Andra Day’s Tremendous Bowl efficiency of “Carry Each Voice and Sing,” higher often called the “Black Nationwide Anthem,” has sparked large backlash on social media.
Day carried out the music earlier than Reba McIntyre sang the Nationwide Anthem at Tremendous Bowl LVIII.
This woke divisive nonsense has to finish.
THERE IS ONLY ONE NATIONAL ANTHEM!!!
— E (@ElijahSchaffer) February 11, 2024
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz was so perturbed by the music’s inclusion that he skipped watching the occasion completely.
Spouse: At present is the Tremendous Bowl!
Me: We aren’t watching.
Spouse: Why?
Me: They’re desecrating America’s Nationwide Anthem by enjoying one thing referred to as the “Black Nationwide Anthem.”
Spouse: Does that imply Cardi is performing?
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) February 11, 2024
Ohio Rep. Mike Loychik wrote in a put up to X, the platform previously often called Twitter, “there’s no such factor as a ‘black nationwide anthem.’”
“We’re all AMERICANS, united by our nice and delightful Star Spangled Banner,” Loychik continued. “The Tremendous Bowl is meant to deliver us collectively. It’s a shame that the NFL determined to push the politics of racial division once more.”
There’s no such factor as a “black nationwide anthem.”
We’re all AMERICANS, united by our nice and delightful Star Spangled Banner.
The Tremendous Bowl is meant to deliver us collectively.
It’s a shame that the NFL determined to push the politics of racial division once more.
— Rep. Mike Loychik (@MikeLoychik) February 11, 2024
Followers and political commentators additionally had quite a bit to say about it.
“WTF is the ‘Black Nationwide Anthem’?! We have already got an anthem that features everybody and doesn’t discriminate primarily based on the colour of your pores and skin. Disgraceful!” Libs of TikTok posted on X.
WTF is the “Black Nationwide Anthem”?! We have already got an anthem that features everybody and doesn’t discriminate primarily based on the colour of your pores and skin. Disgraceful! pic.twitter.com/JB4eAlc4Bn
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 12, 2024
“The so-called Black Nationwide Anthem doesn’t belong on the Tremendous Bowl. We have already got a Nationwide Anthem and it consists of EVERYONE,” Megyn Kelly wrote.
The so-called Black Nationwide Anthem doesn’t belong on the Tremendous Bowl. We have already got a Nationwide Anthem and it consists of EVERYONE.
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) February 11, 2024
Black Nationwide Anthem is terrible, segregationist and absurd
There’s solely ONE Nationwide Anthem and we’re ALL Individuals
— It’s Tiff (@TiffMoodNukes) February 11, 2024
.@NFL,
There may be NO black nationwide anthem.
There may be NO white nationwide anthem.
There may be solely ONE nationwide anthem and it’s for ALL Individuals.
Stop dividing us, place your hand over your coronary heart, and play ball.
Sincerely,
America #SuperbowlLVIII— Jason D. Meister (@jason_meister) February 11, 2024
In 2021, the Nationwide Soccer League (NFL) introduced it could be enjoying the “Black Nationwide Anthem” as “a outstanding a part of all huge league occasions,” together with the Tremendous Bowl, NFL Playoffs, NFL Draft, and NFL Kickoff video games.
The NFL additionally performed “Carry Each Voice And Sing” through the first week of the 2020 season.
Entrance Workplace Sports activities reported in July 2021 that the NFL “will introduce extra social justice messaging on fields and participant helmets through the upcoming 2021 season, following up on preliminary efforts from 2020.”
“To bolster its 10-year, $250 million dedication to fight systemic racism, the league will promote social justice by way of on-field signage, decals on participant helmets, and in-stadium PSAs,” the FOS report explains. “The NFL additionally plans to make ‘Carry Each Voice and Sing’ — sometimes called the Black nationwide anthem — a outstanding a part of all huge league occasions, stated sources. They’ll doubtless spotlight victims of racial injustice with a ‘Say Their Tales’ mission, as properly.”
We, the NFL, condemn racism and the systematic oppression of Black Folks. We, the NFL, admit we have been mistaken for not listening to NFL gamers earlier and encourage all to talk out and peacefully protest. We, the NFL, imagine Black Lives Matter. #InspireChange pic.twitter.com/ENWQP8A0sv
— NFL (@NFL) June 5, 2020
