Ok, I love the 4th of July. This date is so full of history, and our entire nation should come forth, and celebrate this day of Independence. I love most music, country, pop, indie, rap, classical etc. But there is one song which is considered by many to be Patriotic, that is absolutely not. It is the complete opposite, it is barbaric, and egotistical. It is frightening that so many consider this song to be one that defines patriotism in our country. It is a sickening song, one that real patriots would despise. Maybe it is that people haven't actually listened to the lyrics because they are masked by a catchy country tune. Take a minute to read...
"Now this Nation that I love has fallen under attack,
A sucker punch came flyin' in from somewhere in the back,
As soon as we could see clearly through our big black eye,
Man we lit up your world, like the fourth of July,
And Uncle Sam put your name at the top of his list,
and the Statue of liberty started shakin her fist,
And the eagle will fly, and its gonna be hell,
when you hear mother freedom start ringin her bell,
And it'll feel like the whole wide world is rainin down on you,
brought to you courtesy of the red white and blue
...you'll be sorry that you messed with, the US of A,
we'll put a boot in your ass, its the American way...
-The Angry American by Toby Keith
Ok, I am sorry, but this song is disgusting, especially "we'll put a boot in your ass, its the American way". I don't think so. That shouldn't be what we stand for. This is completely un-patriotic. Yes, 9/11 was horrible, and I realized that this song was written in a heat of emotion after it happened, but it makes us sound like a bunch of crazed idiots. Alan Jackson also wrote a great song after 9/11 that wasn't so Barbaric, called "Where were you when the world stopped turning". I am sure that you've all heard it.
Why can't we focus as a country on being more positive? Just a thought...
Ok. See this image, THIS IS NOT CUTE! Nobody should be walking around with words on their gluteus. It looks cheap, and it looks tacky. Just ask yourself... Would Stacy London wear this??? NO! So stop!
