Dixie Chicks: A Bit Naive
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Salon - 9 hours ago
Academy Award-winning director Barbara Kopple talks about
her new Dixie Chicks movie, “Shut Up & Sing,” and why she
hopes their fans will forgive them. …
When you use celebrity status to promote your personal
opinion, have the courage to accept the consequences. Some
of the discussion has centered on freedom of speech. A good
rule of thumb when it comes to freedom of speech is to remember
just because you can does not mean you should. Good intentions
alone do not necessarily make it right. It is rather naive to expect
everyone to agree with you.
The Dixie Chicks Ad NBC Doesn’t Want You To See
Think Progress, DC - 12 hours ago
It’sa sad commentary about the level of fear in our society that a
movie about a group of courageous entertainers who were blacklisted
for exercising their …
Again, accept the consequences of your actions. Just because you
can air your opinion does not mean you can’t pay a price. Freedom of
speech is not free. There is a price. Make sure you want to pay it before
you open your mouth. Question: Is Think Progress, DC a left leaning
entity? Is being pro Dixie Chicks a matter of being left and liking insults
toward the opposition? To disagree is one thing, to casually lob an insult
to the Office of the President is quite another, regardless of who holds
the office.
why I will always love the Dixie Chicks
ProgressiveU.org, CA - Oct 26, 2006
… The Dixie Chicks have always been about taking chances when it
came to their music, but why should it be so dangerous to criticize a
government that has laws …
Criticizing is one thing. Merely insulting is another. It helps to
understand the difference. All of us pay a price for our actions. It may
be helpful for the Dixie Chicks to take note that freedom of speech is
not universally applied. A typical example would be most of their fans
and former fans are not allowed to exercise freedom of speech when they
are working. You are not free to say what you want at work while on the
clock or on the premises. That freedom stops at the door. When self-
employed or operating your own business, that business may suffer due
to your expressed opinions. Why are they so shocked by the reaction?
You have the right to your opinion and others have the right to disagree.
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