Jason Aldean responds to backlash over 'Try That In A Small Town' as CMT pulls it from its rotation

"There is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it -- and there isn't a single video clip that isn't real news footage -- and while I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music, this one goes too far," Aldean continued.Jason Aldean

While Aldean said "Try That In A Small Town" is about the "feeling of a community I had growing up, where we took care of our neighbors, regardless of differences of background or belief," some online have pointed out why they feel the song and its accompanying music video are both problematic. "Jason Aldean simply wants to return to a time in America when 'good old boys' could shoot or beat the s--- out of people who they didn't think belonged in their town," Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America,In two verses of the song, Aldean sings: "Sucker punch somebody on a sidewalk / Carjack an old lady at a red light / Pull a gun on the owner of a liquor store / Ya think it's cool, well, act a fool if ya like / Cuss out a...

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