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REVEALED: England rugby fans could be BANNED from singing the iconic 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot' song because it originated among slaves in America 150 years ago
UK Daily Mail ^ | June 18, 2020 | Will Kelleher and Jack Elsom

Posted on 06/18/2020 10:59:39 AM PDT by C19fan

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To: V_TWIN

Many of theses slavery songs had a double meaning, like a code to other slaves.


61 posted on 06/18/2020 12:19:05 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: hanamizu

Heh, choices...choices.

Isn’t there a third choice involving total devastating destruction to the stadium and drawing and quartering of all opposing fans?


62 posted on 06/18/2020 12:48:07 PM PDT by rlmorel ("Truth is Treason in the Empire of Lies"- George Orwell)
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To: rlmorel

This is rugby. Hooligans are at soccer matches.


63 posted on 06/18/2020 1:04:44 PM PDT by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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To: C19fan

“When the Saints Go Marching In”


64 posted on 06/18/2020 1:08:42 PM PDT by DeplorableGirl
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To: C19fan

Half of black gospel music has ancient origins.


65 posted on 06/18/2020 1:16:54 PM PDT by MrChips ("To wisdom belongs the apprehension of eternal things." - St. Augustine)
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To: C19fan

National security = green light to side step Constitution and basic rights guaranteed therein.

Racism/sexism/xenophobia/homophobia = green light to censor.

Global Warming and other enviro scams = drivers for socialist agenda, raise taxes, massive subsidies to mega-corporations.

You need to get with the newspeak man!


66 posted on 06/18/2020 1:20:51 PM PDT by Red6
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To: Dr. Sivana

About 20 years ago, there was objection on Campuses to the word ‘picnic’, because it had some obscure association with racism, which I can’t recall now. Nobody I talked with had ever heard of it, and that one quietly slipped away.


67 posted on 06/18/2020 1:36:23 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: ladyjane

I think it is real. It is so absurd it is hard to believe but...a simple search shows a lot of stories

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86071868/1890-06-20/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=1836&index=10&rows=20&words=bait+crocodile+Crocodile&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1922&proxtext=%22crocodile+bait%22&y=19&x=18&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1908-06-13/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1836&sort=relevance&rows=20&words=ALLIGATORS+BAITS&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=16&state=&date2=1922&proxtext=Alligator+bait&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=4


68 posted on 06/18/2020 2:09:34 PM PDT by RummyChick (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYXYfdsaHxg)
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To: rlmorel

Haven’t heard of rugby hooligans. Soccer hooligans, of course.


69 posted on 06/19/2020 10:29:13 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

Hahaha...one might say it is a distinction without a difference, but suspect (for a reason unknown to me) that rugby fans may be ideologically different from soccer fans...:)

Just a feeling!


70 posted on 06/19/2020 12:08:54 PM PDT by rlmorel ("Truth is Treason in the Empire of Lies"- George Orwell)
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