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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Al Doggity on July 17, 2015, 11:11:14 PM
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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/golf-devil-ball-golf/bubba-watson-to-paint-over-confederate-flag-on-general-lee-161935617-golf.html
Bubba Watson has owned the General Lee from the 1970s and '80s TV show "The Dukes of Hazzard" since 2012. On Thursday evening, Watson, who bought the car at auction for $110,000 and restored its interior, announced he is making a drastic change to the car's appearance. Watson tweeted he'll paint over the Confederate battle flag on the car's roof.
He tweeted the following:
All men ARE created equal, I believe that so I will be painting the American flag over the roof of the General Lee #USA
The announcement was met with a mix of kudos and cynicism.
Some lauded Watson for deciding to remove the Confederate flag in line with a movement to eliminate what's widely seen as a symbol of racism and antebellum slavery from the public consciousness in the wake of the murders of nine people in a historically black church during a June 17 prayer service.
Others believe Watson's decision is motivated by potential backlash he could face as owner of the car. Television network TV Land has pulled scheduled re-runs of the show in the wake of the South Carolina mass murder. The network's decision dovetails with an effort in the Palmetto State to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the state capital building, as well Walmart removing Confederate flag-adorned merchandise from its stores and NASCAR asking fans to no longer fly the flag at its races.
In February 2012, Watson had offered to drive the General Lee, which he has driven to past PGA Tour events, to a NASCAR race in Phoenix. The auto-racing body denied Watson's offer, consistent with their long-held views on the Confederate flag.
“The show was not racist. But I understand why people would get upset with the flag,” Watson said in February 2012 at the Northern Trust Open in the wake of NASCAR’s decision.
“Obviously, I don’t stand for the Confederate flag,” Watson added. “The Confederate flag was not used (in the show) for what people see it as today, so that’s sad. But NASCAR was built on moonshining, so the show was built on moonshining. I thought it was fun. I didn’t buy the car to get publicity; I bought it because I love it.”
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The definition of beta.
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That's not General Lee Priest... >:(
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The definition of beta.
The pussification of society continues.
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Next up for Bubba: Going Transjenner.
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Bubba Twatson sits when he pees.
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Bubba will paint a rainbow flag on his General Lee.
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Bubba will paint a rainbow flag on his General Lee.
:'(
I hope we've reached Peak Liberal. I don't know how much more of this I can take.
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Bitch move.
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Would you "paint over" this?
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A sad, sad day, indeed.
The world in which I live is not a world I can support.
Fuck the world.
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Would you "paint over" this?
Not me, but I would order her to remove it at once!
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A sad, sad day, indeed.
The world in which I live is not a world I can support.
Fuck the world.
Then leave. It's his car. He can what he wants with it. He wanted to distance himself from a symbol of racism.
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Then leave. It's his car. He can what he wants with it. He wanted to distance himself from a symbol of racism.
"Symbol of racism" ::)
Get the fuck out of here with that bullshit.
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"Symbol of racism" ::)
Get the fuck out of here with that bullshit.
The confederate flag is a symbol of racism. It's the reason he's painting over it.
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The confederate flag is a symbol of racism. It's the reason he's painting over it.
You are an idiot... totally propagandized and owned by corporate main stream media. I'm sure you have a victim mentality as well.
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The confederate flag is a symbol of racism. It's the reason he's painting over it.
Fuck off bigot.
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You are an idiot... totally propagandized and owned by corporate main stream media. I'm sure you have a victim mentality as well.
Sorry, bro... you're the idiot. Getting worked up over a prop car... owned by someone else... based on a 70s tv show. ::)
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Fuck off bigot.
LOL bigot?
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The confederate flag is a symbol of racism. It's the reason he's painting over it.
Then why feel the need to change it when the media tells people like you how to feel about it? It was fine to own before.
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Then leave. It's his car. He can what he wants with it. He wanted to distance himself from a symbol of racism.
He's a pussy. Funny how after all these decades, no one had an issue with the General Lee until recently. ::)
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Who the hell is Al Dogtitty and how'd he get over 3k posts?
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Then why feel the need to change it when the media tells people like you how to feel about it? It was fine to own before.
Confederate flag has been controversial for decades. Obviously, the Dylan Roof shooting brought the issue to the forefront. I don't need the media to tell me how to feel about a mass shooting.
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Who the hell is Al Dogtitty and how'd he get over 3k posts?
Don't worry about it. You'll live a happier life. ;)
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Don't worry about it. You'll live a happier life. ;)
I'm only concerned about the sand you have in your vagina, making you quite bitchy.
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I'm only concerned about the sand you have in your vagina, making you quite bitchy.
That's kind of you, but you can stop worrying. I don't have a vagina and if one didn't know better, they might confuse your concern with barely comprehensible, second grade level insults. Either way, unnecessary and not worth paying attention to.
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(http://i.imgur.com/UzT6x69.jpg)
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You had a good run white man. Your time is almost up.
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he doesn't lick only the tip.
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You had a good run white man. Your time is almost up.
Agreed but self destruction.
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Would you "paint over" this?
i'd butter her popcorn though... 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)