Sorry bro but I don't think that getting rid of a song that most people don't sweat anymore is really much of a progressive action. I can literally not think of a single black person I knew in my time there that ever mentioned a problem with the song. I think that most black people back in the day worried about lack of access to education, political power, fair legal recourse as well as worrying about being beaten, murdered, etc. This is PR. PR is important though so I will let the experts make the call and you won't see me undermining their efforts.

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Posted by inelishaitrust

Oxford, MS

Member since Jan 2008

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Posted on 8/19/16 at 1:25 pm to GnashRebel

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I can literally not think of a single black person I knew in my time there that ever mentioned a problem with the song.

It probably bothers Ole Miss great C.J. Johnson.

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“It sickens me when I see [a Confederate flag] on people’s cars on campus. If you have the Confederate flag on your vehicle, you have a problem,” Johnson said. “And I don't care if it's socially what you believe in or it's morally what you believe in or you're just doing it for s---s and giggles. It's just the fact of what it stands for. It's almost like you might as well put a tag on the front of your car that says 'n-----.' That's really what it boils down to. You might as well just put a big tag on the front of your car or hang a big flag on the back of your car and just say the N-word.”

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Posted by Whereisomaha

Member since Feb 2010

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Posted on 8/19/16 at 1:37 pm to GnashRebel