Online Outrage Brigade Goes After Brad Paisley for Telling the ‘Most Racist’ Joke While Hosting the CMAs

While co-hosting the CMA Awards with Carrie Underwood on Wednesday night, country music star Brad Paisley cracked a racial joke that some viewers are criticizing as “racist.”

The joke was partially a plug for ABC’s new comedy, “Black-ish,” which airs on the network Wednesday nights.

“If you were looking for Black-ish tonight, yeah, this ain’t it. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy White-ish,” Paisley joked.

Some people dismissed the so-called controversy, while others accused Paisley of telling one of the “most biggest racist jokes of all time.”

Brad paisley straight made one of the biggest racist jokes of all time

— Michael Ganley (@MikeJamezzz) November 6, 2014

@BradPaisley #CMAawards wow racist much? Wtf was that about Blackish. Not listening to your right wing bull anymore. Shamefull.

— Jean English (@jeanalicenglish) November 6, 2014

omg @BradPaisley BradPaisley just said the most racist comment on the #CMAawards I didn't like him before, but now I can't stand him!

— Tatiana Halsted (@TatrTat) November 6, 2014

Wow that was so racist Brad Paisley

— Erin Huckaby (@Huckabyerin)

November 6, 2014

Rule #1: if you have to ask someone if the joke seemed racist, it probably was racist #BradPaisley

— Cristy (@StillCristy) November 6, 2014

Here’s the other side of that argument:

LOL at all the liberals calling @BradPaisley a racist for that joke!! Tell me again how that was remotely close to being racist????

— Alexi Kudej (@AKudej25) November 6, 2014

Grow a backbone people. "@USATODAY: Brad Paisley angers Twitter with 'racist' CMAs joke https://t.co/1O7NQRhqMf”

— Ryan Smyth (@RyanSmyth7)

November 6, 2014

What kind of BS are people trying to stir-up.....Brad Paisley angers Twitter with 'racist' CMAs joke https://t.co/toyTt5Kz3K

— Just Beachin' (@gacoast69) November 6, 2014

So what @BradPaisley said was racist, but having a show called #Blackish is not racist? Morons. #CMAawards

— Jimmy Davidson (@JimmyTheFreak88) November 6, 2014

I'm sorry, but if this is racist then having a show called "Blackish" & the tv channel "BET" are also. https://t.co/edxSLbR2et #CMAawards

— Brittany Bassler (@BrittBassler) November 6, 2014

(H/T: USA Today)