Brittany Aldean Says Maren Morris’ ‘Pro-Woman’ Stance Is ‘Bulls–t’ Following Transphobia Spat
Written by djfrosty on July 23, 2024
Brittany Aldean is speaking out about her feud with Maren Morris, whose feminism the influencer called “bulls–t” on a new episode of Try That In a Small Town posted Monday (July 22).
On the podcast, which is hosted by the cowriters of Jason Aldean‘s controversial song of the same name, Brittany reflected on butting heads with the “The Middle” singer-songwriter in 2022 over gender-affirming healthcare discourse. To recap, the former NBA dancer thanked her parents for allowing her to go through her “tomboy” phase without “changing [her] gender” in a post on Instagram, after which she proceeded to double down on her stance and spread misinformation about what she called “the genital mutilation of children.” Meanwhile, Morris tweeted in response to her claims, saying, “It’s so easy to, like, not be a scumbag human? Sell your clip-ins and zip it, Insurrection Barbie.”
“She’s got a group of friends here in Nashville that, they just have it out for me for whatever reason,” Brittany said on the pod, while seated next to her country star husband. “Which, to be so pro-woman and all the bulls–t … you’re not, because I’ve never said a word to you and you come for me. Why? Because I’m an easy target? Because I’m a wife, and I don’t have a stage as a platform, but I have social media? For some reason I offend them.”
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“She started to make fun of my business, which at the time was hair extensions,” she continued of Morris. “But to me it’s, like, once again, going back to the feminist movement. Aren’t you supposed to be all peace, love and all inclusivity and all the things? Why are you coming for me like that about my business?”
Brittany went on to triple down on her post that started it all. “I’m thankful that my parents didn’t say, ‘Oh, Brit. You love sports, you love Babe Ruth, do you want to be a boy?’ That’s crazy!”
But while the Aldeans and the podcast’s hosts — Kurt Allison, Tully Kennedy, Kelley Lovelace and Neil Thrasher — all agreed that parents surgically changing the sex of their underage kids is “so common these days,” experts maintain that it’s exceedingly rare. Most kids who receive gender-affirming care are treated with impermanent courses of action such as speech therapy, puberty blockers or hormone treatments.
“Young people don’t do too much that is irreversible. Prior to puberty, there is no medical intervention,” Dr. Joshua D. Safer, MD, executive director of the Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, previously Billboard. “Even puberty blockers are reversible. In later teenage years, well-established patients may begin hormone treatment.”
In spite of her beliefs, Brittany said she still takes issue with “headlines” labeling her “transphobic,” but one thing she doesn’t have a problem with anymore is Morris’ nickname for her. “They called me Insurrection Barbie,” she said on the podcast, laughing as Jason chimed in, “It’s kind of hot.”