Student leaders at a high school in the San Francisco Bay Area have decided that the national anthem is racist and outdated and have banned it from school rallies.
According to multiple area news outlets, the Associated Student Body at California High School in San Ramon made that decision based on a phrase in the rarely-played third verse.
“It was brought to our attention that the national anthem’s third verse is outdated and racially offensive,” Ariyana Kermanizadeh wrote in an open letter. “We had nothing but good intentions by removing the song so that we could be fully inclusive to our student body.”
Ms. Kermanizadeh said the fact that the third verse is practically never played, and very few Americans even know the lyrics doesn’t matter — the entire song is tainted.
“We understand that this third verse is not included when the anthem is performed, but still, what does this tell us?” she said.
Uhhhhh, morons.
Who are you rooting for in our anthem? The British?
The reference to killing hirelings and slaves is contrasting our military, an all volunteer force, to the British forces who were paid mercenaries and slaves.
It’s a biting commentary, one that clearly goes over the heads of the types of people who are hired as “teachers” in this era.
WE ARE DOOMED.
We’ve subsidized the lives of morons and there are more of them than us.
You can’t fix stupid and, apparently you can’t educate it anymore either.
I think “educators” are getting so idiotic that they harm students. I’m sure there are some good teachers out there, but they seem outnumbered by dumbass, leftist imbeciles.
all you need to know in this story is answered in the person’s name:
Ariyana Kermanizadeh
yeah…no towel head dark ages Neanderthal in that name…….soon they will require burkas and sharia law too….and towels to lay on for call to prayer….we are DOOMED
The indoctrinators and conditioners (a/k/a “teachers”) cannot face their own reality as hirelings of the State and slaves to a morally perverse ideology.
Tax funds are racist, we should cut all get taxes to these nuts.
This is from the associated student body. Who the hell is running that school? Being SF, it might not improve the situation, but shouldn’t ADULTS be making the decisions and children told to sit down and STFU?
Now get rid of the damn amerikkkan flag. Put in the Rainbow Flag.
I’ve had just about enough of this shit.
O thus be it ever when freemen shall stand
Between their lov’d home and the war’s desolation!
Blest with vict’ry and peace may the heav’n rescued land
Praise the power that hath made and preserv’d us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto – “In God is our trust,”
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
~ Francis Scott Key, Verse VI, ‘Stars Spangled Banner’
suck it, shitweasels
My dream is that a handful of patriotic kids may still attend that shithole school, and they assemble every morning on school grounds and sing the National Anthem, (including the third verse) a capella.
🌟 Remember: When an administrator says, “Someone might be offended” that “someone” is the administrator that’s offended.
🌟 Besides, does the world alter its course if a Conservative is offended? Of course not. They are just “intolerant.”
Let that ignorant thing talk about inclusivity when she’s surrounded by a bunch of tatted up thugs.
my bad … …Verse IV …
From now on any natural disasters in that state I will not help what so ever.
Sooooo, Kermit the Frog’s “Rainbow Connection” is now the San Fransissyco national anthem then? 🙄