Brad Paisley's Song About North Carolina: "Sit by Your Man"

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Brad Paisley's Song About North Carolina: "Sit by Your Man"

http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2016/5/26/brad-paisleys-song-about-north-carolina-sit-your-man-video

The Advocate.com
By Trudy Ring
May 26 2016 3:23 PM EDT

Brad Paisley delivered a memorable take on North Carolina's House Bill 2 in an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! this week.

When host Kimmel asked the country star Tuesday night if he had anything to say about current events, Paisley said country music dealt with the issue of restroom use back in 1968. He then launched into, to the tune of Tammy Wynette's classic "Stand by Your Man," a song with lyrics including "In North Carolina, they're checking for vaginas if you want to use the can" and "Sit by your man."

Paisley's song does include some problematic language, including the inaccurate phrase that a transgender woman was "born a man." Nonetheless, Paisley's parody seems to be taking aim at the absurdity of the sweeping (and possibly illegal) law in North Carolina, which builds on a long history of anti-LGBT animus from elected officials in the Tar Heel State.
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I don't feel as positive about it as The Advocate does. I think it's exploiting the issue for popularity without actually providing any support. It reinforces the idea that transgender women using ladies' rooms are men, which is the main unchallenged notion that is causing all the problem.

[pt98701]

Good point. But Paisley's heart is in the right place so he deserves some credit.

I'm not a country music fan but I always admired that guy. Great guitar player!