Sat Jun 4, 2022, 11:23 AM
TeamProg (2,970 posts)
Country Music Association Fest Bans Confederate Flags For First Time
Source: HUffPost
Jun. 4, 2022, 12:54 AM EDT | The flags and flag imagery are prohibited to "protect the safety of our fans and ban discrimination," according to a CMA statement. The Country Music Association has banned all Confederate flags and Confederate “flag imagery of any kind” at its upcoming festival for the first time. The four-day CMA Fest in Nashville, one of the largest of its kind in the nation, will be held June 9-12 after a two-year suspension due to the COVID pandemic Barring the Confederate flag was part of the CMA’s updated policy to protect the safety of fans, the organization said in a statement to the Tennessean newspaper. “This year’s CMA Fest is our first major fan-facing event in nearly three years. We have always had policies in place that protect the safety of our fans and ban discrimination, but we felt it was important to further refine our language to explicitly outline what will and will not be tolerated,” the statement said. The statement didn’t go into detail about safety issues concerning the flag, but the battle flags can be be intimidating and infuriating, and a flashpoint for conflict and violence. “Our event policy ... states any behavior that causes one of our attendees to fear for their personal safety will not be tolerated, and that is inclusive of any displays of the Confederate flag,” the statement said. The move comes amid increasing criticism of displays of the flag and of Confederate monuments. The flag has been viewed in the past as a symbol of the Southern roots of country music with little sensitivity about the Confederacy’s fight to preserve slavery. But that acceptance of racist emblems has changed as more artists of color have become involved in the genre, and as artists and industry leaders push for racial equality in country music. Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/country-music-association-fest-confederate-flag-ban_n_629ad34de4b0c184bdd14f6b A move in the right direction. 
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Author | Time | Post |
 Country Music Association Fest Bans Confederate Flags For First Time (Original post) |
TeamProg | Jun 2022 | OP |
| groundloop | Jun 2022 | #1 | |
| TeamProg | Jun 2022 | #2 | |
| dchill | Jun 2022 | #4 | |
| PJMcK | Jun 2022 | #7 | |
| dalton99a | Jun 2022 | #10 | |
| Bev54 | Jun 2022 | #29 | |
| Mysterian | Jun 2022 | #32 | |
| dchill | Jun 2022 | #3 | |
| hatrack | Jun 2022 | #11 | |
| Uncle Joe | Jun 2022 | #5 | |
| Thomas Hurt | Jun 2022 | #6 | |
| PJMcK | Jun 2022 | #8 | |
| Eliot Rosewater | Jun 2022 | #9 | |
| Traildogbob | Jun 2022 | #15 | |
| Tanuki | Jun 2022 | #21 | |
| Eliot Rosewater | Jun 2022 | #33 | |
| imavoter | Jun 2022 | #36 | |
| Eliot Rosewater | Jun 2022 | #37 | |
| yellowdogintexas | Jun 2022 | #40 | |
| Ilsa | Jun 2022 | #12 | |
| ZonkerHarris | Jun 2022 | #24 | |
| Rabrrrrrr | Jun 2022 | #13 | |
| KS Toronado | Jun 2022 | #14 | |
| groundloop | Jun 2022 | #16 | |
| KS Toronado | Jun 2022 | #19 | |
| TeamProg | Jun 2022 | #22 | |
| Chainfire | Jun 2022 | #17 | |
| Turbineguy | Jun 2022 | #18 | |
| The Jungle 1 | Jun 2022 | #20 | |
| LisaM | Jun 2022 | #23 | |
| keithbvadu2 | Jun 2022 | #25 | |
| paleotn | Jun 2022 | #30 | |
| SouthernDem4ever | Jun 2022 | #26 | |
| WiVoter | Jun 2022 | #27 | |
| The Jungle 1 | Jun 2022 | #35 | |
| NullTuples | Jun 2022 | #28 | |
| paleotn | Jun 2022 | #31 | |
| Trueblue1968 | Jun 2022 | #34 | |
| Cha | Jun 2022 | #38 | |
| OldBaldy1701E | Jun 2022 | #39 | |
| yellowdogintexas | Jun 2022 | #41 | |
| Wonder Why | Jun 2022 | #42 | |
| Rhiannon12866 | Jun 2022 | #43 | |
| MissMillie | Jun 2022 | #44 |
Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 11:27 AM
1. That's gonna' ruffle some feather.
Response to groundloop (Reply #1)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 11:30 AM
TeamProg (2,970 posts)
2. I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like
Response to TeamProg (Reply #2)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 11:32 AM
dchill (34,718 posts)
4. Yes! Great one, Bob.
Response to TeamProg (Reply #2)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 11:40 AM
PJMcK (19,568 posts)
7. Newhart was an awesome comedian
Response to TeamProg (Reply #2)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 01:55 PM
29. I love country music, and so do most of my friends, all of us are
Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 11:31 AM
dchill (34,718 posts)
3. It's are hairtij!
Response to dchill (Reply #3)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 11:47 AM
hatrack (56,906 posts)
11. Hairatij Knot Haight!!
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Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 11:37 AM
Uncle Joe (54,829 posts)
5. Kicked and recommended
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Thanks for the thread TeamProg.
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Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 11:39 AM
6. I can hear the screeches of Woke and angry squealing now.
Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 11:43 AM
PJMcK (19,568 posts)
8. The Arts often move cultures
Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 11:43 AM
Eliot Rosewater (30,018 posts)
9. When NASCAR did this I feared the backlash would cause them to backtrack, they didnt.
Response to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #9)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 12:49 PM
Tanuki (14,092 posts)
21. Tim and Faith rock!
Response to Tanuki (Reply #21)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 02:52 PM
Eliot Rosewater (30,018 posts)
33. They both worked with my grandson recently, they were wonderful.
Response to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #33)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 06:56 PM
imavoter (565 posts)
36. I'm glad to hear they are wonderful.
Response to imavoter (Reply #36)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 07:00 PM
Eliot Rosewater (30,018 posts)
37. Thanks
Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 11:49 AM
Ilsa (60,597 posts)
12. I think having rules like this or, "Only the US flag and state flag are
Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 12:05 PM
KS Toronado (11,530 posts)
14. One thing I always ask Confederate flag humpers
Response to KS Toronado (Reply #14)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 12:09 PM
16. But but but..... war of northern aggression and all that.
Response to groundloop (Reply #16)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 12:38 PM
KS Toronado (11,530 posts)
19. Yea, I hear ya
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Rallying cry back then was "They're coming to take our slaves away"
Today it's "They're coming to take your guns away. Those in the wrong always use fear. |
Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 12:22 PM
Chainfire (12,041 posts)
17. Only 150 years behind the times.
Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 12:32 PM
Turbineguy (35,640 posts)
18. Americans coming together to enjoy themselves?
Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 12:42 PM
20. Why would you allow a flag that celebrates treason.
Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 01:10 PM
LisaM (27,006 posts)
23. I am going to be in Nashville for those four days.
Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 01:27 PM
25. "The Confederate Flag"
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Notice that they identify it as "The Confederate Flag".
Confederate Flag ad from the time of LBJ. Its supporters have long said it's not just a Southern symbol. "The Confederate Flag is no longer a sectional emblem. It is now the symbol of the White race and White supremacy."  |
Response to keithbvadu2 (Reply #25)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 02:19 PM
paleotn (15,278 posts)
30. Thunderbolt flags and pins?
Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 01:43 PM
SouthernDem4ever (2,046 posts)
26. Better late than never
Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 01:52 PM
27. Great To Hear! Definitely A Move In The Right Direction
Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 01:54 PM
28. Yay, but this tightening of restrictions may well increase the chances of violence.
Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 02:20 PM
paleotn (15,278 posts)
31. Welcome to the 21st century, CMA. It's about time.
Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 03:06 PM
Trueblue1968 (16,198 posts)
34. In these days, People who support and rally round the confederate flag are sometimes the most violen
Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 09:00 PM
Cha (282,238 posts)
38. Good on them!!
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Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 10:13 PM
39. And there goes around a third of their ticket sales.
Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sun Jun 5, 2022, 04:18 PM
42. "But my great-great-great granddaddy fought honorably under this flag"
Response to TeamProg (Original post)
Sun Jun 5, 2022, 11:17 PM
Rhiannon12866 (171,581 posts)
43. It only took 161 years...
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