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National anthem singer takes a knee while performing at Brooklyn Nets game
Washington Examiner ^
| 10/20/17
| Katie Leach
Posted on 10/20/2017 7:37:06 PM PDT by markomalley
After performing the national anthem at Friday night's Brooklyn Nets game, singer Justine Skye took a knee in the latest installment of the ongoing demonstration.
Skye knelt specifically during the line "and the home of the brave," according to reports.
However, according to the Associated Press, the demonstration wasn't well received among fans. Skye reportedly received more boos than cheers for her stunt.
Shortly after her performance at the Nets' home opening game, Skye posted on Instagram a clip of her kneeling with the caption, "Got a bit shaky at the end.. was pretty uneasy about singing the anthem and probably won't ever be invited to sing it again but I had to take a knee for the opening game in my city and let my voice be heard. We will not be silenced #blacklivesmatter."
The singer's actions come after weeks of national controversy over a handful of NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem in protest. President Trump has repeatedly voiced his disdain for the act.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; US: New York
KEYWORDS: blm; boycottnba; boycottnfl; nba
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To: markomalley
“Look at me, I’m in the news!”
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posted on
10/20/2017 7:38:35 PM PDT
by
mrsmith
(Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
To: markomalley
Black communists think they matter.
Trust me, you don’t.
To: markomalley
These people act like basketball and football are killing black people, instead of what the truth is, that black people are killing black people.
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posted on
10/20/2017 7:39:25 PM PDT
by
Bodleian_Girl
(Check out James Wood on Twitter - it's great! @realjameswoods)
To: markomalley
I know this report is #FakeNews because it says many of the fans booed.
The Brooklyn Nets don't have any fans. :-P
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posted on
10/20/2017 7:40:28 PM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
("Tell them to stand!" -- President Trump, 9/23/2017)
To: markomalley
Fired. Not paid. Sue me and go freak yourself.
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posted on
10/20/2017 7:40:53 PM PDT
by
fhayek
To: markomalley
That Skye is mighty turbulent.
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posted on
10/20/2017 7:41:04 PM PDT
by
lightman
(ANTIFA is full of Bolshevik.)
To: fhayek
I’ve been boycotting the NBA for years.
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posted on
10/20/2017 7:41:21 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: markomalley
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posted on
10/20/2017 7:41:49 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: markomalley
if every game or public event would begin with the crowd being led in singing the national anthem, the entire atmosphere would change for the better.Many of these celebrities don’t sing it well anyway. Maybe FR can get the ball rolling.
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posted on
10/20/2017 7:45:20 PM PDT
by
elpadre
(AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
To: markomalley
So what did this idiot prove? He has no idea why he was kneeling or what it meant. These anti-christian communists are trying to turn a sign of prayer into a symbol of protest. Kneeling has never been a posture of protest. Kneeling is for praying to our lord.
To: markomalley
The left is trying to destroy all sports.
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posted on
10/20/2017 7:47:25 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
To: Bodleian_Girl
I think that’s true. I also think that they have totally forgotten that sports etc. are distractions. They’re entertainment.
It’s like a performer saying ‘Hey, look at me, buy my stuff’ while giving the buyer the middle finger.
From pro sports to subculture sports — how the Left destroyed the sports fabric of America.
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posted on
10/20/2017 7:51:02 PM PDT
by
Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: mrsmith
Look at me, Im in the news!But only for 15 minutes.
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posted on
10/20/2017 7:51:09 PM PDT
by
Mark17
(Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
To: MtnClimber
That’s generally what the Left does....destroy things and people.
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posted on
10/20/2017 7:52:29 PM PDT
by
ealgeone
To: markomalley
If Black Lives Matter so much to you, why don’t you go to Shitcago and act a a human shield for the slaughtered black innocents being murdered by BLACK gangbangers.
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posted on
10/20/2017 7:53:30 PM PDT
by
wetgundog
(Mainstream Media, Lying Liars Lying.)
To: markomalley
"Forgive them lord, for they know not what they do." In the interim, these clowns should be laughed and mocked off the stage. They are just stupid, going along with the crowd. We are here:Francis A. Schaeffer has argued, If there are no absolutes by which to judge society, then society is absolute. Francis Schaeffer, How Shall We Then Live? (Old Tappan NJ: Fleming H Revell Company, 1976), p. 224.
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posted on
10/20/2017 7:54:34 PM PDT
by
Fungi
(What the hell is a fungus?)
To: Fungi
Are you really a fungi expert?
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posted on
10/20/2017 7:57:16 PM PDT
by
Bodleian_Girl
(Check out James Wood on Twitter - it's great! @realjameswoods)
To: Bodleian_Girl
These people act like basketball and football are killing black people, instead of what the truth is, that black people are killing black people.Indeed.
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posted on
10/20/2017 8:04:50 PM PDT
by
Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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