Toby Keith - Advocate of lynching?

[BarTopDancer]

That song came out in 2003 so Max is a bit late.

Love that song, and no I don't think it advocates racially motivated lynching. He's singing about history, and in history there was racially motivated lynching. It doesn't mean that vigilantism (which it is promoting) is now racially motivated.

It also features Willie Nelson.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

That song came out in 2003 so Max is a bit late.

Love that song, and no I don't think it advocates lynching.

It also features Willie Nelson.

"Hang them high in the street. For all the people to see."

I think it clearly advocates for lynching, just not racially motivated lynching.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

"Hang them high in the street. For all the people to see."

I think it clearly advocates for lynching, just not racially motivated lynching.

OK, OK. You're right, the song itself isn't promoting racially-motivated lynching. I think the video may be. And history is full of racially-motivated lynching disguised as justice (and doled out all too often to innocent people.)

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

OK, OK. You're right, the song itself isn't promoting racially-motivated lynching. I think the video may be. And history is full of racially-motivated lynching disguised as justice (and doled out all too often to innocent people.)

You can say the same thing about justice. History is full of racially-motivated crimes disguised as justice. White juries against black defendants, local sheriff's abusing their power etc... Does that make the Pledge of Allegiance racist because it mentions justice?

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

"Hang them high in the street. For all the people to see."

I think it clearly advocates for lynching, just not racially motivated lynching.

Unfortunately I was posting during a mini-crisis at work and hit submit before finishing.

Those are my thoughts, and I am going to edit my post to reflect them.