On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 20:10:04 -0400, RichA > wrote:
Thats silly. That flag is a naval battle flag, and part of the
battle flag for the army of northen virgina... I mean come on, its a
flag. Get over it ppl, if chrysler wants to avoid racial problems with
it, then remind people there were black confederate soldiers who
faught in the ACW...... I will say this I saw the trailer for the
movie this weekend and it looks pretty good, they jump every damn
thing in site..... Oh well I prefer my mustang if I can get it
repaired.

Lee

>
>Chrysler Shuns Marketing Deal With Dukes of Hazzard Movie
>
>InsideLine/Edmunds
>Friday, June 17, 2005
>
>Chelsea, Mich. - The Chrysler Group will not tie in any
>marketing of its 2006 Dodge Charger with the upcoming
>movie, The Dukes of Hazzard, because it is afraid the
>display of the Confederate flag on the movie's vintage
>Charger will offend some viewers.
>
>The movie, scheduled to open August 5, is based on the TV
>series that ran from 1979 to 1985 and featured "good old
>boy" cousins eluding authorities in The General Lee, a
>1969 orange Dodge Charger with a Confederate flag on the
>roof. The movie stars Jessica Simpson, Burt Reynolds and
>Willie Nelson.
>
>"They gave us the treatment for the movie and talked
>about a marketing deal, but we said we can't participate
>if you keep the Confederate flag," Jason Vines, Chrysler
>Group vice president of communications, told Inside Line.
>"It's offensive to a lot of people. But they [Warner
>Bros.] said 'no.' We still get a mention of the Charger
>in the movie, but we couldn't do anything beyond that."
>
>The Confederate battle flag, also called the Southern
>Cross, has been at the center of controversy for years.
>It has been described as a proud emblem of Southern
>heritage and as a shameful reminder of slavery and
>segregation. The Southern Poverty Law Center says more
>than 500 extremist groups use the Southern Cross as one
>of their symbols.
>
>What this means to you: The General Lee rides again, but
>Chrysler doesn't want anything to do with it.
>
>http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=106116