{"id":659492,"date":"2013-05-22T07:42:51","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T11:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=231400"},"modified":"2013-05-22T07:42:51","modified_gmt":"2013-05-22T11:42:51","slug":"darius-rucker-racist-tweet-gets-response-so-the-world-can-see-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/659492","title":{"rendered":"Darius Rucker: Racist Tweet Gets Response \u2018So The World Can See It\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the last few years, former Hootie &#038; the Blowfish singer Darius Rucker has been refashioning himself as a country music artist. And a recent performance and the surprising reaction on Twitter led Rucker to express disbelief at the racism happening in the year 2013.<\/p>\n<p>One Twitter user <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chron.com\/celebritybuzz\/2013\/05\/darius-rucker-responds-to-racist-tweet\/\">took issue<\/a> with Rucker recently covering the Bob Dylan-inspired Old Crow Medicine Show hit &#8220;Wagon Wheel&#8221; at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Leave the country to white folk,&#8221; said user @pqkullman.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;WOW is this 2013 or 1913,&#8221; tweeted Rucker. &#8220;I&#8217;ll take my Grand Ole Opry membership and leave your racism. Wow.&#8221;. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>\u201c@<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pqkullman\">pqkullman<\/a>: @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dariusrucker\">dariusrucker<\/a> Leave country to the white folk\u201d. WOW. Is this 2013 or 1913<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Darius Rucker (@dariusrucker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dariusrucker\/status\/336233773920305152\">May 19, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>\u201c@<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pqkullman\">pqkullman<\/a>: @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dariusrucker\">dariusrucker<\/a> Leave country to the white folk\u201d. Ill take my grand ole Opry membership and leave your racism. Wow<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Darius Rucker (@dariusrucker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dariusrucker\/status\/336234587992760321\">May 19, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He was then asked why he responds to racists on Twitter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>\u201c@<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/urbaneremite\">urbaneremite<\/a>: @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dariusrucker\">dariusrucker<\/a> serious question why do you respond to the racists?\u201dSo the world can see them.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Darius Rucker (@dariusrucker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dariusrucker\/status\/336234868226793473\">May 19, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Since Sunday, Rucker has had to battle even more pointed racist tweets. Like this one, for instance:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>\u201c@<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashleyzolanski\">ashleyzolanski<\/a>: @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dariusrucker\">dariusrucker<\/a> nigger\u201d. Holy crap!!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Darius Rucker (@dariusrucker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dariusrucker\/status\/337027345800110080\">May 22, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=bFlVTOhdnyc:FPjzOnemtRU: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=bFlVTOhdnyc:FPjzOnemtRU:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=bFlVTOhdnyc:FPjzOnemtRU:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=bFlVTOhdnyc:FPjzOnemtRU: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=bFlVTOhdnyc:FPjzOnemtRU:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=bFlVTOhdnyc:FPjzOnemtRU:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=bFlVTOhdnyc:FPjzOnemtRU: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=bFlVTOhdnyc:FPjzOnemtRU:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=bFlVTOhdnyc:FPjzOnemtRU:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/bFlVTOhdnyc\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the last few years, former Hootie &#038; the Blowfish singer Darius Rucker has been refashioning himself as a country music artist. 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