Listeners beg for death after hearing Brad Paisley’s ‘Accidental Racist’
LL Cool J and Brad Paisley shall overcome the twitter snark heaped upon "Accidental Racist."
— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) April 8, 2013
Just heard the "Accidental Racist" man that Weird Al is amazing.
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) April 8, 2013
So this could be the worst song since "One Tin Soldier." http://t.co/aBob7TA7Wo
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) April 8, 2013
Ouch. It’s not a career killer by a long shot, but “Accidental Racist,” a track off of country superstar Brad Paisley’s new album, is taking a beating on Twitter today. Just what is accidental racism? Well, it’s something that happens when you wear a Confederate flag T-shirt to get coffee and the barista is black, apparently.
To the man that waited on me at the Starbucks down on Main
I hope you understand
When I put on that T-shirt
The only thing I meant to say is I’m a Skynyrd fan
If you endure the song long enough, rapper LL Cool J drops by for a guest verse to confess his own prejudice against cowboy hats. As the AV Club observes, people of all races can surely agree that this track stinks.
Brad Paisley and LL Cool J bring blacks and whites together in disliking "Accidental Racist" http://t.co/n7ibDSctj2
— The AV Club (@TheAVClub) April 8, 2013
"Well now I hate black people and white people" – black people and white people, after hearing LL Cool J/Brad Paisley's "Accidental Racist"
— Many Friends Haver (@2Big2Nasty) April 8, 2013
@TheAVClub I was sure it was some sort of parody when I first started listening to it, like something @alyankovic talked them into.
— Kevin МАРУСЕК (@iPadGoober) April 8, 2013
LEAVE LL COOL J ALONE HE'S JUST TRYING TO RAP AND SOLVE CRIMES IN HIS FREE TIME
— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) April 8, 2013
I just listened to the Accidental Racist song. Kill me. http://t.co/jD2QqVpOhj
— Michelle Fields (@MichelleFields) April 8, 2013
https://twitter.com/f4tburger/status/321382197049319425
"Accidentally" listened to the song "Accidental Racist" by Brad Paisley and LL Cool J and now I "accidentally" want to kill myself.
— Shabba Thanks (@Trilladelphian) April 8, 2013
https://twitter.com/asvpiwantthe/status/321399217996328960
RIP music. (I just listened to "Accidental Racist.")
— andy levy (@andylevy) April 8, 2013
My vote for worst song of the millennium? "Accidental Racist" by Brad Paisley (featuring LL Cool J). http://t.co/DW4kkHndea I feel queasy!
— Bruce J McDonald (@proBRUCEr) April 8, 2013
Even Salon, whose editor-at-large Joan Walsh published a book called “What’s the Matter with White People,” couldn’t pretend to like it, calling it “bizarre.”
"Accidental Racist": Strong contender for the worst song of all time http://t.co/orNgiyWhyS
— Salon.com (@Salon) April 8, 2013
The best part of this Accidental Racist debacle is tweets from people just now hearing it. The freshness of their outrage warms my soul.
— #F*ckBrady (@_t3pps_) April 8, 2013
That Brad Paisley/LL Cool J song "Accidental Racist" killed Margaret Thatcher
— S. Anthony Thomas (@santhonythomas) April 8, 2013
"Accidental Racist" – Oh god. It's even schmaltzy musically – oh god this hurts. Save me.
— Little Australia (@LitThom) April 8, 2013
Accidental Racist is probably the worst thing I've every listened to.
— ZOMBIEflowers✿ (@sassyraspberry) April 8, 2013
That's why you NEED the song RT @daveweigel: Somebody explain Accidental Racist to me
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) April 8, 2013
Accidental Racist is so bad that Mama knocked herself out.
— Jaimel Hemphill (@JaimelHemphill) April 8, 2013
Ignoring all the controversy, I've noticed no one's mentioned "Accidental Racist" is just a bad song.
— Jeremy O'Kelley (@JeremyOkelley) April 8, 2013
Accidental Racist: It's like Ebony & Ivory, only terrible.
— Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) April 8, 2013
Pro tip: There is no need for an "Accidental Racist" parody song.
— jasoncherkis (@jasoncherkis) April 8, 2013
Not everyone hates “Accidental Racist,” technically speaking. At least one person has admitted to liking it.
Just listened to Accidental Racist by Brad Paisley and LL Cool J. I actually like it – they talk about stuff everyone thinks…
— Britt (@brittnotbrit) April 8, 2013
