Offensive CB Products

[Dawn]

I just had a thought cross my head regarding CB products branded with the Southern Cross. I leave it at that and not go any further for the mods. Either you know what I'm talking about or look it up.

Over the past 45 years I've been in and out of CB/repair, it's been a common motif on CB chassis, amps, faceplates, adhesive stickers, accessories invoking the rebel aspects of CB. There is now more and more venues that forbid it from Ebay to Amazon. I don't doubt that soon swapmeets and other fleamarket types are going to ban anything with it on it too.

Both CB and the "Cross" have an entwined history since truckers adopted CB. So what happens now to all this stuff both new and used. Last truckstop I was at had several new CB's with the frontplate or cases, as do catalogs and websites. Will all these products be either liquidated, prohibited from resale, or called back by the manufacture due to it now being proclaimed a hate symbol?

I'm not taking any position pro or con on the subject except just noticing the prevalence specific to CB and what future ramifications these products bearing this symbol will have.

 

[W8RMH]

And it only took 150 years.

 

[fourthhorseman]

Was going to give a bleep,,But why bother..Might get banned for being offensive...

Ironic...Ha,Ha.....

 

[rapidcharger]

Well I tried to make Google my friend but this topic was literally one of the first results. I couldn't find any cb radios with any potentially offensive insignia on the web and never saw one in person.
The companies that announced they were going to ban rebel flag products did so at their own free will. There was no legislative ban that required them to do so.

eBay and amaz are huge mega companies and they have a much broader customer base than just racists. They also get a lot of mileage out of a press release. I'm sure the swap meets will be business as usual.

 

[RayAir]

Beyond lame

 

[JoeyC]

What kind of a miserable life does one have that worries about corporate branding and logos?

 

[fourthhorseman]

Exactly..People with too much time on their hands..

And politicians that pander..

 

[SpectrumAnalyzer]

Not that I really care but I'm quite sure there are other members here in CB Land that are wondering why this obvious troll comment is still polluting the CB subforum & not festering in the "Rant" subforum of the Tavern where cyber fishwrap akin to this belongs, bye bye bye.

 

[willtorres918]

I'm offended by this post

I used to own a General Lee. Wow, I did not know my (CB) radio was an instrument of hate. What should I do? I feel dirty inside now. Once we get all this flag and all other alleged hate symbols out of the way, what are we going to be offended by next? What else should be banned? I vote KFC next. KFC is responsible for more than half of my clothes shrinking around my waist and being discarded. It's been going on for way to long now and I'm offended by it. Sorry, just fooling around guys, LOL!!

 

[fourthhorseman]

Curious,You referring to the thread starter?

General Lee..

I built one( model) a couple yrs back,they dont even put the stars n bars on the roof of the package illustration....WTF...
Im a Dammed yankee,,Way north of the Mason-Dixon..I think the Colonels Southern Bo-Tie is oppressing me..But That chik'n
is so good..

Guess the duke boys are not politically correct..Opps,,is that a micro-aggression?...Im so confused...

 

[willtorres918]

HAHA!! Nice work fourthhorseman. I tried to build that model when I was 12. It was a disaster. I don't remember the package much, I believe it had the flags on it. But anyways, If Georgia born Kanye West sees nothing wrong with the Confederate flag then why should anyone else? His line of clothing has the flag all over it in an attempt to keep the flag alive and reclaim it from racism. Kanye has spoken and the flag is good. LOL!! Ok I'm drifting off topic. I'm done. Have a beautiful day everyone.

 

[jhooten]

WELL, Kanye west IS one of the most hate filled individuals on the planet so perhaps it is true about the symbol of hate thing.

 

[gerowen]

If some mouth breather gets offended by the rebel flag on a CB radio, they've got two options.

1) Don't buy it
2) Put a different faceplate/sticker on it.

 

[mikepdx]

If some mouth breather gets offended by the rebel flag on a CB radio, they've two options.

1) Don't buy it
2) Put a different faceplate/sticker on it.

Amen.

It's called freedom of choice.
God bless America.

 

[Dawn]

So, the OP is a troll and concurred with other posters.

Interesting. I'm one of the few members that have tried to keep a technical and professional aspect to this board despite the myrids of drive bys asking the same idiotic questions that can easily be answered by a quick search. If this is what the board wants with a level of abject ignorance, that's fine with me. I'm not going to let the door hit me in the ***. Let the ignorance reign supreme and let the blind continue to lead the blind. Maybe Snake needs to lead this board and the minions that follow the old canards of golden screwdriver work. Troll no more.
QRT.

 

[mancow]

Nah, we're just getting tired of those whose hobby is trolling for coveted victim status. The table is slowly spinning. Simple as that.

 

[fourthhorseman]

So,I ponder, Lil Darlin,
What part of this aesthetic aspect deems it to be -Technical-

Your professionalism is questionable.

If the majority opinion is to each their own and freedom of speech is
indeed there to protect those who would be harassed by some for
daring to offend someone..

I have no ill feelings regarding the stars and bars. I do not feel its a icon
of hate. Rather an icon that some that are hateful adopted.

Hitler adopted the swastika though it was around some 5000 years before the Nazi's..

Should all these other cultures disavow their heritage because of a small slice of
society.

You chose to engage in this debate,now your sour because we chose not to share
your opinion. So we are now labeled. If you do not like the freedom to express yourself.
Than chose not to.Your also free to do that. But we are free to disagree. And it does
indeed seem that your opinion is not shared.

 

[peterwo2e]

kanye is the worse person to use as an example. of the top most stupid entertainers this guy has to be at the top. i'm sure kanye never understood or knows what is that flag he carries in his coat means. i hear he is still traying to figure out who put those little holes in the condom.

 

[mikewazowski]

I think this thread is done for obvious reasons.