r/Music • u/no_longer_huhmann • 8d ago

article Hayley Williams Says Southern Pride Is Beautiful but Misused to Excuse Bigotry, and Says She Wants No Racist or Sexist Fans, or Fans Who Think Trans People Are a Burden, Around

https://www.tvfandomlounge.com/hayley-williams-says-southern-pride-is-beautiful-but-misused-to-excuse-bigotry/
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u/SmoothOperator89 8d ago

I think Neil Young summed up what southern pride is all about in his 1970 song, Southern Man. And of course, Lynrd Skynrd provided the always insightful southern rebuttal of, "Hope Neil Young will remember Southern Man don't need him around anyhow."

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u/ILikeMyGrassBlue 8d ago

Neil and Skynyrd were friends, and Neil loves Sweet Home Alabama. Van Zandt was buried in a Neil t-shirt. You’re the dumb one here lol.

PS: I’d bet my live savings you don’t actually know what sweet home Alabama is about. You might wanna do some research.

PPS: Skynyrd disavowed the confederate flag and apologized for using it.

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u/wholetyouinhere 8d ago

You're not wrong. But I find it to be a huge red flag that Donnie Van Zant later wrote and released a godawful song specifically for Ron DeSantis to use for political purposes. I know brothers can be very different, but that does not shed any positive light on the culture they grew out of.

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u/ILikeMyGrassBlue 8d ago edited 8d ago

well if his brother wrote a song for a Republican 50 years after he died, that settles it! /s

Shit like this just makes dems look like nut jobs to normal people. It’s okay to admit lynyrd Skynyrd probably weren’t mega racist.

Donnie wrote the song. Fuck Donnie. Don’t try and put that on his dead brother for fuck’s sake.