FlipBoardHere’s what happened.
So some contestants got eliminated on The Voice last night and apparently they were pretty good because after they were voted off by the viewers or whatever Adam Levine was all “Ugh, I hate America” and I guess the people watching heard him mumble it because they were like “WHATCHU SAY BOUT ‘MERICA, BUB? HASHTAG AMERICA HASHTAG THESE COLORS DON’T RUN” and “WHAT DOES CONTEXT MEAN WHO CARES MAYBE WE OUGHTA SEND SEAL TEAM 6 AFTER THIS GUY,” so Adam Levine opened Twitter and was all “Here are some definitions of words like ‘joke’ and ‘lighthearted'” and a bunch of quote unquote legitimate entertainment outlets covered it like it was an actual quote unquote CONTROVERSY instead of just a bunch of stupid people on Twitter getting all riled up over a total non-thing said during a singing contest that once featured a judge who had multiple animal sidekicks, which Adam Levine’s publicist presumably saw and was like “OMG ADAM OMG WE HAVE TO PUT OUT A STATEMENT OMG,” so today, a little after noon Eastern time, Adam Levine actually and for seriously released a statement through NBC affirming that he does, in fact, love America, and now I’m going to go bash my forehead into the side of my building until my skull or the brick gives way.
The video is below. Don’t watch it. The end.
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It was obvious he said this in jest. The stars are pretty competitive about winning this show or they are good at faking it. That what makes the show fun and Levine lost his two best singers right before he made the comment.
I said pretty much the exact same thing when “Moves Like Jagger” was nominated for a Grammy.
+1 for you
-100 for America
He actually said “I hate this country”…
I said exactly that same thing when I learned there was a show called “The Voice.”
Then when I heard about Honey BooBoo I said “I hate this planet.”
I am still very fond of this solar system, though.
The Virgo Supercluster can eat a dick
PFut, The Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy: let’s not even go there!
*still went for it even after packman ended joke.
So he hates this country because they picked the wrong person from his team? o.0
Whatever keeps him from singing is fine by me.
Don’t you mean quote unquote SINGING?
YA THINK???
Man people who watch the voice seem very open minded an relatable
He should have just blamed Obama, then he and Ted Nugent could have a big cookout.
Maybe it caused an uproar because its so believable that he would hate America. He is pretty liberal.
Right, because liberals hate America.
I’d link you to a brilliant standup David Cross did about liberals vs conservatives “hating” America, but I don’t know how links work on this site.
Links hate America
I don’t remember the David Cross bit, but Al Franken had an excellent take on the “liberals hate America” stupidity.
I should have stopped at the title, but here’s what I believe SuperHans was referencing: [www.youtube.com]
I feel dirty for commenting on The Stupidest Story In History, but hopefully someone will appreciate the link.
Nice catch.
That’s one of my favorite cross bits.
The best thing to do when someone tries to play the “liberals hate america” card is to show them all the petitions of the states full of America-loving conservatives that wanted to SECEDE following the election.
He’s exactly what’s wrong with this country and by that I mean participating in a reality TV singing competition. Burn them all for the good of mankind!
Anyone judging a reality singing competition, on NBC of all places, can be justified in hating this country.
I would’ve opened a vein the first night sitting in that chair.
Otto, I think it would be worth sticking around to stare at Shakira all night.
As WG’a resident Voice watcher, I gotta’ say that I’m with Adam on this one. Those girls were the two most talented contestants on the show. And three of the final six contestants are now blonde girls who sing country music. THREE. HALF. YOU ARE CRAY CRAY, AMERICA.
Ahem.
Community reference, cool cool cool.
I’m also a Voice watcher. What I know about televised talent shows is, well, frankly, way too much, but one thing is this: people will always start to hate, and therefore not vote, for the most highly-pimped contestant. Judith Hill was at a level way above the other contestants, almost unfairly so, and the whole “Yeah, I sang backup for Jacko, and oh hey I’m in a new documentary about backup singers, and I’m clearly very, very good and know lots of people, but I can’t seem to get my foot in the door, so I need the singer for one of the worst pop bands ever to tell me what to do” story wasn’t doing her any favors.
As for the other Sarah chick, I thought she just sounded like she was passing kidney stones every time she sang.
My wife watches the Voice and sometimes I walk thru the room when it is on. Usually on my way to clean the carbs on my motorcycle or some other manly pursuit.
Does this qualify me for the exclusive WG-Voice-Watcher-club?
Best comment I’ve seen today :) “Ahem. Community reference, cool cool cool.”
I also watch the Voice. Heard the comment, thought, “Man, that sure is a weird reaction” and went on with my life. This season has been incredibly bland. Not a single one of the singers is interesting at all.
My money is on Danielle, seeing that this show badly needs to produce someone who is commercially viable and she can probably succeed in country.
BeckEye hit the Judith issue on the nose. As far as Sarah is concerned, this season she sang the sad puppies Sarah McLachlan song, and this week she sang the incredibly played out, no one wants to hear it anymore Gotye song. Those choices did her in.
He was justified because he lost his two best singers. Maybe next season they’ll have America’s vote blended with the judges vote and that will make an official elimination.
I have hated America (In the Adam Levine sense) since Juliet Simms did not win season 2.
Patriotism is a virtue of the vicious, according to Sean Connery.
That said, really wouldn’t mind a Seal team 6 attack on Adam Levine.
I swear Sean Connery is a Scottish patriot through and through :P
Levine is not worth a Seal team operation. A drone strike will due just fine.
Can we beat him with a dildo? I don’t know him, but I don’t like his name so fuck that guy
“beat him with a dildo” just made my day.
MURICA DON’T TREAD ON ME
this is probably my most favorite Uproxx post ever.
Imagine what America could actually accomplish if it channeled its collective manufactured outrage at something that actually mattered :/ womp
That would require an actual functioning media, rather than what we have — retarded stenographers who simply pass along press releases with a “both sides do it” shrug so that they can remain on the invitation list for all the cool kids’ parties in Washington.
Sorry, I’ve got to go read another forty articles on how Obama just needs to invite Boehner over for Scrabble. NEWS.
Let’s move on to something that really matters.
When Ceelo comes back next season, what pet will he have? Is there someplace where we can choose this for him? I’m leaning toward Komodo dragon.
It’s got a to be a pet he can wear or at least keep on his lap. I want to see him go with a falcon. Imagine how awesome his gloves are going to be.
I figure he’ll sit on it annd then when he hits the button it’ll spin around. And possibly bite Christina Aguilera.
That’s not the clip, BTW.
My dad watches this show every time it comes on. He’s all like “Did you see this singer or that singer.” I’m like “What the Hell happened to the man I once considered a badass?” Then I’m like “I’m glad I got rid of my TV years ago”.
Whether it’s The Voice, Idol, America’s Not Got Talent, whatever else that you have to call in to vote on a winner- people that vote usually do suck and it’s ok to hate that fraction of America. Pretty sure it’s the same group that watches Honey Boo Boo.
Maybe he actually said “I hate this cunt…” while looking at one of the women, then went…”ryyyy” to try to save face?
You’ve won best comment award. Kneel Bitches!