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It’s always Eternal September: “ In March 2003, the American country band the Dixie Chicks, now known as the Chicks, publicly criticized President George W. Bu

It’s always Eternal September: “ In March 2003, the American country band the Dixie Chicks, now known as the Chicks, publicly criticized President George W. Bush and the imminent Allied invasion of Iraq… After the statement was reported by the British newspaper The Guardian, it led to backlash from American country listeners, who were mostly right-wing and supported the war. The Dixie Chicks were blacklisted by thousands of country radio stations, received death threats, and were criticized by other country musicians. The backlash damaged sales of the Dixie Chicks' music and concert tickets and lost them corporate sponsorship.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_Chicks_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_Chicks_controversy

golergka 5y ago
> blacklisted by thousands of country radio stations I don't think it's the same. DJ's make decisions what to put on air like editors; they express their personal musical and political views, and so does the radio station as a whole. They don't advertise to the listener as if they played all the possible music in the world, but Spotify does. It has curated playlists, of course, but all of it's messaging to the user has an implicit assumption that user will be able to find whatever she wants there, and it won't be expression of Spotify's musical or political views.
- hindsightbias 5y ago
  “In a poll by an Atlanta radio station, 76 percent of listeners who participated responded they would return their Dixie Chicks CDs if they could.[15] Protesters in Bossier City, Louisiana, used a tractor to destroy Dixie Chicks CDs and other items.[13] The Kansas City station WDAF-AM placed trashcans outside its office for listeners to dispose of their CDs, and displayed hundreds of emails from listeners supporting the boycott.[13] The drinks manufacturer Lipton canceled its promotional contract with the Dixie Chicks.[4] Maguire's tour bus driver resigned in protest of their remarks.[11] Maines said: "It seems unfathomable that someone would not want to drive us because of our political views. But we're learning more and more that it's not that unfathomable to a large percentage of the population."[11]”

golergka 5y ago

> blacklisted by thousands of country radio stations I don't think it's the same. DJ's make decisions what to put on air like editors; they express their personal musical and political views, and so does the radio station as a whole. They don't advertise to the listener as if they played all the possible music in the world, but Spotify does. It has curated playlists, of course, but all of it's messaging to the user has an implicit assumption that user will be able to find whatever she wants there, and it won't be expression of Spotify's musical or political views.

hindsightbias 5y ago
“In a poll by an Atlanta radio station, 76 percent of listeners who participated responded they would return their Dixie Chicks CDs if they could.[15] Protesters in Bossier City, Louisiana, used a tractor to destroy Dixie Chicks CDs and other items.[13] The Kansas City station WDAF-AM placed trashcans outside its office for listeners to dispose of their CDs, and displayed hundreds of emails from listeners supporting the boycott.[13] The drinks manufacturer Lipton canceled its promotional contract with the Dixie Chicks.[4] Maguire's tour bus driver resigned in protest of their remarks.[11] Maines said: "It seems unfathomable that someone would not want to drive us because of our political views. But we're learning more and more that it's not that unfathomable to a large percentage of the population."[11]”