Report: NFL to play Black national anthem before 'The Star-Spangled Banner' at Week 1

[Tahuyaman]

....but can we all agree FREE BIRD is the national anthem of Rock N Roll?...

No. Comfortably Numb.

[Standing Wolf]

A "Black National Anthem".
So now they are seceding and no longer want to be Americans?
...and how arrogant of them to think black Americans speak for the entire race of black people all over the globe.

These morons do not even speak for all black Americans.


...but can we all agree FREE BIRD is the national anthem of Rock N Roll?


As a side note, I always thought America the Beautiful was a much more inspirational song.

Before Game 2 of the 2001 World Series in Phoenix, they had Ray Charles with his piano out on the field to play 'America the Beautiful'. This was six weeks after 9-11 and there were flags and color guards from all the Services there on the field, as well. We were sitting along the third base line and so got a fairly closeup view. At one point Ray said something like "I wish I had someone to sing this song with me" and the crowd joined in. Inspirational isn't a strong enough word.

On the way home I was listening to a call-in sports talk radio show and some total doofus called in to complain that he'd "almost walked out when they played 'that other song' instead of the Star Spangled Banner".

[MMC]

Before Game 2 of the 2001 World Series in Phoenix, they had Ray Charles with his piano out on the field to play 'America the Beautiful'. This was six weeks after 9-11 and there were flags and color guards from all the Services there on the field, as well. We were sitting along the third base line and so got a fairly closeup view. At one point Ray said something like "I wish I had someone to sing this song with me" and the crowd joined in. Inspirational isn't a strong enough word.

On the way home I was listening to a call-in sports talk radio show and some total doofus called in to complain that he'd "almost walked out when they played 'that other song' instead of the Star Spangled Banner".

Most in the country wouldn't have any problem with America the Beautiful, even if sung by someone other than Ray Charles. But then that is not the same thing that the NFL is doing with this Black National Anthem.

[Omar]

I don't have a problem with them playing the Black National Anthem, but it does raise a few questions:

1) How does this promote unity?
2) So the athletes are going to stand respectfully for the black national anthem, then they're going to kneel in protest of the regular national anthem?
3) If this is the black national anthem, does that mean the Star Spangled Banner is the white national anthem?
4) If someone kneels for the black national anthem, is anyone going to be offended?

[Standing Wolf]

I don't have a problem with them playing the Black National Anthem, but it does raise a few questions:

1) How does this promote unity?
2) So the athletes are going to stand respectfully for the black national anthem, then they're going to kneel in protest of the regular national anthem?
3) If this is the black national anthem, does that mean the Star Spangled Banner is the white national anthem?
4) If someone kneels for the black national anthem, is anyone going to be offended?

Of course not, it wouldn't surprise me, maybe but probably not, and what do you think?

[MMC]

I don't have a problem with them playing the Black National Anthem, but it does raise a few questions:

1) How does this promote unity?
2) So the athletes are going to stand respectfully for the black national anthem, then they're going to kneel in protest of the regular national anthem?
3) If this is the black national anthem, does that mean the Star Spangled Banner is the white national anthem?
4) If someone kneels for the black national anthem, is anyone going to be offended?

How does it promote unity.....it doesn't.

Yes they will stand for the BNA then kneel for the Real National Anthem.


Its looking that way.


Yes.....BLM will be offended. So they wont take a knee for the BNA.

[Omar]

Of course not, it wouldn't surprise me, maybe but probably not, and what do you think?

I didn't think so, I'm sure they will, of course not, yes for sure.

Yes.....BLM will be offended. So they wont take a knee for the BNA.

No one's going to kneel for the BNA, and if they did they would likely be tossed out as a racist.

Honestly, there's not really a reason to kneel for the BNA anyway. But I wonder if they would then know what it feels like, and realize why kneeling for the national anthem is offensive to some. Because they keep saying no one has any right to be offended because it's supposedly not about the flag anyway, which is a lie - or to give the benefit of the doubt, an error.

[MMC]

I didn't think so, I'm sure they will, of course not, yes for sure.

No one's going to kneel for the BNA, and if they did they would likely be tossed out as a racist.

Honestly, there's not really a reason to kneel for the BNA anyway. But I wonder if they would then know what it feels like, and realize why kneeling for the national anthem is offensive to some. Because they keep saying no one has any right to be offended because it's supposedly not about the flag anyway, which is a lie - or to give the benefit of the doubt, an error.

Of course they wont take a knee for the BNA.....well to them its not about the Flag. Its about the Founding of this Country. That which they want to tear down.

[Tahuyaman]

Before Game 2 of the 2001 World Series in Phoenix, they had Ray Charles with his piano out on the field to play 'America the Beautiful'. This was six weeks after 9-11 and there were flags and color guards from all the Services there on the field, as well. We were sitting along the third base line and so got a fairly closeup view. At one point Ray said something like "I wish I had someone to sing this song with me" and the crowd joined in. Inspirational isn't a strong enough word.

On the way home I was listening to a call-in sports talk radio show and some total doofus called in to complain that he'd "almost walked out when they played 'that other song' instead of the Star Spangled Banner".

Ray Charles was an entertainer who transcended race. People like him come around once in a lifetime.