Pop Country Really Sucks...

I don't listen to, "Pop" country.  Think it sucks.  I admire all Taylor Swift has accomplished, but I won't buy her albums.  Kenny Chesney does some catchy tunes, but he's three decades behind, Jimmy Buffett.  So he needs to stick to corn fields and high school football, and let the pros handle, "Trop Rock".

Then there is, Brad Paisley.  I only know about this guy cause when I'm really bored in the afternoon while waiting to go to a doctor's appointment or something else, I have been known to turn on GAC.  The songs mostly suck, but the girls are pretty, and it's mindless entertainment for a few minutes.

He's done some funny videos.  And I've heard some funny songs by him.  But he always impressed me as a kind of, "Novelty Act".  He'll sing you a funny song about his box of cigars being destroyed in, "a series of small fires", and shit like that.  And he's a pretty good guitar player.  But not exactly a musical heavy weight.

Other than that?  I don't know shit about this guy.

Now, it appears that he has produced the WORST song EVER, with, "Accidental Racist".  I TIRED to go watch it tonight on line, but even YouTube has pulled it!  How F***** Up does what you posted have to be to get pulled from, YouTube?  That is just wrong.

I saw him on the Leno show, and I think the guy was sincere about his wanting to bring rap and country together.  I don't really believe this guy IS a racist.  But boy, he sure missed the boat on this.

He was about a mile off when he tried to copy RUN/DMC and Aerosmith getting together for, "Walk This Way".  And I only can say this from the TINY parts of the song I HAVE heard.

If Steven Colbert is kicking your ass?  Your ass needs to be kicked.  I'm just sayin...

So, that being said, and as much as I try to follow pop culture, I had no idea where, Brad Paisley is from.  When he wasn't controversial?  No one else did, either.

Now?  Every story about this starts with, "Country singer, Brad Paisley, from WEST VIRGINIA..."

Fuck.

Between this and those idiots in that show about drunk teenagers, dying?  Really?  Can we ever live down our reputation?

My father was a rocket scientist!  His brother, Toby was a school counselor with a Master's Degree and a high school baseball coach that coached, John Kroc to MLB!  My mother had a teaching degree from WVU.

I have taken my kids back there many times, and explained to them their, "Hillbilly Heritage" and the Scotch/Irish folks who settled this part of the country.  I'm PROUD to be from West Virginia.  And I'm proud my kids know about West Virginia's role in this country's history.  After all, we WERE the Virginia on the RIGHT side of history.

And now?  What are we known for?  Being poor, too right wing, less teeth than any other state, and, Brad Paisley.  Oh, and coal.  I forgot about the coal.  Maybe cause I never SAW a coal mine until I was in my 20's and drove to Central Utah.  No coal in MY part of West Virginia.  Only mountains, and trees and beauty.

So, thanks, Mr. Paisley for making us all look bad again.  I know you didn't mean it, I understand what you were trying to do, and I appreciate your effort.  But man, you are really, really clueless.

I guess that's a statement about the West Virginia schools...

Oh, I need to stop it!

Bottom line.  NOT all West Virginians are racist.  But many are.  Not all West Virginians are uneducated.  But a lot are.  Not all West Virginians are right wing, gun nuts.  But, well, truth be know?  MOST are.  I have to admit.

But I'm a West Virginian, and I'm WELL educated, as were my parents, and I'm a left wing, Liberal, Democrat.  Who loves guns and has a lot of them.

So don't be too hard on West Virginia or Brad Paisley.  I think he fucked up.  But I think he MEANT well. Just sayin...