I just watched a video on the controversy and people seems to have three criticisms (only one of which I agree with)
It dog whistles right-wing conspiracy theories about underground pedo rings
The emphasis on rich men north of Richman is to evoke the north vs south Confederacy era grievances
He criticizes people on welfare
The first two seem to have more charitable explanations behind the artist’s meaning. There really was a pedo ring on Jeffery Epstein’s Island. And most people who hear the song aren’t thinking about north vs south, theyre thinking about the rich men in Washington DC.
That said, I don’t like his criticism of welfare and that’s a common right wing talking point that doesn’t even fit in the song thematically.
I just watched a video on the controversy and people seems to have three criticisms (only one of which I agree with)
The first two seem to have more charitable explanations behind the artist’s meaning. There really was a pedo ring on Jeffery Epstein’s Island. And most people who hear the song aren’t thinking about north vs south, theyre thinking about the rich men in Washington DC.
That said, I don’t like his criticism of welfare and that’s a common right wing talking point that doesn’t even fit in the song thematically.
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