{"id":67164,"date":"2023-08-26T04:26:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T04:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/?p=67164"},"modified":"2023-08-26T04:26:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T04:26:45","slug":"neo-confederate-folk-hero-oliver-anthony-proclaims-love-for-americas-racial-diversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/celebrities\/neo-confederate-folk-hero-oliver-anthony-proclaims-love-for-americas-racial-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Neo-confederate folk hero Oliver Anthony proclaims love for Americas racial diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celebitchy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/oliver-anthony-rich-men.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Maybe you have to be too online to \u201cget\u201d why this story is so funny, but I\u2019ll try to explain it.  This ginger man is Oliver Anthony.  A few weeks ago, he and his song \u201cRich Men North of Richmond\u201d were trending all over social media.  The whole thing was bought and paid for by right-wing groups who were astroturfing their new conservative folk hero, someone who would sing the kinds of songs they want, songs about welfare queens and how white men can\u2019t catch a break in this country.  Here\u2019s the song:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sqSA-SY5Hro\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As I said, this song was artificially amplified and boosted by conservative media, and there was a rush to declare Anthony their new guy, despite widespread mockery of his message:<\/p>\n<p>Country music 2023:<br \/>Another boy has fudge <br \/>Tell Congress to act<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sam Knight (@samknight1) August 14, 2023<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nude Gingrich (@JarJarFan69) August 14, 2023<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Well, it worked &#8211; \u201cRich Men North of Richmond\u201d debuted at #1 on Billboard\u2019s Hot 100 chart this week and every QAnon-adjacent is breathless and delirious about it.  The fact that Anthony also has a racist conspiracist history is a feature, not a bug, and apparently he was pretty active in the 9\/11 conspiracy community.  He is the white supremacist folk hero of their dreams, correct?  Well, funny story:  <\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Devon Stack (@Black_Pilled) August 22, 2023<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Please, this is so funny.  The guy playacting a racist hillbilly for profit is like \u201cAmerica\u2019s best asset is our racial diversity\u201d and what happens now?  I don\u2019t think it actually matters to his \u201cfans.\u201d  Some of them will be mad that he\u2019s not as racist as them, but the conservative campaign marches on.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cecil (@Capricoda) August 22, 2023<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><small>Photos courtesy of YouTube.<\/small><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebitchy.com\/832113\/neo-confederate_folk_hero_oliver_anthony_proclaims_love_for_americas_racial_diversity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maybe you have to be too online to \u201cget\u201d why this story is so funny, but I\u2019ll try to explain it. This ginger man is Oliver Anthony. A few weeks ago, he and his song \u201cRich Men North of Richmond\u201d were trending all over social media. 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