- Banned
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Come On, Kenny Wayne Shepherd Is Not a âMotherfu_____ Racist.â
The brushup started when Mercy Morganfield made a post on Facebook (since removed), saying in part, âDaddyâs greatest rebellion was refusing to return to Mississippi to perform. He avoided the Confederate Flag-worshipping southern states altogether. That was then and this is now. What is yâallâs excuse? Why havenât yâall descended on the Blues Foundation in droves and demand they rescind that award to that motherfucking racist?â
Mercy Morganfieldâs accusation stems from the fact that Kenny Wayne Shepherd owns (or owned) a replica of the Dukes of Hazzard Dodge Charger that included a Confederate flag on the roofâa feature Shepherd claims he covered over some time ago, while also putting the car in permanent storage. The vehicle was part of a larger muscle car collection the guitarist owns. In a Wall Street Journal feature on Shepherd and the car in 2015, Shepherd said, âThe confederate flag can be controversial, but not in this case. I get thumbs up from everybody, regardless of race. The African-American community created the music that I play; racism is not a part of my DNA.â
Nonetheless, Mercy Morganfield, who sits on the Blues Foundation board, has used the car that Shepherd nicknamed âXtreme Leeâ to question not just Kenny Wayne Shepherdâs consideration for awards and brand him a racist, but lash out at the legitimacy of the entire organization.
The comments section has some good rebuttals too- people like this lady? are given way too much clout- unearned clout -
The brushup started when Mercy Morganfield made a post on Facebook (since removed), saying in part, âDaddyâs greatest rebellion was refusing to return to Mississippi to perform. He avoided the Confederate Flag-worshipping southern states altogether. That was then and this is now. What is yâallâs excuse? Why havenât yâall descended on the Blues Foundation in droves and demand they rescind that award to that motherfucking racist?â
Mercy Morganfieldâs accusation stems from the fact that Kenny Wayne Shepherd owns (or owned) a replica of the Dukes of Hazzard Dodge Charger that included a Confederate flag on the roofâa feature Shepherd claims he covered over some time ago, while also putting the car in permanent storage. The vehicle was part of a larger muscle car collection the guitarist owns. In a Wall Street Journal feature on Shepherd and the car in 2015, Shepherd said, âThe confederate flag can be controversial, but not in this case. I get thumbs up from everybody, regardless of race. The African-American community created the music that I play; racism is not a part of my DNA.â
Nonetheless, Mercy Morganfield, who sits on the Blues Foundation board, has used the car that Shepherd nicknamed âXtreme Leeâ to question not just Kenny Wayne Shepherdâs consideration for awards and brand him a racist, but lash out at the legitimacy of the entire organization.
The comments section has some good rebuttals too- people like this lady? are given way too much clout- unearned clout -