Chi-Coco

So I just took a stroll on over to their Twitter account for the Country Music Association, and sure enough, there’s no mention of Beyonce (or the Dixie Chicks) anywhere.  The coverage of last night’s show is very comprehensive, with photos of each winner (as they should have) and either gifs or video clips or tweets of every performance.

No mention of Beyonce.

So then I went over to CMA World, which is the main page for the Country Music Association.  I read all of their press releases about the CMAs, but they were mostly focused on the winners.  There was mention of Tim McGraw’s performance and Little Big Town’s performance, so I wasn’t really surprised Beyonce hadn’t been recognized.

So then I went over to the webpage for the actual CMA Awards because they have a list of all of the performers and presenters.

No mention of Beyonce.

So they just used the biggest pop star on the planet to give them a ratings boost in the face of the World Series because a lot of their viewing audience was siphoned off by that game.  They filled in the extra space with the Beyhive and then pretended nothing ever happened because their ignorant fanbase got all up in their feelings about it.  Mind you, Beyonce did not ask to perform – they came to her because “Daddy Lessons” is a great song…and they knew she was ratings gold.  They asked her and then she asked if she could bring the Dixie Chicks with her.  There’s no mention of the Dixie Chicks on any of ther sites either, but country music still hates them.  The only reason they were there at all is because Beyonce – the invited guest they’re now ignoring – wanted to have them there.  Natalie Maines thought she’d never perform on that stage again and only did so because Beyonce asked them to.  That’s the power of Beyonce.  And I can’t believe the Country Music Association scrubbed any mention of her from their social media after the fact.

No wait, yes I can.  The CMAs are definitely Donald Trump’s America.  Brown people are to be used, but not respected.  All of this is why I’ve never been to a country music concert and why I vet my country music artists in a way that I rarely vet other musicians.  Before I listen to your album, I have to see where you are on the table of equality and in how close proximity you are to racism, bigotry, and feathered bangs.

Why are some white folks just so nasty and rude?  I truly don’t understand what we did to Fox News Whites to make them so hateful all the damn time.  You aging like buttermilk because your spirit is sour.  Get right.

Edit 10:45pm