The world of Twitter can be so cruel.
It’s a good thing the world of country music doesn’t take itself so seriously.
Case in point: Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley once again cracking us up as hosts of the CMA Awards last night.
Another case in point: numerous country music stars coming together on Jimmy Kimmel Live to read mean Tweets about themselves.
This was the second time that such huge names as Miranda Lambert, Dolly Parton, Florida Georgia Line and Little Big Town appeared on the late-night talk show in order to see what social media users had to say about them.
And most of what they had to say was not very positive.
“In case of a national emergency, all air traffic will be redirected to Miranda Lambert’s forehead,” Lambert read out loud about herself.
“The guys from Florida Georgia Line were engineered in a douche factory,” to which the douches themselves replied:
“Right down the road from here, actually!”
Dolly Parton – a living, breathing icon! – was compared to a street walker (“It’s not a hooker convention, it’s a Dolly Parton concert,” read the Tweet), although she laughed off the insults and responded thusly:
“I guess I should feel hurt, but I don’t because I patterned my look after a hooker!”
What did someone have to say about Kimberly Schlapman, a vocalist for Little Big Town?
“Why does the blonde in Little Big Town have hair like a ‘Zoolander’ villain?”
And Bonnie Raiit?
“Bonnie Raitt looks like the aunt who would have a few too many at your mom’s birthday party and try to fight with your dad.”
OUCH! These are legends, people!
Fortunately, they are legends who took every diss and slam in stride.
“Just because you have a beard, a ponytail, and a cowboy hat, doesn’t mean you can sing. You know how I know? Trace Adkins,” Adkins himself read on air.
Willie Nelson, meanwhile, cracked up over being referred to as “crusty.”
Probably because it’s true.
We love this segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live. We could watch it every single night.
Check out some of the mega stars who have read mean Tweets about themselves above and select your favorite!