The ongoing General Motors, and more specifically Chevrolet, controversy surrounding the brand’s sponsorship of Kid Rock’s latest summer tour continues. General Motors has released an official statement saying it will continue to sponsor Kid Rock, despite his alleged Confederate Flag usage during his concerts, according to local KRQE.
Kid Rock sparked increased controversy after appearing on Fox News, when he told those questioning his actions to “kiss my ass,” though, General Motors says the artist has not flown the Stars and Bars in years, and has not since Chevy began sponsoring the tour.
“The only flag on stage during the Chevy-sponsored summer concert tour is the American flag, and to our knowledge, Kid Rock has not used the Confederate flag on stage for several years,” said GM spokesperson Patrick Morissey.
Despite GM standing their ground, the National Action Network insists Chevrolet cut ties with the artist. GM has said it will sit down to discuss the flag usage with the NAN, who is persistent in their wants.
But, Morissey continued saying, “[GM is] committed to our sponsorship of Kid Rock’s summer tour and are confident that he will provide his fans, many of whom are proud Chevrolet owners, with a spectacular concert experience that celebrates American freedom.”
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Since NAN stupidly asked KidRock to promise not to do something he’s already stopped doing for five or so years, even a screamin’ liberal like myself cannot understand what Chevrolet was expected to do or not do.
What — was Chevy supposed to retroactively get mad at KidRock for once having flown a flag that the black community (and their countless Dem friends) uniformly considers offensive? I’d perhaps understand such a request if KidRock plainly was racist as hell, but he plainly isn’t. Just because KidRock is sly enough to carpetbag off of ‘Southern Pride’ doesn’t mean he’s committing a crime.
Still — this announcement is still announcement-less. Just because Chevy has decided to finish said tour doesn’t mean they didn’t make discreet/explicit requests of KidRock. Where I live you can readily find black people in Chevys and so it behooves GM to make sure KidRock doesn’t patently appear racist in any way. Which KidRock doesn’t seem to be anyway — and so that’s a safe bet.
SIDEBAR — I think GM should cut ties with that UGLY glASS building. Seriously.
Well are you going to buy them a new one. There again you do not know the whole story.
Ford built it, GM bought it to put everyone in one place and it save a ton of money vs. building a new one after leaving the nearly 100 year old GM building across town.
The fact is while most of the others left down town GM tried to show some loyalty here. If the building had gone empty as Ford was going to leave it this would have been even more devastating to the already devastated down town.
Not long ago I took the walk from Cobo to the Hard Rock on Woodward. If GM had not stepped in that part of town would have tanked with out the many people that work there everyday.
Detroit still has a long way to go but GM really helped them in this case. Now if they can just learn to elect politicians that are not so corrupt and get arrested so much.
Dude. Take a chill pill. I’m simply saying that building is dated and ugly. Two things GM doesn’t want associated with itself.
If they did Detroit a favor, that’s cool. But that doesn’t make that dated look any prettier, nice gesture that it is.
Talk about sensitive and I just thought you were just uninformed.
“GM bought it to save a ton of money.”
Not because it sent the right signals about GM: that they had a sense of style, and design, and understood the message the mothership sends.
The RenCen is the Aztek of architecture.
Save money is job one. It always will be. Little wonder Johan got the hell out of that building, and Detroit in general.
Goed luck, mijn vriend. (That’s Afrikaans).
Bigot and Carpet bagger. Hmm! I am just going to call you Dynamo from now on as you love making labels for people you do not know or really understand. Hell you hung one on me that was not accurate.
The fact is his son went to collage in TN and he has made a lot of friends in the south as most of the people in country music area are a lot more real and authentic than the Hollywierd folks in rehab. Most southern celebrities are like him that believe in this country and what we stand for. He also has become close friends with many. In fact the reason he lives in AL is because he live near his best friend Hank JR. Now if that is a carpet bagger to you then you need to really read up on the term. Besides he still has his place in Romeo MI and spends his summers there and heavily supports many MI causes. Also if you have ever experienced a MI winter you would know why he has a place in AL too.
Sorry but not all celebrities are like the Kardashians and Bruce and will modify body parts just to remain relevant.
FYI he sold his house in CA because of all the issues there.
You really need to spend time in the south. You would really be shocked how nice people and things are down there and the much simpler the way of life is.
NAN did something not for the right reasons and they should be called out on it. Also GM did the right thing by backing their guy up in public. They did not have to say a word but they did because someone had the balls for once to do the right thing.
I didn’t call anyone a bigot in that post. Stop drinking while posting, hypertard.
Carpetbagger. Yup. Accurate use of term. “The term came to be associated with opportunism and exploitation (of Southerners) by outsiders. The term is still used today to refer to an outsider perceived as using manipulation or fraud to obtain an objective.” wiki
Mitt Romney? A screamin’ carpetbagger. If you think that douchebag gave a hush-puppie about anyone in the South, you’re dumber than NAN’s case against KidRock. And yet the South gave him all their votes — utterly clueless of how he’d have done less than nothing for the South.
KidRock? He’s thrilled NAN has helped him corner the ‘Southern Pride’ audience. THERE’S MONEY IN THAT. What’s hilarious is his audience doesn’t realize they’re being duped. KidRock is nowhere near as toolish as Romney, but he’s pretty much as ‘opportunistic’ and ‘exploitive’ a carpetbagger as Romney.
Don’t take my word for it. Just keep supporting fools like this. It makes me smile.
Ok Dynamo if you say so!
Its no wonder we elect the people we do in California. LOL!
He’s best friends with Hank Jr?
The same guy who penned songs in honor of Bush-Cheney and McClain-Palin?
Who thought about running for congress and proposed replacing Franklin’s likeness on the c-note with an image of Montgomery, AL?
The guy who said Obama was a Muslim-lovin, farmer-hatin president, and went on to compare Obama to Hitler?
Which caused ABC to cut ties with him, and no longer uses him as the lead-in for MNF?
And Kid Ritchie, the redneck son of a Lincoln-Mercury dealer, being best-friends of the crazy redneck son of a guy who had actual talent – that’s supposed to be a good thing?
Maybe he’d be better off being friends with Hank III. 🙂
I’m sure Kid Rock is a alright person, but I don’t value him much as an artist.
Good for GM and Kid for standing up to the truth.
NAN needs to do their home work if they are really committed for their cause find someone who has not used the flag for 5 years after receiving a NAACP award.
Just another group crying for attention and money is what I suspect here. Lets see if they apologize for being wrong here.
GOOD 🙂 Like I said before sort of: NAN needs to get a life and a grip.
But, Morissey continued saying, “[GM is] committed to our sponsorship of Kid Rock’s summer tour and are confident that he will provide his fans, many of whom are proud Chevrolet owners, with a spectacular concert experience that celebrates American freedom.”
Translation: Chevrolet is pandering to redneck pickup drivers to boost Silverado sales and win the pickup war against Ford and Ram.
However, I can understand why GM’s marketing department chose to go this route.
Blacks are more powerless, disorganized, and economically inept than they’ve been in a very long time. For comparison, do you all think GM would have gotten off with the Jews so easily if you replaced the confederate flag with the swastika in this controversy? Nobody has even tried it because it’s economic suicide. They will with certainty end up living under a bridge.
Al Sharpton has almost no credibility within [whatever is left of]* the black community. He had been outed as a government informant a while ago.
Same with the NAACP. The only people who take them seriously are the old foolish blacks. The fact that Kid Rock got an award from them means nothing if even Donald Sterling could get one. Let’s not forget the whole Rachel Dolezal thing.
*Blacks don’t even have a community. Name areas where blacks do anything besides live there? Totally different than owning and controlling the economic and political landscape.
Still a short sighted move because:
Judging by the recent events like Ferguson and Baltimore, it’s getting clear that younger blacks are cut from a different cloth than the old blacks. That young audience is what GM needs to stay relevant into the 2020s. GM, especially Chevy, risks strapping themselves to the ‘murica image that they’re fighting so hard to shed. Do they really want to be seen as the go-to brand for the toothless, mullet-wearing, cheap beer-drinking, overweight, confederate flag-waving, loud rock crowd?
If I were Johan DeNysschen, I’d be knocking down Mary Barra’s door to let go of Kid Rock as soon as possible. The fact is, that black people are Cadillac’s most loyal customer base. Especially the big, profit driving cars like the CTS, XTS, and the Escalade. I can see the CT6 being a big hit among blacks too. If black people get smart, it will cripple Cadillac’s rise.
Will you just shut your piehole…nobody gives a s#$t. 95% of the general public has no idea that Chevrolet even sponsors Kid Rock anyway.
Sincerely,
‘Merica
Hey Curtnik… Stereotype much?
Hey Hart this is one of yours. How do you explain this on the left. LOL!
You have a label for this. See not all Rednecks are bigots and not all bigots Rednecks.
Drunks are known to ask completely incomprehensible questions, laugh to themselves in a confused daze, and then answer themselves saying something utterly asinine.
Why is it that when somebody disagrees with you, you assume that they are drunk or have been drinking ?
Holy self-righteous douchebag, Batman !!
But I wasn’t disagreeing with Scott3. Drunken slop was responding to Curtnik and I didn’t even say anything. Then MillerHighLife3 tried to pick a fight with this vague statement —
“Hey Hart this is one of yours. How do you explain this on the left.”
‘What’ is one of my ‘whats’? How do I explain ‘what’?
Mackey — translate his drunken question into English. I dare you.
If I have to explain it you would still not understand.
FYI I don’t drink.
You really are a clueless label maker.
“If I have to explain it you would still not understand.”
The reason I didn’t ask YOU to put down the bottle and explain yourself is I knew you’d woose out and pretend you were clear.
Awaiting Mackey to turn THIS and YOURS and THIS into English. Hopefully he won’t woose out and simply admit you’re incoherent.
+1 Mackey
Actually, scott3 I fully know the difference. I was looking at it from an educated (but not very intelligent) urban/suburban consumer standpoint. THEY might have those stereotypes in their mind, but not me.
We all know the urban/suburban liberal (even affluent conservative) types and the rural farming country conservative types don’t readily mix.
The point I’m making is that they both buy GM and Chevrolet. Let’s say those rural types (especially the bigoted ones) start buying Silverados and driving into town with confederate flags on display. Do you think urban liberal (your Cruze/Trax/Sonic/Spark buyers) want to be associated with that? What if some SJW decides to make some huge campaign about it? Do you think young people are going to continue gravitating to GM?
Very interesting how not one person objected to what I said about how black folks.
You came across as a bigot on the left. That is why I was letting Hart the left hanging guy to explain that.
He has an idea that if you are on the right you have to be a bigot and my point is bigots come from all sides.
Actually Jim P caught the comments as he noted the stereotyping.