{"id":651442,"date":"2013-04-09T15:50:18","date_gmt":"2013-04-09T19:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=224336"},"modified":"2013-04-09T15:50:18","modified_gmt":"2013-04-09T19:50:18","slug":"accidental-racist-twitter-and-youtube-react-to-brad-paisley-ll-cool-j-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/651442","title":{"rendered":"Accidental Racist: Twitter And YouTube React To Brad Paisley, LL Cool J Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brad Paisley, as you probably know by now, has a new song called &#8220;Accidental Racist,&#8221; which features LL Cool J. It&#8217;s getting a lot of media attention, and generating a lot of discussion in social media. <\/p>\n<p>Good luck trying to find it on YouTube. You can find it on Spotify, if you&#8217;re so inclined. Here&#8217;s what some are saying about it on Twitter: <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>LL Cool J&#8217;s 16 bars on that &#8220;Accidental Racist&#8221; record are the equivalent of Mary J Blige&#8217;s Crispy Chicken commercial&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cthagod\/status\/321398836557930496\">April 8, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Has LL Cool J become everyone\u2019s embarrassing dad? Thorough examination by @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lindseyweber\">lindseyweber<\/a>: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/qljQEJ1nKE\" title=\"http:\/\/vult.re\/12ECw7q\">vult.re\/12ECw7q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vulture (@vulture) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vulture\/status\/321696272690069505\">April 9, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>BO-RING! You guys hear &#8220;Accidental Racist&#8221; yet? RT \u200f@<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cnn\">cnn<\/a> Worries about North Korea threat at all time high, according to new CNN poll.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Hoffman (@thebenshow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebenshow\/status\/321418100547391488\">April 9, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>The only thing I don&#8217;t understand about &#8220;Accidental Racist&#8221; is how Kid Rock had nothing to do with it.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelianblack\/status\/321409016817385472\">April 8, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Just heard Accidental Racist. Next time I hear it will definitely be accidental.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; thesarcastro (@thesarcastro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thesarcastro\/status\/321705663849959425\">April 9, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>@<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bradpaisley\">bradpaisley<\/a> @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/llcoolj\">llcoolj<\/a> i just heard Accidental Racist for 1st time &amp; cried. Beauitful honest brave song. I don&#8217;t get the &#8220;controversy?&#8221;-truth<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Penny Lusk (@CaptPirateLady) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaptPirateLady\/status\/321705636318552066\">April 9, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>I probably won&#8217;t be bumping &#8220;Accidental Racist&#8221; by Brad Paisley, but the lyrics are actually really good if you just stop &amp; listen.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Do\u00f1a Paula (@the1paula) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/the1paula\/status\/321705621797867520\">April 9, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Isn&#8217;t a non-accidental racist like the bad guys in Captain Planet, who deliberately set out to pollute just for the hell of it?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sherwin Siy (@sherwinsiy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sherwinsiy\/status\/321705348941631488\">April 9, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Is it too late for Mitch Hurwitz to add a scene to Arrested Development where GOB Bluth does an Accidental Racist song with Franklin?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Josh Spiegel (@mousterpiece) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mousterpiece\/status\/321705125200670720\">April 9, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>We are now living in a post-Accidental Racist society.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Fasullo (@adamfasullo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adamfasullo\/status\/321704955620761600\">April 9, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>class discussion in military history class went from the holocaust to Accidental Racist lol wtf<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; tloob (@tloob) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tloob\/status\/321702942224838656\">April 9, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Some of the reactions on YouTube have been interesting: <\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U7KTZ18z_nk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vbac1Hn1Hhg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tEnsUqlhDk0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KT-Ey3Kk2q8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fAAFvh39gz4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Here are the lyrics (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.azlyrics.com\/lyrics\/bradpaisley\/accidentalracist.html\">via AZLyrics<\/a>): <\/p>\n<p><em>To the man that waited on me at the Starbucks down on Main, I hope you understand<br \/>\nWhen I put on that t-shirt, the only thing I meant to say is I\u2019m a Skynyrd fan<br \/>\nThe red flag on my chest somehow is like the elephant in the corner of the south<br \/>\nAnd I just walked him right in the room<br \/>\nJust a proud rebel son with an \u2018ol can of worms<br \/>\nLookin\u2019 like I got a lot to learn but from my point of view<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m just a white man comin\u2019 to you from the southland<br \/>\nTryin\u2019 to understand what it\u2019s like not to be<br \/>\nI\u2019m proud of where I\u2019m from but not everything we\u2019ve done<br \/>\nAnd it ain\u2019t like you and me can re-write history<br \/>\nOur generation didn\u2019t start this nation<br \/>\nWe\u2019re still pickin\u2019 up the pieces, walkin\u2019 on eggshells, fightin\u2019 over yesterday<br \/>\nAnd caught between southern pride and southern blame<\/p>\n<p>They called it Reconstruction, fixed the buildings, dried some tears<br \/>\nWe\u2019re still siftin\u2019 through the rubble after a hundred-fifty years<br \/>\nI try to put myself in your shoes and that\u2019s a good place to begin<br \/>\nBut it ain\u2019t like I can walk a mile in someone else\u2019s skin<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Cause I\u2019m a white man livin\u2019 in the southland<br \/>\nJust like you I\u2019m more than what you see<br \/>\nI\u2019m proud of where I\u2019m from but not everything we\u2019ve done<br \/>\nAnd it ain\u2019t like you and me can re-write history<br \/>\nOur generation didn\u2019t start this nation<br \/>\nAnd we\u2019re still paying for mistakes<br \/>\nThat a bunch of folks made long before we came<br \/>\nAnd caught between southern pride and southern blame<\/p>\n<p>Dear Mr. White Man, I wish you understood<br \/>\nWhat the world is really like when you\u2019re livin\u2019 in the hood<br \/>\nJust because my pants are saggin\u2019 doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m up to no good<br \/>\nYou should try to get to know me, I really wish you would<br \/>\nNow my chains are gold but I\u2019m still misunderstood<br \/>\nI wasn\u2019t there when Sherman\u2019s March turned the south into firewood<br \/>\nI want you to get paid but be a slave I never could<br \/>\nFeel like a new fangled Django, dodgin\u2019 invisible white hoods<br \/>\nSo when I see that white cowboy hat, I\u2019m thinkin\u2019 it\u2019s not all good<br \/>\nI guess we\u2019re both guilty of judgin\u2019 the cover not the book<br \/>\nI\u2019d love to buy you a beer, conversate and clear the air<br \/>\nBut I see that red flag and I think you wish I wasn\u2019t here<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m just a white man<br \/>\n(If you don\u2019t judge my do-rag)<br \/>\nComin\u2019 to you from the southland<br \/>\n(I won\u2019t judge your red flag)<br \/>\nTryin\u2019 to understand what it\u2019s like not to be<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m proud of where I\u2019m from<br \/>\n(If you don\u2019t judge my gold chains)<br \/>\nBut not everything we\u2019ve done<br \/>\n(I\u2019ll forget the iron chains)<br \/>\nit ain\u2019t like you and me can re-write history<br \/>\n(Can\u2019t re-write history baby)<\/p>\n<p>Oh, Dixieland<br \/>\n(The relationship between the Mason-Dixon needs some fixin\u2019)<br \/>\nI hope you understand what this is all about<br \/>\n(Quite frankly I\u2019m a black Yankee but I\u2019ve been thinkin\u2019 about this lately)<br \/>\nI\u2019m a son of the new south<br \/>\n(The past is the past, you feel me)<br \/>\nAnd I just want to make things right<br \/>\n(Let bygones be bygones)<br \/>\nWhere all that\u2019s left is southern pride<br \/>\n(RIP Robert E. Lee but I\u2019ve gotta thank Abraham Lincoln for freeing me, know what I mean)<br \/>\nIt\u2019s real, it\u2019s real<br \/>\nIt\u2019s truth<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=PB9hoBXdiHU:FgJt6uM5Sfg:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=PB9hoBXdiHU:FgJt6uM5Sfg:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=PB9hoBXdiHU:FgJt6uM5Sfg:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=PB9hoBXdiHU:FgJt6uM5Sfg:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=PB9hoBXdiHU:FgJt6uM5Sfg:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=PB9hoBXdiHU:FgJt6uM5Sfg:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=PB9hoBXdiHU:FgJt6uM5Sfg:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=PB9hoBXdiHU:FgJt6uM5Sfg:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=PB9hoBXdiHU:FgJt6uM5Sfg:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/PB9hoBXdiHU\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brad Paisley, as you probably know by now, has a new song called &#8220;Accidental Racist,&#8221; which features LL Cool J. It&#8217;s getting a lot of media attention, and generating a lot of discussion in social media. Good luck trying to find it on YouTube. You can find it on Spotify, if you&#8217;re so inclined. 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