Maroon 5 front man Adam Levine is drawing scorn on social media after quipping "I hate this country" on an episode of The Voice. On an elimination show, viewers voted off two of the three singers Levine coaches on the show. Part-way through the segment (at 1:14 in this video), Levine, nor realizing his mike was on, blurted out the offending remark.
Most viewers, one would think, would understand Levine's comment: the American public had just rejected two thirds of his contestants. But across the country, hundreds of viewers took Levine's smartass comment as an existential threat to liberty, democracy and the principles of the founding fathers.
"Hey @adamlevine this country you apparently hate so much made you rich. You're free to leave. Try Syria. I hear it's nice this time of year," wrote one patriot. "Can we send Seal Team 6 after him?" asked another. Others suggested Levine "move to a communist country".
Initially, Levine tried to laugh off the incident. After the episode aired, he tweeted dictionary definitions for "joke", "humourless" , "lighthearted" and "misunderstand". But social media is (apparently) very serious about being anti-American (whatever that means), and whether due to public or network pressure, his publicist was distributing a penitent press release within the week.
"I obviously love my country very much," Levine avowed. "My comments last night were made purely out of frustration." Careful everyone-- live by social media, die by social media!
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