Kid Rock Responds to Calls to Stop Displaying the Confederate Flag: ‘Kiss My A–‘

Detroit native Kid Rock bows to no one, including the protesters who want him to stop displaying the Confederate flag at his concerts. Instead of complying with their requests, he has strong words for those offended by his use of the flag: "Kiss my a--."

As the Fox News broadcasters in the segment above explain, the non-profit civil rights organization National Action Network has asked that the country rocker consider taking the flag off his stage permanently. About a dozen protesters met at the Detroit Historical Museum -- which features an exhibit on Rock -- earlier this week to protest the singer's use of the controversial flag.

“How in the hell can Kid Rock represent Detroit and wave that flag just generating millions and millions in ticket sales — a flag that represents genocide to most of Detroit?” National Action Network director Sam Riddle asks.

Rev. Charles Williams II, president of the group's Michigan chapter, called Kid Rock “the hometown hero who is a zero with the Confederate flag.”

Rock offered a written statement to Fox News host Megyn Kelly, who read it on air: “Please tell the people protesting to kiss my … ask me some questions.”

The singer has addressed the controversy before. In 2011, at the 56th annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner, Rock said, "I've never flown that flag with hate in my heart, not one ounce." He also stated that he uses it as an homage to Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd and concluded by saying, "I love America, I love Detroit, and I love black people!"

The use of the Confederate flag has been an especially sensitive subject due to the tragic shootings at Charleston, S.C.'s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17. Six men and three women were killed. Big and Rich's John Rich has spoken out in favor of removing the flag from government buildings, specifically in South Carolina, and Charlie Daniels has also voiced his opinion.