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re: Singer Aaron Lewis says "I'm American, I don't speak Spanish" walks off stage early
Posted on 2/4/19 at 12:26 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Posted on 2/4/19 at 12:26 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Only he didn’t word it like the way you said, he worded it like this "I'm sorry, I don't know how to speak Spanish. I'm an American." those are 2 different things. Nothing wrong with what he said or how he worded it.
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Posted on 2/4/19 at 12:27 pm to bamarep
I don’t sense any great insult in the Spanish comment. He just seems visibly irritated with the overall noise and that was just part of it.
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Posted on 2/4/19 at 12:28 pm to bamarep
quote:
"I'm sorry, I don't know how to speak Spanish. I'm an American."
What does the ability to speak Spanish have to do with being an American? Dumb comment.
Posted on 2/4/19 at 12:30 pm to Big Scrub TX
quote:
more than 1 in 10 Americans speak Spanish
That’s because 1 in 10 Americans aren’t actually American at all
Posted on 2/4/19 at 12:30 pm to Old Hellen Yeller
He’s saying that’s he’s an American and therefore he doesn’t know how to speak Spanish. If someone had said “sing a song in Italian” he probably would have said “I’m sorry I don’t know how to speak Italian, I’m an american”
This post was edited on 2/4/19 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 2/4/19 at 12:31 pm to The Maj
quote:When 40 million people do something, only an idiot would act like being "American" would by definition mean they didn't speak Spanish.
So, 1.295 in 10 Americans speak Spanish? Who the frick comes up with 1 in 10 as any form of valid argument...
And more than 20% speak a non-English language in general.
Posted on 2/4/19 at 12:32 pm to Old Hellen Yeller
quote:
What does the ability to speak Spanish have to do with being an American? Dumb comment.
It was a dumb answer to a dumb request. Aaron Lewis handled the rest of the situation just as he should
Posted on 2/4/19 at 12:32 pm to TheTexasTiger7
quote:
Isn't staind a "rock" band?
Staid was more of a "rock" group but since he left them he's trended more towards "southern" rock/country.
He's had a #1 country hit so that's what I'd call him.
Posted on 2/4/19 at 12:33 pm to Big Scrub TX
quote:expect the VAST majority of a country that doesn't speak Spanish to be able to sing a fricking song in Spanish...
only an idiot would
Sorry the concept went right over your head... So melt a little bitch...
quote:
And more than 20% speak a non-English language in general.
So, you going to a concert and going to ask Celine to sing you a song in Ukranian? putz...
Posted on 2/4/19 at 12:34 pm to bamarep
I'm a big fan of Staind and Aaron Lewis. He is immensely talented. I'm not offended by the "I speak English" line. However, people paid to hear him, and I don't agree with walking off stage because they won't be completely silent. What he should have done is just play through it and let the audience take care of the noise makers. Not his problem. He gets paid to play and sing, and he owes those who paid to see him to do that regardless of background noise. Just my 2 cents....
Posted on 2/4/19 at 12:34 pm to Vecchio Cane
quote:How do we know it was a dumb request? Maybe the person in the crowd who shouted that out meant "if you sing something in Spanish, they'll understand and quiet down"?
It was a dumb answer to a dumb request.
In any event, snowflakes, gonna snowflake.
This post was edited on 2/4/19 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 2/4/19 at 12:35 pm to Big Scrub TX
quote:
Maybe the person in the crowd who shouted that out meant "if you say it in Spanish, they'll understand and quiet down"?
and.....that's dumb
Posted on 2/4/19 at 12:35 pm to The Maj
quote:He could have said...sorry, I don't know any. It has literally nothing to do with being an American, though.
expect the VAST majority of a country that doesn't speak Spanish to be able to sing a fricking song in Spanish...
Posted on 2/4/19 at 12:36 pm to Big Scrub TX
You're still insinuating he stopped the concert because someone asked him to sing in Spanish. He didn't.
Posted on 2/4/19 at 12:37 pm to Big Scrub TX
quote:
He could have said..
I am quite certain he is concerned with your thoughts on the matter... I am certain 1 in 10 Americans actually give a shite what he said...
Posted on 2/4/19 at 12:38 pm to bamarep
quote:No I'm not. I'm just saying mentioning he's American is a non-sequitur at best.
You're still insinuating he stopped the concert because someone asked him to sing in Spanish. He didn't.
Let's be honest - anyone his age probably knows lots of songs in foreign tongues. But that has nothing to do with them being American or not.
Off the top of my head:
Hava Nagila
La Cucaracha (would have been funny IMO if he had actually broken this out)
O Sole Mio
Frere Jacques
Posted on 2/4/19 at 12:40 pm to Old Hellen Yeller
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What does the ability to speak Spanish have to do with being an American? Dumb comment.
Wow.
So disingenuous. Could you type that with a straight face?
Posted on 2/4/19 at 12:41 pm to Big Scrub TX
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When 40 million people do something, only an idiot would act like being "American" would by definition mean they didn't speak Spanish. And more than 20% speak a non-English language in general.
Here's a question for ya..
Who gives a shite how many Americans speak Spanish?
Posted on 2/4/19 at 12:42 pm to Big Scrub TX
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Let's be honest - anyone his age probably knows lots of songs in foreign tongues
This is the dumbest thing in this thread. Dumber than Lewis or the crowds actions.
Aaron Lewis should have sang Feliz Navidad over and over? Like the Blues Bros playing Rawhide behind chicken wire?
Posted on 2/4/19 at 12:42 pm to Big Scrub TX
quote:
if you sing something in Spanish, they'll understand and quiet down"?
If they don’t understand English, why would they spend money on a concert of an English speaking band?
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