Controversy

Last night I stayed up until midnight watching a documentary called Shut Up and Sing, which is about the Dixie Chicks and their ups and downs after Natalie's controversial statement in 2003 about the president.

It was a pretty interesting movie about what it means to stand by what you say and your freedom of speech. At one point someone threatened to kill her and did she cancel the concert? No.

One of the thoughts I had about the movie involved the country radio stations who stopped playing their songs after all these people starting hating on them because they were ex-patriots and such. So the radio stations are forced to stop airing their songs because whenever they do they get a bajillion complaints and people who say that if they air another Dixie Chicks song again, those people will never listen to the radio station again. In this situation you could blame the radio stations. You could say that because the radio stations stopped playing these songs after that statement that they were objecting the fact that she exercised her rights. But I don't think that's fair.

Radio stations aren't people who can choose to stand behind other people. Radio stations are businesses. Businesses exist to make money and if a band is bringing in more hate than cash, I think it's fair that the radio gets to stop playing the music.

It sucks, but that's how it is. If you make a controversial statement you have to be prepared for the consequences. I'm not saying that the response was right. The amount of stress and turmoil those women and their families went through is pretty unjust. But I don't think you can just blame the radio station for ruining your career. Not that they did. I'm just saying.

I really loved that through it all, they stuck together. The other two didn't dump that girl when she ruined they career. They stood by her and supported her and it was really inspiring to watch that. If they can do it, so can you.

If you could have a sandwich named after you, what would it have on it?

Veggies! My typical Subway sandwich (I LOVE SUBWAY) is this: Italian herbs and cheese bread, cheddar cheese, lettuce, pickles, light on the onions, cucumbers and some Caesar (or ranch) dressing. That would be so jokes. Walk into Subway, "Yeah, I'll have the Alex. Six inches. Thanks."

Ever seen a white squirrel?

Nope.

There was another question but I have to go make cheesecake for Thanksgiving. It's always been a wonder to me that Canadians have an earlier Thanksgiving than Americans. Maybe Mental Floss will explain.

What's your feeling on the Dixie Chicks controversy?