How have we collectively forgotten about “Accidental Racist?”

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  1. wes tegg

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    And is it the worst thing created in the past 10 years?



    https://www.billboard.com/music/pop...racist-ll-cool-js-10-craziest-lyrics-1556654/

    https://www.spin.com/2013/04/dissecting-brad-paisley-ll-cool-j-politely-toxic-accidental-racist/

    https://slate.com/culture/2013/04/a...good-intentions-but-terrible-ideas-video.html

     
  2. leroi

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    i didn't forget, i play it every night before i go to sleep
     
  3. bwi2

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    I don't like the implications of the thread icon :crossedarms:
     
  4. wes tegg

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    Good point. With Duke it’s never accidental. :warn:
     
  5. skiedfrillet

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    I’ve never heard of this, but Brad wrote a banger
     
  6. dump

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    And to think the OP is an Ole Miss grad
     
  7. devine

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    This is my go to karaoke song at Kid Rock’s Big Ass Honky Tonk & Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse on Broadway
     
  8. Arrec Bardwin

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    LL Cool J saying RIP Robert E Lee is so weird and also how in the fuck did this get green lit by literally anyone in either of their camps.
     
  9. Daniel Ocean

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    Because, there is nothing accidental about duke’s racism. mIrite
     
  10. wes tegg

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    What cracks me up the most is that they both seemed surprised by the backlash.
     
  11. wes tegg

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    So disappointing for Taylor Goldsmith to debase himself like this.
     
  12. EdmondDantes

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    Literally never heard this song and for that I am grateful (and I listen to a lot of pop music).
     
  14. steamengine

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    Brad is all about a good collab

     
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