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2023-09-09 -Great Cultural Revolution
Kansas City Chiefs Fans Rain Down Boos After the NFL Plays the 'Black National Anthem' BEFORE the Real National Anthem
[Gateway] The Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl title defense got off to an inauspicious start Thursday night after falling to the Detroit Lions 21-20. But an arguably bigger story before the contest has Americans across the country up in arms.

The National Football League (NFL) made the decision to play "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which is considered the "Black National Anthem." To add insult to injury, they decided to do so before the "Star Spangled Banner" as Fox News reported.

In the NFL’s eyes, pandering to woke radicals is more important than promoting simple racial harmony and patriotism. The league began this ridiculous tradition during the 2020 season following that summer’s BLM and Antifa riots after George Floyd was killed by a white police officer.

This rendition of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was performed by The Kansas City Boys and Girls Choir, according to KCTV-TV. It’s possible the league thought they would insulated from criticism if children were performing the song.
Posted by Besoeker 2023-09-09 04:22|| || Front Page|| [11148 views ]  Top

#1 Shocking !
Posted by Besoeker 2023-09-09 04:36||   2023-09-09 04:36|| Front Page Top

#2 If there weren't enough reasons to give the National Felons League the middle finger, then I should hope this would be the last straw.
Posted by DooDahMan 2023-09-09 04:40||   2023-09-09 04:40|| Front Page Top

#3 But I would also support NOT playing the national anthem before all professional sports events. Then we have the MLB, NHL, and even the NBA with plenty of non-[North] Americans.

It's a tradition that's probably not going away, I get it, but playing this 'black national anthem' was simply absurd, and I doubt it'll be the last time, but after the reaction of the KC fans, let's hope the message was sent.
Posted by DooDahMan 2023-09-09 04:48||   2023-09-09 04:48|| Front Page Top

#4 An NFL viewers and ticket buyers numbers will again decline in 2024.

Note: We haven't watch a game since "Take Knee" and social politicization started up, can't even say who won or played in a Super Bowl without googling.

QUESTION: What next... maybe having the Bud-Lite "IT" sing the national anthem?
Posted by NN2N1 2023-09-09 05:58||   2023-09-09 05:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Merely kowtowing won't get it. NFL better get ready to pony up reparations too.
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-09-09 08:21||   2023-09-09 08:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Then the KC WR volleyballed a High School Level Catch right to a DET player. Totally whoopsie all!

Couldn't be bothered to watch, and you are talking to a survivor of the Herm Edwards tenure.
Posted by swksvolFF 2023-09-09 10:22||   2023-09-09 10:22|| Front Page Top

#7 Have they given Marvin Lewis his participation induction into the Hall of Fame yet?
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-09-09 10:43||   2023-09-09 10:43|| Front Page Top

#8 Every person in the stadium needs to stand up and turn their backs the next time they do that. Silent shunning the whole disrespectful insult to national unity.
Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-09-09 13:26||   2023-09-09 13:26|| Front Page Top

#9 Starting the halftime music with it would have been tasteful and appropriate.
Posted by magpie 2023-09-09 13:58||   2023-09-09 13:58|| Front Page Top

#10 Until all the corporate nabobs have had the urge to school us proles stomped out of them via economic pimp-slap, this sort of crap will continue.
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-09-09 14:19||   2023-09-09 14:19|| Front Page Top

#11 Somebody oughta write decent, inoffensive parody lyrics that gently point out the ridiculousness of the situation, something easy to remember, something any halfway normal American could belt out loud and proud with minimal preparation, regardless of race, creed, or national origin. In the meantime... have I mentioned my innocent idiot joy at discovering how much fun it is to sing the Chinese anthem Meow Mix style?
Posted by Ulereth Elmamp1090 2023-09-09 20:48||   2023-09-09 20:48|| Front Page Top

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