NFL plans for black national anthem to be played at Week 1 games
from WaPo July 2nd
By
Mark Maske
July 2, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. CDT
**The NFL is considering allowing players to wear helmet decals or jersey patches this season with the names of victims of systemic racism and police brutality, according to a person familiar with the deliberations.
The league, in its latest step amid the national unrest and protests since the May 25 death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, also plans to have the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing” performed live or played before kickoff at each Week 1 game of the 2020 season, according to the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the league made no official announcement of its plans.
The song was originally written as a poem and is traditionally known as the black national anthem. It will be played before “The Star-Spangled Banner” at each opening week game, beginning with the Sept. 10 regular season opener in Kansas City, Mo., between the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs and the Houston Texans.
**FedEx, stadium sponsor for the Washington Redskins, calls on team to change its name
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last commentFuck all that. I quit watching the National Felon League 6 years ago. I prefer watching underwater basket weaving when I sit in a sports bar drinking vodka infused wine.
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Your kidding - fuck bending over for them. Now they want take over national anthem?
I think I will just google - nudist woman big tits.
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Let me know if anybody kneels because I won't be watching.
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Another black tradition no one has heard of?
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If these black athletes want to help black people they should use their money to build businesses in black communities.
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Bunch of fucking snowflakes. The league is 70% black and they are playing the black anthem one time in addition to and not instead of the national anthem, and you’re all offended? You are seriously a bunch of thin skinned pussies with your panties up your twats.
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Fuck the NFL. They should stop playing the national anthem if they are going act like a bunch of pussies about it. And Trump should cut off military support to the NFL. No more color guards, no more flyovers, no more skydiving teams.
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Brain cells in this one are going to pop. I'm definitely going to monitor this topic for the pure comedy!
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I'm pretty sure that just about every Black person knows LEVAS. As a musician I hate playing it because I don't think it's very musical, but neither is the white national anthem for that matter.
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Sports is much more than atheltic competition and entertainment, sports primarily about money and many institutions and inviduals use the sports platform to promote and advance their causes and agendas, so it is not surprising the NFL is using this opportunity to promote social justice.
I watch the NFL to watch football and coukd care less what songs they play before, during, and after the game.
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"... plans to have the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing” performed live or played before kickoff at each Week 1 game of the 2020 season, according to the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the league made no official announcement of its plans ..."
The statement says "week 1" - you know the sealteam-6 SJWs ain't taking that little token - they will demand it for for every game of the season, then will demand the national anthem be not played at all.
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Maybe white players can take a knee during the black anthem to protest black on white violence?
Any white guy driving a nice car down an MLK boulevard knows there’s black on white violence!
There still are a few white players in the NFL? I’m sure they still use them as place kickers or punters. A few coaches and owners too!
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"Maybe white players can take a knee during the black anthem to protest black on white violence?"
i see your point with that cash but the reality of that would be if the white dudes do that then when they get on the field each of them will get brains scrambled. also just how the press would go off on that issue.
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Someone’s gotta take a stand against this insanity! A black national anthem? Wtf!
Are we just going to ignore the number of whites killed by blacks while allowing a fictitious black national anthem to be celebrated?
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Insanity is the new-normal
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2020 ESPYS had the lowest ratings ever - must've been a BLM fuckfest:
www.crossingbroad.com
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If they want to play another song its fine, but it shouldn't be called or referred to as the black national anthem as its going to cause more dividing then bringing together. Let the NFL allow the patchs and helmets, Its a ratings stunt but it doesn't hurt anything or have any affect except popularity of the player to get sponsors.
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Are we the United States of America, or the Divided Racial Ethnic Groups (Dregs) who just happen to be here?
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Most asinine decision by the nfl in YEARS!
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We all know Match Madness by future is the black national anthem
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March Madness*
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Ridiculous
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Fucking stupid to pander to violent assholes.
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It’s not a national anthem if it doesn’t include everyone
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TwentyFive is correct. It’s an anthem for the nation - not one racial group.
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Hahahahahahahahaha! Definitely not disappointing me. Keep it going fellas!
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I thought the Black national anthem was the theme song from Cops.
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^ you need to learn about black history - as most educated people would know the traditional black-anthem is "Baby Got Back" - don't be so ignorant
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