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Republican Garth Brooks sang at Biden's inauguration. Righties blew a fuse. [View all]
People brought up Brooks' history as a vocal advocate for the LGBTQ+ community since the early 90s.
It was announced on Monday that Garth would be performing at president Biden's inauguration. Once the announcement was made, his conservative fanbase called for a boycott against Brooks.
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One person tweeted, "Just lost all respect for @garthbrooks this is his Dixie Chick's moment," nodding to the moment when one of the Dixie Chicks singers, Natalie Maines, criticized George W. Bush, leading to their blacklisting from the country music community.
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Another person wrote in a tweet, "It is a statement of submission. 'I accept your fraud and to hell with the people who made me rich because I already got mine,'" suggesting that Brooks does not care for what his conservative fans believe.
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