"Why I'm Pissed Off At 'Pissed-Off Rednecks'" - Awful Song Of Tthe Year

[Hissyspit]

http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2015/03/14/why-im-pissed-off-at-rednecks-like-you/

Why I’m pissed off at rednecks like you

There’s a cheesy country-western song that is getting quite popular. I admit, I’m not fond of the genre; while there’s the occasional spark of brilliance or great performer, most of it is smug white folks crying about how miserable their lives are while blaring out either fist-pumping patriotism or treacly self-pity. It’s still the music many people grew up with, though, so it’s fine if you like it. You don’t have to rationalize why you like it here, OK?

But some things need explaining. This new song, Pissed Off Rednecks Like Me” is getting a lot of undeserved attention because it is “controversial”. It isn’t — it’s dumb. It feeds a lot of bigotry, though, so bigots are enjoying it.

Let me explain why a lot of people detest Jamie Jones’ terrible little ditty. We’ll just go through the lyrics.

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This is coming from real America, son
And pissed off rednecks like me

OK, you know why you are “controversial”? It’s because you say idiotic things like that.

You are part of real America. I’m one of those liberal college professors, and I’m also part of real America. I come from a family of blue-collar factory workers, and they’re part of real America. Those black teenagers getting shot in the streets of Ferguson, Missouri? Also real Americans. You don’t get to appropriate the term “American” as only rightfully belonging to rural rednecks. It’s that selfish, unthinking self-righteousness that rankles.

Also, don’t call me “son,” you patronizing asshole.

No, I won’t push one for English
I just as soon hang up the phone

So you are so lazy and arrogant that you would deny people access to basic services because you can’t be bothered to push one button on your phone?

If you wanna serve in a Muslim church
Go and take your ass back home

There you go. You have the right to follow whatever benighted faith you want; that’s guaranteed in the Constitution. But so does the other fellow. Do you even realize that Muslims have been living in America for centuries? That white protestants like you dragged them over to this country in the 18th century as slaves? That they fought and died in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars? There are many Muslims who were born right here in the USA, and you want to tell them to go “home”. This is their home. Get used to it.
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[shenmue]

1. Yipes

What the hell is a Muslim church?

[rurallib]

2. forgot how much I like PZ Myers

that song looks like someone and a case of brew or two spent a few hours with the talking heads on Fox News and wrote about their adventure.

[Turbineguy]

3. Fugs

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Major racist dog whistlin.

"A real America?" As in a redneck is the only real American?

[Egnever]

5. I cant believe someone wrote about this nobody.

Seems more like a PR stunt than any real controversy. Hell the you tube video only has 760k views.

This goofy crap below has 2.5 million.

[Tom Ripley]

6. I think "Pander Bear" would be a good nickname for the cretinous Jamie Jones

[babylonsister]

7. Rec'd, and I love you, as always!

[lonestarnot]

8. The country wistern chaps my ass too. Also makes me throw up in my mouth when I hear it.

[dflprincess]

9. Given the poor grammar that runs rampant through country music

the problem the guy has with "push one for English" is probably that he has trouble understanding it when it's spoken correctly.

[Thespian2]

10. Sorry

I am a redneck from the slums of Marietta, Georgia. This piss-pure excuse for an American is not speaking for all rednecks. I earned a PhD. I taught the children. This POS is not representative of all the rednecks like me. I like good country music...Dixie Chicks, for example.

[world wide wally]

11. They already made a song about this guy called

"Up against the wall, redneck mutha"