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Posted by: Karina 1 year, 11 months agoThe Weinstein Co. is claiming that NBC and the CW have refused to air national ads for the new Dixie Chicks docu "Shut Up and Sing".
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challenger73
Oct. 27, 2006, 7:33 p.m.Thats life!!!!!!!! You have the freedom to say whatever but you have to suffer the consequences. It is about time people like the Dixie Chicks are held accountable for their actions. It is one thing to dislike another person. It is another thing to publicly ridicule especially when the person is a symbol of your own country.
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SpecOps
Oct. 27, 2006, 11:44 p.m.If you want to get schooled on the facts about how our own government has been supporting questionable foreign state-governments you need to click on the following link.
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dr-don-from-denver
Oct. 27, 2006, 2:08 p.m.If this turns out to be true, all who believe in free speech should boycott these (#4 & #5?) networks, and boycott companies who choose to continue advertising on those networks!
By the way -- Natalie WAS right!!!
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MntnWllm
Oct. 27, 2006, 7:09 p.m.I'm with you, Dr D, even though NBC is one of the FEW channels I get in hi-def. Natalie's only mistake was to "speak outa church" - we prefer to keep our criticism within the family (America) rather than blurting it out in France or wherever she was? I still support her right to speak her mind.
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mamasan
Oct. 27, 2006, 6:55 p.m.The networks have a public license...they are not cable...they have an obligation to be unbiased.
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Demsaredim
Oct. 27, 2006, 10:13 p.m.ZeigfeldGirl you are 100% right the networks have an obligation to make a profit. If they think running a certain ad or program will hurt them financially by alienating people its there right to refuse it.
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Demsaredim
Oct. 27, 2006, 10:31 p.m.mamasan
The networks have a public license...they are not cable...they have an obligation to be unbiased
Then why want they run NRA Ads? The NRA represents a lot more people than the Dixie Chicks.
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MntnWllm
Oct. 27, 2006, 7:13 p.m.they CANNOT by charter, pick one point of view to air, while refusing others whom would pay fees to air another.
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MntnWllm
Oct. 27, 2006, 8:57 p.m.Huh? no, that is my point...That, yes, they do have an obligation to air ads by parties with differing points of view. Their ability to edit is only relative to what is considered "acceptable public standards" and such. It is required by their charter. If a Dixie Chick Political ad or endorsement has been refused by NBC (which I have to admit I still doubt) they are in serious violation of their charter.
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2sidestoeverything
Oct. 27, 2006, 3:27 p.m.I'm not even a Dixie Chicks fan, but give me a break. I think it is a shame they were bashed in the first place. I hope there movie does well.
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dr-don-from-denver
Oct. 27, 2006, 7:09 p.m.Guess we'll all just have to go out and buy extra Dixie Chicks CD's. 2sides--they grow on you.
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challenger73
Oct. 27, 2006, 7:37 p.m.Why should one person have the right to bash and not have the freedom of getting bashed in return?
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Demsaredim
Oct. 27, 2006, 10:18 p.m.If it does it does if it doesn't it doesn't that's the way it works, if you make your fans mad they won't spend money on you, sounds pretty simple to me.
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lfergie812
Oct. 28, 2006, 12:34 a.m.They still do very well but the poor republicans had their feeling hurt when they said something bad about their dumb ass president and they went on a pouting spree like a bunch of little kids in a school play ground. Poor babies. Boo Hoo
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zippercat1
Oct. 27, 2006, 3:30 p.m.Go girls! F*ck the networks. Real americans express theirselves and points. Keep going!
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brettodactyl
Oct. 27, 2006, 3:32 p.m.And "real" Americans have patriotism for their great country, and don't go to England to bash our leaders.
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dr-don-from-denver
Oct. 27, 2006, 7:19 p.m.Yes, with a larger fan base than ever. Check out the new record on VH1 for top video -- most weeks @ #1!! --"Not Ready to Make Nice"
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brettodactyl
Oct. 27, 2006, 3:31 p.m.I'm glad NBC isn't going to show the ad. I'm tired of hearing about the Dixie Chicks. As far as holding a grudge for 4 years goes, no one would be talking about it right now if it weren't for the Dixie Chicks not letting it go. They insist on rehashing the topic and reaffirming their previous statements. Now, this movie is coming out so once again the topic is making headlines. I'd say it's the Dixie Chicks who won't let this thing go, and I believe the way they've separated themselves from their fan base has pretty much destroyed their careers.
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sweeps
Oct. 27, 2006, 3:32 p.m.I wish they would just shut up and sing and stop fueling the fire. Just like I wish actors would shut up and act, can someone in Hollywood make a decent movie already. Who cares what entertainers think politically and why do they think we want to know. Do your job and entertain us... that's all!
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brettodactyl
Oct. 27, 2006, 3:44 p.m.I totally agree with you. I won't be seeing All the King's Men because Sean Penn's in it, and I really don't like the way he's acted in recent times. It's not that I have a problem with actors or singers having their own opinions about things; that's one of the great things about having a Democratic government. My problem is with the obnoxious way in which these people try to force their viewpoints on everyone else. It's insane how these people have so much anger towards President Bush and the Republican party.
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StopTheMadness
Oct. 27, 2006, 5:49 p.m.Thank god people in the 1960s didn't just "shut up and sing". Think of where this country would be without the great protest songs of that era and the celebrities that brought public notice to Vietnam and the waste of human life that the war was. We would still be if Vietnam today if entertainers just "shut up and sang" back then. Sorry, but I'll trust Sean Penn's and Al Franken's words on Iraq (after they've visted Iraq for the 7th time) before I'll trust the words of a college dropout, partisan hack like Sean Hannity, who takes vacations all the time with his million$ and never once does a USO tour for the soldiers that he claims to support so much.
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dr-don-from-denver
Oct. 27, 2006, 7:16 p.m.Yeah! And Toby Keith and Reba should shut their fat mouths about supporting the war!! Grow up!! Just because people can entertain doesn't mean they can't express their opinions!!
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blackandwhitekitty
Oct. 27, 2006, 10:49 p.m.Maybe some actors don't like to think of themselves as just another prostitute.
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ind06
Oct. 27, 2006, 3:48 p.m.Do you wish that when a country singer says that they suppoert the war? Do you wish that when an actor supports a conservative cause? Or is this one of those "activist judges" things? You know, they're only "activist" when you disagree with the ruling.
I only say this because "shut up and sing" was the mantra in the country world aand it was aimed squarely at the Dixie Chicks but their remarks caused a mini blizzard of pro war remarks from all sorts of other singers none of whom were banned from the radio or told to "shut up and sing".
The unplesant side of this whole First Amendmant thing is that on occasion someone may say something you disagree with, they may even say it in a public arena, they may even say it in a foreign country. So what? She said it, it's her opinion. Has anything in your life changed because she said it? Have your taxes gone up? Did they discover oil in your back yard?
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maddogg
Oct. 27, 2006, 3:56 p.m.With that unpleasant side comes another thing. Our right to tell them to shut up and sing. They are good singers, but to country music fans their politics suck. If they wish to say those things and still sell millions of records maybe they should be rock and not country.
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theido
Oct. 28, 2006, 10:56 a.m.They should stick to entertainment and if they go political, they shouldn't complain about lash backs. Doesn't matter what side they are on. As for activist judges, they are judges that try to make new laws, which is the job of the legislative branch of government not the judicial branch, its unconstitutional.
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ind06
Oct. 27, 2006, 3:53 p.m.No. Nothing good or bad happened to any of us because one person dared to express an opinion. Though you might make the argument that because someone expressed the opinion "I think it would be a good idea to invade Iraq." that a lot of bad things have happened to a great number of people. Perhaps that person should be the one to "shutup and sing".
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maddogg
Oct. 27, 2006, 3:58 p.m.Yeah maybe you should look at who voted to go to war. It was an overwhelming majority who had the same information that Bush had. So before you start spouting lies about Bush get it straight that it wasn't just Bush who thought is was a good idea. Even your beloved democrats thought so, even if they flip flopped on the idea afterwards.
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joeblowe
Oct. 27, 2006, 4:01 p.m.I think that's good advice to themselves. The chicksie dicks, I mean -- Shut Up and Sing. If they want to put forth political opinions, fine. However, why can't they do it as INDIVIDUALS instead of as a group. I know I'd be plenty PO'd if I'd paid good money for concert tickets and then had to be subjected to some sort of political garbage I didn't agree with. Hmmm. Suppose anyone that goes to their concerts disagrees with them? Oh yeah, the subject matter: Networks are free to accept or refuse any advertising they want, right? Hard to believe they'd turn down money, though...
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ind06
Oct. 27, 2006, 4:05 p.m.I agree, networks have every freedom to accept or refuse any advertising they want to accept or refuse. Of course, advertising is how networks make their living so by refusing any advertising, it's sortof like saying, "No thanks, we've made enough money today." But I agree, they have every right to refuse the advertising.
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maddogg
Oct. 27, 2006, 4 p.m.Bush said it right. They should get their feelings hurt if people decide to not buy their records. The people who made this movie shouldn't get their feelings hurt if people decide not to air the commercial or watch the movie.
By the way, dixie chicks, it is a free society. It's just that the free society decided to backlash against you and your statements. Take it.
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StopTheMadness
Oct. 27, 2006, 5:55 p.m.After reading several of your comments here, I've decided you are either a troll or still living in 2003.
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sweeps
Oct. 27, 2006, 4:03 p.m.I don't want to know what ANY of them think politically on either side, I want to be entertained and that's it. Is that too much to ask, apparently so. I could care less what they think, really. If you venture out and open your mouth, consider the consequences and the wrath to follow. I liked the Dixie Chicks but I feel they are taking away from their talent and what they say they do "entertain". Just do your job and if that's so hard, find another one... the job market is great right now!
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rlgnmksustpd
Oct. 27, 2006, 4:03 p.m.Fox and CNN let that hatemonger Shirley Roper Phelps get on national TV to spew her views that soldiers deserve to die because of America's "sin" of tolerance. The Dixie Chicks have stood up and said what a lot of us think, despite conservatives claims that we are the minority. As for hurting their fan base, if anything its made them more popular. Freedom to express an opinion, even if others don't like it, is one of the greatest American rights.. at least until the government rips it out of the Constitution.
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maddogg
Oct. 27, 2006, 4:12 p.m.That's fascinating because this movie is saying the exact opposite. Their sales have declined and they aren't allowed to make huge amounts of money like before. So they are crying about it in video.
For all you "freedom to express an opinion" people. Guess what? With that freedom comes our freedom to not listen. They can say what they want. We aren't required to listen to whatever stupid things that they say.
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navyrunt93
Oct. 27, 2006, 4:11 p.m.dixie pigs are at it again. I love country music but theirs sucks. I never did like them even before their stupid comments.
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kriicket
Oct. 27, 2006, 4:14 p.m.someone said they should just shut up and sing....heck, i just wish they'd shut up. I didn't like the group before the mess came up, and nothing really changed....but, they seem to have a good fan base....more power to them. I know how to stay out of it.
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blackandwhitekitty
Oct. 27, 2006, 11:06 p.m.No you don't. You wasted at least 40 heartbeats writing your comment.
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100percentYankee
Oct. 27, 2006, 4:25 p.m.Personally I'm glad they are comming out with a movie to show america what they went through just because they voiced what they thought. I HATE Bush and I hope he rotts in hell. I say it every day and I'd say it on national t.v. I've never liked him and never voted for him. We should have learnt from his fathers screw ups, but go figure he got voted in. lol, now the majority of america doesn't like him...lol I knew that was going to happen. Like father like son. He is a scum bag and boy and I looking forward to 2008'. The Dixie chicks were treated like outcasts because they voiced how they felt and most of america felt. So go for it Dixie Chicks. I hope your documentary makes him look like a complete a-hole. They are a great band and they sing beautifully. GO DIXIE CHICKS!!!!
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maddogg
Oct. 27, 2006, 4:37 p.m.How most of America felt? Well that's fascinating because it was said in 2003 and I think that Bush destroyed Kerry in 2004 voting. Am I mistaken? I must be wrong.
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samsara15
Oct. 27, 2006, 6:35 p.m.It's not 2003 any more, it's 2006, and the public is tired of Bush and his lies and his futile, endless war. The Dixie Chicks had the courage to say it before it was popular. We should thank them for it.
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eddie107
Oct. 27, 2006, 4:26 p.m.We as a nation have every right to refrain from promting a group of people that we feel are hurting the national interests. Unsafe sex feels good, but is it wise to promote it? When I pay money that I have saved adn worked very hard for to see a show, it is extremely dissapointing when it is turned into a political platform for bashing other peoples beliefs, trust me if it were bashing something you belived in, you wouldnt want to participate either.
They know the media is now swinging toward the liberal viewpoint and think they can jump on the bandwagon to popularity, personally, I would leave anyones house that played it. If you want me to be your guest dont insult me.
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blackandwhitekitty
Oct. 27, 2006, 11:24 p.m.Why don't you just be honest with us and mention the groups that are hurting us: the mentally disabled, homosexuals, gypsies, and maybe a religious group or two.
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