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A Philadelphia-based band is making headlines after being replaced by an ACDC cover band at a Pennsylvania festival
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And the frontman of Low Cut Connie says it wasn't about the music, it was about the politics
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The band was scheduled to perform at Rockin' the River in Wilkes-Barre Friday
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but lead singer Adam Weiner says the festival pulled the plug, and possibly because of his openness on diversity and inclusion
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I truly, truly believe in diversity. It is the American way. I also use the word inclusion. People don't like that word, but I will continue to use it because everyone is welcome at a Low Cut Connie show
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That message is front and center in their new song, Living in the USA
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Living in the USA, but it ain't my home. That speaks to the terror, the unease, the fear that so many people in the United States are experiencing right now because of these ice raids that are absolutely inhumane and anti-American
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A Luzerne County spokesperson told Fox News Digital the festival should be free of politics and propaganda
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But a local leader is still offering the band a stage. The mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania told a local outlet he's rolling out the red carpet for the band
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hoping they can perform during one of their Friday concert series, saying, quote
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we don't discriminate against bands for whatever political views they might have
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While fans support Low Cut Connie's decisions to constantly speak out about inclusion and diversity
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critics pointed out that the band was one of many who pulled out of their acts at the Kennedy Center
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following President Trump's leadership changes. With Straight Arrow News, I'm Kennedy Felton
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