By Wonderwall.com Editors
9:03am PDT, Sep 4, 2022
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Nashville nastiness! A full-fledged feud has taken over the country music world sparked by an Instagram post from singer Jason Aldean's wife that some felt was transphobic and others felt was on-point. On Aug. 23, 2022, Brittany Aldean shared an Instagram video that showed her getting glammed up. She captioned it, "I'd really like to thank my parents for not changing my gender when I went through my tomboy phase. I love this girly life." The post was highly controversial, as her detractors felt her message was transphobic –then weighed in publicly, as did her supporters.
Keep reading to see how other famous people felt about her stance… and what happened to her husband in the wake of the controversy…
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"It's so easy to, like, not be a scumbag human? Sell your clip-ins and zip it, Insurrection Barbie," Maren Morris tweeted in her critique of Brittany Aldean. Brittany replied, "Karen Morris. Thanks for calling me Barbie."
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"You'd think celebs with beauty brands would see the positives in including LGBTQ+ people in their messaging. But instead here we are, hearing someone compare their 'tomboy phase' to someone wanting to transition. Real nice." –Cassadee Pope commented, criticizing Brittany Aldean
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On Sept. 1, top Nashville publicity firm The GreenRoom revealed it had ended its long work relationship with Jason Aldean. "Music has always been and remains The GreenRoom's core focus, so we had to make the difficult decision after 17 years to step away from representing Jason," one of the firm's co-founders told Billboard in a statement. "We aren't the best people for the gig anymore, but will always be big fans of his music — he is one of the greatest live entertainers in country music."
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"Bravo @MarenMorris it's when you selflessly bear another's burden that you actually reflect gods love. Way to not tolerate disgusting behavior. It's tough…but good to see this hidden divide exposed in country music- let your little light shine," music star Brandi Carlile tweeted in support of her The Highwomen bandmate. To Cassadee Pope, Brandi tweeted, "Well done @CassadeePope you Angel I'm overseas and just catching up to al this – so proud and grateful."
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"Southern Charm" star Madison LeCroy showed her support for Brittany Aldean, commenting on her original post "same!" with three laughing-crying emojis.
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"Love you so much!! you da best!!!" said music star Chuck Wicks' wife, Kasi Rosa Wicks — who is Jason Aldean's sister. Chuck also weighed in, telling Brittany Aldean, "We love you!"
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"Hahaha i love you," county music singer Jon Pardi's wife, Summer, told Brittany Aldean.
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Lara Trump commented on Brittany Aldean's post with heart-eye emojis.
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In a message to Maren Morris and Cassadee Pope, "Queer Eye" star Jonathan Van Ness tweeted, "Love to see ally's & to be clear intersex kids which make up at least 2% of all kids face genital mutilation to enforce cisgender norms everyday. While we are at it. Trans young people under 18 almost never get surgical gender affirming surgeries. If they do & is a huge if – it happens it is with parental consent & loads of doctors. Hormone blockers & hormone blockers are reversible. lets stop the transphobic nonsense."
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"BARBIE'S RULE" –singer Raelynn said in support of Brittany Aldean, clearly referencing Maren Morris's comment. Raelynn also commented on the original post with heart-eye emojis.
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"Advocating for the genital mutilation of children under the disguise of love and calling it 'gender affirming care' is one of the worst evils. Some parents want to be accepted by society so badly, that they're willing to make life-altering decisions for their children who aren't old enough to fully comprehend the consequences of those actions. Love is protecting your child until they are mature enough as an adult to make their own life decisions." –Brittany Aldean during the fracas
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"Sucks when Karens try to hide their homophobia/transphobia behind their 'protectiveness of the children.' Weren't they putting their kids in Biden-is-a-pedo shirts on social media? Sounds like a real safe way to protect them from millions of eyes!" –Maren Morris
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"Scoring quick points by picking on trans kids isn't something that is brave at all. And I'm proud of Maren for sticking up for them. Badge of honor to have [Candace Owens] engage in completely normal discourse, too. Shut up and sing only applies to those who you disagree with. Getting a lot of people telling me our career is over, as if the last time she spoke up about something it disappeared. Honestly, we're pretty ok over here. Tours are good, got a 2 year old we love, we're f****** fine, and I promise she isn't going to shut up now. And on another note, I always support and love Maren, I know I'm sparse in the internet but I am proud of her and always will be. For everything she stands for, I do too. Ready to get some rest together and enjoy our little kid. Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend." –Ryan Hurd, Maren Morris's singer-songwriter husband
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On Aug. 29 — a week after sharing her initial comments — Brittany Aldean doubled down on her stance, taking to her Instagram Story to share a quote originally posted by Republican pundit Robby Starbuck, Page Six reported: "If you are silent about your beliefs because you are worried someone will be offended, then your beliefs are not that important to you, but rather what people think about you is. When you stand up for what's right and true, you will receive both hate and love, but everyone will know what you're fighting for."
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On Aug. 31, Brittany Aldean took to Instagram to share some new merch featuring the phrase "Don't tread on our kids" writing in a pink classic Barbie font. "Per usual, my words have been taken out of context over the last week," she captioned the post, adding, "Instead of getting twisted about the twisting of my words, I've chosen to bring some good out of it. Introducing our NEW Barbie inspired line LIVE **Through this launch we will be giving back to and supporting @operationlightshine in effort to help fight child exploitation and human trafficking."
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"Waking up happy that my parents didn't raise me to be as rude and nasty as @brittanyaldean. I also would like to say the LGBTQs have clearer skin without whatever she pushin'." –singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun
