After more than 30 years, the ‘Dixie Chicks’ are no more. The trio open up for the first time about them changing their name band name which they grew to hate.
that they’d made the decision to rebrand themselves as The Chicks in light of the recent protests against police brutality and racial inequality, as well as the ongoing national conversation about Confederate symbols. The word “Dixie” is often related to the Confederacy.band members Natalie Maines, Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Strayer explained their decision to drop “Dixie” from their name. Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Emily Robinson on stage at the 2007 Grammys.
“We wanted to change it years and years and years ago,” Maines added. “I just wanted to separate myself from people that waved that Dixie flag.” Their success and the pitfalls that they feared would come from such a massive rebranding effort stopped them from taking action for years. However, a recent incident gave them new perspective. Stayer says she came across a Confederate flag on Instagram labelled “The Dixie Swastika.” She said the image made her think, “I don’t want to have anything to do with that.”Soon after, they announced they’d be going by “The Chicks” from here on out.
The decision, which the Grammy-winning group announced on Twitter, comes “after much personal reflection” and conversations with “closest black friends” as Antebellum refers to a period of time “which includes slavery.”trending in entertainment
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