[dzandiloo]

Totally agree its been blown out of proportion-but you guys have no idea!!! I live in the town Natalie Maines grew up in. I have no doubt that Lubbockites would eat their own young, if the response to her comment is any indication! (Before this incident, I thought they were protective, caring people...).

One minute she is the toast of the town, second only to other favorite son, Buddy Holly. The next minute, she is being villified, her grandmother, uncles, aunts and other relatives are being threatened and personally attacked. It makes me ill. I hear people in this town say things like "George W is the reason none of our graduates will have jobs come May 17th", and completely ripping on him for the economy...but they think Natalie was wrong to voice her opinion.

That's fine. Just like her, they have a right to voice their dismay by not buying DC albums-but I will continue to listen to them...I have a feeling they will just change their genre--their C&W audience is just too conservative to handle women who are not sheep. If they were solely pop stars, this never would have gotten to the frenzied pitch that it has.

Edited to add: For the record, I think Natalie showed poor judgment in her remarks. She wasn't thinking. She is a public figure, and should have been more responsible. However, I choose not to judge her because I believe the comment was an off the cuff remark not meant to be malicious...and I have made many comments in my life that I immediately regretted, but could not possibly take back. It happens. She is obviously feeling the consequences of her actions...I don't think Americans have good cause to become uncivilized zealots about it, though.