The Star Spangled Banner national anthem is racist per NAACP

[oleDirtyBast4rd]

NAACP should STFU and just throw on Whitney killing it, and enjoy.

Chills my dude! From a time when patriotism was alive and well

 

[oleDirtyBast4rd]

Why? It's gibberish.

Everyone else seems to have one that talks about happiness and friendship and warm fuzzy stuff like that, or at least talks about hope. Ours is about our flag getting bombed and someone unsure if it's still there.

It's about the little guy standing up to the big guy and declaring his freedom. The flag standing was a symbol of hope for our new nation.

 

[HOLA]

I'm not analysing it for literary content, just how it sounds.

Oh.

Well in that case. I nominate...

 

[HOLA]

It's about the little guy standing up to the big guy and declaring his freedom. The flag standing was a symbol of hope for our new nation.

Shouldn't it then be more optimistic than "holy shit it got bombed the fuck out of! Is it still there? Anybody know?"

 

[Gazwald]

I've said it for years now. They should replace all national anthems with this:

 

[CamelSpotter]

Only two countries in the world have a national anthem that does not actually have the words of the country in the anthem: USA & the Netherlands

That is a great little piece of trivia.

I really thought so too, until I realised that the pompous greek one doesn't contain the country name (though the adjective "Greeks" is there, so maybe that counts) and I think that's the case with the Marseillaise, the UK doesn't mention it among the king/queen nonsense, if I recall correctly, the Spanish one doesn't have lyrics, Cyprus doesn't have a national anthem (well, the greek one is used).

All in all I'd bet there's a bunch of exceptions to this unfortunately. Though I should mention that I looked up the anthems of the 4-5 countries I can name starting with "A" and they all did contain the name.

 

[oleDirtyBast4rd]

Shouldn't it then be more optimistic than "holy shit it got bombed the fuck out of! Is it still there? Anybody know?"

Lol you look at it so simply. We are to answer that question ourselves every time we hear it. It's become a beautifully rhetorical question

 

[HOLA]

Lol you look at it so simply. We are to answer that question ourselves every time we hear it. It's become a beautifully rhetorical question

I dunno. Last I saw it Tomi Lahren was wearing it for Halloween. I think it's gone.

 

[pinger]

Oh.

Well in that case. I nominate...

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[ShinkanPo]

I prefer this anthem

Sounds like the Ivan Drago version sounds more grand I also love how the composer voiced the harmonies it is so well balanced. I think it is why its pleasing to the ears and lots of people love it.

 

[oleDirtyBast4rd]

I dunno. Last I saw it Tomi Lahren was wearing it for Halloween. I think it's gone.

Go back to trolling. Your questions have been answered

 

[KnightTemplar]

This is actually nothing new, it's one of those things that pops up every few years. People talk about it for a couple days, then the discussion goes away for a few years.

Basically we sing the first stanza from an existing poem. There are four more stanzas that are not sang as part of the anthem, that contain some questionable language.

So their issue is with the original poem, not the lyrics we actually sing.

Here is the entire poem, the 3rd stanza is where they have a problem:

The same argument is made about God Save the Queen, which in it's original version included the line, "Rebelious Scots to crush". The fact that A)it's no longer part of the official song and B)the vast majority of Scots couldn't give a fuck anyway isn't enough for some people

For the record, I hate GSTQ because it's a fucking boring dirge of a song, not for any percieved racial insult

 

[Metusalemi]

Bunch of philistines ITT.

 

[nhbbear]

Just something stupid to find complaint in. Oh say can you go fuck yourself.

 

[loyalyolayal]

I really thought so too, until I realised that the pompous greek one doesn't contain the country name (though the adjective "Greeks" is there, so maybe that counts) and I think that's the case with the Marseillaise, the UK doesn't mention it among the king/queen nonsense, if I recall correctly, the Spanish one doesn't have lyrics, Cyprus doesn't have a national anthem (well, the greek one is used).

All in all I'd bet there's a bunch of exceptions to this unfortunately. Though I should mention that I looked up the anthems of the 4-5 countries I can name starting with "A" and they all did contain the name.

Philippian anthem doesn't either. Also, the US was an english drinking song. I just find it funny that adapting a song from your oppressors and turning it into your national anthem.

 

[VivaRevolution]

I actually vote to remove the national anthem because it is shit music, and we can do better.

How about Willie Guthrie this land is my land.

 

[Snake_Plissken]

What's next? Confederate graves?

 

[Cooz]

It really is utter dogshit for poetry. "Oh say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming" is pretty good imo, but then it just falls the fuck apart into choppy, poorly chosen words and awkward phrasing with consonants that are trying to kill each other.

Where is the dislike button?

You hold your tongue!

 

[BangersAndSmash]

The Whitney Houston version is well and good, but no one does it like Jimi.

 

[peytonlucy]

Will never forget that performance.

The perfect start to a game which my Giants won in dramatic fashion.

RIP Whitney.

She’s lip syncing a prerecorded studio performance

NAACP stands for having a racial viewpoint. The name of their game is to see things in those terms. Whatever undermines whitey.

I’m still waiting for the NAACP to renounce tainted government assistance.