Can we all take a moment to applaud the king of podcasting, Joe Rogan?
He’s got more sense in his podcast microphone than most folks have in their whole bodies.
Our man Joe has once again hit the nail on the head, highlighting the hypocrisy of cancel culture and its double standards.
So, here’s the tea: the country music industry has its knickers in a twist over Jason Aldean’s song “Try That in a Small Town”.
The powers-that-be at CMT have even gone so far as to yank it from their rotation.
Now, Rogan isn’t saying it’s the next “Stairway to Heaven”.
Far from it.
But the level of outrage it has sparked is about as overblown as a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon.
While folks are frothing at the mouth over Aldean’s song, they seem to have conveniently forgotten about the countless rap and hip-hop tracks that glorify violence and objectify women.
Funny, that.
Almost like there’s a double standard at play, wouldn’t you say?
And it’s not like these are obscure tracks from the annals of musical history.
No, sir.
We’re talking fresh, hot-off-the-press tunes here.
But they don’t seem to be under the cancel culture magnifying glass. I wonder why…
Watch Joe’s raw honesty for yourself:
Joe Rogan Pushes Back on the Jason Aldean Critics
"The level of outrage coming from people that are upset about that song is so strange when there are hundreds of rap songs out there that are infinitely worse, and also enjoyable…and no complaints at all"@joerogan… pic.twitter.com/GZHOZNHjcU
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) July 26, 2023
Ep 475 @Jason_Aldean EXPOSES The Liberal Mindset as Racist With New Hit Song "Try That in a Small Town" #joerogan sits down with @GadSaad and discusses the outrage in the mainstream media. Stay Strong @Jason_Aldean pic.twitter.com/lDJEhfEzVl
— Coach Colin (@iamcoachcolin) July 26, 2023
So Jason Aldean is catching A LOT of shit for his new song because of the lyrics in this video.
Let’s highlight some music lyrics that aren’t causing any controversy and see why that might be. Shall we?
• DMX: ‘If you got a daughter older than 15, I’mma rape her/Take her on… pic.twitter.com/IAJoCMWvXw
— Amiri King (@AmiriKing) July 19, 2023
To paraphrase Rogan: there’s a lot of wild s*** out there.
So, why the obsession with Aldean’s song? Could it be the racial aspect, perchance?
Why are folks so quick to castigate a country song while turning a blind eye to the real, on-the-ground issues that arose during the BLM protests?
And therein lies the million-dollar question.
Good on Rogan for shining a light on this hypocrisy.
Maybe one day, cancel culture will finally get cancelled.
But until then, we need more voices like Rogan’s to speak up and keep things real.
It’s high time the silent majority makes some noise.
The New York Post confirms Joe Rogan coming to Aldean’s defense:
Rogan marveled at the selective outrage over this country song.
“I’m not saying that’s the greatest song the world has ever known, but the level of outrage coming from people that are upset about that song is so strange when there are hundreds of rap songs out there that are infinitely worse,” Rogan said, adding that rap songs were still “enjoyable.”
His guest, Canadian professor Gad Saad responded saying some rap songs promote misogyny and glorify violence.
“Mhmm, no complaints at all,” Rogan agreed.
“And we’re not even talking about old stuff, there’s new stuff too, there’s hip-hop, there’s wild rock songs, there’s a lot of wild s–t,” noting how strange people were to be “focusing” on Aldean’s song.
Rogan questioned the “racial aspect” of the song.
“The racial aspect of it was crazy, because the real Antifa problems that were happening during the BLM, I think there was a lot of white people doing that wasn’t it? It was a lot of lost liberal whites who are very angry, who decided to take up this movement and smash things,” he said.
“So the racial aspect of it, there’s nothing racial about the lyrics,” he added.
Let’s dive headfirst into the morass of hypocrisy, shall we?
It’s a stinky pool where the self-righteous love to splash about while ignoring the muck they’re really swimming in.
And it’s not like we’re talking about some obscure deep tracks here.
We’re dealing with tunes that are topping the charts, getting airtime on prime-time radio.
But for some reason, it’s Aldean’s song that’s come under the cancel culture guillotine.
Can anyone say, “hypocrisy”?
Jason Aldeans song “Try that in a small town.” Is really pissing off the liberal left whack jobs! Isn’t that wonderful??? Meanwhile take a look at the lyrics of some rap songs, doesn’t bother them one bit.. the hypocrisy is hilarious!!!😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/wibFbsrXQk
— Tommy Morisson (@morisson_tommy) July 22, 2023
If you want to see the definition of hypocrisy, look at how the left is freaking out over Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town, but are completely silent on rap songs that advocate murder, rape and robbery.
— REAL OFFICERS 🇺🇸 (@realofficers) July 21, 2023
The hypocrisy is mind numbing. This is a tiny snapshot of the lunacy. There are rap songs way more controversial than Jason Aldean'. pic.twitter.com/361hSAolWV
— We The People (@lainey116) July 25, 2023
"Rolling Stone Attempts to Shut Down the Jason Aldean Discussion When Hypocrisy Is Exposed"
*The Left: "It's ok to try to silence a CW star!!!"
*Also the Left: "It's NOT ok to bring up rap/hip hop music!!!! Quit it!!!"So goes the infantile "argument" from Simon Vozick Levinson…
— Gray Wolf (@graywolf442) July 22, 2023
But wait, it gets better.
Apparently, Aldean’s song is the height of racial controversy.
Yet, as Rogan astutely pointed out, the real racial issues seen during the BLM protests—like those “lost liberal whites” wreaking havoc—somehow didn’t attract the same level of outrage.
Interesting, huh?
Rogan cuts to the chase: “There’s nothing racial about the lyrics.”
So, why the selective outrage?
The Western Journal provides more details:
And, perhaps most notably, many of the same people who are now decrying a song that doesn’t call for violence in any straightforward manner are the same people who have often overlooked rap and hip-hop songs that explicitly call for violence in the most bloodthirsty, outrageous terms — something Spotify podcaster Joe Rogan pointed out on a show this week.
Rogan noted during an episode with Canadian psychologist and academic Gad Saad that “people are upset at the country music channel” CMT over the video for “Try That in a Small Town,” which it has pulled from its rotation.
“The level of outrage — like, now, I’m not saying that’s the greatest song the world’s ever known, you know?” he continued. “But, the level of outrage coming from people that are upset about that song is so strange when there are hundreds of rap songs out there that are infinitely worse — and also enjoyable. And no, no complaints at all.”
“Misogynistic. Qualifying violence –” Saad said.
“Yeah — and no complaints at all,” Rogan responded.
He added that “we’re not even talking about old stuff. There’s new stuff too. There’s, there’s, there’s hip hop. There’s wild rock songs. There’s a lot of wild s***. And to be focusing on that one — and it’s the racial aspect of it. It was crazy because like the real antifa problems that were happening during the BLM, I think it was a lot of white people doing that, wasn’t it?”
Now, that’s a plot twist that would give M. Night Shyamalan a run for his money.
It’s time for these folks to step off their high horses and take a long, hard look in the mirror.
Because the only thing more nauseating than hypocrisy is the stench of faux moral superiority.
Do we really trust these people to lecture us about morality?
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