Since countering Aldean’s claim the video only contains “real news footage,” Destinee Stark has received a wave of hateful messages from defenders of the song.

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    1 year ago

    You’re being disingenuous. Violence doesn’t have to be a physical threat to be considered violence.

    Words aren’t violence. And threats are already illegal.

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      Words aren’t violence.

      Do you need me to post the definition of argument and denunciation too? I mean it’s right there. In the literal definition. Maybe you personally believe words can’t be violent, but that doesn’t change that they can be.

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        No point debating dumbasses that try to “gotcha” about semantics. Like you said, disingenuous. Troll. Edgelord maybe. Hopefully he’s not actually this stupid.

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          It’s just such a myopically ignorant thing to say. According to mental health professionals the effects of verbal abuse can cause a slew of issues both mental and physical, and we know bullying can lead to suicides, swatting people is literally using your words to invoke violence. Three ways words can be violent just off the top of my head. Words can absolutely cause violence, what a shitty take.