Posted on 02/07/2024 3:46:14 PM PST by where's_the_Outrage?
Country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor Toby Keith passed away on Monday night at his home in Oklahoma, after a prolonged battle with stomach cancer since the fall of 2021. He was 62 years old at the time of his demise.
Trigger warning: This article has references to lynching and racism. Readers' discretion is advised.
The official statement from his family read:
"Toby Keith passed peacefully last night on February 5th surrounded by his family. He fought his fight with grace and courage. Please respect the privacy of his family at this time."
In the wake of his death, Toby Keith's famous song Beer for My Horses has come under controversy for the racist undertone in its lyrics and mention of lynching.
An X user with the handle @RFCapsMoustache critically commented on the same. Here's what they said:
Digital content maker and photographer Destinee Stark criticized the song Try That In A Small Town by country artist Jason Aldean on her TikTok last year for its racist, pro-gun violence, and pro-lynching lyrics.
At the same time, Stark criticized Toby Keith's Beer for My Horses, saying it was hard to believe the song had ever been approved for radio play.
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Hangin them bad boys high in the street is racist? Yeah, sure.
This is a good song and this puke can go straight to hell.
FTA:
The activist then went on to read another verse where “gangsters [were] doing dirty deeds” and there was “too much corruption, [and] too much crime in the streets.” The verse ended by saying how the “long arm of the law” needed to “put a few more in the ground,” making Stark conclude how it was “literally advocating for police violence and police killings.”
So she’s saying the gangsters, corruption and crime in the streets are coming from a certain race?
The song never mentions anything of the sort.
sorry Destinee Stark criticized the song Try That In A Small Town by country artist Jason Aldean on her TikTok last year for its racist, pro-gun violence, and pro-lynching lyrics.
your race card has been declined
I suspect David Allen Coe could top that…………
Probably right
They have to lynch Willy Nelson if they lynch Toby over “Beer For My Horses.”
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