NASCAR officials are refusing to allow professional golfer Bubba Watson to drive the ‘General Lee’ car at Phoenix as originally planned over ‘concerns about a negative reaction to an image of the Confederate flag on its roof.’ This is another example of cultural discrimination against the Southern people. NASCAR would bend over backwards to appease any other cultural or national group but the people from whose culture NASCAR actually arose are spit on once again. Officials said they want to be more ‘inclusive,’ which in the politically-correct language we now have come to expect from NASCAR actually means to discriminate against Southerners. Watson, apparently under pressure, has also distanced himself from the most recognised symbol of Dixie, saying ‘Obviously, I don’t stand for the Confederate flag.’ Apparently no one associated with NASCAR in any official capacity stands for the Southern people and their flag. Meanwhile, of course, NASCAR continues to promote public adoration of the symbols of the government which killed hundreds of thousands of Southerners and militarily denied Southerners their right of self-determination. Even given NASCAR’s very pro-Southern history, it certainly makes one wonder why any self-respecting Southerner would want anything to do with it today. NASCAR and track officials canceled plans to have pro golfer Bubba Watson drive the “General Lee,” the car from the television series “The Dukes of Hazzard,” at Phoenix International Raceway next month because of concerns about a negative reaction to an image of the Confederate flag on its roof. Watson was scheduled to drive the bright orange 1969 Dodge Charger on a parade lap before the March 4 Sprint Cup series race at Phoenix. The car has a large Confederate flag on its roof, just as it did when it appeared on the show. “The image of the Confederate flag is not something that should play an official role in our sport as we continue to reach out to new fans and make NASCAR more inclusive,” NASCAR spokesman David Higdon said in a statement Friday. Higdon said it was a joint decision by officials with NASCAR, the racetrack, and track ownership group International Speedway Corp. Watson, who recently drove the car to the Phoenix Open golf tournament, wrote Thursday on Twitter: “Sorry to say @nascar won’t let me drive The General Lee at the @PhoenixRaceway !!! #dreamcrushed.” While the flag may not be welcome in an official capacity in NASCAR, it often can be seen flying from fans’ vehicles in racetrack infields, even as the series has tried to distance itself from it. Click here for the full article