Twitter users are blaming country music star Morgan Warren for paying tribute to fallen soldiers at two concerts in Phoenix, Arizona, in July.
Warren performed two back-to-back shows at Chase Field in Phoenix on July 19 and 20, choosing to honor former Arizona Cardinals hero Pat Tillman during the performance. according to to sports kida. Tillman abandoned his NFL career to join the Army Rangers after the 9/11 attacks in New York. He died in a friendly fire in 2004 at the age of 27.
In a post shared by Warren, he can be seen wearing a Tillman jersey. Celebrating America’s heroes is apparently frowned upon on the Internet today, and Twitter’s poison was unfairly unleashed on Warren.
Phoenix was so hot, she was rocking shorts on stage.Thank you for the wonderful memories, it was a lot of fun pic.twitter.com/nwKMeXQa3S
— Official Morgan Warren (@Officia_Wallen) July 23, 2023
Most of the backlash was due to one man Posted A series of photos of Warren performing in the jersey. “Pat [Tillman] You don’t want to be recognized by this loser.” I have written one man.another a chime rang of, “[Tillman would’ve hated Morgan Wallen.”
A slew of others joined the bandwagon of Wallen hatred, sounding pretty much like every guy I know with insecurities and bizarre, underlying jealousy, probably for Wallen’s talent and success. (RELATED: ‘It Was Like A Movie’: Party Bus Hit By Gunfire Following Morgan Wallen Concert)
At least one person defended Wallen, writing that “Maybe so, but his family still benefits from his jersey being purchased and him wearing it keeps Tillman’s name out there for a younger generation to learn about. Once upon a time, you could not like one’s political thoughts but still be friends or enjoy their music.”
And isn’t that kind of the point? While Sportskeeda and faceless, nameless people on Twitter tried to argue that Tillman wouldn’t have liked Wallen, that’s not the point. The point is that Wallen, even if he were to be hated by Tillman, still showed up and respected him, his country, and his legacy, which is more than can be said for almost anyone throwing around hate.
