“An Attack On American Identity”: NFL Fans Bitterly React To Inclusion Of “Divisive” Black National Anthem At Super Bowl

American Tribune ^ | February 13, 2023 | Staff

[Roccus]

...you can boogie-woogie (dance) to it.

[Songcraft]

"It is INTENDED to divide, not unite. If we cannot stand at the same song, salute the same flag, love the same sets of standards, we are not united. We are UNtied."


I agree with you completely.   We should have just one National Anthem, for ALL Americans.

The lyrics of that song seem innocuous, and I don't know if they announced that song as the "Black National Anthem" at the game or not, as I was not there, and did not watch it on TV, but the song has been portrayed and promoted as the black national anthem in numerous places prior to the game, and for a long time now.   Here are a couple examples, documented on FR threads from before the game.

     "NFL to Play 'Black National Anthem' at Super Bowl LVII"

     "CNN’s Don Lemon sings song known as Black national anthem on air ahead of Super Bowl"

(In that second thread, it says that CNN's Don Lemon actually sang that song several days ago on TV, and called it the black national anthem.   I'm glad I missed that too, but it illustrates that that song is widely referred to as the "black national anthem", and has been for some time.)

Very divisive.

[Syncro]

1st time inside

Once pre recorded and second time sung outside.

[Syncro]

When I first saw the white outfits, I thought it looked like the KKK.

Then I noticed they were hoodies and not pointed hoods.

The sexual posturing by the guys in front of the red clad singer was gross.

Man-Twerking???

[N. Theknow]

The NFL has sideline slogans saying, “End Racism” and “It takes all of us” and then they pull crap like this!

[GTM01]

“If you’re saying you want racial quotas on football teams then I don’t agree with you. Pick the best players, regardless of race.

Also, if the leagues allow biological males to play on girls and women’s sports teams, it will ruin girl’s/women’s sports.”

. . . Pick the best players, regardless of race. . . I agree wholeheartedly. I don’t want racial quotas for anything (especially within our government) - it will ruin it!