NEW YORK, N.Y. – Trace Adkins wore an earpiece decorated like the Confederate flag when he performed for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting but says he meant no offence by it.
Adkins appeared with the earpiece on a nationally televised special for the lighting on Wednesday. Some regard the flag as a racist symbol and criticized Adkins in Twitter postings.
Get daily National news
But in a statement released Thursday, the Louisiana native called himself a proud American who objects to any oppression and says the flag represents his Southern heritage.
He noted he’s a descendant of Confederate soldiers and says he did not intend offence by wearing it.
Adkins – on a USO tour in Japan – also called for the preservation of America’s battlefields and an “honest conversation about the country’s history.”
___
Online:
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.