In a hilarious example of woke politics run amok, the NFL foolishly chose to begin the season-opening game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, September 4, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, with the so-called ‘Black National Anthem,’ also known as “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
Hilariously, the controversial performance was plagued with major audio issues, and when posted to social media, drew widespread scorn from sports fans and conservatives alike. Even while the anthem was sung, the crowd at the game responded by booing at the unwelcome political signaling.
For context, the NFL has chosen to play the controversial song before the Super Bowl, the season opener, and some regular-season games, depending on the teams involved. The tune gained national prominence in the wake of the George Floyd riots and the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement.
In response to a wave of animus in the immediate aftermath of the summer of 2020, the NFL caved to activists and began featuring the song, commonly referred to as the “Black National Anthem.” During the same time period, the NLF began to paste woke slogans in the endzones of stadiums across the country; some of the sports fields featured messages that read “End Racism” or “It Takes All of Us,” despite widespread discontent.
As shown in the clip, musical artist Laurin Talese launched into “Lift Every Voice and Sing” but was plagued by audio issues, which prevented the crowd from hearing much of her song. However, what few attendees could understand her singing responded with boos or utter disinterest, making a mockery of the woke performance.
When a clip of the incident was posted to social media, online commentators were enraged with the blatant politicization. One social media user quipped, “Divisive anthem shouldn’t be played anyway.” Agreeing, another conservative noted, “Good. No one needs to hear the “Black National Anthem.” America has one national anthem.”
Annoyed with the imposition of devicise woke poltics, one commentator stated, “It’s an Embarrassment! It’s unAmerican! It’s Unacceptable! Next time a stadium attempts this nonsense True Americans need to stand up, get loud, take off their hats and SING Our American Anthem 🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸.”
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Mocking the lackluster reaction to the woke anthem, one social media user joked, “JUST IN🚨: Did anyone notice the Eagles crowd completely ignored the Black National Anthem? No one paid attention.😂😂😂😂” Building on this point, another reaction noticed, “The ‘Black National Anthem’ has no business being sung at NFL, or any other games, but at least the audio was so bad you could barely hear it.”
While most people chose to ignore the tasteless woke anthem, a video emerged of some sports fans booing Talese. Reacting to one such clip, a post to X read Philly fans are booing the lady singing the black national anthem 🏈🧐⁉️” Another added, “They are booing the black national anthem in Philly.”
Watch the clip here:
However, some aggrieved progressives took issue with the crowd’s reactions, saying, “Big surprise, Philadelphia fans don’t give a f**k about or respect the ‘Black National Anthem’. Philly, keepin it classy.. as always #DALvsPHI”
Featured image from embedded video