Posted on 02/13/2023 7:09:17 AM PST by Fiji Hill
The song, a Christian hymn honoring the birthday of Republican President Abraham Lincoln, certainly has noble origins. But the reason for its inclusion before pro football games was anything but noble.
The “black national anthem” was added as a concession to those who felt the “racist” origins of “The Star-Spangled Banner” didn’t represent them. When asked by The Western Journal, Lake confirmed she had indeed chosen to sit as the song was sung.
The account of Lake’s campaign explained why she chose to sit via Twitter. “Our girl is against the idea of a ‘black National Anthem’ for the same reason she’s against a ‘white National Anthem,'” the account tweeted. “She subscribes to the idea of ‘one Nation, under God.'”
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She could pass as black. Mahomes? Either way but then there’s the 3% rule.
“Our girl…” ???
That will garner her a bunch of votes.
Was their a football game yesterday?
I would stayed seated also. There is no Black National Anthem. Keep that silliness up, you’ll be playing anthems for an hour. That’s before you get to the hundreds of Gender Anthems!
What about a Brown national anthem? Yellow? Red? Shouldn’t these people feel left out too?
One country, one people, one flag, one anthem.
Yes. KC was handed the NFL championship just as they were handed the AFC championship. Ho hum. Same old, same old.
I thought they included the song because it’s black history month.
The rest of the people around her look like they had no idea why they were standing
I gave the Super Bowl the same amount of time I gave the Grammy Awards and Joe Biden’s State of the Union. Zero.
Surrounded by the “woke crowd”
Hell, Kari would (rightfully) also sit if they played a WHITE NATIONAL ANTHEM or a HISPANIC NATIONAL ANTHEM or an ASIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM.
We have ONE national anthem.
Anyone who thinks there are two national anthems should renounce their citizenship.
The Balkanization of the US continues apace, especially since 1965.
We will become North Brazil.
One can not pay attention to demographics, but the future is coming.
Affirmative Action means every month is Black History month.
did philadelphia riot?
My understanding as well.
Virtue signalers. Look at me. I support BLM. Even though they fire bombed my home and business.
Play “Dixie” and see how many people stand for that.
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