Could be worse. Do you watch Top Gear? They went through Alabama with things like "Country music is rubbish" and "Man love is OK" on their cars. Ended up getting pelted with rocks though some say it was staged.
I don't think its staged. I had a couple asian freinds in my truck, and I drove through Alabama. At a gas station, the youngest of us was held at knife point in the bathroom.... I swear I never hit anyone as hard as I hit that guy.