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Originally Posted by finnbow
That's similar to what occurred in Maryland a few years back and Marylanders took it in stride and did the right thing. A verse in the state song referred to Lincoln as a "despot" and Northerners as "scum." The state scrubbed these lyrics and the sky didn't fall despite conservatives' insistence that it would.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...e-song-n541071
It's pretty insightful that these California kids were able to pick up on those nasty lyrics that should indeed be changed. I bet they're far more familiar with the anthem's lyrics than you are.
Are you OK with these lyrics?
“No refuge could save the hireling and slave/ From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave/ And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave.”
Personally, I'm not offended by someone else finding these racist lyrics offensive. I understand that conservative media has instructed you to be upset about it and it's very obedient of you to comply.  Is it your view that it is unpatriotic to object to racism? That seems to be the GOP position in the days of Trump. |
The lyrics you quoted aren't racist in that the sentiment is being applied to whites (hireling) and blacks (slave).