Face It, Lady Antebellum Has Always Sucked

In fact, from the very beginning.

The country group Lady Antebellum made headlines recently when they announced they would be changing their name from Lady Antebellum to “Lady A” in recognition of the fact that Antebellum, as a word, is steeped in racist and specifically pre-civil-war ugliness.

However, as it turns out, “Lady A” was not their name to take — A Black Blues singer named Anita White has been using the name for 20+ years. So what does the band formerly known as Lady Antebellum do? They sue White for the name citing that “they have held the copyright for a decade” and asking for pity.

This entire debacle, that has been playing itself out in the media cycle within the entertainment industry, brings me back to the main point...

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