Why in the hell Won't people leave the dixie chicks alone?

Question

with everything said and done why haven't they been able to get back on their feet do you agree or disagree with their message

Answer 1

okay okay
settle down,
I could care less about what they say, its their right,
here's more ritalin dear.

Answer 2

I think people won't leave them alone because most people don't like to admit they are wrong. They should never have been blackballed the way the were, but the fact that they were just goes to show the narrow-mindedness of so many people. People who denounced the chicks when the ruckus first started changed their tune to say that free speech is okay but they shouldn't have said it in another country - that makes no sense - hello, they were in great britain, where Tony Blair was leading his country into the same mess Bush was and a lot of people there had the same anti-Bush/Blair feelings that many in the US shared - why shouldn't they have said it there? But that seems to be as far as people will go toward making an apology for their idiotic behavior toward 3 chicks.

I agree with a lot of what the poster above stated about the country music/red state connection, but I am happy to say that I saw the Dixie Chicks when they came to Nashville (buckle of the bible belt) and they played to a nearly sold-out crowd.

Answer 3

They haven't been able to get back on their feet because a giant chunk of their fan base is no longer buying their records (mainstream country audiences). When they got in the feud with Toby Keith and dissed on G.W.B, mainstream country DJs refused to play the dixie chicks in droves. Their new album did pretty well on sales, but they had to cancel some dates due to their sales being mainly in the "adult alternative" audience and not in mainstream country anymore. As far as why mainstream country abandoned them, I think it has to do with this ignorant and misplaced view that if you aren't goose stepping in line with the government that you are somehow a "hippie" or a "an unpatriotic traitor." The working class bible belt is quick to forget that true patriots like Tom Paine, Jefferson, Maddison, etc questioned government legitimacy and were REBELS. To be a patriot is to think critically and to push for excellence, even if that is going against the grain. Country listeners have this idea that patriotism is all about symbols. Barbeques, trucks, football, and other "American" stuff. Loyalty to those things isn't that hard. Loyalty to free speech and to a deep rooted unwavering committment to think isn't as valued among a giant chunk of country music fans, which is unfortunate. In fact...look at the comment above me for a perfect example of knee jerk "patriotism" at its best. I think that is the root of why the Dixie Chicks were more or less kicked out of town (so to speak). As far as agreeing with their message? I'm not a big country fan, so I don't really care.

Answer 4

The president doesn't care about the Dixie Chicks so anyone who says that he is trying to make an example of them is silly. Can you imagine him meeting with his cabinet and discussing in detail what to do about the Dixie Chicks situation? The thing that got people like me pissed is that they said it in London and not here, they have a right to say what they want, it pays their bills, but don't talk smack about us to foreign people, that's just dumb. Another thing I wanted to say is that if she wants to make those kinds of remarks she should be willing to take those same type of remarks from people who disagree with her, you don't see George Bush having a hissy fit because Natalie Maines doesn't like him but, she obviously can't handle it (which is pretty funny) and I don't think she has any idea that people are dying right now for her right to say it because if she did she would shut up.

One more thing, I would not like her if I was the other two girls in the group 'cause everyone knows she has lost them untold millions just because of her big a$$ mouth.

Answer 5

I agree 100%. I like the Dixie Chicks. My sisters and I used to sing their songs every Friday after bowling. They have their opinions just like everyone else. If they weren't in the spot light it would be a different story. Even though I voted for Bush, I think we need someone else in there ASAP.

Answer 6

It is the right and obligation of any artist to voice their opinion, particularly if it's for the good of mankind.

Unfortunately, the bulk of the Country Msic establishment is of conservative, Republican, Red-State stock. So, when someone falls out of step with their values, they are made to suffer the consequences.

Do I agree? Yes.
Do I support them for standing up to the establishment? Yes.
Do I think they are great musicians? Yes.

But:

What kind of music do they record? Country/western.
What did I say above? Most country fans are red-staters.
Will that play in their favor? No.

In my opinion, The Dixie Chicks should reinvent themselves and play a harder rock line that has a more progressive fan base. Frak country music and the country music establishment.

If you like the Dixie Chicks chances are you will buy a record from them regardless of whether it's in the Country section or the Rock/Pop section of your local Borders Music shop.

Answer 7

Who are the Dixie Chicks?

Answer 8

People who walk around wearing bullseyes on their chests usually get shot at. It doesn't really matter whether what they say is right or wrong, fact or fiction, fair or unfair. The simple truth here is that free speech has consequences. Stand up and speak your mind and somebody will always stand up against you. I'm sorry. That's life.

Answer 9

I guess mr bush is trying to make a statement and using the chicks as the example of people who talk bad about him so much for free speech in the good ole usa

Answer 10

I love the Dixie Chicks too!! I think after they dissed the president who is a complete idiot they pissed off americans. We Canadians just sat back and laughed at the people who hate them. They are just saying their opinions. It shouldn't affect the whole nation. It was just a slip up!!

Answer 11

I agree with the message