Weather Channel will stop using
'racially insensitive' term 'Dixie Alley'
for tornado-prone region of the South
Posted By: NorthernDog, 3/19/2021 9:31:14 PM
The Weather Channel on Friday announced it will no longer use the term "Dixie Alley" on its television network. The term describes the region of the southern U.S. that's prone to deadly tornado outbreaks. ''Effective immediately, we will discontinue use of the racially-insensitive term ‘Dixie Alley’ – and I call on others in the industry to do the same,” Byron Allen – CEO of Allen Media Group, parent company of The Weather Channel television network – said in a statement. “We must all work harder to become ONE America,” he added. "Dixie” is a nickname given to the 11 southern
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Dixie cups must be next on the chopping block.