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Title: Another singer loses sight of fan base
Post by: Brad Johnson on September 04, 2020, 02:34:15 PM
Up and coming star Chris Stapleton goes political and howitzer's his own foot. Attaches himself to BLM in both spirit and belief, then doubles down by insulting Traditional America.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/chris-stapleton-black-lives-matter-america-living-a-myth

If FB comments are a guide, he pretty much pissed off his entire fan base.

https://www.facebook.com/chrisstapletonofficial/

Brad
Title: Re: Another singer loses sight of fan base
Post by: MechAg94 on September 04, 2020, 02:38:02 PM
There must be a lot of people pressuring those singers to publicly support political positions.  I would think their agents would tell them to say nothing.
Title: Re: Another singer loses sight of fan base
Post by: AJ Dual on September 04, 2020, 03:29:29 PM
I guess I'd care more if I knew who Chris Stapleton was.  ???
Title: Re: Another singer loses sight of fan base
Post by: RoadKingLarry on September 04, 2020, 03:57:14 PM
Quote from: AJ Dual on September 04, 2020, 03:29:29 PM
I guess I'd care more if I knew who Chris Stapleton was.  ???

He used to be a fairly popular country music singer. Much like the Dixie Chicks used to be a fairly popular country music group.
Title: Re: Another singer loses sight of fan base
Post by: Ben on September 04, 2020, 04:09:17 PM
Quote from: AJ Dual on September 04, 2020, 03:29:29 PM
I guess I'd care more if I knew who Chris Stapleton was.  ???

75% of these celebrities anymore,  I don't even know who they are, and that's not any "OK Boomer" stuff. Even if I don't like them, I at least know the names of most regular celebrities a couple generations down from me.

Anymore, it seems the majority of these new ones are people with Youtube channels or that are "instagram influencers". I can't keep track of every Youtube millionaire idiot that eats a tide pod. Pre-Youtube, all these people would have just been Jerry Springer Show guests.
Title: Re: Another singer loses sight of fan base
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 04, 2020, 05:59:08 PM
My Dad's a 71-year-old Bluegrass and folk head, and Stapleton is one of his favorites. So Stapleton doesn't seem to be the usual bro country pop star. Or he didn't use to be.
Title: Re: Another singer loses sight of fan base
Post by: Pb on September 04, 2020, 06:02:32 PM
Stapleton is a fantastic singer.
Title: Re: Another singer loses sight of fan base
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 05, 2020, 12:22:30 AM
Quote from: Pb on September 04, 2020, 06:02:32 PM
Stapleton is a fantastic singer.

Nope. He's wrong about politics, so we all have to pretend he's a no-talent hack. That's just how these things work. I don't make the rules.