[Vermilion Villager]

The national football league (NFL) is a private company. They set the rules for everything that happens in one of their games… Including the Super Bowl.
If they want to have more than one song played before the start of one of their football games that is 100% their call.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

So the opinion of a commentator on a well known website "holds no credibility" and he created his facts himself??? But any opinion to the contrary is completely valid and factual???? What flavor Kool-Aid is that, anyway?????

Well-known does not mean credible; we will have different/opposite examples that we each believe to be correct.

And I said his opinions hold no credibility with me. I am suspicious that the schedule he claims to have seen originated with the NFL. I disagree with the assumptions he makes and the intentions he assigns to others. Some may drink up all he has to offer and hold it up as fact, to me it is simply an ugly opinion.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Vermilion Villager

The national football league (NFL) is a private company. They set the rules for everything that happens in one of their games… Including the Super Bowl.
If they want to have more than one song played before the start of one of their football games that is 100% their call.

yes, but I think the issue is a little broader than that.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Well-known does not mean credible; we will have different/opposite examples that we each believe to be correct.

And I said his opinions hold no credibility with me. I am suspicious that the schedule he claims to have seen originated with the NFL. I disagree with the assumptions he makes and the intentions he assigns to others. Some may drink up all he has to offer and hold it up as fact, to me it is simply an ugly opinion.

That's fair. And my opinion is that anyone who supports any anthem other than our ONE and ONLY National Anthem, or promotes divisiveness in our great country, or takes a knee or disparages America should find a new home in North Korea.

[Ponygirl]

During the Super Bowl, the song was introduced by the name “Lift Every Voice And Sing” not as an anthem.

Suggest you read the beautiful and very powerful words of strength and of overcoming adversity.

[Regorp]

Originally Posted by DALEPQ

Granted this is an opinion, and probably will be removed from forum.
So; What was the purpose/benefit of singing the "Black National Anthem" at the Super Bowl??
We are ONE NATION, with ONE NATIONAL ANTHEM!!
To me, the Black National Athem, encourages division, it does not encourage unity!
So, what is next? Latino Anthem, or maybe LGBTQ anthem.
"ONE NATION.....with liberty and justice for all", what is wrong with that??

As long as our countries National Anthem is respected as performed immediately prior to game play, as with God Bless America or America The Beautiful, we can respect the right of African Americans to have a special song as well. You don't like it then don't watch it.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

That's fair. And my opinion is that anyone who supports any anthem other than our ONE and ONLY National Anthem, or promotes divisiveness in our great country, or takes a knee or disparages America should find a new home in North Korea.

I agree with this and have always argued that "Black National Anthem" is a poor label for the song. Fortunately, I have not heard that term used other than by those who want to object to the performance of the song.

I was/am against the kneeling also. Not for the choice not to stand, that is a freedom we have, but for the choice to demonstrate disrespect. It wasn't, "I choose not to stand and am glad we have the freedom to make that choice," it was, "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color." That he did not stand is fine with me, that he chose another position to draw attention to himself and then stated a reason that, to me, seems designed to be disrespectful is what I object to.

[Sandy and Ed]

Racism is like a sore being picked. No better way to keep the racial divide than having a black national anthem, black caucus, black this or black that. I spent years in the military and greatly enjoyed the camaraderie of humans. Not blacks, not whites, not Asians or Latino. Just humans. If i need to fill out paper work and they have an “other” category for race I check that off or if they have a “specify” space I simply put in “human”. That is a race after all. Bottom line I am sick and tired of even hearing the word race or black or white etc. Get over it and get on with it

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

One man's opinion on one website---yes.

How many millions agree with it? Actually, EVERY American should agree with it----we are ONE NATION.

I would rather see sincere expressions of respect for the US Flag or whatever rather than phoney ones.

I noticed a lot of athletes at the Super Bowl during the playing of the National Anthem did not have their hands on their hearts. Travis Kelce did. And I did not see a frame on Taylor Swift at that time.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Regorp

As long as our countries National Anthem is respected as performed immediately prior to game play, as with God Bless America or America The Beautiful, we can respect the right of African Americans to have a special song as well. You don't like it then don't watch it.

No, not if we are ONE NATION. Not to mention the NFL is bending over backwards to placate 11% of our population.

[Pat2015]

Originally Posted by thomp679

Why not? I thought those that opposed the Black National Anthem are the same that was opposed to kneeling. It was my understanding that the people with that view gave up watching the NFL so it shouldn't matter. Besides the Black national anthem was performed a half hour before kickoff and before the pregame show, which included America the Beautiful and then the National Anthem.

Fact is that there’s no Black National Anthem, there’s only one anthem in our country and that's for all of us! 🇺🇸

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

No, not if we are ONE NATION. Not to mention the NFL is bending over backwards to placate 11% of our population.

2/3s of the NFL players have African-American listed as their ethnicity.

Black players in professional American football - Wikipedia

At the start of the 2014 season, NFL surveys revealed that the league was 68.7% African-American and 28.6% non-Hispanic white, with the remaining 2.7% comprising Asian/Pacific Islander, non-white Hispanics, and those preferring an other category. In the 21st century, the percentage of non-Hispanic white players has decreased slightly, falling from 29.0% in 2003 to 26.8% in 2019. The 2019 racial and gender report card included for the first time a two or more races option to which 9.6% of players reported themselves, thus resulting in a lower African American percentage at 58.9%.[41]

[Robnlaura]

The facts are simple it was a decided black racial experience. From the “black anthem” to the black only half time show.. period

[elenG]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

absolutely no problem with them playing that song. Play it at halftime. Let the cheerleaders perform to it. do not equate it with our one and only national anthem, do not try to elevate it to something that it is not. I love choosing to learn about "other cultures", but not having it shoved down my throat as a so-called "national anthem". I'm going to africa in 6 months, will be sitting in at a school, having dinner with locals and learning about a different culture. this is america-we are supposed to be one nation, we should not embrace division.

ditto!!

[Robnlaura]

I said this yesterday and got some but think how blacks must feel.. lol found the whole racial divisiveness a real issue starting with the “black national anthem” followed by the “black only half time show” by an aging dancer.

There is only ONE national anthem.

As there is only ONE United States of America.

And it’s for EVERYONE - white, black, yellow, and even maroon.

The agenda of division isn’t just needless; it’s exhausting.