And Shani Davis couldn’t bring himself to put his hand on his heart during our national anthem.
Well he is from Chicago.........
This is a pet peeve of mine; the idea that one puts one's hands over one's heart during the National Anthem. I grew up in the fifties and sixties, living exclusively on military installations, at a time when respect for the National Anthem was considered absolutely obligatory, and I was never schooled to do so; simply to stand at attention respectfully and face the flag. Placing the hand over the heart is a symbol of one's fealty to a pledge or an oath, not respect.
Wait a minute. You'e supposed to remove your hat and place your right hand over your heart for the Pledge of Allegience. Not the National Anthem.
The confusion comes in because you see on military installations that personnel will salute when in uniform or otherwise stand at attention during colors, during which the Star Spangled Banner is played. It's the flag we're honoring; not the song.
I would expect the athletes and those in the audience to do the same thing. Stand respectfully while the national flag is raised.