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Jason Aldean once again defended his controversial music video for 'Try That in a Small Town' after critics deemed it 'pro-lynching' and accused the country music star of trying to incite violence. In addition to some lyrics, critics were notably upset that the video included scenes of a Tennessee courthouse where a Black teenager was lynched in 1927 after he was accused of assaulting a white 16-year-old girl.
The lyrics include lines such as “Cuss out a cop, spit in his face/ Stomp on the flag and light it up/ Yeah, ya think you’re tough. Well try that in a small town see how far ya make it down the road/’round here we take care of our own.” The music video also features scenes of the American flag being burned and news clips of Black Lives Matter protests projected onto the Tennessee courthouse.
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