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Originally Posted by Acey
Then I wake up and see The Dixie Chicks are now "The Chicks". Good lord. They had to preemptively do that to not get cancelled. My cousin has been a Dixie Chicks fan for as long as I can remember, has been to many of their shows, and now she's erased 10 years of her fandom to jump on Facebook this morning saying how their name was always unacceptable and offensive.
I just hate everything right now.
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As a middle-aged white guy who used to watch the dukes of hazard and is a dixie chicks fan, I appreciate the education I have received from this whole thing. I never understood the flag issue and did not realize how offensive it is to some people. I now understand that. I probably would not have if not for everything that has happened. I assume the Chicks went through a similar process, if starting from a different point, to come to the same conclusion and did what they thought was right. Some will dismiss that as crass commercialism but I think they have a track record to support the 'legitimacy' of their actions.
On a possibly humorous side note, the breeder for our dog named the puppies after country music acts. Ours was actually named Shania but we like the name Dixie Chicks better and so named her Dixie. Tug collar, awkward face emoji. We will not be re-naming her.
p.s. I just looked up the meaning of dixie on wiki and had I known this I would not have named my dog that. If I had a business or band I would DEFINITELY not name it that.