Wed Apr 5, 2023 – 6:44 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — The traditionally conservative genre of American country music was invaded Sunday by woke gender ideology and political correctness in a historically disappointing performance at the CMT (Country Music Television) Awards.
Kelsea Ballerini, a 29-year-old musician from Tennessee, served as a host and performer at this year’s awards show. She opened the event — which was held in Austin, Texas — with a tribute to the three 9-year-old children and three adults who were tragically murdered by a gender confused woman at a Nashville Christian school last week. Ballerini lamented a classmate who witnessed the tragedy and dedicated the night’s broadcast to victims of gun violence.
In what appears to be direct contrast to her compassion for the victims, the country star was later joined on stage by four drag queens in a suspected attempt to protest the growing number of laws barring children from exposure to drag performances and medical intervention for gender confusion. Her home state of Tennessee is one part of the country enacting such legislation.
The group performed Ballerini’s 2022 song “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too)” on a brightly lit
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