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Garth Brooks Says His New Nashville Bar Will Be Safe for Trans People, Serve Bud Light (jezebel.com)

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[–] onehellofausername 33 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’m not a fan of country music, at least not any modern country, but I definitely admire Brooks for taking a bold stance against the hateful mindset that is prevalent amongst what is likely a not-insignificant portion of his fan base. Given the flak that Target and Bud Light have gotten, he will definitely lose fans for this. If this is reflective of his overall character, he probably won’t miss them one bit.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Garth has a gay family member (his sister), and has taken as big a stance against ticket resellers as someone can. He caps prices for tickets to his shows and often does multiple shows in one visit to a city so demand and supply come closer to one another.

Garth is definitely "one of the good ones." Basically everything he does is driven by trying to make as many people happy as possible.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I must say, you speak very articulate English for a Jawa.

But yeah, I'm not a fan of his music really but he's always shown to have a decent head on his shoulders. Good for him in taking this stance against so much vitriol.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Taa baa!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Utinni!