[SeekAndFind]

I suspect the reason they’ve never thought to change it before is that they never associated the word with slavery, and it was never brought to their attention because literally no one of consequence cared or even believed that’s why the used the term in their band name.

The term “antebellum” seems to be used innocuously in reference to the pre-Civil War United States as a whole, or cultural things like architecture, cuisine, and others. Will “antebellum” be shunned as a term from now on or is America’s entire antebellum history so tainted that we can longer acknowledge it?

[mywholebodyisaweapon]

With that caboose, it’s an unfortunate choice.

[Fiji Hill]

The term “antebellum” seems to be used innocuously in reference to the pre-Civil War United States as a whole, or cultural things like architecture, cuisine, and others. Will “antebellum” be shunned as a term from now on or is America’s entire antebellum history so tainted that we can longer acknowledge it?

So will "postbellum," referring to the period 1865-1898 (or 1917) also be shunned?

[albie]

So, as musicians Antebellum reminded them of the music of the south. Now time to erase those memories and shit on the south. I’m hopeful they go the same route as the Dicks see Chicks. Dustbin

[Chewbarkah]

It’s pathetic for them to bow down to the cultural Maoists. (Or is this an attempt to be “relevant” and get free publicity?) The Lady Antebellum name is so shallow that who could possibly care?

[Libloather]

Ladies, Eh?