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6. Nearly forty years ago during a Tom Petty concert in the South a fan threw a Confederate flag on the stage.

Sat Feb 3, 2024, 09:31 AM

Feb 2024

Having Southern roots, his fans thought Petty was one of them. Petty stopped the concert, tossed the flag off the stage and told the crowd never to bring Confederate flags to their shows again.

(Rolling Stone) - "I noticed people in the audience wearing Confederate flag bandanas and things like that. One night, someone threw one onstage. I stopped everything and gave a speech about it. I said, 'This is not who we are...I would prefer it if no one would ever bring a Confederate flag to our shows again because this isn’t who we are.'"

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The alt-right saw Taylor Swift as an 'Aryan goddess.' She shook them off as 'repulsive' [View all] wyldwolf Feb 2024 OP

They knew about her around Obama's time............................. Lovie777 Feb 2024 #1

Guess the misogynists and p-grabbers thought they could schmooze her B.See Feb 2024 #2

K&R jpak Feb 2024 #3

Can't always judge an album multigraincracker Feb 2024 #4

And Roseanne Barr Zambero Feb 2024 #5

Donald Trump could do the crotch-grabbing "honors". Prof. Toru Tanaka Feb 2024 #16

Nearly forty years ago during a Tom Petty concert in the South a fan threw a Confederate flag on the stage. sop Feb 2024 #6

Similar experience at an Atlanta Rythm Section show wyldwolf Feb 2024 #7

Atlanta Rhythm Section??? Oh my!! They're soft rock... LeftInTX Feb 2024 #18

their hits are, for sure. wyldwolf Feb 2024 #33

"So In To You" is a great song OverBurn Feb 2024 #42

their big song when saw them was Homesick - definitely not easy listening wyldwolf Feb 2024 #53

I was born in the South too multigraincracker Feb 2024 #9

Social media is filled with Reichwing slogans superimposed on Sam Elliott's pic Orrex Feb 2024 #40

And even though he's on our side, the Democrats won't... AdamGG Feb 2024 #50

I've always been a Petty fan, great songwriter and singer, love him even more now. OverBurn Feb 2024 #41

Gregg Allman came around too. SYFROYH Feb 2024 #54

i'm glad they made such a fuss. i'd likely have never listened to her otherwise. mopinko Feb 2024 #8

Would anyone else use phrases...like this? NorseSaxonCelt Feb 2024 #29

Not to mention my personal favorite... TSExile Feb 2024 #48

That video is art.. NorseSaxonCelt Feb 2024 #55

It's brilliant. TSExile Feb 2024 #56

I will always admire and respect Taylor for standing up to the bullies. TSExile Feb 2024 #10

More proof DemMedic Feb 2024 #11

Dear Goddess, those people are NUTZZZZ!!! First she is an aryan goddess, niyad Feb 2024 #12

To them, she's a JEZEBEL!! TSExile Feb 2024 #15

And, of course, the fact that Queen Jezebel was a priestess of Astarte niyad Feb 2024 #20

"Athena reborn?" Deep State Witch Feb 2024 #25

Excellent point! niyad Feb 2024 #36

Swifty is pretty good, but I have gotten to where I like Asian rock like ONE OK ROCK and The Rose LiberalArkie Feb 2024 #13

How does this relate to Taylor Swift and the reichwing attacks on her? niyad Feb 2024 #21

The reichwing is always going to attack any one who has liberal leanings. Bob Dylan, Joan Biaz etc etc LiberalArkie Feb 2024 #31

She was publicly non-political back then IronLionZion Feb 2024 #14

Taylor likes Presidents who aren't rapist traitors. onecaliberal Feb 2024 #17

All they had to do was listen to her damned music.... getagrip_already Feb 2024 #19

K&R redqueen Feb 2024 #22

Trump risks backlash as MAGA world zeroes in on Taylor Swift LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2024 #23

"stayed out of the fray"??? BS, the hill. Did you miss his claim that he is niyad Feb 2024 #32

His fans have also likely *committed* a lot more crimes than hers. ShazzieB Feb 2024 #35

Nice thought, but... AcrossThePacific Feb 2024 #45

Welp, that was 5 years ago, things have changed. sheshe2 Feb 2024 #49

A song called Starlight should have been a clue. NorseSaxonCelt Feb 2024 #24

It is repulsive, isn't it? SarahD Feb 2024 #26

"Probably, she will be betrothed to Trump's son, ... dchill Feb 2024 #27

When i read that, i wondered which son they had in mind! ShazzieB Feb 2024 #37

It doesn't bear much thinking about! dchill Feb 2024 #38

Actually...not really? TSExile Feb 2024 #47

Working on an opinion piece that touches on this limbicnuminousity Feb 2024 #28

She was so angry and hurt when she wrote that.. NorseSaxonCelt Feb 2024 #30

On the question of her getting involved in the elections this year... wyldwolf Feb 2024 #34

Some GOTV concerts would be awesome AdamGG Feb 2024 #51

How silly of them. She's a Sagittarian goddess. peppertree Feb 2024 #39

"It's all quite ironic drmeow Feb 2024 #43

The alt right has been renamed "The Republicans" nt GuppyGal Feb 2024 #44

Still my favorite version ... aggiesal Feb 2024 #46

I saw a brief interview of her. She said she has learned not to give a rats what ppl say about her PortTack Feb 2024 #52