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The General Lee – Bo and Luke Duke’s vehicle of choice from ‘The Dukes of Hazzard‘ – is a classic and instantly recognizable Hollywood car. But it’s about to get a little less recognizable as Warner Bros., the studio that owns the theatrical, DVD and licensing rights to ‘The Dukes of Hazzard,’ has decided to remove the confederate flag from all future versions of the car.
The news has reportedly been floating around the hobby community over the past few days as ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ collectors became aware of a new regulation. A collector on HobbyTalk.com was told by a representative at ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ toy company Tomy:
Starting January 1, 2013 all Dukes of Hazzard General Lee vehicles will not be allowed to be produced with the Confederate Flag on the top of the vehicle.
According to the toy rep, the word came directly from Warner Bros. who no longer wants to endorse an item that has the Confederate flag printed on it.
As of now, this directive only expressly includes merchandising but Warner Bros. is developing a new ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ movie with Jody Hill directing and if they’re being this strict about licensing issues, they could very well enforce the same policy with the upcoming film. But what is a ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ property without the General Lee with the flag painted on top?
What do you think? Is it a smart move for a company like Warner Bros. to distance themselves from the symbolic nature of the Confederate flag or do you think it’s an overly PC kneejerk reaction.
That's screwed up. I wonder if they'll rename the General Lee? Probably come up with something catchy like "The Car". They probably haven't though of that yet, eh?
ReplyDeleteNo Blue- since they're rewriting the entire southern thing- they'll rename it something like the General Sheridan.
ReplyDeleteBoss Hogg will be renamed Boss Koche, Cooter will be some intelligent black man like Will Smith and Daisy will be some uber-leftist starlet like Scarlett Johannsen.
And the car will be a real manly Prius no doubt. Twats.
ReplyDeleteHey, we forgot the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender's..........
ReplyDeleteDamn, Kurt, you're thinkin'! :
ReplyDeletejesse, a baby blue Prius?
Still time to work that out, Brock. Boss Koche and Daisy will be homosexuals, cooter will be a transvestite, Bo and Luke will be transgendered (so misunderstood) something or others... Boss will have the hots for "the boys" and Daisy will have a thing for Cooter.
Or, well, maybe not :)
Uncle Jesse has got to be normal though, OK?
ReplyDeleteFlash will probably be a poodle.
ReplyDeleteBoss Koche and Daisy will be homosexuals, cooter will be a transvestite, Bo and Luke will be transgendered (so misunderstood) something or others... Boss will have the hots for "the boys" and Daisy will have a thing for Cooter.
ReplyDeleteMan, you got it!
The question should be, with the record of the "entertainment" industry going all Leni Riefenstahl on America, why would you give a dime to the frauds that own and feed off of this pap driven anti-Americanism revisionist crap? Are you so bored with your life that you would watch anything?
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leni_Riefenstahl
Free your mind, your ass will follow.
Who you talking to, Toaster?
DeleteNever watched that show,same for the Beverly Hill Billies. I always thought they made southerners look like dumb stump jumping hill jacks.
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm just a son of the South with way too much pride. Just me of course.
Southerners have a sense of humor which is sadly lacking in others.
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