"..hey Tom, wanna take my hat to your next cave in?"
Posted on 07/16/2015 3:18:31 PM PDT by dennisw
Florida-born rocker used the flag for song Rebels about southern heritage But he now admits he had not fully thought through the flag's history He implores all Americans to denounce the flag as it offends black people It comes after South Carolina took it down following Charleston attack Fellow rocker Kid Rock, from the Midwest, has defended the Confederacy
Tom Petty has apologized for displaying the Confederate flag during his Southern Accents tour of 1985.
The Florida-born rocker has spoken out to denounce the controversial banner after South Carolina removed it from their statehouse and conceded that to many it is symbol of racial hatred.
Writing in the Rolling Stone, Petty says admits he was 'pretty ignorant' about the history of the flag, and goes as far as to call himself 'downright stupid'.
Midwest-born Kid Rock - defended the flag and continue to sell Confederate merchandise.
'I noticed people in the audience wearing Confederate flag bandannas and things like that. One night, someone threw one onstage. I stopped everything and gave a speech about it. I said, "Look, this was to illustrate a character. This is not who we are. Having gone through this, I would prefer it if no one would ever bring a Confederate flag to our shows again because this isn’t who we are."'
Controversy surrounding the symbol resurfaced in June when a Confederate flag-touting gunman shot dead nine black churchgoers, shouting: 'I have to do this.'
The shooting prompted national outcry over the fact that the South continues to fly the flag as a symbol of southern heritage.
One hundred and fifty years old, it was used by the seven southern slave states during the civil war. Its racist associations were refreshed during the civil rights movement, when anti-integration state flew the Confederate flag in defiance.
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Tom Petty does a Bruce Jenner
Tom Petty is a wuss.
30 years ago. What an idiot.
Oh well, he’s made his money.
Tom Pussy
Bow down to this demand, and more will follow. A short-sighted concession.
He’s a pussy....so eager to hang on to lefty approval...a measly pussy.
I despise most of these lefty “rockers” of the past...I don’t listen to them anymore anyway...screw ‘em all.
What a little b*tch.
I apologize for listening to him, in that case.
Kinda like Paula Deen admitting she said “Nigra” 30 years ago...
No one remembered this tour until Petty mentioned it. But I will mention that some of his dufus band mates made a fuss about no bacon in their breakfasts when Dylan/Petty band were in Israel circa 1988
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dylan-stirs-controversy-in-israel-19871022
WUSS
Idiot
"..hey Tom, wanna take my hat to your next cave in?"
Wussie
He said he wouldn't.
He said he'd stand his ground.
I never liked him, he always sounded like he was whining or about to cry. Same thing with Neil Young.
Hes a liberal. Always was. Not sure why anyone is shocked.
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