Social Media Reacts to Jason Aldean's 'Saturday Night Live' Performance
11/08/2017 03:12 pm EST
Positivity
The initial response to the appearance was overwhelmingly positive.
Many viewers saw his nationwide address as unifying, comforting and brave.
Which the added touch of Petty, who died on Oct. 2,many thought it was the perfect way to make a statement after such as traumatic week for many.
Wrong Venue
The morning after, there was a surprising outcry from conservative fans. Some said the message was just fine, but he shouldn't have delivered in on the show.
Many took to Twitter to criticize Aldean for making the statement on SNL, as opposed to the UFC event in Las Vegas on Saturday.
A lot of onlookers see the sketch comedy show as too advertently liberal with no interest in unifying with the conservative parts of the country.
Defense of Aldean
As those criticisms and other knocks against Aldean for not doing more during the shooting began, numerous people took to his defense.
Fans and non-fans alike joined together to take up for the country singer. Many echoed the previous acclaim for the poignant Petty cover as well as pointing out that he reacted as anyone would during a mass shooting.
"If you have a problem with Jason Aldean performing on SNL, that's a you problem," wrote one user.
Saturday Night Live airs every week at 11:30 p.m. EST on NBC.
Photo Credit: NBC / Will Heath
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