On Lady Antebellum Changing Their Name to “Lady A”

Adult contemporary country trio Lady Antebellum will no longer be known by the name they’ve toured and recorded music under for some 14 years. Announced on Thursday (6-11), they have decided to shorten their name simply to “Lady A.”
“As a band, we have strived for our music to be a refuge…inclusive of all,” the trio said in a statement. “We’ve watched and listened more than ever these last few weeks, and our hearts have been stirred with conviction, our eyes opened wide to the injustices, inequality and biases Black women and men have always faced and continue to face everyday. Now, blindspots we didn’t even know existed have been revealed.”
The issue some were taking with the band’s name is that it’s derived from the “Antebellum Era” in the American South when slavery was still legal. “Antebellum” is sort of an umbrella term for elements of culture that existed in Southern states after the American Revolution and before the Civil War, specifically pertaining to architecture, fashion, antiquities, etc.—namely the ornate finery of the era.
“When we set out together almost 14 years ago, we named our band after the southern ‘antebellum’ style home where we took our first photos,” their statement continues. “As musicians, it reminded us of all the music born in the south that influenced us…Southern Rock, Blues, R&B, Gospel and of course Country. But we are regretful and embarrassed to say that we did not take into account the associations that weigh down this word referring to the period of history before The Civil War, which includes slavery.”
To be fair, there is no direct link between the term “Antebellum” and the condoning or the endorsement of slavery. It’s more of a tangential relationship due to the time period it’s affiliated with. Nonetheless, the potential problematic nature of the name has been pointed out in the press in the past (including here at Saving Country Music). As one can imagine, the decision by the band to move on from the name has resulted in much heated debate, with many in the more progressive-minded constituency applauding the move, while others worried about the encroachment on First Amendment rights and an overreach of political correctness are criticizing the name change.
But people should not have a problem with this particular move, especially First Amendment advocates. Lady A was not being placed at a disadvantage due to their name, meaning their music wasn’t being excluded from radio, nor was their participation in festivals, tours, awards shows, or public events being restricted due to the name’s connotations like we’ve seen with Confederate Railroad and others. Lady A was not being “canceled.” Fair concerns were brought up to the band, and they listened, and made a decision.
Lady Antebellum made this move on their terms, for themselves, their fans, and the country music community to feel more comfortable moving forward. And why not err on the side of caution if you’re a band like Lady A? Let’s be honest, they don’t make country music, they make mom music. It’s meant to be inoffensive, soft, and wide reaching, and there’s no reason to impinge upon that with a name that some may draw less than favorable conclusions upon.
To be frank, I did the same thing. A few years back I changed my pen name from “The Triggerman” to “Trigger.” I wasn’t kowtowing to public pressure, it just seemed like a smart move to reduce drama and any unnecessary distractions. There has never been any reason to suspect Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, or Dave Haywood of Lady A of being racist or in any way racially insensitive, or that there was ever any racial motivation behind their name selection. It’s important to measure intent vs. interpretation, and also to understand that it’s not always fair to judge a previous decision by current viewpoints that are constantly being amended to modern norms and current events.
The one worry about the move by Lady A is the ever-present moving of the goalposts that we’re continuing to experience, which presents a slippery slope when it comes to where the lines are drawn between acceptable, questionable, and problematic, and how sometimes those decisions are not implemented with an even hand. Will the Dixie Chicks be next to be compelled into a name change? As one of the most progressive and politically-outspoken bands in country music history, nobody would ever question where the Dixie Chicks stand when it comes to racism. But arguably “Dixie” has just as much or more direct affiliation to the Confederacy as “Antebellum” does. Antebellum is a designation regularly referenced quite innocuously in home design for example, while to some, “Dixie” may immediately awaken visions of grey coats and Confederate flags. Yet there’s no discussion surrounding that group about a name change at the moment. Though arguably, there shouldn’t be. It’s just a name that draws upon notions of a time and place.
Declaring “Antebellum” or “Dixie” in a band name problematic opens up a Pandora’s box of dilemmas that can limit creative expression and overlook intent. The Band released the song “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” in 1969, written by Canadian Robbie Robertson. The song romanticizes the Confederate South and references Confederate General Robert E. Lee—one of the central characters in the current debate upon the removal of Confederate statues. The song became a #3 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971 when the very politically-outspoken and left-leaning Joan Baez recorded it. “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” is often included in lists of the greatest songs of all time. Similar to the term “Antebellum,” Robbie Robertson was trying to tap into the romanticism surrounding an era, not sympathizing with slavery.
Recently HBO Max drew both criticism and praise for pulling the classic movie Gone With The Wind from their streaming library until the movie is marked with anti-slavery disclaimers. The fear is that the classic movie glorifies slavery and the Civil War. However no such claim is made against The Sopranos, for example, which depicts mafia life and murder. Traditionally art is given license to explore historical eras or elements or unsavory characters, assuming the audience understands the difference between depiction and glorification. Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has depicted both slave owners and Nazis in some of his more modern movies, and has been praised for those depictions.
In 1983, Johnny Cash released a song called “God Bless Robert E. Lee,” and also had a song called “Johnny Reb” that pays homage to Confederate soldiers. But nobody questions Johnny Cash’s standing as a humanitarian and anti-racist who was seminal to building bridges and fighting against racial injustices during the Civil Rights era and beyond.
The Democratic Party in America was the party of slavery, of Jim Crow laws, of segregation up until the mid 60’s and President Lyndon Johnson—much nearer history than the Antebellum South. Of course, nobody is out there advocating for the abolition of the Democrat Party, the renouncing of the name, and the tearing down of its leaders past and present. They understand that what the Democratic Party advocated for a long time ago is no longer relevant to today’s political landscape.
In the last couple of weeks we’ve seen The Lincoln Memorial vandalized by anti-racist mobs, as well as the defacing of memorials and landmarks dedicated to Martin Luther King and other Civil Rights leaders. We’ve seen black protestors attempting to stop white rioters from damaging public property and private businesses. The individuals who took issue with Lady Antebellum’s name weren’t African Americans who were offended, it was affluent whites who feel the need to draw harder and harder lines against anything that can in any way be loosely defined as racist in the ever-consuming attempt to virtue signal their way out of feelings of guilt.
Of course we should be renouncing racism, and distancing from clearly racist symbols, words, and institutions. And in this exercise, it’s probably better to err on the side of caution when it comes to naming a band, or a street, or a building, or writing a song when the connotations could be considered offensive. This is what Lady A has done.
But if we go too far in the wrong direction of becoming so uptight and severe in judging interpretation as opposed to intent, or weigh these issues unevenly based on political bias, it can seriously impinge on not just creative freedom and freedom of expression, it risks having an adverse effect on the hearts and minds of the public, ginning up as much or more racism than it challenges due to the overreaching and hyper-sensitive nature of the moment.
Lady Antebellum made the right move for their band and their music during this contentious time in American history, and hopefully it will continue the discussion of what is acceptable and what isn’t when it comes to artistic expression and references to The South. But it needs to be a discussion, not an ultimatum, not succumbing to mob rule and cancel culture. And the discussion needs to be within the understanding that in art, reference or depiction is not always advocacy, and sometimes art need to be a little dangerous, or even offensive, to be effective. Remember, it was hot tempers and cancel culture that did in the Dixie Chicks. And that is a mistake country music should never want to make again.
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Now, if we could just get Lady A to stop referring to themselves as country….
June 11, 2020 @ 6:26 pm
Oh my god I don’t care. So sick of this meaningless pandering. Pat yourselves on the back Lady Antebellum, nobody gives a shit
June 11, 2020 @ 11:07 pm
Someone sure wants the world to know they don’t give a shit about something they don’t give a shit…
June 12, 2020 @ 3:11 am
Yeah because posting a comment in anonymity on SCM is the equivalent of wanting the world to Know how I feel. This is a comments section, that was a comment, and now I’m replying to yours. You’re not dunking on anyone you clown, what a terribly low effort reply.
June 12, 2020 @ 10:12 pm
For such a terribly low effort reply, it sure had gotten your attention 🙂
June 11, 2020 @ 6:30 pm
The band didn’t deserve that awesome name anyway. Their music was too bland for it.
Either way, just another example of the 1984 style groupthink that is becoming sadly prevalent. And the South is an acceptable target.
June 11, 2020 @ 6:36 pm
“The Democrat Party in America was the party of slavery, of Jim Crow laws, of segregation up until the mid 60’s”
For the love of God, why do so many people continue to point this out and get this so wrong?
At. That. Point. In. Time. Republicans. Were. Liberal. And. Democrats. Were. Conservative. And. Lincoln. Would. Be. Considered. A. Democrat. By. Today’s. Ideologies.
Please stop with the bs that “Democrats were the party of slavery.” Get a history lesson. While the statement may be technically correct, it ignores the ideologies associated with the parties and the shift that occurred after the Civil War.
June 11, 2020 @ 6:40 pm
Cobra,
That’s the entire point. Why would you judge a modern day Democrat based off of what was happening in 1952, or 1852? It’s just a name, just like “Antebellum,” or “Dixie,” that doesn’t somehow condone racism just because it’s used.
June 11, 2020 @ 7:06 pm
O.K. Cobra. We. now. have. had. another. freaking. history. lesson. from. people. like. you.
Thank. You.
June 14, 2020 @ 11:50 pm
“While the statement may be technically correct, “……
….that means it’s true.
Sounds like something Snopes would say. Or one of the “fact checkers”.
June 11, 2020 @ 7:23 pm
“The Democrat Party in America was the party of slavery, of Jim Crow laws, of segregation up until the mid 60’s”
Trigger is correct – not technically correct, just correct. After the Civil War things didn’t change. The Jim Crow Laws, the Black Codes, segregation and other atrocities were created by Democrats. Trigger is historically accurate and I give him credit for stating the facts.
I’m not going to get into a protracted peeing contest over this. I’m here daily for the music and Trigger;s insights and I’ll be back tomorrow and the next day for the same things.
June 12, 2020 @ 6:22 am
More accurately, Southern Democrats or “Dixiecrats.” Although it is true that a good number of Northern Democrats around the Civil War were not anti-slavery.
June 12, 2020 @ 9:12 am
Yeah, Northern Democrats were the equivalent of Soccer Mom Republicans who “don’t see color.”
(Although those folks are an endangered species at this point)
June 11, 2020 @ 10:05 pm
It is disappointing that someone as insightful as Trigger used “Democrat Party” instead of its actual name, “Democratic Party.” Shortening “Democratic” to “Democrat” is a longstanding GOP slight because they don’t want to acknowledge the party is, well, DEMOCRATIC. As insults go, it is pretty juvenile on the GOP’s part. You don’t see Nancy Pelosi or Chuck Schumer referring to the GOP as the “Rethuglican Party,” but you won’t find a single Republican who uses the Democratic Party’s proper name. The whole article is about how names matter, yet Trigger gets the name of one of America’s two main political parties wrong. Hopefully, it will be a learning experience.
June 11, 2020 @ 10:14 pm
Jesus.
June 12, 2020 @ 5:48 am
“Democrat” is a slur? Everyone is dumber for having read your comment.
June 12, 2020 @ 6:36 am
He said slight, not slur.
The party is called The Democratic Party. A member of that party is a Democrat. Calling the party The Democrat Party instead of its actual name is something that weaselly right wing partisan politicians do because the word “Democratic” can’t really be used as a pejorative.
Given the tone of this article, I don’t think that was Trigger’s intention.
June 12, 2020 @ 8:02 am
It was not my intention and I did change it to “Democratic” just to resolve any concerns. I wasn’t trying to slight member of the Democratic party any more than I was trying to slight Quentin Tarantino fans here.
June 12, 2020 @ 6:31 am
Actually Democrats are the ones who are trying to associate themselves with “Democratic”. No one says “Republicanic”. Democrats are a political party, Democratic is form of government. Now, I realize how useless and stupid this may appear. I just wanted to point how ridiculous I find your statement.
June 12, 2020 @ 7:06 am
Democratic-Republican Party
Though the U.S. Constitution doesn’t mention political parties, factions soon developed among the new nation’s founding fathers.
The Federalists, including George Washington, John Adams and Alexander Hamilton, favored a strong central government and a national banking system, masterminded by Hamilton.
But in 1792, supporters of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, who favored decentralized, limited government, formed an opposition faction that would become known as the Democratic-Republicans.
Despite Washington’s warning against the danger of political parties in his famous farewell address, the power struggle between Federalists and the Democratic-Republican Party dominated the early government, with Jefferson and his supporters emerging largely triumphant after 1800.
The Federalists steadily lost ground in the early 19th century, and dissolved completely after the War of 1812.
Jacksonian Democrats
In the highly controversial presidential election of 1824, four Democratic-Republican candidates ran against each other. Though Andrew Jackson won the popular vote and 99 electoral votes, the lack of an electoral majority threw the election to the House of Representatives, which ended up giving the victory to John Quincy Adams.
In response, New York Senator Martin van Buren helped build a new political organization, the Democratic Party, to back Jackson, who defeated Adams easily in 1828.
https://www.history.com/topics/us-politics/democratic-party
June 12, 2020 @ 9:06 am
English is a weird and wonderful language. The word “Democrat” is a noun, indicating a member of the currently-left-leaning party in America’s two-party system.
“Democratic” is an adjective describing a member or theory, piece of legislation, etc. subscribed to by Democrats.
But, in one of the English language’s many oddnesses, “Republican” is BOTH a noun and an adjective. That’s why no one says “Republicanic.” Members of the currently-right-leaning party of America’s two-party system are Republicans, and their theories, pieces of legislation, etc. are also “Republican.”
So when people say “Democrat party,” or “Democrat governor,” they are incorrect from an English-language perspective. They could say “This governor is a Democrat,” and that would be correct.
Thus endeth the pedantry for today. At least from me.
June 12, 2020 @ 7:39 am
Geez how do you even have conversations with people if you get offended so easily?
And yes, no democrat has ever used a juvenile insult. Only 50% of the population is capable of that. On an unrelated note, if you need me I’ll be checking out some ocean front property in Arizona.
June 12, 2020 @ 4:47 pm
There’s nothing “democratic” about the Democrat Party. They currently wish to rip up the Constitution and transform the USA into a tyrannical communist oligarchy.
June 12, 2020 @ 12:45 am
It’s not true that Republicans were liberal and Democrats were conservative.
The break in the 1960’s civil rights movement was not between Democrats and Republicans. It was between the old Confederate States and the rest of the country. SOUTHERN Democrats were conservative. Northern Democrats were liberal. The whole South was virtually all Democrat then, but the few Republican Senators from the South were against the Civil Rights bills. Northern Democrats were more supportive of the Civil Rights Acts than Northern Republicans were. The Republicans who supported the 1960s Civil Rights Acts would be derided by today’s Republicans as RINO’s
June 12, 2020 @ 8:07 am
Oh come on. There is absolutely zero chance that Lincoln would be a Democrat today. The “liberal” politicians on those days (including Lincoln) derived their liberal thinking about slavery on the religious Christian teachings of abolitionists who were hated by Democrats just as religious Christian thought is abhorred by most of the Democrat leadership today. The “liberal” principles that brought about the end of slavery & other positive social changes in the mid 1800s came from religious teaching & thought. These were all rejected by Democrats just like they reject any idea that is derived from Christianity today. Lincoln also believed in temperate & logical thought. He believed that all people should have an opportunity to better themselves just as he did. He also believed in the rule of law. He hesitated about issuing the Emancipation Proclamation because he was unsure he had the authority to do it. He did not force the end of slavery by some Supreme Court ruling but instead followed the Constitutional Process of amending the Constitution–the Democrat Part of today does not want citizens to vote for changes they want to see happen but try to force changes through the court system. Even the authority Lincoln used during the Civil War was considered emergency powers & he wrote that they would need to be scaled back to normal once the war was over. He was a man who believed that the Constitution was king. Also, to say that someone who was conservative in the 1860s would be liberal today or vice-verse is comparing apples to oranges. Ideology was different back then. You need to read their speeches, writings & examine their actions/political beliefs. If you do these things, there is zero, nada, zilch chance that Abraham Lincoln would be a member of the Democrat Part today. No way he would support forcing laws upon citizens without the option to vote, no way he would support the intemperance of riots, no way he would support the demonization of police, no way he would support the liberal platform of the Democrat party: no religion, government ruling over citizens, censorship of ideas, etc. etc. etc. You. need. to. actually. read. a. history. book.
June 12, 2020 @ 8:12 am
Also, it is totally fair to compare the Democrat Part of 2020 to the Democrat Party of the 1860s, 1930s, 1950s, etc. Wasn’t Senator Robert Bryd (an ex KKK member) a Democrat Senate leader until his death in 2010?
June 12, 2020 @ 9:20 am
…lol.
Yeah, that Reverend John Lewis sure does hate Christianity!
Lincoln, meanwhile, was, (at most) a Deist, who doubted the Divinity of Christ and disliked organized religion.
The Republican Party consisted of socially progressive coastal elites until Nixon.
June 12, 2020 @ 10:28 am
Again, read a history book. Even if Lincoln was a Deist (which could describe him as a younger man but not during his presidency) it does not matter. His views on slavery were formed by the abolitionist movement in the 1800s which came about by strong Christian religious conviction. This would be wholly rejected by today’s Democrat party because they reject anything that is rooted by religious thought. There is just 0 chance that any anti-slavery Republican from the 19th Century would be a Democrat today because of the reasons I mentioned in my initial post. To compare socially progressive Republicans from the 1800s to leftist progressives today is just complete nonsense. Study their actual writings & speeches—there is no way their progressiveness would translate to the modern day beliefs of the leftist-socialist Democrat party.
June 12, 2020 @ 12:17 pm
One exception I could see though would be Salmon Chase. He was a Radical Republican, based on religious conviction, and could be easily transformed into a Jimmy Carter-like modern day liberal Democrat.
June 12, 2020 @ 12:26 pm
Bahahaha.
Champ…I have a degree in American History, specializing in slavery and the Civil War.
Which is how I know that Lincoln wasn’t even an Abolitionist – those folks were all religious radicals. Lincoln was anti-slavery. The Free Soil movement was manifestly different, and consistent with his largely secular viewpoint.
Today, of course, one party is using its earthly power to try to give alms to the poor (because, after all, to whom much is given, much shall be required)…while the other is gassing clergy at their own church for a photo op on its steps.
Guess which party this quote came from, last week:
“[He] held up the Bible[…]yesterday. I just wish he opened it once in a while instead of brandishing it. If he opened it, he could have learned something. If he did, he’d see that we’re all called to love each other like we love ourselves. It’s hard work but it’s the work of America.”
June 12, 2020 @ 1:24 pm
To Cool Lester (for some reason I can’t reply directly because there’s no link): I don’t care where you received your degree, you might as well burn it because you don’t know what you are talking about. I never said Lincoln was an abolitionist but that his view CAME FROM antislavery views which originated from Christian religious thought. This was rejected by Democrats of that day the same way individual freedom is rejected by Democrats today. The Democrats “talk” about helping the poor, but for the last 50 years they have supported the same policies that keep people in the same position–relying on the government for their very existence, thus keeping them voting Democrat because they are victims that need the government to save them. And as far as photo ops? How about the Democrat party having a senate leader as a former KKK member as recently as 2010? Nice try, Cool Lester but big fail.
June 13, 2020 @ 2:33 pm
It’s terrible that that happened in 2010.
This is 2020.
One party is gassing clergy at their own church in order to be photographed brandishing “a” Bible on the street corners, to be seen by others…much like the Pharisees and hypocrites.
The other is trying to use the levers of their earthly power to help the least fortunate…and has nominated a devout Catholic.
This really isn’t complicated.
Also…the Republican Party’s Free Soil stance was based far more in economics (capitalism is cheaper and more productive than slavery) and racism than it was in the religious zealotry of Abolitionists.
June 13, 2020 @ 3:20 pm
At some point, Robert Byrd repented. He had a close relationship with Senator Barack Obama and he endorsed Obama in the 2008 Democratic primary. When he died in in 2010, the NAACP commended him for his work in supporting their civil rights agenda.
Amazing Grace
How sweet the sound…
April 22, 2023 @ 9:57 am
Try. Writing. A. Freaking. Paragraph.
June 12, 2020 @ 11:51 am
Nice try.
The real shift happened in the 1930s when the black community fell for FDR’s lies.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/the-year-the-black-vote-switched-will-2020-be-1936-in-reverse
June 14, 2020 @ 4:49 pm
CountryKnight,
I disagree with you. It wasn’t a nice try. It was a weak, lazy, punk try, that nobody with a shred of decency and even a slight grasp on reality would attempt to make.
June 14, 2020 @ 8:27 pm
Honky, you are 180 degrees off the mark here. FDR got lucky when he received a groundswell of support from black Americans. He was not a friend to black Americans. For example, he appointed Klan member and Klan attorney, Sen. Hugo Black to the Supreme Court where he served for over three decades.
June 12, 2020 @ 3:11 pm
Maybe Lincoln “would be “ a Democrat today, but he wasn’t.
Deal with it.
You’re the person rewriting history.
June 12, 2020 @ 4:44 pm
The Democrat Party was (and still is) the party of racism, bigotry, division, hatred, violence, etc…
They are the ones who say that you “aren’t black” if you vote Republican (as Biden has said). They are the ones who act like all black kids are poor and disadvantaged while all white kids are rich and privileged (Biden has also expressed this).
They are the ones who think that damaging/destroying businesses isn’t harming black people and who think that defunding the police isn’t harming black people. Guess what, black people own businesses… black people are part of the police force. You are harming black people by doing those things. Or do only certain black lives matter?
This wouldn’t be an issue if the political left would stop being racist and stop projecting their own racism onto the political right…
June 12, 2020 @ 4:52 pm
Let’s please not get too off topic here. We’re not going to solve the political divide in the United States in the comments section of an article on Lady Antebellum. Thank you.
June 14, 2020 @ 4:20 pm
Why do scold the person for “getting off topic”, when they present the views that don’t line up with the Dem propaganda?
But when the lefty gets off topic by scolding you, you reassure them that you didn’t mean what they think you mean.
If you’re going to pretend to ride the fence, then ride fence.
June 13, 2020 @ 9:18 am
One. Word. Sentences. Are. Really. F**king. Annoying. Cobra!
June 14, 2020 @ 4:00 pm
Cobra,
Actually Trigger didn’t go far enough. The Dems were the party of oppression then, and they’re the party of oppression now. They just use different methods now that the small-government conservatives forced them to free their slaves.
You’re the one who needs to be studying history.
I have so much more I’d like to say on this topic, but I never know what will be deleted.
June 11, 2020 @ 6:39 pm
Just leave my damn Dixie beer alone. Hey, I think I’ve got the makin’s of a song…
June 11, 2020 @ 6:44 pm
Just shoot me. I have severe headaches from rolling my eyes so much.
June 11, 2020 @ 6:46 pm
Another segment of the population kneeling to a quick way to get name out there after not being able to really keep on the charts. When is this over reacting going to stop? I am tired and sick of it, worried I will be attacked because I wear pro-cops, pro-military, and patriotic shirts. I do not do it to stir anything but it’s something I have always done. Yet this all needs to stop, all lives matter an before you say what a racist statement but it isn’t we need care about everyone, and everyone’s feelings.
June 11, 2020 @ 8:29 pm
This is a serious, non-trolling question: have you or anyone you know ever been attacked for wearing a pro-cops, pro-military, patriotic t-shirt?
I’m asking because I’m politically liberal and anyone who would do that doesn’t speak for me.
June 11, 2020 @ 10:50 pm
That’s a guaranteed no, but it’s something else for them to imagine and be mad about and/or “persecuted” for.
The war on conservative whites. It’s real, if only in their minds!
June 12, 2020 @ 11:04 am
I have had a drink thrown at me, called a right wing racist, and a blind Trump supporter. I am a conservative but into helping minorities, and yes I voted for Trump but think he’s a moron an probably not vote for him this year
June 13, 2020 @ 1:01 am
My God! You had 1/100000000th of what black people have had to deal with! And your life was never threatened! How oppressed you are, bud.
I mean, it sucks that you had that to deal with. But imagine that being the norm and you’d have some understanding of what other people deal with and what needs to change.
June 12, 2020 @ 12:57 am
It can happen here in Australia. The supporters of “change the date of Australia day” (because its the day white people “invaded”) are pretty out there.
At the wrong time and place anything that doesn’t represent our “first peoples” is very bad.
On the flip side, I’m anti-militar, anti-cop, and pro patriotism. This is quite easily possible here.
Lots of the problems in the world are location and circumstance based, the problems happen when we try to make blanket rulings.
Back to topic, Lady A is free to do what they want. And I will continue to call them whatever I want. Which is generally Lady A, or that band that had an ok album, one massive hit that was actually pretty good and then nothing memorable. Can’t even remember what their name was about.
June 13, 2020 @ 1:30 pm
Here is how I imagine the “all lives matter” crowd in their relationships:
“I love you”
“Eell I love everyone. ”
Seriously, enough with the “all lives matter” shit. I guarsn-goddamn-tee if I were to tell you “blue lives matter” or “military lives matter,” your response would not be “all lives matter.”
June 11, 2020 @ 6:50 pm
Has anyone been ‘hurt’ by their name? Did anyone care?Obviously they’ve had some insane progressive awakening, but I don’t recall this ever being an issue for them. It smacks of top-shelf pandering, but perhaps a good business decision, a smart chess move to stay ahead of the woke mob who might have come calling. Really, it’s a sad day this even has to happen. It will get worse probably.
June 11, 2020 @ 7:00 pm
Same band. Same songs. New baggage free name. Cool.
June 11, 2020 @ 7:06 pm
So stupid!
June 11, 2020 @ 7:08 pm
Anything for those $$$
June 11, 2020 @ 7:29 pm
Unfortunately, I think you’re correct about all of this. I’m not into their music but the woke mob is always on the prowl and this doesn’t help creative people bring good things to the rest of our lives.
June 11, 2020 @ 7:33 pm
Has there ever been an example of a band changing their name this late into their career?
I thought they were on hiatus anyway.
June 12, 2020 @ 10:40 am
Jefferson Airplane–>Jefferson Starship?
June 12, 2020 @ 12:32 pm
And then just Starship.
June 11, 2020 @ 7:36 pm
With this whole discussion, what I always come back to is the issue of Hank 3.
That dude flies the rebel flag not because he’s a white supremacist (which it’s clear from his statements that he isn’t) but because to him it symbolizes pride in being a Southern redneck.
But now we’ve reached the stage of the debate where even NASCAR has banned the flag from their shows. Even legislators in Mississippi are seriously considering changing their flag to get rid of that design. The cultural tide has really turned against that flag. It’s on its way out.
And that puts Hank in a bind, ‘cos he’s a stubborn guy and I can’t see him giving up the flag. But if he doesn’t, he’ll face two problems. Firstly, a lot of the hip journalistic outlets and music fans that used to love him will suddenly start viewing him as a straight-up white supremacist, and he’ll be blackballed. Secondly, actual white supremacists will think Hank is “redpilled” and actually on their side, and will join his fanbase in droves. I’m told skinheads and neo-nazis are already a distressingly common sight at Hank 3 shows (or were last time he toured, anyway).
And that sucks. ‘Cos I love Hank’s music. But if it goes that way, it’s gonna be real hard to talk about him in polite company.
June 12, 2020 @ 12:48 am
Is Hank III still in the business?
What difference does it make.
June 12, 2020 @ 4:27 am
Why would you even bring up Hank III? This here is about some weak-kneed Music Row pop band whose management had them change their name to appease the Khmer Rouge.
June 12, 2020 @ 4:44 am
khmer rouge approved: https://denguefevermusic.com/bio/
June 12, 2020 @ 8:09 am
John is not the first I’ve seen to point out that one of the reasons Hank3 has disappeared is due to not relating to the world he sees outside. I would have to do a search, but there is a good video of Hank3 explaining his use of the Confederate flag, and how he portrays it in black and white to remove the racial connotations, like on the cover of Rebel Within, and the patches he wears on his vest.
June 12, 2020 @ 8:40 am
If true, that’s fine. Then it’s a decision that Hank made himself. John sounds like someone who needs other people to tell him if he has to get rid of his Hank III albums and other ‘offensive’ material, or not. Honestly, if you don’t feel comfortable around a Hank III album or show, you might have other problems.
June 12, 2020 @ 12:18 pm
Yeah, I don’t doubt Hank is a good guy. I’m just worried his legacy might be in danger, that’s all. The guy’s done so much for underground country music and helped start the current movement that is steadily taking back country from the Sam Hunts and Luke Bryans of the world. When the history of this era of country music is written, he deserves to be honored as a pioneer. I fear, though, that the cultural winds may have shifted to the point where he will be written out of that history.
June 12, 2020 @ 3:24 pm
John, we’re on the same side. I think Hank will be fine. No offense, but the mob is looking for bigger scalps. If anybody has a problem with Hank, they can go ‘straight to hell’.
June 11, 2020 @ 8:03 pm
Will I be ever to hear the White Mansions album or is it forever lost?
June 12, 2020 @ 6:33 am
I own several copies. So, I can hear it any time I want…
June 12, 2020 @ 7:25 am
It can be listened to on YouTube. Unfortunately last time I checked it can’t be found in Apple Music.
June 14, 2020 @ 9:43 am
readily available on amazon….
June 11, 2020 @ 8:10 pm
No issues here. I didn’t have any concerns about their name before and have no concerns about their name now.
In fact, I really don’t care about them at all.
Just glad it was their choice. I’m getting tired of the zealots on the left telling everyone how to think/feel/act; canceling anyone who disagrees with them; and burning down buildings in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. I don’t like bullies, even when they make some good points.
June 11, 2020 @ 10:48 pm
How about the zealots on the right doing the same things? Are you tired of them?
June 12, 2020 @ 6:27 am
Yes, thanks. I am tired of all zealots. They can all suck it sideways.
June 13, 2020 @ 1:02 am
That’s fine. Just when you only name one side, it makes it harder to guess where you’re coming from.
June 12, 2020 @ 8:46 am
Ah yeah, the right-wing mobs that have been taking down statues, looting and beating up people in Democrat run cities…
June 12, 2020 @ 9:25 am
…lol.
Multiple white supremacists have been popped for attacking protesters, and the “Antifa Twitter Page” that everyone was breathlessly pointing to was literally a neo-Nazi false flag operation.
(I’m sure they’re all Very Fine People, though!)
June 12, 2020 @ 3:13 pm
Why would I be concerned with some antifa page? Every sane person can see what’s happening on the ground, in the streets. Now show me one piece of video where there are organized groups of right wingers doing the looting etc, just one. FYI, I don’t give a shit about neo-nazis, they can all drop dead.
June 13, 2020 @ 2:39 pm
…the only “Organized groups doing the looting” are groups of criminals, who have had far less chaos to loot in now that cops have stopped causing riots by attacking peaceful protesters.
There hasn’t been any meaningful “looting” in over a week.
Meanwhile, I can’t express how much I support the organized groups tearing down statues of losers who committed treason.
June 14, 2020 @ 5:11 pm
I’m still waiting for evidence that multiple white supremacists have attacked protestors. I’m sure you’re not just talking out of your ass, right?
June 15, 2020 @ 7:20 am
lol.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/virginia-kkk-leader-car-crowd-george-floyd-hate-crime-charges-considered
Found the Faux News version of the story just for you, snowflake.
June 16, 2020 @ 1:50 pm
Ah, you really got me there with the snowflake thing. And that one article about that car driver certainly proves your point that we’re seeing coordinated attacks on protestors by white supremacists… maybe you’re confusing them with federal agent provocateurs.
Look, you don’t give a shit about black people, you belong to a group of people that would happily see the economy tank and real people lose their jobs so that trump doesn’t get re-elected. You’ve been throwing a fit for over three years because the wicked witch didn’t win. Even the republicans at their worst weren’t as intolerant, humourless, nasty, hypocritical and cowardly as today’s democrat party and their allies. Everything and everyone that doesn’t fit your ultra narrow world view has to go, be driven out of their job or be made to shut up and conform. You attack and spit on people in the street because they wear a MAGA hat, telling yourself you’re brave and fighting the nazis. You can’t even see the hypocrisy of your own actions and the scum media eggs you on, so you beat down another old man, preferably from behind and when the odds are very much in your favour.
I’m not saying you or Jon or any of the other woko haram statue destroyers here are guilty of the things I’ve mentioned, but you’re certainly happy to be associated with that crowd.
Luckily there are still a whole lot of decent Americans; black, white, hispanic, asian. They will shape the future of the US, not you.
June 16, 2020 @ 1:56 pm
Bahaha
We just found out, today, that the folks who murdered that security guard were…wait for it…right wing extremists.
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/06/16/steven-carrillo-david-underwood-murder-santa-cruz-deputy-fatal-shooting-fatal-oakland-federal-building-shooting/
Seriously, there’s so much projecting and desperation to be seen as a victim going on in this little unhinged rant, that I’m honestly worried about your ability to walk down ramps without help, or hold a glass of water in one hand.
June 13, 2020 @ 1:04 am
Fuck those statues of Confederates and slave owners. They deserve to be taken down, and if the government won’t do it, more power to the people.
And if it takes a little collateral damage to make things better in the long run, that’s a sacrifice America has always been willing to make.
June 13, 2020 @ 3:47 am
Power to the people hahaha, man you’re being played by the Democratic establishment. Enjoy the moment, cause the shoe’s gonna be on the other foot sometime in the future.
June 13, 2020 @ 9:45 pm
What do you mean by that, Steven? The Republicans are gonna bring slavery back?
June 14, 2020 @ 5:29 pm
Would I be correct in thinking you’re a white middle class che guevara loving self-described socialist?
June 15, 2020 @ 8:10 am
Steven, this would have been a perfect time to include “self hating” in your list of presumptions. Oh, well. Maybe next time.
June 13, 2020 @ 8:31 am
The Emmett Till memorial has been shot at and defaced multiple times. That is SO much worse than destroying the statues of a bunch of loser confederates who didn’t deserve statues to begin with.
June 13, 2020 @ 1:13 pm
Do Robert Byrd.
June 13, 2020 @ 1:37 pm
For Steven
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2016/09/19/oh-yeah-well-what-about-robert-byrd/
June 13, 2020 @ 1:49 pm
Robert Byrd. KKK member Among other misdeeds filibustered Civil Rights Act of 1964. U.s. Senator. Dead. Hopefully there are no statues of him cause those have to go.
How about some Rosa Parks and Harriet Tubman statues? That would be good.
June 14, 2020 @ 5:41 pm
There are Rosa Parks statues in Montgomery and ‘m thinking the Capitol. Probably more and rightly so????
June 15, 2020 @ 10:29 am
Those statues are so big and scary. I am sure after they tear them all down, all the problems facing the black community will disappear. Just how those problems disappeared after the previous round of cultural destruction.
Oh wait. They didn’t. It is almost like people are the problem not metal. But hey it is easier to blame a statue than blame their own community for the destruction of their nuclear families or the rampant drug use or voting for the same party that has done nothing for them.
Victimhood is easier. And there are plenty of white guilt liberals to help push it too.
June 11, 2020 @ 8:16 pm
Hopefully Little Big Town will follow suit…simply because their band name is so cliche and bad….
June 11, 2020 @ 8:18 pm
I wonder what “Old Dominion” means ???
June 12, 2020 @ 6:05 am
It’s a nickname for the state of Virginia.
June 12, 2020 @ 8:26 am
…which used to be a slave state, and was the home of Robert E. Lee. Was the nickname christened during the Confederacy? This is how you can get in the weeds real fast with this issue.
June 12, 2020 @ 8:35 am
Per encyclopediavirginia.org:
Old Dominion is one of the best-known nicknames for Virginia, along with Mother of Presidents and Mother of States. The nickname probably derives from the fact that Virginia was the first, and therefore the oldest, of the overseas dominions of the kings and queens of England.
I guess I should have included this with my original answer for Hey Arnold.
June 12, 2020 @ 10:47 am
During the English Civil War many landed Virginia colonists supported the crown. Hence it was referred to as one of the King’s “Old Dominions” when compared to Puritan-run New England. The Univ of Virginia Cavaliers nickname came from this as well.
June 11, 2020 @ 9:00 pm
Sounds like a good way for a band that hasn’t been relevant in years to get people to talk about them again. Grandstanding is a very popular practice these days.
June 11, 2020 @ 9:09 pm
Many people called them Lady A, anyway, for short.
June 11, 2020 @ 11:04 pm
If you try hard enough, there’s nothing you can’t make seem racist.
June 11, 2020 @ 11:05 pm
I wonder if Whitey Morgan will change his name?
June 12, 2020 @ 6:25 am
LOL so great… so what should he change it to?
June 11, 2020 @ 11:07 pm
What does it actually accomplish? Everyone knows them as Lady Antebellum anyway. In the future, people newly exposed to them will wonder, “what does the A stand for?” They’ll look it up, and the next obvious question will be, “what’s an antebellum?’ They’ll look it up and learn more about the issue than if the band just left it alone. So, this draws even MORE attention to the name. If they were really serious about change, they would choose a completely different name entirely. This is obviously the band pandering to the masses, to prove how “woke” they are. Cue the eye roll. Here’s hoping Confederate Railroad and The Dixie Chicks give the middle finger to anyone demanding they follow suit.
June 11, 2020 @ 11:17 pm
I think as far as commentators go on SCM I am pretty liberal. British and planted in the centre left. I have seen a few things pulled from streaming services, some warranted and some a knee jerk reaction. I have seen statues defaced or plunged into a river. I must admit, although not triggered or outraged, Lady Antebellum changing their name was one of the more head scratching moments. I get the connotations the name invokes. Its a word from the time but not explicitly referring to slavery or the confederate armies. I. Jk ust find it odd. That said, its their decision on what they feel is right and what makes them comfortable.
June 12, 2020 @ 8:38 am
“That said, its their decision on what they feel is right and what makes them comfortable.”
I agree. It’s easy for any of us to make this decision for them. Of course there was a marketing angle here too, but I can see them reading concerns from fans and not wanting to be portrayed as insensitive. This is LADY ANTEBELLUM. Their job is to be inoffensive. If you’re Confederate Railroad, and your job is to sing about trashy women on the state fair circuit, I can see how a name change would be perceived as giving into the mob, and weak. Lady Antebellum is just being Lady Antebellum.
June 12, 2020 @ 2:41 am
If the mainstream country music establishment wants to do something positive for the black community, Mickey Guyton should finally be able to release an album and have it properly promoted.
The fact that she isn’t three albums and two arena tours deep into a mainstream career is a crying shame.
June 12, 2020 @ 8:39 am
Here here.
June 12, 2020 @ 9:05 am
Speaking of Mickey Guyton and the climate we are in are you planning on reviewing “Black Like Me?”…..Let me apologize in advance for using those easily offended for using the following words “Speaking of Mickey Guyton and the climate we are in are you planning on reviewing “Black Like Me?”
June 12, 2020 @ 9:24 am
I have a story on Mickey Guyton going up momentarily. I may do something separate on “Black Like Me.” Don’t want to conflate the two things.
June 12, 2020 @ 9:33 am
Thank you sir…
June 12, 2020 @ 2:55 am
Honestly, I think they were pretty naïve to pick it in the first place; even 14 years ago the connnotations were there.
But everyone calls them Lady A anyway.
June 12, 2020 @ 3:08 am
I’d rather they apologize for the music.
June 12, 2020 @ 3:37 am
Next up Trigger changes his name to lever.
June 12, 2020 @ 3:51 am
This bought them some free attention and a headline. Something their music hasn’t really been able to do for a while.
Virtue signalling for dollars. Never let a good cri$i$ go to waste.
June 12, 2020 @ 4:08 am
It comes off a little strange to me… a little like bro-country morphing into boyfriend country around the #metoo era. If they were aware that Antebellum was associated with the era of slavery in America and it wasn’t an issue til this week, I’m going to question whether you had a change of heart or are just trying to avoid a PR fiasco. I get it, though.
June 12, 2020 @ 4:20 am
Sorry, that last sentence was confusing. It should say, “If they were aware that Antebellum was associated with the era of slavery in America and it wasn’t an issue til this week, I’m going to question whether they had a change of heart or are just trying to avoid a PR fiasco.”
June 12, 2020 @ 4:09 am
I think they could have been a little more creative with the name change. “A“ still clearly stands for Antebellum. It’s like when people write out s#*t I still say the actual word in my head. I’d suggest Lady Mediocre.
June 12, 2020 @ 5:28 am
I thought the same thing. If the A still stands for “Antebellum,” what’s the point?
June 12, 2020 @ 4:35 am
I wonder how long the British LGBT lobbying group “Stonewall” is going to keep its name? Wasn’t named after Jackson, but at this point I’m not sure people care. Somebody is bound to object to it.
June 13, 2020 @ 12:55 pm
Stonewall was the name of a NYC gay bar back when gay bars were illegal. Cops raided it in 1969 and for the first time, the patrons fought back, resulting in the Stonewall Riots, which are considered the start of the LGBTQ rights movement. Everybody knows that, except for people who are woefully uninformed about 20th century history. So refrain from being snarky, please and thank you.
June 12, 2020 @ 4:46 am
does Rosanne Debitcard have new music on the way? [you shouldn’t be handling cash in a pandemic]
June 12, 2020 @ 5:24 am
Well reasoned, well written commentary. Kudos
June 12, 2020 @ 5:25 am
“When we set out together almost 14 years ago, we named our band after the southern ‘antebellum’ style home where we took our first photos,”
Does that not sound really weird to anyone else? They’re a band, right; not photographers or a group of models.
June 12, 2020 @ 10:07 am
they’re a band ?????
June 12, 2020 @ 5:26 am
I’ve often said the Dixie Chicks should change their name to D-ICKS. So, you’re saying there’s a chance?
June 12, 2020 @ 5:32 am
I can understand the desire to change names. Here in Maryland, when the Confederate statues of Lee and Jackson were taken down, it was incredible. Overnight, property values in the inner city skyrocketed as the greatest threat to black lives (i.e. other blacks) ceased to be a problem. It’s not like Baltimore, in the last few years, solidified its place as the murder capital of America or anything.
Truthfully, I even think you shouldn’t name your son George if you’re doing so after George Washington, because his slave owning outweighs the fact that he singlehandedly led the American Revolution.
We should let the Ministry of Truth decide all!!!
June 12, 2020 @ 5:33 am
Who cares what Lady A calls themselves. The people who they might possibly offend would never go see them anyway. Or buy their music. This shit has to stop. These protesters think they can change the world in a few weeks. The only happy person is Trump. The protests are playing into his hands. He is able to portray himself as an upholder of law and order. It is not Antifa that has infiltrated the protests. It is the right wing that has taken over the protests.
June 13, 2020 @ 9:48 am
Their music has never been country (with the exception of a few songs), and it’s never been that good. Also, not trying to get too political, but are you honestly blaming the right for the riots?
June 13, 2020 @ 11:21 am
I would say they are in the background urging the idiots on. In London today, the British right wingers were also spouting about ANTIFA. And who was stuck in the middle? The police. The only thing that is going to stop these riots is the police putting on their antivirus masks and beating the shit out of ALL protesters. But that is not going to happen. Time to start conscription again. And send them all to Iran.
June 12, 2020 @ 5:35 am
I’m sure all of their black fans we’re relieved to hear this. Oh wait…
June 12, 2020 @ 9:53 am
It’s for white, Northern, suburban women…aka, their entire fanbase.
June 12, 2020 @ 5:48 am
And that, my friends, is a wrap on the cancel culture.
June 12, 2020 @ 6:19 am
Does this mean Zac Brown won’t be releasing his upcoming rap album called The Mandingo Party?
I can’t be your Jim Crow, I’m Ray Ciccarelli……
June 12, 2020 @ 6:53 am
Lady A? Too long…why not LA or L.A. …wait…oh well…
Now we have to find a name for the Di… Chicks…let’s see…
…Lefty Chicks.?…Maines & The Chicks?…PC Chicks?…Woke Chicks?…Chicks-Fil-A?
The German version of “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” is called “Am Tag, als Conny Kramer starb” (“The Day Conny Kramer Died”) was a massive #1 hit in Germany & Austria.
The track started the career of Juliane Werding in 1972 (when she was 16 years old).
The version is about a young man who died after a drug overdose.
A couple of years later she recorded a song written by german country superstar Gunter Gabriel (“Wenn Du Denkst, Du Denkst, Dann Denkst Du Nur, Du Denkst”). The track became her next big hit.
Over the next 30+ years Juliane Werding released more than a dozen (many gold & platinum) albums & scored hit after hit…like the german version of Roy Orbinsons “You Got It” (“Du Schaffst Es”).
She also recorded the german version of Nik Kershaws massive pop hit “Wouldn’t It Be Good”…& sang duets with Howard Jones, Viktor Lazlo & Maggie Reilly.
In 2000 she studied acting & co-wrote her first book. Her last album was released in 2008 & she made the decision to stop touring & singing.
Juliane Werding studied “natural health practitioner” & is working in her new job in Bavaria.
A unique artist with a great voice & a special sense for recording fine music.
June 12, 2020 @ 7:36 am
That was pretty funny, Ola.
And OhMyGosh,
Whatever is Victoria’s Secret going to do?!!!
OMG, just O. M. G. !!!
They are going to have to change their name!!!
Victoria/Victorian Era, you know, …
The people buying their inferior quality meechandise, probably will not understand the distinction between the two.
June 12, 2020 @ 7:40 am
merchandise
June 12, 2020 @ 9:09 am
Since they’ve filed for bankruptcy, it may not be a problem for too much longer. 😉
And Ola, that was very interesting. Off to see if I can find any recordings by Ms. Werding.
June 12, 2020 @ 9:28 am
Know they have filed Chapter 11, but in the meantime would love to see everyone go apeshi* over their name.
Gosh, wonder what is taking all the self-righteous “woke” so long?
Must be tired from all their dragon slaying & taking a break … Bless their hearts
June 13, 2020 @ 1:07 pm
Rihanna’s brand Savage X Fenty has kicked Victoria’s Secret’s ass so hard their name is the least of their worries.
June 12, 2020 @ 8:47 am
Oh fuck off you crybabies
June 12, 2020 @ 8:58 am
Just in case there is misunderstanding, my comment was entirely satirical.
June 12, 2020 @ 9:15 am
I wasn’t replying to you, just saying fuck all the crybabies in general.
June 12, 2020 @ 9:30 am
Understood, & agree
June 12, 2020 @ 9:07 am
Who?…… Sincerely, African Americans
June 12, 2020 @ 9:51 am
Gotta say, the most significant part of this is what it says about their market research on suburban white women.
RE: Gone With the Wind – it’s a great movie, and Scarlett’s an awesome, proto-feminist badass.
It’s also very much Lost Causer propaganda, that not only depicts but endorses the Confederacy (far more so than the book does).
Contextualizing it as such causes no harm, and may well do some good.
June 12, 2020 @ 9:56 am
I miss yesterday when the only cause we were saving ( here ) was country music and it was a nice escape from the other stuff .
and no , lady a/antebellum are not , were not and likely will NEVER be part of this cause.
musically they are , IMHO , the most lost , nondescript inconsequential and insignificant act out there. i always aaumed they must have taken their name from a line of electric razors somehow designed for women .
i’m pretty sure SOMETHING i just said must be politically , racially or gender-incorrect .
wasn’t meant to be .
June 12, 2020 @ 1:39 pm
They can do what they want, but it’s still dumb. I’m all for defeating racism, but really? And now look at all the confederate names that liberals are trying to remove. Might as well “cancel” George Washington since he was a slave owner. And rename Washington DC and Washington State. Take off Washington from the dollar bill. Can’t have a slave owner on there.
June 12, 2020 @ 2:13 pm
Except that there already IS a Lady A, and she’s been performing and recording under that name for a long time. She’s a 61 year old black woman. Sort of counter to the narrative to steal her professional name, don’t you think? Matter, meat Anti-matter…
June 12, 2020 @ 7:19 pm
Here’s a link to that story:
https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/lady-antebellum-lady-a-anita-white-name-dispute/#:~:text=Anita%20White%20is%20a%20soul,A%E2%80%9D%20for%20over%20twenty%20years.
June 12, 2020 @ 3:58 pm
Is it going to actually do anything or help anybody? I doubt it.
But after 150-ish years of Lost Causers rehabilitating the image of the Confederacy, portraying its heroes as honorable men, and spreading the lie that the war wasn’t about slavery, it’s long past time for our country to show the Confederacy the contempt it deserves. Comparisons to Nazis are used too frequently these days, but in this case, it’s 100% accurate. The stars and bars is a North American swastika and should be treated accordingly.
Sure, some acts will be hollow and largely meaningless, just like the black square that so many people posted on Instagram the other day, but after more than a century of treating the Civil War like a minor disagreement between brothers and not traitors leading a racist rebellion against the United States, it’s hard to get too worked up over a well-intentioned gesture.
June 12, 2020 @ 4:01 pm
Why not just rename themselves the Spineless Cowards?
June 12, 2020 @ 5:48 pm
The only problem people have is self righteous white peoples who just love to scream racism and injustice when their mouth isnt full of cake. There are real issues with police brutality and what would be more helpful: something being renamed or an effort for real change? You can’t tear down the confederate history. It is part of my history, It is apart of Americas history. When you destroy history it tends to repeat itself. The I’ve decided a couple years ago not to worry about Political Correctness. My life has been so much better since I prefer common sense over Political Correctenss. Sorry for the rant.
June 12, 2020 @ 8:46 pm
I don’t care for these people, musically speaking. I wish somebody had the balls to fight back against the insane levels of bullying we’re seeing right now. I’m sure these people have had intense amounts of hate or scorn thrown at them when they probably picked the name because it sounded cool.
I wish somebody had the balls to stand up to the raving SJW social media mob. Clearly these folks don’t and I honestly doubt if anybody else does. Nowadays you don’t get any success without essentially selling your soul or ability to reason.
That said, I don’t care much for this group, so they can change their name to whatever they would like. I do find it amusing that it backfired and now people are rushing to accuse them of racism anyways, so it seems justly deserved.
June 12, 2020 @ 11:44 pm
I’m offended by the politically correct being offended by the benign, and by their being allowed to become a self-appointed thought police.
June 13, 2020 @ 12:22 am
I wouldn’t read this comment section if you injected me full of doobies and paid me $500 cash on the barrelhead!
June 13, 2020 @ 4:22 am
There’s nothing new about this BLM/Antifa hysteria. The enemy has been within the gates for a long time. Joe and Jane Sixpack had better wake up, and wake up fast! Seeking out YouTubers “Vertigo Politix” and “Way Of The World” might bring them up to speed.
June 13, 2020 @ 1:32 pm
Rihanna’s brand Savage X Fenty has kicked Victoria’s Secret’s ass so hard their name is the least of their worries.
June 13, 2020 @ 4:48 pm
All I can say is, the Twitter comments were awesome.
June 14, 2020 @ 4:06 pm
Trigger, please answer me this because I feel you failed to address this aspect completely. So what do they say when someone asks what the “A” stands for? Either keep the name or change it completely. What they did was a half measure. They didn’t want to lose their branding but they wanted to make a “stance.” Such a watered down response. Looks like they wanted to give in to PC culture but not enough to lose their name recognition. What a halfhearted decision in my opinion. And my point has nothing to do with whether or not it’s racist, it was just a lazy response that really is just a pathetic PR move in the end.
June 14, 2020 @ 4:31 pm
One of the reasons I haven’t addressed this is because we very well may be in for another name change. “Lady A” is also a blues singer who has taken great exception with the name change, and is now attacking the trio for racism. I haven’t written an article about it yet, because I’m waiting to see what Lady A will do in response, if anything, and I’ve already written one more article on Lady Antebellum than I wanted to. But to your point, it doesn’t really eliminate the connotations that everyone will think of whenever they see the ‘A’ in their name. But it’s sort of the thought that counts. I wasn’t advocating for them to change their name. But I understand and respect it. Does it make that much of a difference? No. Does it improve the optics for the band, and do they get a bunch of free press for it? Yes. Until they piss off more people for co-opting “Lady A” from a black artist.
June 15, 2020 @ 3:07 am
Virtue signalling at its finest. A trio of morons; they weren’t really a target, except in their over-inflated heads, but they sure are now. And a big middle finger to all the SJWs thinking they can tell everyone what to think, say and do.
June 25, 2020 @ 9:08 am
“Will the Dixie Chicks be next to be compelled into a name change?”
Apparently so!
July 8, 2020 @ 6:22 pm
Here’s the latest on the saga… let’s just say that this isn’t going to do Lady Antebellum any favors.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/band-lady-a-files-lawsuit-singer-anita-lady-a-white-1302517
February 12, 2022 @ 8:33 am
“But da Democrats are da REAL racists!” this crap aint gettin you anywhere, once you stop pandering to the left and pointing out their obvious hypocrisy, you’ll see they want to destroy any form of identity we still have left as fair skinned people.