Fans fear Jason Aldean is victim of cancel culture amid pro gun backlash

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embroiled in controversy after the release of his newest music video, “Try That in a Small Town,” as his defenders claim he’s the latest victim of cancel culture.The conservative country star is facing accusations that his latest single and music video encourages racist, pro-gun violence, pro-vigilantism and pro-lynching messages while others, including the artist himself, claim the song spreads the message that small towns don’t put up with the same levels of crime and chaos that big cities do.

Country Music Television (CMT) pulled the controversial song from its rotation on Tuesday but ABC allowed the song to remain on the set list as part of its CMA Fest concert special Wednesday.

Consumers’ Research, a nonprofit organization that aims to educate and protect consumers from harmful products, issued a “Woke Alert” urging CMT to “focus on playing that good old-fashioned American music and stop pandering to the woke mob.” “CMT has put woke activists ahead of their own viewers by pulling Jason Aldean’s music video off of its platform.

This is another blatant attempt by the cancel culture mob to silence viewpoints other than their own, a clear attack on America’s first freedom, the freedom of speech,” Consumers’ Research executive director Will Hild told Fox News Digital. “This kind of behavior from companies is why Consumers’ Research created Woke Alerts, so consumers would be able to easily see which companies are pushing woke ideology in their business practices,” he added. “These companies need to focus on their consumers, not woke politicians.” However, many politicians jumped online to defend what some hear as a patriotic anthem.