THIS IS AWFUL! TYLER CHILDERS OUT WOKE HIMSELF! REACTION!! 

Bro ain’t apologizing, he’s asking his white rural listeners to be better and we are all brothers.

bro missed the WHOLE message

Breonna was not a drug dealer. She was an EMT here in Louisville: But even if she was a drug dealer (which she was not), she did not deserve an execution by ambush, city funded murder carried out by the LMPD. - a white boy from Louisville.

All he is doing is asking you to put yourself in another man's shoes. I mean its like damned if you dondamned if you dont!!

As a white person from the deep south. I know exactly what Tyler is talking about. We know rual people. We know what happens when a person of color wonders off and accidentally finds themselves in a skinhead camp. Why can't we be upset and have feelings about another person being dehumanized...?? Or a mother burying her child?? We are all people. Why are we always so divided. Racism goes both ways. He used his platform for something good. He used a context that people from the south could relate too.

this video frustrated me a lot. I am not even going to get in to it more than that, but brother I really think you missed his point entirely (both in the song, and in his explanation)

Party lines knows no colors. This reaction is proof of that.

First off, he's not apologizing for anything. He's just trying to explain his outlook on the issue and why he made the song. I tried to watch this twice but I only made it halfway because it was agonizing watching you work through what you thought he was saying every half sentence.

He made the video because he was reacting to the upheaval by his fans over the song. He was simply explaining his view more clearly. To say he was monetizing white guilt is way off base ...especially since Childers has turned down many career opportunities and has never been an artist motivated by money.

I do find it amusing when people tell an artist they’re wrong in their art. Also, this isn’t a “response video”, it’s a video to make sure people don’t misinterpret his song. Crystal clear.

Simply put you do not understand his message because it isn’t meant for you to understand. This is no apology. It’s a statement that accompanied the song and a damn good one. He’s giving further context to the song for those who still won’t understand. This was meant for men like my daddy a lifelong Kentuckian who heard the song tapped his foot and managed not to understand a single word. I played him the statement for this reason. It wasn’t long before he was interjecting, disagreeing and even doubting Tyler’s heritage. This is not some half ass attempt at virtue signaling or attempting to appear woke for his audience. His audience DOES NOT want to hear this. This isn’t going to make him any new friends in Appalachia or throughout the Mid nor Deep South. The people of Appalachia needed to hear this. Many need to be reminded of so much. Much more than Tyler even says here. Appalachian people throughout history have had a plight all their own and still do. A plight that most often wasn’t taken in stride. These people have fought for much more than just the confederacy. The heritage of this place and these people is so much deeper than some sad poisonous flag. The things that were handed down to me those that shape me have nothing to do with a flag. They are skills, traditions, songs, stories ect. It’s the beam of pride I see in the eyes of my aunt when I create something tangible with my hands using the skills she taught me. It’s my dad swelling with joy when I would beat all the boys in the shooting match and bring home that turkey. It goes on and on. I don’t take kindly to the “uneducated” comments either though. Intelligence comes in many forms, all of which cannot be obtained in a classroom. They are not too dumb to understand their too bullheaded. He’s speaking in a way and with references they do understand.

This definitely has been a very interesting conversation. His music is not about white privilege. His music is about having to sell yourself to provide a living with a mix of addiction to survive it. I believe we all can relate to that. Mostly I hope you can survive it without an addiction. I’m not white or black but his music keeps me going. “Gets the people moving”. No doubt there’s bad apples. It’s the part where we get choose who’s in our circle. Everyone else can go f them selfs

Pop music reactions are probably safer for you. They’ll be less embarrassing.

This is a masterclass in how to ignore what someone is saying and build your own bs narrative. I’m glad to see so many others in these comments calling out your bs.

Kind of sad this guy didn’t get the message. If he’d listen through without interrupting he’d understand better. He saying let’s take the place of others with compassion before jumping to conclusions.

He didn’t put this statement out in reaction to anything. The song and this video came out at the same time. The man did his level best to explain the whole thing to you and you missed it.

Also, this dude isn't very bright. You can write something from the heart and read it and it's still from the heart. So unless he speaks off the cuff it's not from the heart? Choosing your words for clarity is wise, not calculated.

You’re a patriot brother may God bless you… I love how you think. If you’re out on duty and that’s why you haven’t been around then make it back safe…

As someone from the same place as Tyler his comments are not "woke" in the slightest. His references in his speech and in the song are there to hit a very particular chord with our people, Appalachians. Our heritage is one of being misunderstood and misrepresented and exploited. Several times our people have had to resist, often violently, outside influences from corrupt gov, law enforcement, and bisiness interest because we have no advocates or real voice outside our region. What I believe Tyler was doing is trying to shake the cobwebs off of and light a fire under our people. We're seeing things that if done to one of our own we'd react in a way that would be terrifying, but we see it happen to another misrepresented and exploited group of people and chalk it up to "well they shoulda complied". Its not a "woke" message. But people that are fans of a man singing about the life and pain of eastern ky and Appalachia need to realise theres more of us that come frome heathens, moonshiners, and highwaymen than are fans of a police state our gov interference in any way. People watched a guy get killed over loose cigarette selling.....we went to war with the federal gov over selling untaxed liquor. Much love but its not "woke" its hillbilly as fuck

If you're going to make reaction videos you should listen to the entire video all at once before interjecting your own words, thoughts and perceptions even 30 seconds and not even truly making an effort to hear the words he is saying.

I wonder if what Tyler is saying is not necessarily for someone who isn’t from eastern ky in the mouth of Appalachia. I’m glad that this seems simple to you, but I believe he may be trying to relate to people who are just uneducated. He’s trying to speak to his hometown…maybe not in terms that appeal to you…call him “woke”…. But he’s got some balls if you ask me to stand up to his community. I have enjoyed your reactions and the way you put yourself into these songs, but I’m very disappointed in you.

Imagine getting smacked in the face with a point and still missing it. The two reactions to both the song and this speech were so bad, it’s crazy.

You seen not to understand the context of Tyler’s video. He is not apologizing. This is his written statement along with the album and last song, which you also reacted to. The song and this video are a plea to his southern listeners to try and understand where black communities are coming from. Breonna Taylor, a girl from KY, ( also Tyler’s home) was wrongfully killed by police, so you can see why he thought it important to release this album and video. Tyler even mentions in the song and in this video, reminding white southerners of the Battle of Blair Mtn. when police, the National Guard, and the US military killed around 100 mostly white coal miners who were on strike.

Why would be apologize he did nothing wrong goofy af

His video is not an apology...not sure why you're assuming it is?

I think he is reading off of a note board, but I feel like it is more of something he wrote himself more than a PR move from producers.

You hear but you don't listen and that is a shame.

This comment section is insane. Really? The worlds going to hell. Guy hosting this video is right

Like he said put yourself in his shoes,he’s coming as a white man from rural Kentucky we’re he’s not saying every one is this way but I’m sure he has seen racism projected and he knows it’s real

He needs to address this cause of the world we live in

It’s the perfect representation! He’s saying we should all back each other and shouldn’t matter race. I really hope you open your mind and learn who Tyler is. Give another listen my guy.. I’m truly sad for you that you’ve got a southern white man backing your culture and asking for a better place..

You had your mind made up before you played the video. You took many small parts and separated them from the context, then made whatever point you had already planned to make. You heard, but you didn’t listen.

Can barely trust.. Thanks man enjoyed that.

You didn’t miss the point, you dodged it over and over again

youre saying george floyd should have been taken into custody because a store owner thought he tried to pass a fake bill, that bill was later shown to be legit? brianna taylor was shot when they were coming to look for a person that hadnt lived there in 3 months. this isnt monetizing white guilt. its trying to add awareness and empathy.

Hid daddy in Nashville told him what to say 😂

I haven't heard the song but after not even 10 minutes I can see why everyone saying you missed the point of his video

This is a wildly bad take on this video wow

Hey didn’t go back and do anything. This was released with the album, the exact same time. I’m sorry you got white guilt and manipulation from this video. There are many people in this day and age that simply CANNOT empathize with others. He is asking for people to have empathy. Long Violent History is a protest album. He wanted that to be clear. We saw what you thought it was about before context. He didn’t want that to happen. That’s why he made the video.

7:37 if you want peace why start more violence. that’s what it looks like to an outsider

I agree with you

I’m sure he pre-wrote this this message so it would be linear. When he says the acts of police violence aren’t being addressed, he is referring to the lack of accountability on a systematic level. It’s not white guilt, it is suggesting people imagine walking in another’s shoe to understand what other people are going through. He is very clearly speaking as an Appalachian man. He is a product of his culture and history. Taking a man into custody is one thing, we have a Constitution for a reason. Read the Bill of Rights it offers protection to those accused of crimes. The police shouldn’t be the judge, jury and executioner. In this country we are assumed innocence until proven guilty. I’m gonna leave it at that- read the Bill of Rights.

This is a prepared statement. He’s not apologizing. Jeez…. Let the guy talk before you keep getting stuff wrong with your assumptions.

I have never seen anyone so completely miss the point of a song that was incredibly hamfisted to begin with. Just terrible.

I’ve never seen someone miss the point so bad

Just found your channel and I’ve watched all your videos love what your doing. Just a suggestion I know you probably get a lot of check this person out. But if you like stories a must listen too is Whiskey Myers Stone or broken window serenade. He has others that are just as great but they are my favorite.

Why does it look like he was reading this was under duress?

Stop pausing the video and listen to it as one video in one part. I can’t believe people are still missing it

Hey man, I don’t know if you’ve commented on this or not, but why do you think he’s apologizing? What would he be apologizing for?

He isn't apologizing. I feel like you went into this video with a preconceived notion of what he was going to say. This video was not made as an apology for his song. It was made alongside the song to explain why he wrote it. He is saying that if white rural people had been treated the way that black Americans have that they too would be marching in the streets, protesting the police violence. That those rural white people would grab any weapon that they had and fight against that kind of treatment. You are not making a reaction video here. You are using this as an opportunity to express your personal opinions. You've totally missed his entire message. Also, you keep saying that he has "monitized" this. He lost a lot of his fan base due to this song. Which equals a loss of money...Your never ending ranting and refusal to listen to his words made watching this video til the end almost unbearable.

I love your reaction. But this was not an apology , just a message to the ignorant

I’d love to come on your channel and talk to you about this. I am from Eastern Ky, and now I teach 5th grade at a predominantly African American school. I don’t think you intend to, but I respectfully disagree with you. This seems to be a great instance of not seeing the other side. We all need more of this.

He's trying to raise class consciousness and help his poor, rural fans realize some empathy by analogy. Pretty simple

😂😂😂 missed the point completely dawg.

When it comes to some issues we need to understand we can't throw everyone in the same category. I felt like that happen in his video. Not every cop is bad and every race has issues. But we have to see that we are all apart of the human race and we are responsible for our actions. I will be the first to say I'm not perfect and I've made mistakes. At some point I'm sure we've all stepped in some crap we wished we had taken a different route on. With that being said when we are honest with the situations we come in contact with and communicate better some stuff wouldn't happen. There will always be people who screw up and won't accept they screwed up. I felt he threw every cop down the drain when I saw this video and I can admit I took it personally. Since then I can say this, if he needed my help I would do my best to help him. I'm no leader of a movement. Just an American citizen who doesn't like what I see. Our own people fighting each other when could put our energy bringing ourselves together. I'm sure all the terrorists and groups who want us to do this are having a good time over this. Didn't Covid show us we are in this as a world of citizens? I don't expect things to ever be perfect. Because in my beliefs the Bible tells me things are meant to get worse. But I'm sure somehow we can lessen the blow and slow things down if we all just put ourselves in each other's shoes. Peace to everyone.

You hate your own people don’t you,good ole Uncle Rukus

I can not feel guilty for things I didn't do

Tyler is clearly saying hillbilly’s treated in the same way that MANY of our communities are treated. Appealing to his base to what seems like highlight the threads that bind disenfranchised people. That’s reality, despite what Candace Owens and Thomas Sowell would have you believe…

Victim's all in the comment section. I like Tyler's talent but he is dead wrong and been sold on a false narrative. I just unsubbed so that i could sub again.

There is nothing more unwelcome than the truth to those who don't want to hear it. Thank you for being honest. I love and accept everyone for who and what they are even when we don't always agree. That's what it means to be family who loves each other unconditionally.

The mans base are country folk. Who are censored, silenced, and businesses closed. They turned the comments off which was cowardly, and he is dancing around what he wants to say. Come out and say what you mean Tyler. As an artist myself we have to look at our craft and be critical of ourself to make something worth while. We have the ability to see pattern recognition and can see through the BS. This man bent the knee to his handlers and not to his creator.

Before he even finished, you called it an apology. He isn't apologizing for anything. I react to many of your videos. But I believe you have this one wrong. It seems as if you aren't listening to him at all and have already made up your mind about it when you pushed play. It's about perspective. You aren't listening.

Please, he is trying bridge dog, truth is a matter of perception

Hi

You really seem to have came into this video wanting to have a negative reaction. You start by complaining that he is apologizing, which is exactly not what Tyler was doing, and then when he isn't and is providing explanation you are still upset. You also clearly lack the rural appalachia perspective that Tyler is specifically referencing in this video. He has seen first hand exactly the hate and disdain that he is describing that you so quickly dismiss. I think you are doing more harm than good by reacting to this video much like the harm you claim Tyler is causing by making his explanation video.

You seem to not understand the context of this video.

Seems to me you’re trying to make sense of a lot of things. 🤷🏼‍♂️😵‍💫

Tyler’s music is so good that he has country music listeners sympathizing with and defending prewritten, woke propaganda. Everyone loves to point out that this isn’t an apology. You’re right. It’s an artist preemptively explaining his art so he doesn’t get cancelled by the mob. In a sane society, an artist wouldn’t have to do that. The art would speak for itself, and it would be left to be interpreted in different ways by different people to fit their situation and perspective. He surrendered to the mob with this pathetic video.

I doubt anyone will read this comment and that is fine it is therapy for me writing it. I am from the same area this singer is from. This area is void of black people and thus is void of the ability to understand the issues of the black man. I think he has caught flack for pandering to the issues that we are exposed to ad nauseum, and feels strong about his stance and finds it necessary to explain himself and dumb it down for simple folks to understand, to force a sense of empathy! he feels that his song pissed off white folks and wants white folks to understand what if the tables were turned. this song changed my attitude as it should yours!!!

I came here to let you know how sideways you are but after seeing 99% of the comments, I think you’ve been told.

i give up

Honestly my dude if you had just let the video play instead of stopping it every few sentences it would have made much more sense. Your stopping of the video changed the context of his words. He's reading his own words to make sure what you did didn't happen. I'm new to your reactions. I understand stopping the videos to react, but that's not what this video was meant to be.

It’s too bad you can’t assume good intention… instead- you’re projecting the literal worst interpretation of his words. You’re more hateful/“victim mentality” than he could ever be made out to be.

You're a northerner ain't ya?

You sir show that ignorance comes in all shapes, sizes & color.

Wow you are making a lot of excuses. You are leaving out a lot of context yourself. And you are talking about monetizing, what the heck is a reaction video then?

Dude missed the point of Tylers video, what a shame. open your mind.

Tyler is a woke liberal, plain and simple.

Wait I’m hella confused are you a black man that just backed the confederate flag?

Tyler in long violent history is speaking to us white rural people who grew up Not dealing with some of the everyday issues you as African American deal with . I’m as country and hillbilly it has Nothing to do with white guilt … I don’t really know what that is …. no one I know has white guilt. He wants change just like the most of decent white people. What you said a Ms Tylor is incorrect. Tyler is trying to make people see things from a different perspective! You have no clue what you’re talking about ! Long violent history is an awesome and so is this video … know what you’re talking about before bashing someone you don’t even know

Much ado about nothing. It’s the industry. He’s good. You know he’s good. You just want attention

Thank you!

You are amazing, I admire your calmness in breaking this video down. You are a good man and the story's you share of your mother bringing you up tell all! Keep doing you, love watching your reactions, new sub!

Damn good video man, you see stuff for what it is, like Lil Baby said in that song “Every colored person ain't dumb and all whites not racist I be judging by the mind and heart, I ain't really into faces, it’s bigger than black and white” love the example you gave stating that it makes total sense to shoot someone who’s pulling a gun on you I mean who wouldn’t right? Oh but every “woke” person will defend someone who pulls a gun on a cop like man people really be stupid asf, become a cop, go out and try to help people, have a gun pulled on you and THEN make that life or death half a second decision to either die or keep living. Much respect man.

Wish I could talk to this man face to face because there’s a lot he obviously doesn’t understand or is being influenced by whatever outside forces he’s listening to. I’m not one to come at someone in the comments but this dude is confused hahaha.

Amen brother. The last couple years have wrecked a lot of pwoples brains.

Wow you were so ready to be upset avout what he had to say that you really failed to actually hear the message on this one. Shame on you. Next time listen before you go on your soap box

L take

i agree..100%

I'm with you Moose

Nice cabin, unc

You completely missed this

You lost me on this one man, you’re not even listening to what he’s saying, you’re pausing it every 30 seconds, and you somehow managed to try and defend the Confederate Flag. Yikes

I appreciated this review. I don’t fully agree with his video and statement. However, i get it and i think he was more trying to save his brand than anything. That being said, his music is so good and i still appreciate what he’s trying to do and I’ll continue to support him and the work he’s doing for addicts. Cheers bro!

You aren't listening with an open mind. You did the same thing on your reaction video for the song. You have a preconceived narrative and you were trying to make what he says fit into that narrative. Rather than listening to a sentence or a line at a time and pausing, try listening to the whole message. You don't have to be the smartest man in the room. Other people can teach you things, but you need to find some humility in order for that to happen. I hope you have a wonderful day

one thing for sure is nobody knows better about how we should live our lives than drunken or doped up actors and musicians once they are 6 months sober.

Waiting for Tyler Childers to write a song about 14 year old Sammy Weaver being murdered by U.S. Marshals in Idaho, along with Randy's wife.

Im just going to tell you, you dont know what the fuck he is talking about, it’s a two americas kind of deal and you’re in the other half of those americas.

A lot of people are saying you missed the boat on this one. I don't think you missed the boat at all. I think you're spot on.

Definition of a hard R