General lee flag ..... Gone !!!!

[MIB41]

If the flag garners THAT much angst, then why even call it the "General Lee"? I mean if we're going to only view history one way, then don't we have to roll him under the bus to make these activists happy too? I'm sure they wouldn't mind it if they sprayed the car white and called it the Cracker mobile. Of course we would have to take that...right? It's only about what offends them, right? To me it's just spineless fruits who need a voice to moan about something. Special rights, special needs. As if we don't have enough on our plate as a world? Lame...

[Mikey]

I kinda like the name Crackermobile

[boynightwing]

This makes me sad. I grew up watching the show and as a kid I had NO idea that the flag had any kind of negative meaning behind it. Since the Duke Boys do so much good for the people of Hazzard County, doesn't it stand to reason that anything negative could be redeemed by them?

[MIB41]

This makes me sad. I grew up watching the show and as a kid I had NO idea that the flag had any kind of negative meaning behind it. Since the Duke Boys do so much good for the people of Hazzard County, doesn't it stand to reason that anything negative could be redeemed by them?

Good points! Unfortunately this country does not encourage healing. It's all about divisive platforms. Small groups of people with an axe to grind. To me it's simple - If you want respect, you give respect. These groups stand up and demand respect like it's a birth right, then turn the other cheek when it's their turn. Hypocrites to the end. I ignore them and move on. Hopefully society will figure that out. Warner Bros. sure hasn't. That was a stupid move. They just shuddered a license that has made them tons of money. Exactly how many folks from this complaining demographic actually watch the Dukes of Hazzard? Exactly.

[Mikey]

I dunno,

I liken it to making a TV show about good German's never meaning no harm riding around a car with a nazi logo on it helping people.

Nah, I guess that was a tad over the top

[MIB41]

I dunno,

I liken it to making a TV show about good German's never meaning no harm riding around a car with a nazi logo on it helping people.

Nah, I guess that was a tad over the top

Yes that is... Here's a quick link on the confederate flag and it's history. It's hard to argue it was CREATED as a symbol of racism.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=history%20of%20the%20confederate%20flag%20in%20the%20united%20states&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFlags_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America&ei=4BRKUK7pGIeg9QSntICgCQ&usg=AFQjCNHpC9aTyjQ7A8uXdw3_60dmIai-hg

[Toyman_Chris]

I dunno,

I liken it to making a TV show about good German's never meaning no harm riding around a car with a nazi logo on it helping people.

Nah, I guess that was a tad over the top

I honestly don't recall bursting with laughter as much as I did when I read this......Wooooooo!

[boynightwing]

The swastika once was a symbol that had good meaning and annotations to it before the Nazi Party ruined it. The swastika literally means "to be good".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika

I guess it's all about context?