Small towns are by first name and they all know your family for generations. We take care of everyone and most don't see color like the cities are doing now.
The part about the gun is sometimes hard to understand but he is saying he got a gun from his granddad and The government keeps saying they are going to take away all our guns. He's telling the government to try that in a small town cause Small towns are not giving up their guns
99% of black ppl don’t find this video racist. It’s the woke white ppl. And I’m white. Small towns have everyone, black, white, Asians. I’m new to your Chanel. and I appreciate you having your opinion. Not just what some say u should think
I’ve watched several black people react to this song and everyone of them keeps saying “How’s this racist?” …. It’s not, it’s about a small town community watching out for each other. America has lost its sense of community and helping your friends, family, neighbors when you can.
He isn't talking about white people when he says we take care of our own. He is talking about all races that live in his small town. They all take care of each other. And that is what we do in small towns. I live in a small town in Mississippi and we all take care of each other no matter race.
There are about 500 white supremacists in the country. CNN talking point though. Small town black, blue, white or yellow take care of their own. Anyone will kick ass if threatened Grandma.
Marine here too... We fight for each other and this great country. Sometimes I'm seen as a Mexican and I've been told to go back to Mexico. I'm like I'm a Marine.. I have served this country what have you done.
20+ Army here and I agree. You want to see a cross section of America, join the military. Want to learn how to get along with people from different races, religions, socioeconomic backgrounds ? Join the military. We are a family of our own.
when he says " we take care of our town" he's meaning their town, their community. Small town people care about each other and they help each other out
He’s at the local courthouse in the county he lives in, this song isn’t about race….its anti crime/anti violence, he got a gun that his grandad gave him but the government keeps threatening to take our guns but that won’t happen in a small town 😉 ❤️
@@PapaVanTwee5 again, it’s the courthouse in the county Jason lives in….he didn’t know the history, I certainly don’t research every building I go to before going to
@PapaVanTwee5 you do realize that this is a loaded argument though, as any courthouse he would have picked in the south has the same unfortunate heritage/history.
A small town has people of all types. In small towns we all look out for each other no matter what skin color. Especially don't mess with our children, elderly or veterans.
His own... Aren't just white. They are his community... Neighbors. I lived in a small country town in Texas and it was equally black and white and we took care of each other. . we were neighbors and there was an unspoken understanding. ❤
This song is more or less "fuck around and find out" - "Around here we take care of our own" Means that if you are small town community, you protect everyone. Watch each others backs!
It's more about any small community . Color doesn't play into it, whether it's all white, all black, or mixed. We all know and cover each other's backs regardless of color. Unlike in the cities.💞
Exactly. I think the line "we take care of our own" is being misinterpreted. "Our own" = My community, like minded people with similar values as me, my family, my friends, my neighbors, that lady down the road that I wave to on my way home from work every Thursday. If I saw someone.. um.. "trying that" on my way home on Thursday, I'd absolutely stop and "recommend" a thing or two.
when he says "His own" he doesnt specifically mean any race, more a family dynamic. cause people in small towns all help each other, basically their own family, protecting each other. He's saying mess with me, mess with all of us.
He isn't talking about taking care of white people. He is talking about taking care of his community. All colors and creed who live in his small town. Nothing racist about the song. Just people making something out of nothing so they can start shit. People need to wake up and love their brothers and sister's. color doesn't matter. We all bleed red. Let's stand with each other and be proud to be an American.
It was nice to see someone actually listen to the song, thank you. When he was talking about the gun his granddad gave him he said "but one day they are gonna 'round up". He meant the government was going to take everyone's guns away. Robbing us of our god given right to defend and protect our homes and families, to hunt for our food, etc. These video clips are not just from the US, eight of the scenes come from outside the U.S., including Germany, Canada, Spain and Ukraine. For instance: the woman flipping off police officers happened in Berlin.
A lot of people are also saying he's racist because he shot the video in front of the courthouse In the town that he lives in because over a 100 years ago there was a black man. Lynch and hung from that building, but to be honest, if you go back a hundred years any building that Is that old we'll have a Horrific and disgraceful history in one way or another... Also I found more than 10 movies that have been shot in front of that building but none of them were called racist. Hannah montana for example was shot at that building
In the lines where he says 'round-up', he's speaking of the feds coming and confiscating Americans' guns, not him rounding up friends to go do some nefarious white crime. And the line 'take care of our own', he's speaking of how a small town's people have each other's back. Race has nothing to do with it. Many would be surprised to see how little someone's race has to do with anything in smaller communities.
I think people hear what they want to hear. Some people are just looking to make things into what they aren’t to suit themselves. It’s obvious what he meant. Some people will argue the sky is green and swear they are right.
Grandads gun, he said "one day they say they're gonna round up" Anti 2A people (gun grabbers) trying to take our guns, "that shit might fly in a city...Good luck... try that in a small town." "We take care of our own" I'm from a small town, people come in starting shit? The whole AREA, not just town, is coming loaded for bear. Everyone!!
i haven't seen your channel prior to this and i like seeing fresh takes on songs as a gauge to see what the reactor is about. First and foremost, i see and appreciate you giving this an honest appraisal, many do not. the one thing i would ask you to rethink is the line "we take care of our own" this doesn't mean "we take care of white people" it means we take care of our neighbors, our community, our friends" understand here in my neck of the woods,(central Virginia) "a neck dont gotta be white to be red" understand also , that there is racism, there are people too stupid to understand that skin color doesn't define a person. but also understand that a person hell bent to find racism will find it, regardless if its legitimate or not. im gonna subscribe and see where this takes us. i think its a good start.
Amen! Alabama small town girl here. We are all races in my town. We grew up together. Went to school and played together as equals. And if somebody came to our town to rape, destroy and loot, they would find a big line of us, shoulder to shoulder, with guns drawn to defend our town. So "Try That In A Small Town" means this is what will happen of folks mess with us. Plain and simple. Nothing racist. Whoope Goldberg started that shit. She's as racist as they come. Lost her place, as well as the others, on their show because of it! GOOD!
That song isn’t racist it’s about how the small town mentality, that we take care of our and have that sense of community. It also cites the nonsense of violence and how it’s not tolerated in small town America. Thank for listening to the song and lyrics not the narrative of of racism and all that nonsense.
Hi..He is talking about protecting your families in the small towns no matter what color or race. the small shop owners ,the farmer, families...There is nothing wrong with loving your country and your family and protecting them. Its America..
Nothing but small town vibes. Country folks don't play that big city BS. Places where you don't have to lock your doors because nobody is stupid enough to Play those games. We love our God, Country, and Guns. As people mentioned he said "I got a gun my grandad gave me THEY say one day they're gonna round up" ..meaning all these people are pushing for gun bans...yeah try that in a small town 😅. Great reaction
In the lyrics where he says, " Gotta gun that my granddad gave me, they say that one day their gonna round up..." I interpret the lyrics meaning as saying the United States government is going to try and take their guns away. Jason is implying in the lyrics that they will not take them without a fight. The gun is sentimental because it belonged to his granddad and he is no longer with him.
I come from a small town in Pennsylvania with a lot of Good People from all different backgrounds and if any trouble came to my town I know Damned Well that we would ALL get together to protect the Peace of where we raise our families. This song is not about race, its about protecting where we live and the people who live there.
People who have lived in a small town completely understand. But some people only think small towns are what you see on tv or in the movies. I'm happy to have found your channel.
Just found your channel today and glad to see you giving your honest opinion on this song , this song is not racist at all i live in a small community in Texas and in my small town it dont matter what skin color you are we are all family we all look out for one another everybody knows everybody and we all have each others backs..and if someone tried to come to our smalm town to vandalize it you better believe our whole community would be ready to protect our commintity and the people in it..and thats all that jason aldean is saying in small towns we all protect one another no matter what race you are that dont matter what matters is we look out for eachother....and when he talks about his granddad gave him a gun and one day they going to round up he means the government coming to take your guns ... So thank you for your honest opinon about this song and video. I just subscribed to your channel have a nice weekend
What he's talking about when he say ," we take care of our own " means we take care of our neighbors no matter what race. In a small town everyone knows everyone and we take care of our neighbors whenever they are in need.
Thank u for saying "not racist". He's talking about ANYBODY that commits crimes and are ruining this country. And he's talking about not letting the government take our guns , not rounding up a bunch of guys with guns.
As far as the 'round up' line, he was talking about the government rounding up all guns! He's saying in small towns they'll protect their own (neighbors, family, etc), not racial
He’s not referring to rounding people up, he’s referring to the government trying to round up people’s guns violating the 2nd amendment, disarming citizens and taking away their rights to defend themselves against a tyrannical government. He’s saying it’s not happening.
When he says "Got a gun my granddad gave me, they say one day they're going to round up." He's talking about the government taking away our rights to own guns
The best way to look at this song is what would you do if strangers came into your house yelled at you, punched your friend, and set your couch on fire would you expect them to face consequences for their actions or just let them go. What if they did it to your family, your neighbor, your community it's not about racism it's about facing consequences for your choices and the need to reform the sense of community because in our time of need it's the people in your lives that will help you more than any stranger or government.
Aldean has good reason to be sick and tired of the violence playing out across America. He was the artist performing in Las Vegas when the largest mass shooting in American history happened. A shooter perched above the crowd in a Mandalay Bay hotel room decided he was going to play 'fish in a barrel' with the concert goers. Aldean's pregnant wife was just behind the curtains backstage when shots rang out killing 61 people. People in small towns, like ours, don't play those games. Going anywhere now is risky. Be it a mass shooting or a riot, the violence is something we should ALL be pissed enough about to speak up.
This is not a racist song. We live in a small farming town in Northern Canada, no traffic lights, just a General store, liquor store, gas station and restaurant. The Police are 30 mins away, and in winter, a lot longer. This tune just means we all look out for each other, you know everyone! No matter who they are, they are your neighbors, and you just help them if they need help. Just don't try that shit here, no matter who you are.
Well done! Small towns have a vibe of support and care for you, your family and neighbors REGUARLESS of skin color!!! Crazy people cannot destroy property, homes, day cares, businesses, churches, etc. NO MATTER WHAT. We take care of all of our own in that town, because we have a very short fuse for stupid. How come protesters never tear up their own shit and would have a heart attack if someone did??? Well done!
He's talking about his own. In his small town. Just like me. White, black, brown whatever. If you live in my small town I got your back if you have mine. This is what he is singing about. We take care of eachother because we are all neighbors no matter what you look like. Period. Skin tone don't mean nothing. You live in my Town I got you. All I ask is you stand with me. God bless
When I heard the part about a round-up, I heard, "They're going to round up our guns, but good luck taking our arms away." As for "Round here, we take care of our own," I know, from LIVING in a small town, that "our own" means "our neighbors." We might hate the guy next door, but he's OUR guy next door, and if somebody comes from outside, and starts messing with OUR guy next door, we'll take care of him. Nobody picks on our jackasses, but US.
When he says " see how far you make it down the road" Because we all in a small town look out for each other's families. You won't make it far because someone will see you and it's going down if you wanna try it. I'm from Podunk cow town USA To this day if I drive down my street Mrs Johnson will be calling my mom saying " was that Laura I saw drive by" If I stop by and drop something off at my folks house when they are gone. We look out for each other.
He’s talking about anyone of any race that lives in his town they stick together. I grew up in a small town we had all people and no one cared what race you were. We loved and took care of each other. I didn’t see this division of race until I moved to the big city and then it seemed to be more the media than the actual people even in the big city. God bless us all. 🙏🇺🇸
I grew up in a 5 generation small town. Everyone knows everyone knows who your grandpas was , so if someone hurt one of us, yea you don’t know what you’re doing. True im from a small town in Mississippi. A white drunk plowed over a sweet colored lady. That had been Moma to everyone. White men dragged that dude out of the car and before it was over,he was begging for someone to call the cops.
I live in a small town. And we don’t give a F what color your skin is .. when we say we take care of our own.. it means our community, our neighbors, our business owners!! ( our own don’t mean us white people ) it’s means every single person in our small town! White , black, brown, green , purple , blue or green… we are all one in our small town communities!!! And if watched closely.. in one part take care of our own.. the children were of both races .. as the world classified it. But in a small town . We are all the same race . The human race !!! And in my small town .. it don’t matter what tone of color your skin is .. white , black or brown.. we all in camo . Bc we all hunt and fish . It’s sad bc I am country as cornbread and tatters !!! Always in cowboy boots.. and a lot of the world judge us as racist bc of the cowboy boots and cowboy hats … but most of us country boys could see white ppl jumping on a black man , woman , or children!!!! And believe it or not . Most of us country boys will help the one being jumped .. We don’t give a F if it’s other white ppl doing it to a black person.. bc at that time.. it’s not about color .. it’s about right and wrong.. and jumping a man bc the color of his skin is wrong . And we would go against our own bc it’s just not right in no ways … and 95 percent of the ones in cowboy boots and cowboy hats.. we are yes ma’am yes sir … pull over on the side of the road and help anyone .. no matter color .. bc we had it drilled in us to be good human beings to all humans . Bc to me . There is only one race in this world.. and that is human race.. we are all humans and all bleed the same color . Red … the one that made this video . If he lived in my small town.. he needed help at his house w work on his house.. we all help. He lives in my town.. he is one of our own… that has nothing to do w color … it all has to do with us all living in the same small town. So we all the same. Our own community family …
I live in Stockton Ca. And I’m still gonna support try that in a small town. I’m 1776 % sure let someone try to take out my family, neighbors we will fight back.
I live about an hour from where they recommended this video in Columbia TN. There is nothing about Jason, his song, or this video that is racist. Some Karen out there did research on the courthouse and found out that a black man was hanged there way way back in history. But sadly you will be hard pressed to find a courthouse in the south where that hasn’t happened. Was it right? Hell NO! But Jason was not aware of the history of the courthouse. He only chose this particular courthouse because it is in his hometown. I never researched the courthouse history in my small town. The only history I know about it is because they used to do a civil war reenactment of the day the courthouse was burnt down. Which makes no sense to me. Only in the south do they celebrate a battle they lost. But whatever floats their boat. I’m originally from California. So I am not southern, even though I am from southern California. 😂
Great reaction DeDoe! You are right on! Hello from Canada! Color has nothing to do with it. God knows no color. If you mess with my Family or my Godly Family , there is no telling what a man might do! Mercy, Goodness and Kindness! God Bless you for seeing this right!
Couple of things. The verse about his GF's gun. He say's one day they say they're going to round up. He's referring to the Govt. coming to confiscate gun's. Next when he say's we take care of our own he means his neighbors, his community. I'm from a small town. We have all races here. We may have different cultures based on our ancestry, but we share the small town culture where morals matter. Someone brings trouble into our small town and we all stand together. White, Black, Brown, doesn't matter. What matters is what's in your heart and mind. If you come here to disrupt our way of life....well I suggest you don't.
He’s talking about small town community. The closeness of seeing each others kids grow up together. I live in a town with Native Americans, Hispanics, white, black.
Thank you for your open mind on this video. One of the negative comments some people mention is the term "good ole boys". They paint that term as only whites are good ole boys. Most people that have a problem with that term are from a large city. If you talk to people from a small town, you find that everyone goes to the same high school and all races participate in sports and etc. What you find is that most, unfortunately not all, blend well. In fact, talk with young men that go to war together on the football field. Everyone is considered brothers. Keep up the good work.
He definitely means he protects everyone who lives in his town. It doesn't matter the skin color. We all bleed red, one race the human race😊 Thank you for your reaction ❤
After Roe was overturned I saw some people online calling to bring the protests to rural towns. My first thought was try that and see how that works out for you. 😂
All he's saying if you riot and destroy property in a small town we'll back each other up and stop you and fight back! Doesn't matter what you are rioting about, color or whatever ... don't matter, don't destroy property or you'll get taken care of!
This was filmed at a Courthouse in Tennessee where there was a lynching in 1927. I believe Jason Aldean made this the set of the video because he was angry about it. All of the rest of the video is real news footage during the BLM issues; however, notice it's the white people making trouble -- I'm white and will always be disgusted by how they act. It's SO WRONG!!! This song is the ringtone on my phone. This is an amazing song between the cities and the small towns. I grew up in a very small town (in the country) with many races. We were a community. No one saw color, race, religion - we were simply a tight community - a family. In fact, I was in a severe car accident many years ago, and my friends (of every race who we used to ride in the back of pickup trucks in high school) saved my life over 25 years after we saw each other last when we graduated from high school. I went to college, and they became EMTs, firemen, state police, and local police -- however, they recognized me immediately and (most importantly) saved my children's lives and my life because they had known me since we were five years old. I'm sorry, but that wouldn't happen in a city - but it does in a small town. Everyone had each other's backs in a small town. There won't be violence; however, the violence that took place in the cities would have NEVER taken place in a small town. There would have never been any looting, damage to property, stealing, etc..... because everyone has each other's backs in a small town. We protect each other. We don't see color or religion - we're family. I love this song.
In the guys with the rifles, that's what small communities do people of all races go hunting and fishing... You've gonna understand if you're from the city. You won't get it that just because it's a small town. Small towns are not a race small towns are a community of all races
He’s at a county courthouse/ jailhouse in his town I think it’s Columbia Tennessee. War back in the past in 1927 a man was lynched by a mob at that courthouse/jailhouse, they said he attacked a woman even the woman couldn’t identify the lynched man as her attacker. At the time Jason’s crew even him didn’t know there was a lynching there. That’s the controversy there but the theme was you may get away with situations in big cities but in small towns you can stand up for your neighbor respect your flag. That’s just my opinion…. No racism noted in the song or video whatsoever….. so 95% of the song video are news channels the videos
Take care of our own means the entire towns takes care of each other regardless of race, color, background, etc. We see family in small towns in cities you aren't as close with your neighbors. If city folk were to try and bring the violence to a small town that small town would stand as one and defend themselves and their town and businesses and homes.
I asked my friend(black) if he thought this song was racist I played it and all I asked tell me if this song was racist and he said “I don’t know how someone could get a racist notion from this song”
I'm commenting a long with your reaction so It's only just started and I totally agree with you. It is ridiculous for people to thank. This is about black people because it's about criminals. Why would anybody generalize criminals as black people
Really want some stats? Black people make up less than ten percent of the total population of the United States, yet are responsible for over 50 percent of the murders
Thankyou for your thoughts on this. I'm tired of people trying to create separation when it's not there. We are all Americans together, regardless of our color!
In most small towns in the USA! Being racist is antiquated and unacceptable. A hurricane hits, a house burns down and your neighbor loses everything? The small town town does care about race! We don’t always get along, but when tragedy strikes? We bury that! Small towns have neighbors bickering, having arguments, etc. We get our neighbors through that hard time! Even if we can’t stand them personally. And once the storm passes, and our neighbors are made whole again? Then, and only then do we start arguing again about stupid stuff like property lines, fence maintenance, loud music, etc. And it does not matter if you blue, purple, or green! 💯
Thank you for listening to each of the words and looking at each of the images and coming to an impartial decision. So many people today I believe only listen to 10 seconds of the song and make their decision based on that. They see what They want to see and hear what They want to hear.
Jason was talking about the Government overstepping the Rights of the Citizens to Bear Arms. He’s saying that his Grandfather gave him that gun, and he’ll be damned if the Government is going to round up his gun!!!!
You said it true, bro. The video could be seen as racist *IF* you are looking for it. That's the people who were screaming about racism in the video. They went in looking for something to get offended about.
I live in a very small town (5,000) people. I was born and raised here. We are a town of all colors, my friends growing up were all colors. There are unwritten rules in small towns. We support our country, we say yes ma'am, we ALL stand together no matter the color. We lend a hand to those who need it. In small towns you can still sleep with your doors unlocked, partially because we're all armed and we all know it.
These days there are all races in small towns... community. In the grandfather's gun verse, he was saying that one day they are going to round up all the guns, or so they think. Some time ago I saw a video of blm and antifa trying to demonstrate in a small town, and the community drove them out of town. It was awesome.
Black people live in small towns too. This song is not racist in the least. Jason is talking for all decent people, no matter what they look like. The real issue is he's a conservative. So the mainstream is trying to grab at anything that will discredit him. We see it everyday with our former President. They'll throw anything at anyone with an opposing viewpoint. Truly disgusting to see. The crazy thing is people fall hook line and sinker for it. They don't even realize that they could be next.
Love the artist. I deliver goods in small towns and I've had multiple people follow me back home. For God's sake let a man work. Try that in a ball gown a rainbow 🌈 colored frilly gown. Thanks Aldean
Having grown up in a small town and then move to a big city I can tell you exactly what he means by this, in a small town everybody knows everybody, everybody takes care of each other in a small town, everybody in the city looks the other way, nobody wants to know each other, they don't become close, people in a small town are gonna protect their own where as in a big city people don't know each other, they don't back each other up. The part about the gun means the government keeps talking about taking away our guns and he's just saying that aint gonna happen.
We take care of our own means our own neighbors, town folks, and friends, no matter the race, creed, or religion. If I ride with you I will stand with you as well
"I got a gun that my Grandad gave me. They say one day they're going to round up" He is talking about how many people in government service want to take away the 2nd Amendment, the right to bare arms. The Government wants to round up the guns. Short and sweet, he is saying you are not coming here and taking our guns.
The reason people call it that is because the courthouse in the back ground is a place where a black man was hung over 100 years ago just too let you know he did not pick the location it was the production company that pick it out
im from a small town ... we support each other and we use guns for the most as hunting deer duck turkeys etc. that we feed our families friends and neighbors. and on the rare occasion we use them as defense from anything that may try to harm us whether it be snake bear boar or human thank you for keeping an open mind
He's talking about people in a small town. No matter the color, people in a small town are close knit compared to the cities. He's saying we take care of our own a.k.a. our neighbors. We look out for each other.
The comment about cops rubbed me the wrong way but I appreciated you not generalizing and the way you expressed your opinions on the song mad respects… you got my subscription
Jason Aldean isn’t only speaking for himself. He is standing up for a community, which he can relate to, that is fed up with crime, violence, and racism. Use your fucking common sense people!
Tom Macdonald released his Video American Flags on the heels of this video. American Flags also went viral. (Along with every song Tom releases) People tried to say Tom’s song was racist too. Smh
The video was filmed at a courthouse in Georgia.A part of the controversy is that at this particular courthouse,there was a lynching of a black man back in 1920.,everyone wants to say that Jason is racist because of it,but it wasn't until AFTER filming that he learn of the history.In terms of "our own" he's referring to towns,community...along with folks fighting what the government is doing to everyone.The clips of protesters,breaking windows,the stupid people with sheets over their faces(I'm almost 60 yrs old,and I admittedly REFUSE to call them by the name they're known as...)In MY HUMBLE OPINION,they cover themselves because their stupid idiots,their embarrassed and scare to show themselves for fear of being recognized.
