Reruns of “The Dukes of Hazzard” have been quietly pulled from TV Land’s daytime schedule at a moment of heightened sensitivity to Confederate flag imagery.
TV Land declined to elaborate on the decision, but it is clearly a response to the broader movement to withdraw the flag from official settings and in pop culture, given its historic connection to slavery and the Civil War. The push to remove Confederate flags and Stars and Bars icons came last month in the wake of the slayings of nine African-Americans in a Charleston church allegedly by a 21-year-old white supremacist.
Source: Variety
big john says
This politically correct SHIT is getting out of hand.there is nothing wrong with the general Lee and the confederate flag.a lot of our fellow countrymen fought and died under that flag.50000 this week of the fourth of July.
richard says
I guess they will also cancel reruns of Designing Women. It starred Dixie Carter.~
Snuffy says
Well, I just pulled tvland from my channel lineup and I will not be back.
Matt says
this is just stupid. It is a classic TV series and it is Iconic. Now that the world has to be PC and not offend anyone we can’t have good classic shows on anymore
Youmesh says
What MORON at TVLand made this brilliant move?!
So, now what? Cancel all movies about the Civil War just because some born 130+ years later might find it offensive? To bad I can’t cancel TVLand from from my cable. Please don’t morally police things for us…we are all growups.
Heather says
One word….RIDICULOUS!!!!!!