{"id":1313185,"date":"2019-08-05T09:07:45","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T15:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1809985"},"modified":"2019-08-05T09:07:45","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T15:07:45","slug":"women-of-country-violence-must-stop-emojis-are-not-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/women-of-country-violence-must-stop-emojis-are-not-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Women of Country: Violence Must Stop, Emojis Are Not Enough"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Alison Bonaguro<\/a><\/span> 1m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

When you wake up and your Twitter feed is full or prayer hands emojis, broken heart emojis and the RIP hashtag is trending, you know something absolutely tragic has happened. Last weekend, is was beyond tragic. But sharing your love and prayers, the country stars are saying, isn\u2019t going to make a damn bit of difference.<\/p>\n

As the news came flooding in on Sunday (Aug. 4) about the mass shooting that claimed nine lives outside a bar in Dayton, Ohio on Saturday night, right after America had learned about a mass shooting that claimed 20 lives at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

Two shootings, 29 deaths, and multiple severe injuries. It\u2019s too much, and the world\u2019s become too numb.<\/p>\n

So some of the top female country artists used their platforms \u2014 on the stage and on social media \u2014 to urge everyone to take real action so that we can move in a more peaceful direction. Instead of posting standard-issue thoughts & prayers tweets. Their words were so powerful, in fact, that if you combine them all it would make for a very motivating speech. (Actual tweets from below.)<\/p>\n


\u201cIf I see one more politician use their \u2019thoughts & prayers\u2019 tweet template they have backburnered for every mass shooting, I\u2019m gonna be sick. We need common sense reform, not 280 meaningless characters. I love you, Texas & Ohio. No one deserves this.<\/em><\/p>\n

Went to bed feeling sick for El Paso and woke up feeling sick for Dayton. To every person affected personally by these two acts of hate, I am just so, so sorry. But sorry isn\u2019t good enough. We have to do better. Now.<\/em><\/p>\n

I can\u2019t even believe that we\u2019re having to process the (expletive) that\u2019s happening in the last twenty-four hours, much less everything that\u2019s happened in the last two-hundred and (expletive) fifteen days in America. I don\u2019t know what the answer is but obviously something has to be (expletive) done. Thank you to everyone still brave enough to come out to festivals like this to see us play. We all need music & each other more than ever right now but how many of us will have to die before SOMEBODY (expletive) DOES SOMETHING. Heart broken for El Paso & Dayton.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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If I see one more politician use their \u201cthoughts & prayers\u201d tweet template they have backburnered for every mass shooting, I\u2019m gonna be sick. We need common sense reform, not 280 meaningless characters. I love you, Texas & Ohio. No one deserves this.<\/p>\n

\u2014 MAREN MORRIS (@MarenMorris) August 4, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Went to bed feeling sick for El Paso and woke up feeling sick for Dayton. To every person affected personally by these two acts of hate, I am just so, so sorry. But sorry isn\u2019t good enough. We have to do better. Now.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Kelsea Ballerini (@KelseaBallerini) August 4, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Thank you to everyone still brave enough to come out to festivals like this to see us play. We all need music & each other more than ever right now but how many of us will have to die before SOMEBODY FUCKING DOES SOMETHING. Heart broken for El Paso & Dayton. https:\/\/t.co\/7U1nzDMBcq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 K A C E Y M U S G R A V E S (@KaceyMusgraves) August 5, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Alison makes her living loving country music. She’s based in Chicago, but she’s always leaving her heart in Nashville.<\/div>\n

@alisonbonaguro<\/a><\/div>\n

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