This has happened in California, of course
(Washington Times) Student leaders at a high school in the San Francisco Bay Area have decided that the national anthem is racist and outdated and have banned it from school rallies.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“It was brought to our attention that the national anthem’s third verse is outdated and racially offensive,†Ariyana Kermanizadeh wrote in an open letter.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.â€
Yeah, the 3rd verse that no one knows and no one ever signs. This is all about virtue signaling and being Offended by all things American, yet, these same snowflakes won’t ever actually leave the U.S.
[Kermanizadeh] noted that “this song was written in 1814. That was written 204 years ago. Imagine all the traditions and laws that have changed … [and] so must our traditions.â€
The Right to Free speech was written even longer ago: should we do away with that? Of course, Leftists would actually like to end free speech for people they disagree with.
Reaction ranged from bemusement among other students to disbelief among outsiders.
“It comes from a very disrespectful place,†Amir Udler, a senior at the school, told the Californian, the student newspaper that first broke the story last week. The decision “is disenfranchising the vast majority of the school who loves the country.â€
That’s the way it work in Snowflake World, where anything that Offends them must be banned, regardless of whether it ruins it for the majority.
Fox News opinion columnist Todd Starnes asked rhetorically, “Where are the grownups in charge of this public school?†and admonished his listeners to contact the school board.
“The Star Spangled Banner may have survived the bombs bursting in air, but it may not be able to withstand the rampaging mob of politically correct inclusivists,†he wrote.
The grownups at the school are probably afraid of the kids, who would surely lob accusations of racism and sexism and stuff at them if the grownups don’t agree.
