I've always liked them. But their popularity in the country music world has diminished because they came out against GW. They had to cancel a tour stop in Houston because they weren't getting enough sales. Besides the fact that they are right, it's a free country. That's one of the principle behind our nation. Is country music and their fans that behind the times? Feel free to comment on both sides.
2006-08-30 18:44:23 · 23 answers · asked by Murda Mook 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
I am definately not a fan but I support their point of view and the fact that they took a stand. But, they should have realized who their fan base is and that their fans would turn on them. To be honest, Country music fans arent the brightest bunch out there. So it stands to reason that anyone that disagrees with their backwards, inbred point of view would be shunned by them. Their former fans are just a bunch of country bumpkins for the most part anyway. So why should anyone care?
2006-08-30 19:00:00 · answer #1 · answered by niransmami 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You are correct in stating this is a free country. The public is free to choose their entertainers on any basis they want.
Many country music fans would prefer their entertainers stick to music or acting or whatever, and leave politics to those in that business.
I'd be fine with the Dixie Chicks if I never knew anything about them but their music. Country music isn't doing it. They buying public is.
Remember the Literary Digest? You probably don't because it stopped publishing after the 1936 presidential election. It predicted Alf Landon would win the election. Franklin Roosevelt won, probably by a landslide. They had no credibility after that and went out of business.
It might not be fair, but that's the way things go when you market yourself to the public. You can be the smoothest, smartest, entertainer there is and if the public doesn't like you it doesn't really matter.
2006-08-31 01:53:17 · answer #2 · answered by Warren D 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm by no means a DIxie Chicks fan or a country music fan at all for that matter, but I have to say that I respect the hell out of Natalie Maines and the rest of the group...It took a lot of guts to speak out against a president that most of your fan base probably voted for...
I think the backlash they're facing is a damn shame. It goes to show that those who quit buying their music and attending their shows are nothing but ignorant, close minded, brainwashed rednecks who wouldn't know free speech if it jumped up and bit them in their confederate flag boxers...
Oh well, I know that their true fans are 100% supporting and will still buy the records and show up at the concerts.
Besides, that's one of the beauties of being an entertainer...You can use your fame to enlighten the masses on a variety of subjects that they normally wouldn't be aware of, or wouldn't think to form opinions on...
2006-08-31 01:59:07 · answer #3 · answered by Lee Da Rhymin' Master 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is a free country. And when Bob Dylan and all the other hippy rockers did the same in the 60's and 70's they were praised for taking a stand against the government. Now maybe the comments should have been made on american soil. I think the location had more to do with it than what was said. I still love their music tho.
2006-08-31 01:52:44 · answer #4 · answered by rwdycwgrl 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, its a pity what Country music establishment have done to the Dixie Chicks. They are the only country music artists can stand listening to all day, everyday. They are taking a bullet of political correctness. These women have a right to speak their mind. Isn't that why we have a democracy? As for the Bush supporters, they need to realize that while they have criticized Clinton with the feror that Bush haters are doing, shunning the Dixie Chicks is a double standard. If you criticized Clinton than embrace for a Bush criticism as well. There is no exceptions.
2006-08-31 01:50:39 · answer #5 · answered by Maria Gallercia 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The only shame of it is the death threats. I hate the Dixie Chicks I think they are more pop than anything else (ironically my favorite country singer is Charlie Robison who happens to be married to one of them) but they have every right to speak there mind. But keep in mind what you say can cause a reaction. If I am giving a speech at an NAACP meeting and I have a book to sell but in my speech I use the N word how many books am I gonna sell?
2006-08-31 04:44:51 · answer #6 · answered by Paul L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not really country music that is causing the Dixie Chicks to lose sales. It's the fans, or I should say lack of fans. When a star uses their fame as a podium, they should be prepared for any backlash that comes out of their actions.
2006-08-31 01:53:35 · answer #7 · answered by burns529 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Does anyone think it's a shame what the Dixie Chicks are doing to country music?
2006-08-31 01:51:13 · answer #8 · answered by Chuck Dhue 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no, i don't think it is a shame. they are entertainers....that is what they should have stuck with. they should have kept their mouths shut about any political opinions they had. ppl wanted to be entertained, not be subjected to politics. if they were smart, they would have kept the two separate. now they have to pay that price as they watch their careers falter. i also feel that was a slap in the face to all the soldiers that have given their lives for this country and to the ones that are over there now. if they wanted to get political...they should have thanked our brave soldiers and left it at that.
2006-08-31 02:37:26 · answer #9 · answered by fallenangel0918 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They also received death threats for being un-American. What could be more "American" than exercising one's right to freedom of speech and opposition to something she feels is unjust.
I think they've picked up some listeners from outside their normal country venue after the GWB thing. Perhaps that's why their latest album was decidedly more rock-centric. They probably realized that the country audience tends to be more conservative, and this would be their best bet at getting their voices heard.
2006-08-31 01:54:54 · answer #10 · answered by Beek 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋