'The Voice' Alum Taking Heat for Saying There's No Racism in the Country Music Industry

A certain alum of The Voice is coming under fire for claiming that there is no racism in the country music industry. Singer RaeLynn, who competed on Season 2 of The Voice, said during an interview with POPlitics that country music is "not racist." It wasn't before long that Twitter users took RaeLynn to task for ignoring the role that racism plays in the country music genre. 

During the course of the interview, the host brought up the situation surrounding Morgan Wallen, another alum of The Voice. While Wallen's music was removed from mainstream charts after he was caught on tape using the N-word, his music later began to garner even more success amongst country music fans. They then addressed whether that success was due to a "racism" problem in country music. In turn, RaeLynn said, "First of all, country music, they're not racist. Personally, I've never seen that." She went on to add, "I've just never experienced that."

Twitter users didn't waste any time in calling out RaeLynn for her comments. As many of them shared on the social media platform, they didn't take kindly to RaeLynn downplaying the racism that many artists face simply because she hasn't "experienced" it.