Jason Aldean has been making some waves in country music and a lot of people have said his latest song 'Try That In A Small Town' is hateful and it was implied it supported lynching. CMT pulled the video from rotation and people are talking about the song even more.
NEW: Country Music Television has pulled Jason Aldean’s music video ‘Try That In A Small Town’ in response to media outrage.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 19, 2023
In the music video, Aldean calls out left-wing violence, specifically violence against law enforcement.
Apparently this is ‘controversial’ and hateful… pic.twitter.com/Jq9D678s6G
CMT has been going a little off the deep end lately. The last CMT music awards did NOT focus on their audience base that is for certain and it seems they are all too happy to continue to pretend like the people who listen to country music are not from small rural areas.
Yes, other people listen as well, but the base of country has always been the story-telling and a strong small-town America thread runs through most of it.
CMT has confirmed that, after initially airing Jason Aldean’s highly controversial music video for 'Try That in a Small Town,' the network pulled the contentious clip from the air on Monday. https://t.co/t4GO1XUIHs
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 19, 2023
CMT did not really comment much about WHY they pulled the song but the chatter online is that BLM and other Left-leaning organizations said the song was controversial. Some also said that the song is racist and pro-lynching.
We could find nothing to support that claim but we did see some on other social media platforms that said the video was filmed at a courthouse in Tennessee where an African-American man named Henry Choate was lynched in 1927. How in the world was anyone supposed to know that?
Call us crazy but, we really do not think Jason Aldean said 'YO let's find a place where a dude was lynched and film there!'
We do not think Mr. Aldean is going to be in too much financial trouble over this move by CMT.
He’ll never recover pic.twitter.com/mKU3VzQBZ9
— 🫃🏼💉🇺🇦Hollaria Briden, Esq. & Ally (@HollyBriden) July 19, 2023
Many pointed out that it might be a big mistake for CMT.
CMT about to go Bud Light.
— John C. Barry (@ShrinkGov) July 19, 2023
Maybe, but CMT has openly ignored its audience for a very long time and the thing they have going for them is that they are one of the only country-based video stations on TV. Hopefully, with all of the alternative options to watch and listen to music out now, they can be taken down a peg or two.
His song just became more popular than ever. He’ll make millions.
— Mag Wildwood (@MagWildwood1) July 19, 2023
We are not the biggest of country music fans, but we hope he does just for all of the nonsense they are putting him through.
Can someone point to the pro-lynching lyric in “Try That In a Small Town”?
— Dr Strangetweet Or How I Learned To Love The RT (@lone_rides) July 19, 2023
I mean, I don’t think Jason Aldean is a Democrat so he wouldn’t lynch anyone.
NOPE. There is no lyric or imagery that points to being PRO-LYNCHING. Like we said we just found that one random thread on a different platform that we are not even going to give oxygen because it is so silly.
Just watched it. What exactly has people upset? Because it seems ok to me. https://t.co/mRXY31UUSS
— Ian Hollandsworth (@IanHollandswort) July 19, 2023
It looked fine. It was mostly all real news footage and then just him singing but we live in the age of LET US ALL BE OFFENDED ALL OF THE TIME so here we are.
Jason Aldean did respond to the controversy.
In the past 24 hours I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song (a song that has been out since May) and was subject to the comparison that I (direct quote) was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests. These references are not only meritless, but dangerous.…
— Jason Aldean (@Jason_Aldean) July 18, 2023
He had lots of support.
I just listened to your song! It’s amazing and I love it. Don’t worry about what all these other people are saying about it. It’s so excellent and heartfelt song.
— CBear (@GoldenWing2022) July 19, 2023
There are plenty of people of all races in those small towns, living together and helping each other through all sorts of tough times.
— matt dooley (@mdooley) July 18, 2023
There's also plenty of black gun owners, and they're not willing to give up their 2A rights any more than their white friends.
We can affirm that. This writer grew up in a very small town, everyone did own a gun, and every one no matter the race would protect and help each other if and when it was needed.
Hey there @Jason_Aldean your song is meaningful & beautiful. The left has bastardized the word racist beyond any logic. The left are a miserable bunch.
— ♥️🇺🇸 𝓒𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓪 🇮🇹♥️ (@CB618444) July 19, 2023
This is true. The Left always pushes everything too far. As Twitchy has told you recently, both exercise and sleep are racist now so why not 'living in a small town and being willing to look out for your neighbors'?
Uggh. The Left is so obnoxious. Go on and watch the video 'Try That In A Small Town' by Jason Aldean. It will make the Left mad and it is worth it just for that.
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