Nashville, TN - Bubba Whatley, the controversial country music star known for his hits "That Ring is a Promise (and so are these fists)" and "This Salad Don't Need More Tomatoes", is in the news again after his latest song and accompanying music video are being called racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, and generally bigoted across the board by critics.
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| Bubba Whatley, shown outside his home in Nashville, has been named male country music artist of the year by the Association of American Country Music Associations in each of the past six years |
"He really did manage to offend all groups equally," Rolling Stone senior editor Joseph Hudak, who oversees the magazine's Nashville office, explained. "By not targeting any one particular minority group, and spreading his intense bigotry evenly across all of them, this is actually a bit of an improvement. This shows some growth, maybe?"
Despite near universal backlash from all segments of American society, Whatley is being defended by fans and even some of his fellow artists in the country music community. According to Jason Aldean, whose song "Try That in a Small Town" faced similar criticism recently, Whatley is merely the latest victim of cancel culture going after people who speak their mind. "Everybody is entitled to their opinion, but when I heard "My America (White, Christian, Straight, and Strong)" for the first time I was blown away by the uplifting message that we can all find common ground if we work together. And if that isn't what America is all about anymore, then maybe America is being stolen from us by all these immigrants."
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