O say can’t you see it’s time to stop playing the national anthem before sporting events? -
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I knew things were going to get really bad when football, truly the last thing in American culture that brought everyone together, now had yet another political schism of the woke verus un-woke, there was literally nothing left after that and it's no wonder almost 4 years later after Kaepernick first took the knee things are as bad as they are.
It didn't entirely start with him either, remember when Beyonce was dressed as a Black Panther at the 2016 super bowl? That was an early warning sign.
It didn't entirely start with him either, remember when Beyonce was dressed as a Black Panther at the 2016 super bowl? That was an early warning sign.
Lmao "if you don't like arbitrarily listening to the national anthem before a bunch of men play with inflated balls you must hate your country!"
Dubu Kimchi
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It has played at most every organized sporting event that I've attended or played in (back in high school), some of them times they had the anthem and the pledge of allegiance.
Drunk and Pour
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Looks like I'm not watching football this year. They don't have to stand, and I don't have to tune in. Also, cops should protest these sporting events by not working security detail.
Billy "the Bot" Bobson
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When the teams are ostensibly representing states within the country, for the benefit of the people of the county, with a vast majority of the stadiums they play on being funded and promoted by the local governments, it's much more than arbitrary.
FaramirG
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Yes. Every game, in every sport (and I think that for the Canadian teams they play the Canadian anthem too). Also in the NFL and some MLB games, they have the Air Force flying bombers over the stadium while soldiers in uniform hold a giant American flag. It's all a little weird.
Replace the National Anthem with a random Kendrick Lamar song. That will send a message.
Or I could go full fedora and suggest replacing it with Deicide’s Fuck Your God.
Or I could go full fedora and suggest replacing it with Deicide’s Fuck Your God.
Super-Chevy454
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We could go a bit further back in time, the first seeds was planted by Janet Jackson with the "nipplegate". Ironic to see Janet converting to Islam years later.
Let's see how they'll react if we play the national anthem of Haiti or South Africa pre-1994.
Really though? I don't see her titty popping out as a political statement.
What do you mean by that?
Super-Chevy454
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Maybe her titty popping might not be an accident and she wanted to tease the religious right.
The Gag Knuckle
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Hey you might be the doofus to ask - when people do that blustery "well then throw 'em out!" rhetoric, where is it you actually envision them going to? What country is designated to happily accept planeloads of insuffienctly patriotic Americans?
Ughubughughughughughghlug
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It gets tiring to have to love your country twice a week?
PS1gamenwatch
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They could do this:
most football teams have their own anthems.
They played the national anthem before fucking Woodstock. What happened where the fragile woke masses of today believe less in America than the dirty unwashed hippies of the fucking civil rights era?
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Or the hymn-like version of Aeon's "God Gives Head in Heaven" that was a hidden bonus track.
Yup. Believe the NFL will pay for their buttsnorkeling BLM. Can see a LOT of pissed-off people screaming at the players. coaches and staff who kneel for the national anthem. Can see even more people, like me, totally avoiding the National Fuckedup League. And should Major League Baseball players/managers/staff kneel for the national anthem, you'll see an exodus from baseball.
I don't give flying fuck one what the kneelers say. Kneeling for the national anthem is highly disrespectful of the anthem, the flag, and the nation. On base the national anthem is played in the base movie theater before each show. Everyone, regardless of color, stands for the anthem. People of all races have fought and died for our country, so some can kneel and disrespect our country. The kneelers claim they have the "right" to express themselves in this manner, but fans also have the right to change the channel and find something else to watch.
Once again, the kneelers just fuck themselves. People who might otherwise support making changes to policing will just walk away.
IMO national anthems should be reserved for inter-national matches and national championship matches. You don't need it to be played in every regular season game, reserve the anthem for matches with big stakes to them. Though, i'm of the opinion there needs to be more regional songs to be used in less important matches.
Does it really mean anything though if people are forced to stand? It's fake. I do like the idea of only having it on special occassions, although as a Penguins fan, I'd miss Jeff Jimerson. It's like when you're a kid and you say the Pledge -- were you really thinking about it? Or were you thinking about the rest of your day, like did you do your homework, did you study enough for your math test, would your crush notice you, etc. It becomes a habit.
And in my opinion, Hendrix's version of it was the best EVER. Metallica came close, but nobody can quite touch it. You shouldn't be allowed to kneel for Metallica.
And in my opinion, Hendrix's version of it was the best EVER. Metallica came close, but nobody can quite touch it. You shouldn't be allowed to kneel for Metallica.
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