Shut Up and Sing

There's a new movie coming out called Shut Up and Sing. It's about freedom of speech and how the Dixie Chicks were criticized and made to pay a price for expressing their views of the president. The big question on this site is, should there be limits on free speech? I've commented on this before, but I gather the movie's answer is yes. Apparently the Chicks' criticism should be totally free and open, but anyone who disagrees should shut up and listen to the music (a more apt title for the film?) rather than use their freedom of speech to reply.

On a side and irrelevant note, I see the Chicks have cleaned up their image a bit. The site has several copies of an old EW cover picture of the group covered in various phrases like "traitor" and "boycott." What's interesting is the original image had the ladies nude with hands and legs strategically positioned. For the movie, someone has helpfully added some towels over the ladies. Not relevant, just funny.