Thanks for this rant. It mirrors my own feelings exactly. I grew up seeing the Confederate flag everywhere…in Oconee County, SC where I am from, will see many still hanging. There are many things to love and hold onto from Southern culture…that flag is not one of them.
Dear Brad,
I may be a self-proclaimed feminist progressive, but I still listen to country now and then. There are some songs in the genre that make me cringe, but that’s true of almost any musical genre. When I was pregnant, country music was my JAM – largely because there was a plethora of sappy music about children available, and I was a hormonal masochist. I had also been living in Kentucky for four years at the time, so I suppose some affinity for country crooning was inevitable. But that’s really neither here nor there. Today, I want us to chat about a song on your new album – Accidental Racist.
I hadn’t heard the song or read the lyrics before the controversy started to blow up. Having now read said lyrics, I have no desire to hear the song. What’s more, I have no desire to support you and…
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April 11, 2013
Days Gone By, Doesn't Fit Anywhere Else, Nashville/Tennessee/Regional, You're Not Helping or You Are...