussing at cops and beating them within an inch of their lives??

Square that circle for all of us.

Or is that kind of behavior fine for a small town as long as it isn't darkies committing those acts?

 

[Puffnstuff]

Well since you're getting yourselves all worked up just keep your blood pressure meds close by.

 

[HomerJS]

Well since you're getting yourselves all worked up just keep your blood pressure meds close by.

In other words you can't square it. This video is a pro lynching message meant only to apply to a certain kind of people.

Again using my example square that circle if you can.

 

[APU_Fusion]

Well since you're getting yourselves all worked up just keep your blood pressure meds close by.

Weak. You are weak. You have no answer so you deflect. Loser coward. Easy enough to put on ignore. It is sad to see such pathetic trolling from weak mental midgets. You do you boo (and make sure to donate your paycheck to Trump 👍) what a sad life you must live inside your head lol

 

[Puffnstuff]

OMG I'm so in shambles over losing your approval......LOLOL

 

[tweaker2]

I'm about to show everyone how dishonest you are being about this message.

There is a phrase in the song about them being against "cussing at the cops". Why didn't they include clips from Jan 6 of people cussing at cops and beating them within an inch of their lives??

Square that circle for all of us.

Or is that kind of behavior fine for a small town as long as it isn't darkies committing those acts?

Excellent point. But seeing as if Aldean has already made his racist attitude known from his prior behavior that clearly expressed his racism in no uncertain terms, it's now just a matter of how much of a Lindell Pillow Puke Puffer he wants to make of himself and deal with the fact that he's never more going to be considered "a nice friendly guy" from outside of his circle of fellow hate-mongering racists.

 

[Moonbeam]

A big problem with being a bigot is that other people will make you pay for it. Now we have a newly famous champion asshole song writer and singer. Have fun with it.

 

[HomerJS]

I prefer the phrase “held accountable”. It gives pricks like JA his 1A while hanging his racism on a lantern.

IMO “making him pay” is blaming others for his dirtbagness

 

[darkswordsman17]

Whatever you have to tell yourself. Look it’s not the first time you’ve directly supported or made bigoted comments here. I stand by my original comment.

Yes and don't take the trollbait. That poster literally turned right wing nutjob because he shit his pants over some made up fear. Calling him a chickenshit would be too nice, as chicken shit has more fortitude than him.

 

[Luna1968]

They pulled the video off CMT, have you not paid any attention?
Here is the site.
https://www.cmt.com/
He is not on there , anywhere.
By number 1, are you saying this?

oh please try to keep up. or just ry harder.

 

[Perknose]

Oh Jason, we always suspected!

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1683136953221251073

 

[Viper1j]

Fuck him. Sideways. With a pineapple covered in hot sauce.

Did you do this?

 

[HomerJS]

oh please try to keep up. or just ry harder.
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Since you are one of the people who claim the message in JA's video is not pro lynching maybe you can answer my question from post #54

There is a phrase in the song about them being against "cussing at the cops". Why didn't they include clips from Jan 6 of people cussing at cops and beating them within an inch of their lives??

Square that circle for all of us.

Or is that kind of behavior fine for a small town as long as it isn't darkies committing those acts?

 

[pmv]

Strikes me that many, if not most, of the places on this list are "small towns".

List of school shootings in the United States by death toll - Wikipedia

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[UNCjigga]

I’ll take Aldean and the video director at their word that they had no clue the courthouse was a lynching site. It’s a bit asinine to assume there was any intent behind the filming location.

That said, it’s a shitty pandering country song from someone who’s never lived in a small town. Interspersing BLM/protest footage tells me they knew exactly what kind of people and what kind of justice they’re advocating for, and Aldean can go fuck off. But as someone who doesn’t give a shit about country music, I really don’t care—and I think most media-types pretending to be outraged [who also don’t listen to country] can go fuck right off too.

 

[skyking]

I picked an NPR reference up here and went looking for an article.
This puts it in the context of a long history of songs and literature depicting rural -----> urban.
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/22/1188908968/jason-aldean-small-town-vs-city

 

[MrSquished]

I have no idea who this dude is. My only knowledge about him, is that he's the dude that was on stage, and had to run for safety during his set, at the Las Vegas massacre.

I should add a politically based comment I suppose. He is pandering to his fan base, nothing new for musicians. NWA wasn't exactly endearing themselves to main street America with songs like Fuck The Police BITD. It did however widen their exposure far beyond what their genre of music would have allowed on its own. This dude seems to be leveraging the same - there is no such thing as bad publicity tactic.

I don't think you could compare that guy to NWA whatsoever. I mean as far as I know the members of NWA did come from poor black neighborhoods and most definitely suffered at the hands of police and saw tons of their brothers and sisters being abused by the police. That song hadn't merit for them, I don't think there's a good comparison there.

 

[Moonbeam]

Nothing new about feelings of inferiority being projected onto town size. Anybody who has been to the ballet knows a cod piece when they see one.

Cowboy hats and boots, tattoos, muscles, short sleeves and manspreading all signs of feelings of inferiority.

 

[HomerJS]

I’ll take Aldean and the video director at their word that they had no clue the courthouse was a lynching site. It’s a bit asinine to assume there was any intent behind the filming location.

That said, it’s a shitty pandering country song from someone who’s never lived in a small town. Interspersing BLM/protest footage tells me they knew exactly what kind of people and what kind of justice they’re advocating for, and Aldean can go fuck off. But as someone who doesn’t give a shit about country music, I really don’t care—and I think most media-types pretending to be outraged [who also don’t listen to country] can go fuck right off too.

I don't buy that they didn't know. That's how dog whistles are executed giving them denialbility with the claim, "we didn't mention race"

Even if they didn't know it gives more of a reason the tell the full story of this nations abuse. Following article says we need historical markers at these lynching sites so people will be aware. IMO this should also be taught in school.

BTW - I can't figure out the benefit of lynching so I'll leave that up to Florida.

The grim history of the courthouse in Jason Aldean’s new music video

The music video for Aldean's song “Try That in a Small Town” features the site of a Black teen’s lynching in 1927.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[pmv]

I picked an NPR reference up here and went looking for an article.
This puts it in the context of a long history of songs and literature depicting rural -----> urban.
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/22/1188908968/jason-aldean-small-town-vs-city

Funny how it's directly countered by the long history of songs expressing the desire/need to get out of a (stifling) small town and move to a city.

Had me composing a playlist

Don't Look Back (Fine Young Cannibals)
Smalltown Boy (Bronski Beat)
We Gotta Get Outta this Place (The Animals)
Fast Car (Tracy Chapman)
A Town Called Malice (The Jam)

 

[hal2kilo]

Funny how it's directly countered by the long history of songs expressing the desire/need to get out of a (stifling) small town and move to a city.

Had me composing a playlist

Don't Look Back (Fine Young Cannibals)
Smalltown Boy (Bronski Beat)
We Gotta Get Outta this Place (The Animals)
Fast Car (Tracy Chapman)
A Town Called Malice (The Jam)

All my grandparents figured that out at the turn of the 20th century.

 

[IronWing]

Funny how it's directly countered by the long history of songs expressing the desire/need to get out of a (stifling) small town and move to a city.

Had me composing a playlist

Don't Look Back (Fine Young Cannibals)
Smalltown Boy (Bronski Beat)
We Gotta Get Outta this Place (The Animals)
Fast Car (Tracy Chapman)
A Town Called Malice (The Jam)

Fast Car is about getting out an urban slum.