đ„Smokin' Hotđ„ 'Try That in a Small Town' Sparks Outrage
Country music singer Jason Aldean has angered some folks who deem his hit song, âTry That in a Small Town,â racist. Iâm no country music fan, but Iâm even less of a fan of those who continue to use race to attack some peopleâs character and keep other people wee-weed up. Thereâs no racist message in the lyrics to this smokinâ hot song, but there is a stone-cold serious one.
Some would say itâs the video-lyrics combo that oozes racism. I say the video reinforces the importance of what is being conveyed. Of course, it does; thatâs the point. And yet, thereâs no racism.
This is a song calling out the horror of people using unfortunate circumstances to burn down cities and businesses and, as the saying goes, âact a foolâ under the guise of the right to protest. Itâs saying try to do the elderly dirty in our neck of the woods, and youâll run into people who ainât having it. Itâs a message to people who dishonor the American flag and attack our law enforcement. Itâs a reminder to the government gun-grabbers that the Second Amendment is in full force, and theyâre not surrendering their right to âkeep and bear arms,â their means of protecting themselves and those they call âour own.â
Take a look and listen:
âTry That in a Small Townâ is an explicit message of hometown values and what we used to call common sense but now, people want to call that racism because, you know, everything is racism. This is not a racist song; this is what manliness is supposed to look likeâbefore we started encouraging boys and men to chop off their genitals. Itâs how community members should feel about one another. Itâs the melodic version of the much simpler, âI got your back.â Maybe in the city, folks pull out their cell phones and stand there recording someone getting jacked, but this is about those who do something, who step up and defend.
But, Adrienne, donât you know where the video was filmed?
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