Not that it doesn't deserve that coverage, it does. "White kids shot in school, that's wall-to-wall coverage. The stark reality is, it's minorities killing minorities that has become an epidemic that gun control zealots appear not to care a damn thing about. "It's not mass shootings are killing children in overwhelming numbers. "The millennials in my studio, of course, tell me I'm wrong in all of this and that I missed the point of the video," Stinchfield added.ĭiscussing the messages in the video, which alludes to the 2015 Charleston, South Carolina, church shooting, police brutality and Jim Crow laws, among other things, Stinchfield claimed the video's anti-gun stance is not focusing on the nation's real problems. If the people loved it, the radio stations would play it every 10 minutes. I've never heard of 'This is America.' Which means the Grammy folks like it, the people didn't. "And my son forces me to listen to Top 40 stations, and I could recite far too many of those songs word for word. "In my humble opinion, the song isn't that good," Stinchfield said. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, has nearly half a billion views on YouTube and more than 280 million streams on Spotify, is not even a hit record. Stinchfield went on to suggest that the song, which debuted at No. In fact, that looks more like an ISIS video in a Syrian warehouse than anywhere in America," according to a clip obtained by Media Matters.
The track also won best rap/sung performance and best music video.ĭiscussing the song on his show on NRA TV, Stinchfield suggested that the reason Childish Gambino is being praised is because entertainers are celebrated for being anti-gun and "they give you awards for ridiculous songs."Īfter playing a clip of the Hiro Murai–directed video, Stinchfield said, "It's not America.
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In the wake of Childish Gambino's historic achievements at the 61st Grammy Awards, NRA TV host Grant Stinchfield attempted to downplay the significance and success of Gambino's "This Is America," comparing its video to Islamic State militant group (ISIS) propaganda and suggesting the record isn't even popular.Ĭreated by Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino), "This Is America"picked up Grammys for record and song of the year, becoming the first rap song to win in either category.
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