“People gripe too much. Really it was in a block of “America” type songs along with Ragged old Flag and America the Beautiful, nobody introduced as any kind of anthem. Really the only people who made a big deal about it are the folks complaining. It’s a pretty song, deal.”
You embrace being obtuse as though it was a virtue
Obtuseness is whining about a pretty song because somebody 100 years ago said it was the black national anthem. Have you even looked at the lyrics? Would you object to it if it had any other label?