Country singer Jason Aldean’s song “Try That in a Small Town” has received immense backlash as being ‘racist’ and ‘pro-lynching.’ After his song was pulled from the airwaves, the singer finally responded to the accusations leveled against him.
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CMT pulled the music video from Jason Aldean’s song “Try That in a Small Town” because of accusations that the song was racist and “pro-lynching.” The singer is now defending himself against all the accusations leveled against him.
“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,” the country singer said on social media.
“These references are not only meritless, but dangerous,” he further added.
The music video had been running for three days before CMT pulled it off the airwaves, according to reports. While they did decide not to air it any longer, they have declined to comment on their motivation to do so.
The music video in question showed Aldean performing the controversial song in front of Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, with an American flag draped on the entrance.
After the video was released last week, keen observers pointed out that the location held historical significance as it was the same where in the 1920s, an 18-year-old African-American man named Henry Choate was lynched.
Visual footage is shown of protesters burning the American flags while going head-to-head with police officers though it is unclear where the footage is exactly from.
“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,” Aldean says in the song’s lyrics.
“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,” the lyrics say…CONTINUE READING