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Dukes of Hazzard car to lose flag!! - IceWizard - 07-05-2015
Confederate flag: Bubba Watson to
paint over Dukes of Hazzard car
US golfer Bubba Watson is to paint over
the Confederate flag on the car from the
Dukes of Hazzard TV series, as part of a
growing backlash against the rebel symbol
from the US Civil War.
Http://bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33393860
The top golfer, who owns the car, announced
the move by tweeting that he believed "all men are created equal". The flag divides opinion in the US, symbolising racism to its critics - and southern heritage to its defenders.
The debate was revived by a recent gun attack
on a black church in Charleston. The suspect behind the murder of nine churchgoers, Dylann Roof, appeared in many photos holding the flag.
The Confederate battle flag became a potent symbol for the southern states fighting the Civil War as they sought to break away from the union.
Many of those states now display the flag
outside government buildings. It also appears on number-plates and is sold as a bumper sticker.
But it remains controversial, seen by some as an icon of slavery and oppression, while others say it symbolises their history and identity.
The Charleston attack has prompted fresh calls for displays of the flag to be curtailed.
Watson, the third-ranked golfer in the world and two-time Masters champion, said on Twitter that he would cover the flag on the car with the US Stars and Stripes. "All men ARE created equal, I believe that so I will be painting the American flag over the roof
of the General Lee," he said, referring to the
vehicle by its nickname on the Dukes of
Hazzard.
The car was a centrepiece of the US TV show
from the late 1970s, which featured a group of
rural crime-fighters.
Watson acquired the car in 2012, according to
the Washington Post.