I stop short at demanding the song be made illegal. That will violate free speech. However, there is only 1 national anthem. A âBlack National Anthemâ does nothing but keep dividing people. IF thatâs the goal, well done. We are divided.
Have you ever actually heard the black national anthem?
Do you also feel like Black History month divides?
Well, blame our racist history, because that is the reason why the African American community had to create things to uplift themselves from an oppressive majority.
I READ THIS STUFF AND THINK, YALL NEED A CLASS ON THIS HISTORY.
Looks like you are the one that needs the history lesson. The Star Spangled Banner became the official NATIONAL Anthem in 1931. âNationalâ as in everybody. You donât like it? Take it up with Wilson.
How many national anthems should we have? Do we need a Jewish-American national anthem? Latino-American national anthem? Italian-American national anthem? How many?
Any time you single out a group, itâs devisive.
Itâs decisive at best. Racist at worst.
Someone has proposed a bill to make this song the âNational Hymnâ.
Iâm surprised it came that late. Interesting.
I was too. It was written LONG before that, but it became official then.
Was it a big deal before that?
I think so. It was used by the various branches of the military. Wilson (I accidentally said Hoover earlier. I need to fix that) signed an executive order making it official in 1931.
As big as the other songs that we have but there were a handful that would be played as an official song depending on who was organizing the event and their tastes.
The Black National Anthem though was adopted in 1919 by the NAACP years before than the SSB was selected as the official anthem in 1931. But it doesnât take a rocket scientist to understand why Black people had their own national traditions including an anthem in 1919.
One of your dates is off because Wilson is dead before 1931
Before 1931, according to wikipediaâŠ
" Before 1931, other songs served as the hymns of U.S. officialdom. âHail, Columbiaâ served this purpose at official functions for most of the 19th century. âMy Country, 'Tis of Theeâ, whose melody is identical to âGod Save the Kingâ, the United Kingdomâs national anthem,[37] also served as a de facto national anthem.[38] Following the War of 1812 and subsequent U.S. wars, other songs emerged to compete for popularity at public events, among them âAmerica the Beautifulâ, which itself was being considered before 1931 as a candidate to become the national anthem of the United States.[39]"
lmao⊠so the NAACP is racist. Thatâs surprisingly not a novel take among certain people with certain beliefs.
I think UK has multiple anthemsâŠat various times. New Zealand has 2âŠ
Other British anthemsEdit · England generally uses âGod Save the Kingâ, but âJerusalemâ, âRule, Britannia!â and âLand of Hope and Gloryâ have also been used.
(alternatively "God Save the Queen " when the monarch is female)
Not sure why this matters so much; Iâm open to change and evolution, much as popular music has changed and evolved over time (1940s to now). Guess this is one more thing that the right gets worked up over. lol
Itâs very divisive and promotes segregationâŠthereâs only one real anthemâŠthe rest are fake
I think the hypocrisy comes from both sides to an extent. You can say Colinâs skill set wasnât worthy of being on an active roster, but he practically was blackballed from the NFL when he couldâve easily made a team as a second or third string QB.
If you think the NFL wouldâve treated Colin in 2023 the same way they did in 2016 youâre naive. But I also understand that the political polarization of the country at the time of Colinâs protest was only the beginning (aka beginning of Trump era)
There were many leftists that were upset about Colin kneeling at the time. However, in 2023 he wouldâve received more American support in my opinion
There is no hyphenated national anthem. Its just a song, not anyoneâs national anthem, and I donât stand for it.
Why do you care? Serious question.
I think the argument by the opposition is that continuous display of black oppression movements only further victimizes black people, which in turn reinforces the idea that black people are inferior.
black oppression movements undeniably led to progression in racial equality and systemic equality for black people (though the contrast still exists), but I think the question is when does it end if we reach a point of total equality?