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Dixie Chicks recall "scary" death threat (from people like CWalker, probably)
herpes:
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--- Quote from: Jrome The Marauder on May 14, 2006, 11:33:37 AM ---I like how the bitch says "We're not politicians, we're musicians" LMAO! Then maybe you should quit making political statements dumb ass.
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Most...Retarded...Post...Ever. A new low even for you.
So if someone isn't a politician, they're not allowed to express their feelings about politics? Negro please.
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I was illustrating that she shouldn't make political statements and not expect a backlash from opposing viewpoints. Go back and bump 50 cent.
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death threats is not normal backlash. And by your way of thinking seer should do away with this whole section of the board.
Real American:
Liberals are far more intolerant of people with different opinions then are conservatives. There is an epidemic at US colleges and universities of conservative speakers being shouted down and disrupted during their speaking engagaements by liberal students and faculty. And like I said above, they usually have to bring bodyguards because of threats. That doesn't happen to liberal speakers.
Eihtball:
--- Quote from: Real American Iz Active on May 14, 2006, 05:25:39 PM ---Liberals are far more intolerant of people with different opinions then are conservatives. There is an epidemic at US colleges and universities of conservative speakers being shouted down and disrupted during their speaking engagaements by liberal students and faculty. And like I said above, they usually have to bring bodyguards because of threats. That doesn't happen to liberal speakers.
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Colleges are only one example of places where such speakers go to preach. Why do you exclusively refer to colleges? Also, in my experience, it depends on where the school is located...we've had conservative speakers here at UNC, and there were no mass protests against their presence.
Again, this goes to show how you use a few examples to draw sweeping conclusions that are utter bullshit.
jeromechickenbone:
--- Quote from: Tha Spirt Ov Allah Clarence 13Xtra Tha Fatha (Iz Active) on May 14, 2006, 04:31:05 PM ---
--- Quote from: Jrome The Marauder on May 14, 2006, 03:49:28 PM ---Oh shut up. Seriously. It's just like I know that if I talk bad about 50 cent you're gonna start crying while at the same time telling everyone that the revolution is coming.
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I don't have a fucking clue what point you were trying to make with this statement, but it is most def not something I would do.
--- Quote from: Jrome The Marauder on May 14, 2006, 03:49:28 PM ---It comes with the territory. As for your Danish cartoonist, - newspapers/magazines do these things all the time to get a rise out of people - its called sensationalism. Most of the time it sells articles and gets people talking. Sometimes people boycott peacefully, sometimes violently. Its the fucking yin and yang.
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I don't suppose it occurred to you that the Dixie Chicks may have had a similar (though not identical) intention? They did release a new album around that time, you know.
--- Quote from: Jrome The Marauder on May 14, 2006, 03:49:28 PM ---And you of all people should support the viloent boycotts considering your love of Malcolm X.
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Hmmm, so you still think I'm really a militant black nationalist?
Sensationalism is also something I practice regularly in this section, my profile being a good example. Rather than reacting to all of the ridiculous, assinine statements that Real American makes on a regular basis, I've decided to try this approach myself.
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Thats a good plan. I'm sure lots of people would lump you two in the same category anyway. Jaded and ignorant. Fight the power!
Trauma-san:
The Dixie Chicks are a fucking joke. Lemme tell you a little bit about the Dixie Chicks.
First, the other two members besides Natalie had a little thing going before, but couldn't find success, so they had Natalie join the group because she has a good voice. Natalie was never country, and just joined a country group because she wasn't getting anywhere doing anything else. The other two members are accomplished country performers with traditional country instruments (a fiddle, and a banjo).
Second, People do not listen to the Dixie Chicks to hear a political message, conservative or liberal. They listen to the Dixie Chicks to hear good music.
Third, It was fucked up of her to go to a foriegn country and talk shit about our president. You shouldn't do that no matter who the president is, it's a matter of respect and the people that are attracted to country music do not typically respond well when someone disrespects something patriotic, i.e. the leader of the country, democrat or republican. I would have thought it was bullshit if she said it about Bill Clinton when he was in office. It's disrespectful and reeks of her attempting to be popular and use the negative press and image of Bush around the world to further her own pitiful music career.
Fourth, and most importantly, the Dixie Chicks have turned their back on country music, and have said time and time again that they no longer want to be considered a country act and have and project the attitude that country music is too small for them. They have an entirely condescending attitude towards the genre that brought them success. Contrast that to a beautiful Canadian by the name of Shania Twain, who has sold 10 times the records the Dixie Chicks have, doesn't open her mouth about political bullshit she knows nothing about, and has successfully crossed over into Pop music. She released three versions of her last album, one with country backing music, one with pop, and one with world beats and rhythms, and has grown well out of Country. To this day, though, she has nothing bad to say about the genre and she has earned the respect of everyone in Nashville even though she isn't really a country artist anymore. She's genuine, respectful, and people love her for it. Natalie from the Dixie Chicks is just a bitter bitch who's pissed she can't run her mouth off without repurcussion.
Fifth, she makes the comment above that she doesn't play a red white and blue guitar for the republicans. That's insinuating that the only people who are patriotic are republicans. It illustrates that she still doesn't get the fucking point and has no clue why people think she's such a fucking moron.
She certainly has the freedom of speech, but there is no law that says that you can say whatever you want and others can't. She said what she said, i say she's a bitch. Where's my fucking freedom of speech? She's a silly cunt with a half-ass voice who can't play, or write a song to save her life and relies on her backup musicians to make her music vaguely passable as boring. If you run your mouth and put an opinion out there, others are going to disagree... and that's how you exclude people from buying your records.
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Let me sum it up for the less intelligent amongst us. I'll give you an example.
Shania Twain. I love her. She's so fucking cool, great music I buy every cd she puts out. I have no idea who she voted for.
The Dixie Chicks. I can't stand them, and think they're silly twats who make dumbasses of themselves in other countries and then don't even have the comprehension skills to understand what everybody's so mad about. They voted democrat.
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