Wow, rich people really have no clue about sensitivity. In today’s news: Blake Shelton is getting backlash from fans thanks to his new song “Minimum Wage,” which some argue is thoughtless considering the job loss and financial hardship many people have experienced during the coronavirus pandemic.
The singer dropped the single during NBC’s New Year’s Eve special, and while it’s apparently meant to be a love song about Gwen Stefani, it contains the lyric “Girl, your love can make a man feel rich on minimum wage.”
As Page Six reports, people didn’t hesitate to voice their criticism—with one person asking Blake “do you even know what the minimum wage is” and another saying “Blake Shelton singing ‘your love could make a man feel rich on minimum wage’ just cements the fact that rich people have absolutely no f*cking clue.” Many were quick to point out that Blake is worth $100 million.
Does anyone else find Blake Shelton’s “Minimum Wage” song to be incredibly tone deaf to our country’s current state?
— Kyle Kramer (@KYLE0REN) January 1, 2021
The irony of listening to a millionaire Blake Shelton singing about “love on minimum wage” at the end of 2020 might be lost on its target audience #NewYearsRockinEve
— Bassoonamamarama (@jkmbassoon) January 1, 2021
Blake Shelton really released a song with the lyrics "you make a man feel rich on minimum wage" ummmm sir you are a billionaire like ?????? pic.twitter.com/ci94BFVd1V
— anarcho-librarian (@mxbrightside96) January 2, 2021
Losing my mind watching Blake Shelton, a man who has $100M, sing "Your love is money, you make me feel rich on minimum wage" to close out 2020
— Amber wants Public Power 🇵🇸 (@Amber_Dawn89) January 1, 2021
OH CMON, it’s 2021… these billionaire celebs really need to have a freaking common sense. As of now, Blake hasn’t commented on the criticism.