“An Insult Is More Of A Mirror Than A Weapon” – Morgan Evans Responds To Actor Chase Stokes Questioning His Masculinity

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Doesn’t sound like it bothered him too much.

Australian country singer Morgan Evans is opening up on the shot at his masculinity from Outer Banks actor Chase Stokes – and as it turns out, he’s not too concerned about the actor’s opinion.

In case you missed it, here’s a quick recap of the whole drama:

Evans is the ex-husband of fellow country star Kelsea Ballerini, while Stokes and Ballerini have had an on-again/off-again relationship since her divorce.

The two country singers apparently had a fairly bitter split, and though they haven’t really discussed specifics, they’ve exchanged shots at each other through their music in the past – and Evans has taken quite a bit of heat from his ex-wife’s fans.

The most recent drama, though, came when Stokes decided to insert himself into the situation with a comment on a clip of an interview from Evans, taking a shot at the singer’s masculinity of all things:

“This is about the most pathetic excuse of masculinity ive ever seen. Get a f—ing life.”

It was a bizarre response, because Morgan hadn’t really said anything about Kelsea in the interview, and he’s never talked bad about her publicly (at least not that I’ve been able to find). And until his upcoming album he’s also never really opened up on the divorce, at least nowhere near to the extent that his ex-wife has, so what’s the problem with writing a few songs about such an important chapter in your life? I don’t get it.

Well despite the fact that Stokes deleted his comment, Evans got wind of it and had a hilarious response that pretty much put an end to any of the “masculinity” debate:

Yeah, Morgan won that one in a landslide.

Well ahead of the release of his Steel Town album this Friday, Morgan joined the God’s Country podcast, where naturally the shot at his masculinity came up – but the singer quickly brushed it off:

“The way people talk to each other on the internet, I feel like that’s something that seems to get worse as every year goes by. …

I’ve thought about it a lot, because I feel like I’ve had a bit more than my fair share of hate the last few years on the internet.”

Morgan was quick to add that “never once” has anyone hated on him to his face, which just goes to show you how the internet emboldens people to show off the worst version of themselves:

“One of my mates said the other day, ‘An insult is more of a mirror than a weapon,’ and so when someone’s insulting someone else about something, it’s usually something they’re insecure about.”

Now, as the hosts pointed out, this might very well be an explanation for Stokes’ comment because…well, like they said, just go look him up and see if you think the Hollywood actor is the poster boy for masculinity. And he also deleted his comment pretty quickly (although not quick enough).

Well considering the source, Morgan said this was one insult that didn’t bother him in the slightest:

“I will say, you get negative comments now and then, and sometimes they hurt.

This one did not hurt at all.”

Yeah, I wouldn’t be too bothered by that one either.