Saturday, March 17, 2007
Road Hazzard
The Cincinnati Pops cancelled a planned performance with Bo and Luke Duke after complaints were made about the show's "racist overtones".
The Dukes of Hazzard...racist? What? I think I might have heard more racial undertones in Different Strokes or Sanford and Son than I ever did on the Dukes, which never presented itself as more than light family fare. It seems to me this is solely centered on the flag plastered atop the General Lee, which was never made mention of except in reference to the name of the car.
Why did the Pops have to cancel because of this. Could they not have had Tom Wopat and John Schneider on without referencing the car?
On another note, I had no idea that Cooter had been so involved in the Civil Rights movement:
In the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's, Jones was arrested several times attempting to integrate segregated facilities. He says he was shot at by the KKK, had a tooth knocked out by a Klansman, and had ammonia thrown in his eyes at a sit-in".
I think Jones sets a precedent for all actors who claim they have been typecast into a role and can't break out of it - dive into something else you believe in with all your heart, and you'll break away from that persona.
Labels: Anti-Fun, Hooray for Hollywood, Spot the Pop Culture Reference
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