People like to talk about the Dixie Chick but never remember what brought them down was not their trash talk on politics but their declaring that their fans were a "bunch of bambi killing rednecks and we don't want them to like our music".
That was it. After that they were dead to country music.
You tell people you hate them and they are going to go off and find someone who does not hate them. There will be little drama because honestly, you ain't all that or a bag of chips. There are other artists, artists that actually will take your money and not insult you to your face.
Amen!
The Dixie Chicks quickly found out, and it makes me happy that you brought it up.