
Jason Aldean got involved in America’s silly culture war after Country Music Television removed the video for his controversial song “Try That In A Small Town” from its platform. Because the MAGA Nuts and the “Respect My Rights” crowd are sensitive little cherubs, they’re complaining about the takedown while dragging Garth Brooks into the beef.
Let’s take our time with this one.
Jason Aldean, a popular country music star who once notched a big hit with Ludacris, has gone on to sell millions of for Nashville, Tenn’s Broken Bow Records. His latest single, “Try That In A Small Town,” pretends to be a song about the resilience of working-class America but the video makes no secret of its nefarious aims. It is a vehicle to take shots at the perceived lawlessness in big cities, most especially protests against police and public demonstrations decrying racism.
We usually don’t center tweets from goofballs in the body of a story but here’s an example of what the minds of proud Americans are focused on instead of, we don’t know, human decency and common sense, maybe?
CMT removes Jason Aldean new song because of the violent scenes in his video, which is actual news footage of the riots that happened during the "summer of love"
But let's have Garth Brooks & Brad Paisley come out and support Ukraine while they're blowing up their own people. pic.twitter.com/5OnVQ9CNvZ
— Shipwreck (@shipwreckshow) July 19, 2023
Here are the lyrics and hook for “Try That In A Small Town”:
Sucker punch somebody on a sidewalk
Carjack an old lady at a red light
Pull a gun on the owner of a liquor store
Ya think it’s cool, well, act a fool if ya like
Cuss out a cop, spit in his face
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
It is clear what Aldean is communicating and the video, reportedly shot in front of a former site where lynchings took place, speaks to the fragility of white conservative America and the silly attack on the “Woke Left” or whatever else these nutballs come up with.
Tacked onto Aldean’s controversy is some discussion from the MAGA weirdos about Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood. Over a year ago, Brooks and Yearwood made a public appeal to help refugees caught up in the ravages of war in Ukraine. That video was resurfaced and the strawman arguments have only intensified.
Adding to this, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made an explosive goof even by his lowly standards after sharing an article from the satirical website Dunning-Kruger-Times (which should’ve been a dead giveaway but here we are). The article was about a fictional moment featuring Brooks being booed offstage for supporting Bud Light. Before deleting the tweet, Gov. Abbott used the tired phrase “Go Woke. Go Broke.”
On Twitter, the dumbassery of MAGA is on full display over Jason Aldean, Garth Brooks, and all things ‘MURRICA. Check out the reactions below.
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Watching people melt down because Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood are advocating for people to help refugees in Ukraine who have had their homes, hospitals and schools indiscriminately bombed by invading Russian forces, while these same people also pretend to care about humanity,… pic.twitter.com/aCaMrUQ4yD
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) July 20, 2023
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BREAKING: CMAs Replaces Garth Brooks with Jason Aldean: "He's More in Tune With Country Values."
Do you support their decision to bump Brooks for Aldean?https://t.co/sp352j8wi8
— America’s Last Line Of Defense (@TheRealALLOD) July 18, 2023
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Not all country music fans support or think like Jason Aldean. Two of our biggest selling artists of all time are Willie Nelson & Garth Brooks after all.
— Cortney McKee for Arkansas (@MckeeCortney) July 19, 2023
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Jason Aldean shot this at the site where a white lynch mob strung Henry Choate up at the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tenn., after dragging his body through the streets with a car in 1927.
That's where Aldean chose to sing about murdering people who don't respect police. https://t.co/gBL7FlaBS2 pic.twitter.com/eGfmMc8HAI
— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) July 17, 2023
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Don't let Jason Aldean define country for you.
Garth Brooks wrote a pro-gay anthem.
Reba McEntire sang about a poor girl who turned to sex work to care for her family.
Loretta Lynn sang about women's freedom and "The Pill."
Mickey Guyton sang about being "Black Like Me."
— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) July 18, 2023
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Hey, @Jason_Aldean, thanks for writing a song that expresses perfectly how the "Gunrack, achin'-back Overtaxed, flag-wavin', Fun-lovin' crowd" feels about those who want to transform America. He's pretty good, wouldn't you say @garthbrooks?
— Steve Randall
(@Randall_Steve) July 20, 2023
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Country music is NOT in a good place. Imagine going from Johnny Cash and Garth Brooks to Jason Aldean. When it's all done and said, this time period of the genre will be considered a low point. That's what happens when you switch from the Chicks to racist country bros. pic.twitter.com/F4PI7wjJcm
— EarthWitch ⓥ
(@EarthWitch10) July 19, 2023
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CMT banned Garth Brooks’ music video for The Thunder Rolls in 1991 for highlighting domestic violence.
Banned Rascal Flatt’s music video for I Melt in 2003 for showing slight nudity.
Banned Jason Aldean’s music video for Try That In A Small Town in 2023 for racist violence. pic.twitter.com/uGA5xR8IiX
— Carly is writing Apocalypse Child (she/her) (@carlymbutton) July 19, 2023
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The satirical article looked to have been inspired partly by comments Brooks had made while discussing the opening of his upcoming Nashville bar. https://t.co/ggcnuJhJzZ
— snopes.com (@snopes) July 20, 2023
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I’ll take @garthbrooks over @Jason_Aldean any damn day!
— 8thGeneration (@8thGenz) July 20, 2023
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Pretty sure Jason Aldean is the exact kind of @$$hole Garth Brooks was talking about.
— Angela Dillon (@AngelaDillon) July 18, 2023
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I don't know Jason Aldean. My version of country music is Garth Brooks. If there is something worse than a racist, is people who are so opposed to accepting that they are racists, they spend their lives trying to prove to everyone, most of all themselves, that they are not.
— Metamorphosis
Rox (@MetamorphosisRx) July 19, 2023

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