.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 28, 2022 23:29:07 GMT -5
We been knewGlad he's finally going on-record about it! Wish I liked his music more, but I love this.
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McCreerian
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Post by McCreerian on Oct 29, 2022 18:30:13 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2022 18:38:37 GMT -5
I guess my days as a Luke Bryan fan are over. Just cannot separate this from the artist I liked.
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Post by seak05 on Oct 29, 2022 18:45:51 GMT -5
Luke is usually smart enough to stay far away from public politics. I'm stunned he had him out on stage, especially with his tv deal with American Idol.
(Blake has taken pictures with the OK Gov behind the scenes at his concert, and with the Obamas when he performed with Gwen, but inviting someone up on stage feels like more of an endorsement)
edit: It was apparently as part of an announcement that they were going to be fundraising that night for Hurricane Ian relief efforts...but yeah DeSantis is gross
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 29, 2022 19:33:56 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 29, 2022 20:18:23 GMT -5
I'm sorry but there is absolutely nothing that makes Luke having that vile politician okay. This is enough that I will not be listening to him any further.
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Post by stanches2318 on Oct 29, 2022 21:47:05 GMT -5
I love Luke Bryan’s music. I don’t give two fecks about who he has onstage, he’s one of my favorite males singers in music. He didn’t do anything wrong. He didn’t break any laws, so why should I stop listening to his music? I can separate politics from music. People should also.
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Post by gardyfan on Oct 29, 2022 22:00:02 GMT -5
I love Luke Bryan’s music. I don’t give two fecks about who he has onstage, he’s one of my favorite males singers in music. He didn’t do anything wrong. He didn’t break any laws, so why should I stop listening to his music? I can separate politics from music. People should also. You have the right to your opinion and others have a right to theirs. If they don't want to separate the two then they have that right.
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Post by 14887fan on Oct 29, 2022 22:08:37 GMT -5
I love Luke Bryan’s music. I don’t give two fecks about who he has onstage, he’s one of my favorite males singers in music. He didn’t do anything wrong. He didn’t break any laws, so why should I stop listening to his music? I can separate politics from music. People should also. By the grace of God, you ≠ everyone else, and everyone else ≠ you. If someone doesn’t want to separate Luke Bryan from his endorsement of Ron DeSantis, then they don’t have to.
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Post by baltized on Oct 29, 2022 22:51:57 GMT -5
I guess I should “cancel” Maren Morris for being a AOC fan.
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Post by raylatch98 on Oct 30, 2022 7:26:40 GMT -5
I love Luke Bryan’s music. I don’t give two fecks about who he has onstage, he’s one of my favorite males singers in music. He didn’t do anything wrong. He didn’t break any laws, so why should I stop listening to his music? I can separate politics from music. People should also. No one is saying you should not listen to his music anymore. But some people can't separate politics from the music. You're not forced too so please do not play the victim here for people being anti Luke Bryan. If you want to keep listening go right ahead, I really do not give a crap but don't whine about others being anti Luke Bryan for this endorsement. I guess I should “cancel” Maren Morris for being a AOC fan. Ron DeSantis does not equal AOC not even close. Ron DeSantis policies and beliefs are harmful to LGBT people and minorities which is why he is such a controversial figure. I don't know a ton about AOC but I am pretty sure she isn't anti LGBT and minorities in general like DeSantis. Also no one is cancelling Luke Bryan here. Some people are just expressing that Luke Bryan endorsing DeSantis is enough to make them not want to listen to his music. So I don't see the point in bringing up AOC or Maren Morris in this instance since neither are related to this story.
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 30, 2022 7:34:11 GMT -5
I love Luke Bryan’s music. I don’t give two fecks about who he has onstage, he’s one of my favorite males singers in music. He didn’t do anything wrong. He didn’t break any laws, so why should I stop listening to his music? I can separate politics from music. People should also. No one said you have to give two fecks or that you had to stop listening to his music. I guess I should “cancel” Maren Morris for being a AOC fan. That would be your right and no one said otherwise.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Oct 30, 2022 9:43:09 GMT -5
I guess I should “cancel” Maren Morris for being a AOC fan. Do what you feel is right for you. Politically I don’t like Luke having him up there, but unlike some other posters here I dont let politics affect who I listen to. That’s my choice, and their choice to not listen is fine too. It doesn’t make any difference to you or I. So “cancel” Maren all you want if it makes you feel happy. 🤷🏽♂️
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2022 12:35:11 GMT -5
I own every Chicks & Toby Keith album. Who cares what someone’s politics are…..If they make good music that I enjoy then it shouldn’t matter. We can disagree and still like the person.
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Post by matty005 on Oct 30, 2022 13:14:13 GMT -5
I own every Chicks & Toby Keith album. Who cares what someone’s politics are…..If they make good music that I enjoy then it shouldn’t matter. We can disagree and still like the person. Lol. Do people not read the previous posts? Yes, you are more than welcome to listen/purchase/attend concerts of whoever the fuck you like. Go crazy! Other people can decide on their own who they want to listen to and purchase music of. For you, it might not matter about people's political stances (or in some cases, human right stances) but to other's it does. It's really not that hard.
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Post by seak05 on Oct 30, 2022 13:25:57 GMT -5
Luke is bought and paid for by big Agribusiness while portraying himself as "here for the farmer". Of course he's good with DeSantis
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jenglisbe
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 30, 2022 13:28:52 GMT -5
Wow I had no idea Bryan had been so actively passive about things:
For those of you who can separate the artist from the "politics," please note the privilege you have in not having to feel uncomfortable at their shows or not needing their support for your rights to marry or even just exist.
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Post by thewp on Oct 30, 2022 14:50:43 GMT -5
Luke is bought and paid for by big Agribusiness while portraying himself as "here for the farmer". Of course he's good with DeSantis Yeah, I saw this article being passed around today too.
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Post by 3chords on Oct 30, 2022 15:36:07 GMT -5
As someone who hasn’t listened to Luke since like 2014 but goes on Twitter every day I’m kind of ranting in my own head… At this point I just don’t know what people expect the outcomes of these incidents to be… Luke only addressed it on Twitter (where the outrage is) and also where half the people who are angry probably haven’t heard any of his songs or contributed to any of his sales. His next three shows in Florida are sold out. He basically put an eye roll at the end of his statement and told people to go play outside. The Nashville Twitter crew can talk in a circle for days about how horrible it is but at some point doesn’t it just become exhausting?? I completely understand people are upset bc he’s supposed to host the CMAs and represent country music. But even If he weren’t they would just as pissed, but what do we think is going to change? 100 less people stream his songs? Republicans make up what? half the country… They exist! I’m sure a lot of people’s votes would be shocking to us all. Like if we found out that Lainey or Carly didn’t vote Democrat are we never listening to them again? Kane Brown and his wife are essentially besties with the Aldeans but that Country Universe account doesn’t seem to care about that and promotes Kane’s music?? It’s so tiring🫠. Every “liberal” celebrity in LA right now is basically endorsing a billionaire Republican pretending to be a Democrat for Mayor instead of who Obama is endorsing because MONEYYY. When there are worse repercussions than random Nashville journalists being upset on an app owned by Elon Musk then maybe Luke will his public stances more seriously. And maybe there will be in the coming days Idk. Time will tell.
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Post by matty005 on Oct 30, 2022 15:46:42 GMT -5
As someone who hasn’t listened to Luke since like 2014 but goes on Twitter every day I’m kind of ranting in my own head… At this point I just don’t know what people expect the outcomes of these incidents to be… Luke only addressed it on Twitter (where the outrage is) and also where half the people who are angry probably haven’t heard any of his songs or contributed to any of his sales. His next three shows in Florida are sold out. He basically put an eye roll at the end of his statement and told people to go play outside. The Nashville Twitter crew can talk in a circle for days about how horrible it is but at some point doesn’t it just become exhausting?? I completely understand people are upset bc he’s supposed to host the CMAs and represent country music. But even If he weren’t they would just as pissed, but what do we think is going to change? 100 less people stream his songs? Republicans make up what? half the country… They exist! I’m sure a lot of people’s votes would be shocking to us all. Like if we found out that Lainey or Carly didn’t vote Democrat are we never listening to them again? Kane Brown and his wife are essentially besties with the Aldeans but that Country Universe account doesn’t seem to care about that and promotes Kane’s music?? It’s so tiring🫠. Every “liberal” celebrity in LA right now is basically endorsing a billionaire Republican pretending to be a Democrat for Mayor instead of who Obama is endorsing because MONEYYY. When there are worse repercussions than random Nashville journalists being upset on an app owned by Elon Musk then maybe Luke will his public stances more seriously. And maybe there will be in the coming days Idk. Time will tell. Why is this so fucking hard to understand (and helpful hint, line breaks will make your points easier to read)? No one is expecting any outcome. Literally, everyone in this thread is not expecting any, "outcome." They are simply saying they don't care to listen to Luke anymore. That. Is. It. God, this is exhausting.
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Post by Tylerjamesnerd on Oct 30, 2022 15:51:36 GMT -5
I guess I should “cancel” Maren Morris for being a AOC fan. AOC isn’t a human trafficker.
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 30, 2022 15:51:46 GMT -5
As someone who hasn’t listened to Luke since like 2014 but goes on Twitter every day I’m kind of ranting in my own head… At this point I just don’t know what people expect the outcomes of these incidents to be… Luke only addressed it on Twitter (where the outrage is) and also where half the people who are angry probably haven’t heard any of his songs or contributed to any of his sales. His next three shows in Florida are sold out. He basically put an eye roll at the end of his statement and told people to go play outside. The Nashville Twitter crew can talk in a circle for days about how horrible it is but at some point doesn’t it just become exhausting?? I completely understand people are upset bc he’s supposed to host the CMAs and represent country music. But even If he weren’t they would just as pissed, but what do we think is going to change? 100 less people stream his songs? Republicans make up what? half the country… They exist! I’m sure a lot of people’s votes would be shocking to us all. Like if we found out that Lainey or Carly didn’t vote Democrat are we never listening to them again? Kane Brown and his wife are essentially besties with the Aldeans but that Country Universe account doesn’t seem to care about that and promotes Kane’s music?? It’s so tiring🫠. Every “liberal” celebrity in LA right now is basically endorsing a billionaire Republican pretending to be a Democrat for Mayor instead of who Obama is endorsing because MONEYYY. When there are worse repercussions than random Nashville journalists being upset on an app owned by Elon Musk then maybe Luke will his public stances more seriously. And maybe there will be in the coming days Idk. Time will tell. 1. Some of us are just posting information and/or venting. Many people who post at this board are directly impacted by the policies of people like DeSantis. Many others are more indirectly impacted by the rhetoric spoke by people like DeSantis and even Morgan Wallen. 2. Whether there will be any "outcome" is debatable, but I can assure you there will be no impact if people stay quiet. Just letting offensive things go by without comment surely won't result in change. 3. What is ACTUALLY tiring is all of the people who are not white and male having to work so hard to try and get a foot in the door of country music. Look at the top 50 of country radio right now and tell me how many people you see who are not a white male and get back to me. Please also tell me how it's not tiring for the people who can't get a fair shot.
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Post by 3chords on Oct 30, 2022 15:52:50 GMT -5
Sorry, I ranted. Didn’t mean to ask you guys for an outcome. I apologize if my word vomit was offensive in any way.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2022 16:10:09 GMT -5
Sorry, I ranted. Didn’t mean to ask you guys for an outcome. I apologize if my word vomit was offensive in any way. You don’t have to apologize you said nothing wrong. You’re right that half the people in the country are republicans and we shouldn’t be shocked that most country singers are too. We live in a very weird time right now where both sides seem to hate everybody who isn’t on their team. If Luke had appeared on stage with Biden then the ones complaining right now would be praising him and the ones defending him right now would be the ones who would say they’re never listening to his music again . Lol
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Post by seak05 on Oct 30, 2022 16:19:55 GMT -5
Sorry, I ranted. Didn’t mean to ask you guys for an outcome. I apologize if my word vomit was offensive in any way. You don’t have to apologize you said nothing wrong. You’re right that half the people in the country are republicans and we shouldn’t be shocked that most country singers are too. We live in a very weird time right now where both sides seem to hate everybody who isn’t on their team. If Luke had appeared on stage with Biden then the ones complaining right now would be praising him and the ones defending him right now would be the ones who would say they’re never listening to his music again . Lol I'm so tired of this false equivalency. If you support DeSantis you are either a) homophobic/misogynistic/racist or b) care more about your tax rate then other people's human rights. I happen to live in a state where a decent number of Republicans, and many rich Democrats care enough about being nominally not A, that people like DeSantis don't win statewide office. When a Republican wins, its Hogan, who is less extreme on the culture war stuff, and focuses on the no taxes stuff. It turns out you can be a Republican and not support a DeSantis type, which is why the Republican nominee this year is predicted to lose badly. Stop painting all Republicans with the same brush, or excusing their choices based on party ID. And as Biden has not engaged in human trafficking...just not the same thing
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Post by 3chords on Oct 30, 2022 16:36:58 GMT -5
I get all of your points 100%. I live in CA so there’s usually no question about the outcome of our politics. But in states where there are I do think many people, especially older ones, who have voted one way or another their whole lives refuse to separate the person from the party, they just don’t care. My own in-laws are a prime example. And in a lot of cases the more controversial the politician the more they double down for them. And I do understand people’s disappointment with this incident being Desantis in particular.
Anyways apologies for the discussion I set off. Hope you all have a lovely Sunday 😀
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2022 16:53:28 GMT -5
You don’t have to apologize you said nothing wrong. You’re right that half the people in the country are republicans and we shouldn’t be shocked that most country singers are too. We live in a very weird time right now where both sides seem to hate everybody who isn’t on their team. If Luke had appeared on stage with Biden then the ones complaining right now would be praising him and the ones defending him right now would be the ones who would say they’re never listening to his music again . Lol You are choosing to be ignorant/obtuse I see. Have you not been reading why people have an issue with DeSantis? I'm not a fan of Biden, but he's no DeSantis either. I 100% understand why some people do not like DeSantis. I'm not a fan either....But I also understand people who look at what some in the democratic party represent. ( letting repeat offenders out on the street to commit more crime, Defund the police, Abortion up until birth...Ect. I understand that gay rights are important and I 100% support gay marriage but not everyone will choose that over feeling safe from criminals running free on the streets. The truth of the matter is the people on the far right and the far left are what's wrong with this country. We need to get back to compromising on issues in the middle.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 30, 2022 17:08:45 GMT -5
yet again we have people who cannot understand that others have different life experiences that make it so that they do not want to support anyone who associates with certain types of behavior and political rhetoric. Ron DeSantis is an absolute gross human being who has villainous the LGBTQ+ community with the laws he has passed and under no circumstance will I support someone who would welcome him on stage for any reason as a gay man. I love Luke Bryan’s music. I don’t give two fecks about who he has onstage, he’s one of my favorite males singers in music. He didn’t do anything wrong. He didn’t break any laws, so why should I stop listening to his music? I can separate politics from music. People should also. I think unless you have something to actually provide to the conversation other than being aggressive against those who feel strongly against something an artist you like does. Time to learn some critical thinking and respect for others opinions and not arguing and criticizing those you don't agree with, which speaking of... I guess I should “cancel” Maren Morris for being a AOC fan. ...this has got to be one of the most obnoxious post I've ever seen on here, and tbh one of the most tone deaf post. Like stanches2318 please learn critical thinking, and respect for others opinions and not make this outrageous claims in response to someone's anger. tbh enough is enough in the Country industry and by staying quiet and not being vocal about it we are just as bad as those perpetrating these nasty things. This is the reason why some of us feel strongly that Morgan Wallen, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and some others are not worth our time and are calling on them to be better.
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Post by matty005 on Oct 30, 2022 17:35:27 GMT -5
You are choosing to be ignorant/obtuse I see. Have you not been reading why people have an issue with DeSantis? I'm not a fan of Biden, but he's no DeSantis either. I 100% understand why some people do not like DeSantis. I'm not a fan either....But I also understand people who look at what some in the democratic party represent. ( letting repeat offenders out on the street to commit more crime, D efund the police, Abortion up until birth...Ect. I understand that gay rights are important and I 100% support gay marriage but not everyone will choose that over feeling safe from criminals running free on the streets. The truth of the matter is the people on the far right and the far left are what's wrong with this country. We need to get back to compromising on issues in the middle. Good lord, if that's what you think
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Post by ericNY2002 on Oct 31, 2022 14:49:06 GMT -5
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