Of course, displaying the rebel flag is so much more offensive than any
manner of gore or degenerate behavior...

This PC stuff gives me a pain in the ass.


"RichA" > wrote in message
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: Chrysler Shuns Marketing Deal With Dukes of Hazzard Movie
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: 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
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