WATCH: Country music star sticks up for Jason Aldean, slams ‘keyboard warrior’ critics with epic takedown and new song…
Over the weekend, country music star Brantley Gilbert passionately expressed his thoughts to his audience about the attacks on fellow country star Jason Aldean, reflecting on the current state of society where he lamented the fact that “we don’t live in a world where people get punched in the face anymore.”
Gilbert was, of course, referring to the controversy surrounding fellow country music star Jason Aldean’s new hit single “Try That in a Small Town.” The song speaks about ordinary neighbors supporting each other when confronted with violent crime or unpatriotic protests.
Gilbert attributed the outrage to “keyboard warriors” who lack the firsthand experience of standing up for their beliefs in public. He expressed frustration over how these online critics can misconstrue the song’s message without understanding the real-life context of such situations.
So I got mad as hell the other night over this Aldean thing and I thought I was going to tweet something, or something, but I realized I don’t have the password for any of my social media. So I decided to write them sum bitches a song, I hope y’all like it,” said Gilbert before launching into his latest ballad called “Bury Me Upside Down.”
One of my pet peeves is we live in a society nowadays where people don’t get punched in the face anymore. Just a bunch of keyboard warriors hiding behind cell phones and laptops,” Gilbert noted further.
As one of the boldest Nashville stars, Gilbert has been a prominent figure in the protests against Bud Light for embracing “woke” marketing strategies.
Onstage, he has demonstrated his disapproval by smashing bottles of the brew as the brand introduced camouflage-printed cans and offered free beer in what he sees as misguided attempts to appeal to certain trends and ideologies.
