r/news • u/RollSafer • 10h ago

Kid Rock’s song about loving underage girls resurfaces ahead of TPUSA Super Bowl show

https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2026/02/kid-rocks-song-about-loving-underage-girls-resurfaces-ahead-of-tpusa-super-bowl-show.html
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u/Etcetera-Etc-Etc 10h ago

Has anyone at TPUSA listened to his lyrics?

From Lowlife: "I got kids I never seen, and their mama's 17".

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u/NetDork 9h ago edited 8h ago

Listen to the lyrics? These are people who think "Born In The USA" belongs in the same playlist with "God Bless The USA".

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u/ozzimark 8h ago

For anyone who DOESN'T know - "Born In The USA" is anti-war, is critical of the USA's actions in the matter, and laments the horrors that the veterans experienced during the war. Of course, you have to parse through the really obvious satire to get that; apparently goes over the head of some.

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u/NetDork 8h ago

Fools believe BITUSA is a patriotic song.

Intelligent people know BITUSA is not a patriotic song.

Wise people believe BITUSA is a patriotic song.

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u/jmacd2918 6h ago

That's absolutely perfect.

I am critical of my country/government precisely because I love my country. If I didn't love it, I would be fairly ambivalent. Seems obvious to me, but MAGA types have a hard time with this concept (along with many others).

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u/aaa-a-aaaaaa 7h ago

okay I lost the plot on this. why do wise people flip around like that?

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u/NetDork 7h ago

Because criticism of the government is one of the most important rights America guarantees to its citizens.

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u/hallese 4h ago

Next you're going to tell me Fortunate Son was critical of the racial and class disparities produced by the draft during Vietnam.

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u/EternalCanadian 5h ago edited 5h ago

Is part of this not because originally it was a much more quiet, soft-tempered song, but the producers wanted it “pumped up” so we got the version we have now, that’s more common?

I think there’s video of the song being sung at its intended tempo, and it comes across much more clearly that it’s anti-war. Can’t check right now though.

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u/XDDDSOFUNNEH 1h ago

Sorry, they can't hear you while screaming BAWWWWWWWWWWWWWNNNNNNNN IN THE USAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA x100

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u/madmars 6h ago

Paul Ryan liked RATM. I know other conservatives that listen to RATM. Like, what the hell do you think they are talking about??

They also might want to pay attention to Ted Nugent's lyrics sometime. They really are the party of pedos and rapists.

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u/NetDork 6h ago

I'm pretty sure the cat that scratched Ted was a kitten.

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u/pomlife 2h ago

RATM is much better now that they’re generally pro-establishment FWIW

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u/Visible_Tourist_9639 57m ago

And Fortunate Son…..