Just watched the very enjoyable, if thought-provoking 2006 documentary on the Dixie Chicks controversy, aired on Swedish TV in the runup to the US elections. While it's impossible not to admire the audacity of Natalie Maines and her bravery in taking what was a very unpopular stance at the time (even if history has proven her right), it was the ( Read more... )

( Slightly spoilerish DH-quote, but one that forms the basis for my entire post. )