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will not perform a song criticized by Arab-Americans when he appears
at a weekend festival in this Detroit-area community, the center of
southeastern Michigan's 300,000-member Arab-American community. Daniels wrote and recorded "This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag" after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. It became a country hit, but critics said it refers to a slur against Arabs. "Ragheads" is a derogatory term for Arabs, Muslims and others who wear turbans or cover their heads. |
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Daniels told the
Detroit Free Press in an interview Wednesday that the song isn't directed
at Arabs and Muslims, but at turbaned terrorists such as Osama bin Laden."The
only thing it's 'anti' is the people who bombed us on 9/11. I have people
who say you're putting down people who wear turbans. I'm not,"
Daniels, 67, told the newspaper. "There are good Arabs and bad
Arabs, good Greeks and bad Greeks, good people and bad people in any
race." The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee said in
a statement that it "recognizes and truly appreciates Mr. Daniels'
explanation of the song's intent." |
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| eeewww...sick!
this guy is so cruel and disgusting. "crawl back in your hole like a mole?" p.s. children in patriotic songs scare me - puppet God Damn rednecks are giving all Americans a bad name. It's my belief that people like that are doing more damage to the USA than any terrorist ever did or will ever do. - . Seems to me that all these flag waving country songs are simply exploiting the present "terror" situation for monetary gain. But I guess that's about as American as you can get. - God bless the fucking hicks If the last A or P was 62% Art and 38% porn, why was the verdict Porn? - The Numbers Guy Distracting subject matter. -Ed. They should rebuild the world trade towers, fill them full of country music 'artists' and fans, lock the doors, and fly two more planes into them. - Toronto Todd Dude. That is Cold. I guess freedom of speech is void when set to music... may not be pretty but if you no like...no listen. Otherwise go elsewhere where this type of self imposed censorship is the rule not the exception. - 7T'sSoFla that ain't no song, it's a schlong - najla And we don't wear it on her heads! This is crap--just bad music. Just drop some of this on Faluja and see how they run... And the child labor people will blush too. USA? WTF! - What ever happend to 'Devil Went Down to Georgia'? |
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