Charlie Daniels Won't play "hate" filled song in Arabic Community

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=9&u=/ap/20040807/ap_on_en_mu/people_daniels

DEARBORN, Mich. - Charlie Daniels will not perform a song criticized by Arab-Americans when he appears at a weekend festival in this Detroit-area community, the center of southeastern Michigan's 300,000-member Arab-American community.

Daniels wrote and recorded "This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag" after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. It became a country hit, but critics said it refers to a slur against Arabs.

The song begins: "This ain't no rag, it's a flag and we don't wear it on our heads. It's a symbol of the land where the good guys live. Are you listening to what I said?"

"Ragheads" is a derogatory term for Arabs, Muslims and others who wear turbans or cover their heads.




:bounce:

The Bigot has lost!!!

:)

[dbt]

1. Way to stand UP there, Charlie!

Glad to see you're not compromising your principles just to make a buck or anything...

:eyes:
dbt

[Bluebear]

2. Flip Flopper!

[hatrack]

3. Wow, is he still alive?

;-)

[FredScuttle]

4. If he's taking requests

can he also 86 "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" from the set list as well. Christ, that song annoys me.

[KharmaTrain]

5. Weekend Festival = Parking Lot Carnival

WTG Mr. Easy Rider...you've come a long way. I remember when the Volunteer Jam would bring thousands to Murphreesboro and the CBD made Country music cool to a lot of us northern city kids.

Hey Charlie...Chenney yourself!

When it was his ass that on the line, he was the hippie fighting the good fight against those redneck racists. Now he's his own grandpa.

Great to see Charlie playing all those great venues. I hear if he works hard enough, he'll make it to Branson some day.