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Pooka Fey

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72. If I say I like it, am I going to be called a racist?

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 06:29 AM

Jan 2015

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Because I come from about 12 generations of Louisianans. How could I not like "Dixie"?

Is your post flame-bait, or are you just checking up on DU, in case some of us have strayed from the flock? I couldn't help noticing the schooling you gave to poster #64, when she said she liked it:

I would say that the song has conspicuous racial overtones, and that it's been co-opted by groups with a decidedly racist mindset, but if you like the song then by all means listen to it and sing it.

I'd suggest only that you maintain an awareness of the context in which you sing it, lest you open yourself up to a response that you might not wish.

Just an innocent question about our musical tastes, my ass. Can you say "passive aggressive"?

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What are your feelings about the song "Dixie?" [View all] Orrex Jan 2015 OP

Crappy Katy Perry song. trumad Jan 2015 #1

Antebellum fantasy edhopper Jan 2015 #2

The Song has a wide and varied, interesting history Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #3

Well.... Orrex Jan 2015 #6

Please do take note that an Ohioan claims to have wrote the song. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #13

Seriously? That's unusually thin-skinned of you. Orrex Jan 2015 #24

Later has arrived. Why did you post this thread? Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #25

Because I heard "Dixie" as hold music while calling a company today Orrex Jan 2015 #26

sorry your own thin skinned sensiblities were offended. now. thread/trashed. n/t Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #28

Offended? Perhaps you're projecting. Orrex Jan 2015 #35

A company based in a northern state playing it is kind of odd. Jamastiene Jan 2015 #83

I could ask, but I imagine that they contract with some 3rd-party company for their hold music Orrex Jan 2015 #97

wished you had added this info to the OP ... The company/person lunasun Jan 2015 #95

I love the song too Tuesday cwydro Jan 2015 #55

Interesting - I love music history. Thanks. Pooka Fey Jan 2015 #71

I just look away underpants Jan 2015 #4

lol. n/t benz380 Jan 2015 #12

+1 MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #21

Not on any of my playlists. BillZBubb Jan 2015 #5

When it's used to glorify confederates, antebellum times, racism, etc., I don't like it. Hoyt Jan 2015 #7

yes. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #8

This Bettie Jan 2015 #9

It is not a recommended prosecutorial tool: IDemo Jan 2015 #10

I like it. It's meaningful if you live in the south Gman Jan 2015 #22

I live in the South. NOLALady Jan 2015 #66

I like Dwight Yokam's version of it. n/t benz380 Jan 2015 #11

love me some Dwight Yokam. are you referring to I Sang Dixie ... ? Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #15

Yep! benz380 Jan 2015 #18

Confused and inconsistent. Igel Jan 2015 #14

Catchy tune that unfortunately celebrates a horrible way of life. on point Jan 2015 #16

I always liked it, and still do. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2015 #17

It's not a song that has ever been relevant in my life. MineralMan Jan 2015 #19

Catchy tune LWolf Jan 2015 #20

Because of it's origins, it has no value to me... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #23

Elvis' version is the best (part of An American Trilogy). femmocrat Jan 2015 #27

tried to find a version w/out the triology. but, yes This Thread was not complete w/out some Elvis. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #30

Elvis had the grace to follow it with the "Battle Hymn of The Republic" DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #34

also the sweatiest version Enrique Jan 2015 #47

The melody is real pretty. Iggo Jan 2015 #29

Yes, I like the melody, too, whether it's the slow Elvis version or more of a march. amandabeech Jan 2015 #100

President Lincoln liked it so much, he claimed it for the Union almost 150 years ago. . . Journeyman Jan 2015 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #32

I generally hate it except for this one version that I REALLY like: Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #33

. femmocrat Jan 2015 #36

. Iggo Jan 2015 #38

How did the word dixie come from. pennylane100 Jan 2015 #37

There are at least two theories about the origins of "Dixie" Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #43

Aha! I was wondering that myself. I thought it might come from the "Mason-Dixon line" calimary Jan 2015 #46

I thought that it came from the disposable paper cups Orrex Jan 2015 #53

The song predates the name of the paper cups by more than 60 years Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #59

I like these Dixie Cups better. nolabear Jan 2015 #65

je approuve aikoaiko Jan 2015 #77

nods, when I went to Nola DonCoquixote Jan 2015 #70

Was it not written tongue in cheek by black people?? hollowdweller Jan 2015 #39

No- original was by a white person in blackface performances NYC see post 95 lunasun Jan 2015 #96

Hasn't it become the racist national anthem? Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #40

In certain contexts, yes Orrex Jan 2015 #50

It's no "Camptown Races" Tom Ripley Jan 2015 #41

Doo-Dah, Doo-Dah Orrex Jan 2015 #49

It's De Camp Town Ladies jberryhill Jan 2015 #61

Next, you'll tell me that Foghorn isn't a real rooster Orrex Jan 2015 #62

Listen when I'm talkin', boy jberryhill Jan 2015 #63

Cool Munificence Jan 2015 #79

LOL Pooka Fey Jan 2015 #73

My ears enjoy the song but if people are playing it to Jetboy Jan 2015 #42

I learned it in elementary school in Arkansas Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #44

so you're on hold and the hold muzak is Dixie ? olddots Jan 2015 #45

Exactly Orrex Jan 2015 #48

I prefer "Battle Hymn of The Republic." muntrv Jan 2015 #51

Kinda risqué, isn't it? Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #52

A woman of scandalous nature and irredeemable reputation, to be sure. Inkfreak Jan 2015 #94

Abraham Lincoln said that it was his favorite song. Lex Jan 2015 #54

Then again, he never got to hear "Call Me Maybe" Orrex Jan 2015 #60

I like The Band's take cwydro Jan 2015 #56

Big Munificence Jan 2015 #80

It's historical. Blue_In_AK Jan 2015 #57

19th C version of Sweet Home Alabama Telcontar Jan 2015 #58

Believe it or not this song has lived in many lives, black and white alike, having spent time in the Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #64

I wasn't aware that anyone had said you're racist. Orrex Jan 2015 #69

It doesn't bother me. NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #67

I like it. linuxman Jan 2015 #68

If I say I like it, am I going to be called a racist? Pooka Fey Jan 2015 #72

Did you read the thread? Orrex Jan 2015 #75

Did I strike a nerve? By all minds, continue policing DU for thought crimes Pooka Fey Jan 2015 #84

You didn't strike anything at all, but your response is predictable Orrex Jan 2015 #85

How is Louisiana RELEVANT to a song titled "DIXIE", you ask? Are you fucking shitting me? Pooka Fey Jan 2015 #90

Please calm down and read my reply again. Orrex Jan 2015 #91

Bob Dylan sings it PaddyIrishman Jan 2015 #74

Very PROUD to be a Southerner! No prob w/ the song whatsoever! nt 1bigdude Jan 2015 #76

Out of curiosity, why are you proud to be a southerner? Orrex Jan 2015 #82

Proud of my beautiful state (SC). I've lived quite an enjoyable life here. NT 1bigdude Jan 2015 #87

I haven't been there in decades, but I'm sure that it's lovely. Orrex Jan 2015 #88

Perhaps it just comes down to the fact that people are different. The image of the SC state flag 1bigdude Jan 2015 #89

To me, it is just a song. Jamastiene Jan 2015 #78

It's an interesting piece of history. Adrahil Jan 2015 #81

It's a pretty tune oldlib2 Jan 2015 #86

I like it rock Jan 2015 #92

None whatsoever. (nt) Inkfreak Jan 2015 #93

I've heard some really powerful slowed-down versions of it theboss Jan 2015 #98

I like the tune gladium et scutum Jan 2015 #99

Slightly off-topic, but this PBS special on Civil War-era music Tanuki Jan 2015 #101

Thank you Orrex Jan 2015 #102

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jan 2015 #103