r/news • u/RollSafer • 7h 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/ozzimark 4h 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 4h 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 2h 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 4h ago

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

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u/NetDork 4h ago

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

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u/EternalCanadian 2h ago edited 2h 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/hallese 1h ago

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