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Fans Furious Over Rumor that Confederate Flag Would be 'Removed' from Dukes of Hazzard General Lee Toys
Rumors swirled into a firestorm after HobbyTalk.com reported that the Confederate flag would be removed from future Dukes of Hazzard's General Lee cars.
An anonymous insider with Tomy Toys claimed the Confederate flag would be banned from all 2013 General Lee cars, reports the Daily Mail.
The post read: "Starting January 1, 2013 all Dukes of Hazzard General Lee vehicles will not be allowed to be produced with the Confederate flag on the top of the vehicle. This directive has been passed onto us from the licensor Warner Brothers."
However, a spokesperson for Warner Bros told NBC News: "We were not, and are not, planning to change the design of the General Lee on merchandise. All reports to the contrary have been inaccurate."
Angry over the rumor was former 'Dukes of Hazzard' actor Ben Jones who said: "Some unnamed genius at the company feels that the flag is 'offensive to some' and therefore it has no business on a classic TV comedy about a bunch of good ol' boys and girls in the Southern mountains. This is a new level of 'P.C.' idiocy. I don't know about you, but I am tired of being insulted by morons."
However, after hearing Warner Bros' statement, the duped Jones wrote on Facebook: "This is not only a victory for those who love the show, but a victory for the voice of the people, and in my opinion, a victory for mutual respect among people of different ethnicities and backgrounds."
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I've been flying the
I've been flying the Confederate flag, along with the US flag on my property for 40 years, and will continue to do so. The left can't erase the history I've legitimately accumulated in a lifetime. I received mt degree in history before the PC crowd started changing the books. My grandchildren are beneficiaries of this knowledge, and will continue to pass it on. Try changing THAT!
Don't blame evrything on the
Don't blame evrything on the "left" I take it that the confederate flag has legit. history...And besides the "General Lee" keeps it's confederate flag...if they are so easily "offended" then they have the problem 1st amendment
That's the issue here
That's the issue here razorback... liberals are CONSTANTLY trying to rewrite history, as if such a thing can be done. Moronic, isn't it?
Actually, it is the
Actually, it is the conservatives that have been trying to rewrite history. Since you have clearly not been paying attention to the lies being told to us all by the fringe lunatics that have taken over the GOP.
The insanity principle is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. The far right, the far left, vegans, creationists and other extremists believe in the insanity principle, religiously.
"Rumors swirled into a
"Rumors swirled into a firestorm" [Michael Allen]
LOL!
Just incredible crap. I just
Just incredible crap. I just learned that Obama has a "Chief of Diversity" Mark Lloyd who decides what is not correct to say. Such as "Rule of Thumb". This is supposedly derived from an old rule that you cannot beat your wife with a switch thicker than your thumb. So you are not to say this anymore. This guy is a "chief". That tells me he has some "indians". So folks, this is what you call big government...we are paying through our taxes for morons like this and I'll bet he is flying here and there and to other countries of course for the cause of diversity and protecting us from bad language.
Thankyou Mr. Obama now get the hell out!
If you knew what you were
If you knew what you were talking about then you would know that the word "chief" has NOTHING to do intrinsically with Native Americans. It was just what we labeled their leaders. Much like in the military you have the rank "Master Chief" or in business you have Chief Executive Officers.
I normally don't cite other
I normally don't cite other submissions, but "Raptorcat" is quite correct in both information and interpretation. I would add that I find it troubling so many Americans actually know so little about our own Civil War. Most probably couldn't even tell you when it occurred. While the issues of the Civil War were wide and varied, slavery was only one of many, and frankly not a major one. It was destined to end with the Civil War (or there abouts) regardless of the outcome. Some may find the Battle Flag offensive, but vegetarians find meat offensive, geeks are offended by old technology. The point is, you can always find someone unhappy with something they don't like. History often reminds us of things we've changed. Sometimes it serves as a marker for future generations. Remove it and the past may become unclear. Even now much of the past is unclear or misunderstood. Personally, I find the actions of Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer and so may others quite awful. However, we can't undo their actions by wiping their names from history. Nor would it benefit society in any way by trying. Our current society is a result of our past activities. We can't ignore it and we can't change it. Why would we want to? It's who we are.
Thank you for that. Many
Thank you for that.
Many people forget history, which is why we repeat it so very often. We must be proud of the good things that we, as a species has accomplished and can accomplish when we work together for the common good, but we also MUST remember the bad that we have done in order to be reminded of what we do not want to go back to.
THAT is something that is being weeded out of our society; the facts of what we did, both good and bad. We need not be ashamed of those bad things, but we must always endeavor to never repeat them, as we are repeating many of them now.
The insanity principle is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. The far right, the far left, vegans, creationists and other extremists believe in the insanity principle, religiously.
Honestly, how many blacks
Honestly, how many blacks will be watching the movie, either way. Therefore, why mess with it? It is a southern heritage symbol and not so much a symbol of racism as some pretend. The Confederate States were a nation for a bit & just one aspect of that was the debate on slavery.
No it shouldn't. contrary to
No it shouldn't. contrary to what most folks believe, the Confederate Flag symbolized freedom the Southern states seceded from the Union because they didn't like how the government was starting to control folks and they wanted to cut down the amount of government, just like we need to do now. the Confederate flag isn't a symbol of slavery but a symbol of freedom the freedom to do as we wanted not as the government wanted, there were black folks fighting on the side of the Confederacy the Cherokee Native Americans fought on the side of the confederacy. Even you president and i use this term loosely obama said that he didn't find the confederate flag offensive.
Actually, the Tsalagi
Actually, the Tsalagi (Cherokee) were subjugated by Andrew Jackson prior to the war and it was only some members of the Eastern bands that fought for the CSA. The western bands, who were forced to migrate off of their lands by those same southerners, for the benefit of the white settlers, who were not as good at farming as the Tsalagi were, fought for either no one or for the North.
If you are going to talk about our 1st nations people, then you should at least know THEIR history.
By the way, they also fought for the British during the American Revolution and for the French during the French and Indian War. They are a very versatile and intelligent people, but they made bad choices on which side they chose to fight.
The insanity principle is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. The far right, the far left, vegans, creationists and other extremists believe in the insanity principle, religiously.
i am tsalagi (cherokee) my
i am tsalagi (cherokee) my name is unole dak teno wohali a name given to me by my war chief since my grandfather who was tsalagi was dead long before i was born the Cherokee fought on the side of the Gray coats because the blue coats were the ones forcing them to oklahoma in the trail of tears there were bands who broke off the trail and they were the ones who helped the confederacy so i think i pretty much know my town was the sight of a major scrimmage during the civil war a band of tsalagi just out side my town Springfield Missouri helped the rebel forces in the battle of Wilson's creek you wont learn that though because of the biased history books
It doesn't help the argument
It doesn't help the argument much labeling yourself "White Separatist" from the outset... just saying.
I don't know for certain if any of my family actually fought in the Civil War, but I suspect if any did they were Tsalagi and South Peigan, assisting the Coinfederacy. If it seems a strange alliance you have to recognize the enmity native people had with the Union; it was a common enemy, and the Confederacy offered hope of a new relationship and new treaties.
If I were born in that time, half-breed that I am, I would have even more reason to fight under that rebel flag, not "for slavery," but against the economic and cultural oppression threatened by the northern States. It is the past, though, and the victors are still hellbent on spinning the history.
i am part tsalagi i have done
i am part tsalagi i have done my research my native name is unole dak teno wohali (stormy eyed eagle) some call me elowehi wohali i am proud of my native heritage i have thise sceeen name because i love to piss people off but i do know tslagi history and am very very proud to be tsalagi
Most people are too ignorant
Most people are too ignorant of history to know that what we call the "Confederate flag" is not the flag of the Confederacy, but the Confederate Battle Flag; a very different flag from the flag of the Confederacy.
The flag in question is a military flag, not the flag that flew over the Confederate capital during the Civil War.
The insanity principle is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. The far right, the far left, vegans, creationists and other extremists believe in the insanity principle, religiously.
@ Raptorcat Which (if any) of
@ Raptorcat
Which (if any) of the numerous flags depicted at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America
are you saying flew over the Confederate capital during the Civil War?
NOT the one that most people
NOT the one that most people presume is the flag of the Confederacy. That particular one: the one in contention, is the confederate BATTLE flag. That is the one commonly called the "stars and bars", as depicted on the General Lee car.
The insanity principle is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. The far right, the far left, vegans, creationists and other extremists believe in the insanity principle, religiously.
that is true but all in all
that is true but all in all the same stars and bars are even on the flag of the confederacy i was just giving people a history lesson on what the Confederacy meant and i love that flag and would still to this day stand behind it just like i would our nations flag