John Schneider: It's "Unfair" to Say Only Racists Own a Confederate Flag
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — John Schneider
captainapache — 10 years ago(July 02, 2015 03:32 AM)
"Labeling anyone who has the flag a racist seems unfair to those who are clearly 'never meanin' no harm,' " says John Schneider.
I take exception to those who say that the flag on the General Lee should always be considered a symbol of racism, Schneider tells The Hollywood Reporter. Is the flag used as such in other applications? Yes, but certainly not on the Dukes. If the flag was a symbol of racism, then Bo and Luke and Daisy and Uncle Jesse were a pack of wild racists and that could not be further from the truth.
Throwing this particular baby out with the bath water seems reactionary and overly PC to me, Schneider said on Wednesday. But I do understand that publicly held corporations are in a risk-management business that the rest of us are clearly not in.
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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-schneider-confederate-flag-dukes-804933 -
captainapache — 10 years ago(July 02, 2015 11:15 AM)
New video and another article on the subject by John:
I am saddened that one angry and misguided individual can cause one of the most beloved television shows in the history of the medium to suddenly be seen in this light, Schneider said. Are people who grew up watching the show now suddenly racists? Will they have to go through a detox and a 12-step program to kick their Dukes habit? Hi My name is John. Im a Dukesoholic.
article here: