Monday, March 18, 2024

‘Dukes of Hazzard’s’ John Schneider Rips TV Land for Pulling Show Over Rebel Flag (Watch)

John Schneider in "Tyler Perry's "The Haves and The Have Nots"
John Schneider in “Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and The Have Nots”

“‘The Dukes of Hazzard’ was and is no more a show seated in racism than ‘Breaking Bad’ was a show seated in reality,” Schneider told The Hollywood Reporter.

Schneider, who also stars in Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots” on OWN, said people shouldn’t discount the show just because the car – nickname the General Lee – has a Confederate flag on the roof.

“I am saddened that one angry and misguided individual can cause one of the most beloved television shows in the history of the medium to suddenly be seen in this light,” Schneider said. “Are people who grew up watching the show now suddenly racists? Will they have to go through a detox and a 12-step program to kick their Dukes habit? ‘Hi…My name is John. I’m a Dukesoholic.'”

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Warner Bros. has also said they will stop licensing models of the General Lee unless the flag was stripped from the cars roof, a decision Schneider said was “overly PC.”

Schneider also defended the show’s use of the flag. “I take exception to those who say that the flag on the General Lee should always be considered a symbol of racism,” Schneider said. “Is the flag used as such in other applications? Yes, but certainly not on the Dukes. If the flag was a symbol of racism, then Bo and Luke and Daisy and Uncle Jesse were a pack of wild racists and that could not be further from the truth.”

In a video posted on his Twitter account, Schneider said the public needs to remember this is about lives lost and not a TV show or a flag.

“Do I think taking Dukes off TV Land is silly? Yeah, of course I do. Silly maybe is not the right word. Do I think it’s an error? Yes, I think it’s an error because ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ was maybe one of the most beloved shows ever…and now it’s being cast in a terrible light that does not deserve. K? Alright, I’m not talking about the flag, I’m talking about the Dukes of Hazzard…” he said.

Watch below:

“The Dukes of Hazzard” ran from 1979 to 1985 on CBS.

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