Posted on 07/01/2015 3:37:07 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
John Schneider is blasting TV Land for its decision to erase from its schedule due its depiction of the Confederate flag reruns of The Dukes of Hazzard, the wholesome show that made the actor a teen idol in the 1980s.
The Dukes of Hazzard was and is no more a show seated in racism than Breaking Bad was a show seated in reality, Schneider told The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday.
TV Land confirmed Wednesday that it pulled the show in the aftermath of the June 17 shooting in Charleston, S.C. perpetrated by Dylann Roof, who was a fan of the Confederacy, known in the 19th century for its defense of slavery.
Schneider says his residuals from the show have never been much to write home about, but he would like the show to persist because of the old-fashioned values it promotes, such as honesty, courage, chivalry, rebelliousness and the like. Those who seek to malign the show because the famous car it featured had a Confederate flag painted on the roof are missing the point, he says.
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Oh, FFS. What are they gonna do next, ban “Gone With The Wind?”
There’s been talk of doing just that.
I never had a desire for a Confederate Flag.
Now I want one.
This entire banning everything is insane.
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(End of scene guitar sound, cut to commercial)
We do live in interesting times. I think things will get worse before they get better. I really think this could be the straw. The straw that ignites a real conflagation.
Me too. as well as a copy of Gone With The Wind movie they're howling about. maybe a bootleg copy of Uncle Remus as well. And some Aunt Jemima pancakes. This is starting to add up.
John Schneider had several hit country songs, and both he and Tom Wopat have had successful Broadway roles.
They will probably then ban “The Carol Burnett Show” as they did a send up of it “Went With the Wind” (really, really hilarious TV) with Dinah Shore as the special guest star. It will probably “Bonanza”, “Gunsmoke”, “Maverick”, and most other westerns as well. How about “BJ and the Bear” for its treatment of animals? The blue blooded money that runs the entertainment industry has got no balls, period.
Time to find my old copy of Little Black Sambo too. Oh wait, that was outlawed years ago.
That was the old GA flag in the old free country.
Liberals have no souls.
Why can’t they blur out the Confederate flag? It is done all the time. Why is that so hard to figure out?
Carry me back to old Virginia! State song until...
Virginia folded like a cheap lawn chair
Minority opinions... gash... give me a break.
CANCEL AMAZON
Dukes of Hazzard made fun of anything southern including that flag.. it was a comedy..
Who’s next Gilligan?.. Bunker?.. Cheers?.. Frasier?..
Hogan’s Heros
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