TV Tonight
Apr. 24th, 2003 11:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tarotgalI watched the Primetime special about the Dixie Chicks. I have almost always hated country music, and thus I wasn't aware of the whole controversy when it first happened. My friends and I always joke that here at college (this college at least) we could go to war and half the country could drop into the sea and it would still take us a few days to a week to find out. Really, I don't watch news, or read news papers. I get CNN world mail in my inbox every morning, but that's about it, and that's only since I took a sociology class last year requiring me to sign up for it.
AT ANY RATE, a friend of mine informed me of the controversy about a week after it happened. But I didn't follow it or anything. Still, I like a few of their songs and since I rather agreed then (and now) about the war I thought I might watch it. I know they're part of a culture that is VERY pro-war for whatever reason. I don't want to get into the politics but I have STRONG opinions on that. Still, I don't think the statement made was enough to warrant all of what happened. And yes, damnit, it's perfectly logical and possible to not want war while still supporting our troops. I freakin HATE organized religion but I whole-heartedly support people who feel passionately about it because I think it's important to stand by your convictions and passions (er, as long as no one tries to tell me what to think).
But it pained me to watch parts of the interview, because it really looked like at least a few times the lead singer wanted to say something but couldn't because she was afraid of causing even more trouble.
Free speech. Why is it okay for me to say that I don't agree at all with the president but not okay for a country music singer in the national spotlight to? Why is it okay for normal people to protest and ask for reasons for people to go over and die but when celebrities say it they get bad press? And not all statements are said for the specific purpose of making a huge political statement- and certainly not this particular one that was said a little over a week before we went to war.
I can't stand almost all of Bush's policies (don't get me started with the dang taxes) and I didn't vote for him. Tis my right to say it.
ANd I don't HAVE to support the troops either, though I do. I just don't see why people are so darn offended by other viewpoints. Everything's gotta be pro-America even when you're protesting so as not to hurt other people. Everything's got to be PC and not hurt people's feelings. Well, you know, there are ways of expressing one's views without hurting others and without being all goody-goody all the time. Gar. I dunno. I just feel badly people were hurt by such an off-hand statement which was intended to mean a very different thing. Why can't we all just get along? Peace! *sigh* Silly world. I'll stop ranting now. I just found it to be an interesting interview- and Diane was very odd... she, well, seemed to have such an attacting perspective to really get them to say things... I dunno... why can't people just respect opinions, especially when they're not really meant to be this harmful or important, and just move on?
AT ANY RATE, a friend of mine informed me of the controversy about a week after it happened. But I didn't follow it or anything. Still, I like a few of their songs and since I rather agreed then (and now) about the war I thought I might watch it. I know they're part of a culture that is VERY pro-war for whatever reason. I don't want to get into the politics but I have STRONG opinions on that. Still, I don't think the statement made was enough to warrant all of what happened. And yes, damnit, it's perfectly logical and possible to not want war while still supporting our troops. I freakin HATE organized religion but I whole-heartedly support people who feel passionately about it because I think it's important to stand by your convictions and passions (er, as long as no one tries to tell me what to think).
But it pained me to watch parts of the interview, because it really looked like at least a few times the lead singer wanted to say something but couldn't because she was afraid of causing even more trouble.
Free speech. Why is it okay for me to say that I don't agree at all with the president but not okay for a country music singer in the national spotlight to? Why is it okay for normal people to protest and ask for reasons for people to go over and die but when celebrities say it they get bad press? And not all statements are said for the specific purpose of making a huge political statement- and certainly not this particular one that was said a little over a week before we went to war.
I can't stand almost all of Bush's policies (don't get me started with the dang taxes) and I didn't vote for him. Tis my right to say it.
ANd I don't HAVE to support the troops either, though I do. I just don't see why people are so darn offended by other viewpoints. Everything's gotta be pro-America even when you're protesting so as not to hurt other people. Everything's got to be PC and not hurt people's feelings. Well, you know, there are ways of expressing one's views without hurting others and without being all goody-goody all the time. Gar. I dunno. I just feel badly people were hurt by such an off-hand statement which was intended to mean a very different thing. Why can't we all just get along? Peace! *sigh* Silly world. I'll stop ranting now. I just found it to be an interesting interview- and Diane was very odd... she, well, seemed to have such an attacting perspective to really get them to say things... I dunno... why can't people just respect opinions, especially when they're not really meant to be this harmful or important, and just move on?
