[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

The person you were responding to is correct.

Plus, the original plan was to play this so-called black national anthem right after our ONE AND ONLY national anthem so that people would already be standing. They were afraid no one would get up and stand for it if played alone, and of course, they would be right. I don't see how that original plan could be viewed as anything other than an attempt to give it equal status. I think they were wise to alter that plan, it might have gotten ugly.

So that’s NOT what happened? Then where is the problem?

I strongly disagree that the song was intended to be divisive. I also strongly believe that it is only perceived as divisive by a small subset of the population that WANT there to be controversy.

It was not performed after the national anthem. It was not performed adjacent to the anthem. There was not an announcement to please rise and remove hats. It was not introduced as an anthem, rational or otherwise. Those ideas originated in this thread by those who want something to complain about. They got tired of Swift/Kelce and came up with something else. (at least that’s the least offensive reason I can think of)