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Confederate flags raised at country fest in Canada
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The festival has two sides to its reputation: many believe it is the pinnacle of country music experiences, with this year’s lineup including Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean and Blake Shelton. But others decry the festival as an event where predominantly young white people gather to have wild orgies, consume mind-altering substances, and commit assault.
Prior to the event, Craven spokesperson Kim Blevins issued statements to local media asking campers to not bring the flags. When asked for comment about participants’ disregard of that request, Blevins said, “If that’s how they want to be reflected, it’s their choice… It’s not illegal. We can’t ask them to leave.”
“As soon as we put it up, people over here,” he gestured to a nearby site, “came over and called me an asshole, and I agreed with them.” Devin clarified he doesn’t really think he is an asshole though. He also declared he’s not racist and brought up Darian Durant—quarterback of the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders. Devin stated, “Darian Durant could come and sit with us and have a ****in’ beer, and I’d happily give him one.” Incidentally, Darian Durant was born in South Carolina.
“[At a] festival like this, I don’t think anything is out of the ordinary.” There were 63 arrests total this year and 96 last year. For comparison, Coachella 2015 had 226 arrests with about 100,000 tickets sold.
Last year, one sexual assault was reported at Craven with two reported in 2013. Reported, of course, being a keyword. Some girls we spoke with said they felt uncomfortable being alone at the festival. Kay, 16, said, “As long as you stay in groups of three or more and don’t walk by yourself, you’re safe.”
There’s a joke in Saskatchewan about Craven babies—babies conceived during the festival. And there are jokes about the accompanying flood of sexually transmitted infections.
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http://noisey.vice.com/en_ca/blog/we...untry-jamboree
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