Call The Chicks. The Dixie Chicks said they wanted to be "up to the mark." In full swing Black Lives Matter in the United States, the term "Dixie", which evokes at the same time the deep south, segregation and slavery, does not pass any more, and the singers of the country group understood it. The decision comes just a week after an article in Variety published that it was time for the group to change their name.
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For any statement, the Pitchfork site got nothing but thanks for another group called The Chicks, based in New Zealand. "We send heartfelt thanks to The Chicks of New Zealand for their gracious gesture in allowing us to share their names. We are honored to be able to co-exist in the world with these exceptionally talented sisters, ”they wrote.
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The term "Dixie", whose precise origin is unknown, is used to describe a region of the United States linked to confederation, those states which seceded in an attempt to preserve slavery. A word still considered an important symbol and standard for many Americans who defend their southern heritage, but which becomes difficult to defend, for a group which wants to be mainstream, in the current American political context.
The Chicks, originally from Texas, had already lost much of their audience in the early 2000s when they opposed the war in Iraq, claiming that they were "ashamed" of George W. Bush. This new coup is in any case timely when the group is preparing to release their first album in 14 years, Gaslighter , next month.
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