Kate Smith’s ‘God Bless America’ out at Yankee Stadium over racist songs

[The Purge]

The Yankees have decided to no longer run Kate Smith’s version of “God Bless America” during their seventh-inning stretch because of Smith’s affiliation with songs that carried racist lyrics. Most famously, Smith sang a 1931 song, “That’s Why Darkies Were Born,” which opened: “Someone had to pick the cotton, Someone had to pick the corn, Someone had to slave and be able to sing, That’s why darkies were born.” The song, which has been called a satirical take on racism, was a big hit for Smith, and also was recorded by Paul Robeson. When the Yankees last month became aware of Smith’s history, they switched to a keyboard version of “God Bless America.” The Yankees have played the song in the middle of every game since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at the insistence of late owner George Steinbrenner. In 2009, the Yankees cut ties with singer Ronan Tynan, who had made numerous appearances at the Stadium to sing “God Bless America,” after he was alleged to have made anti-Semitic comments.

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DAMN....hey Yankees show you have a set of balls and bring back an icon of a bygone era, Kate Smith....

 

[harmonica]

.....o but Beyonce and JayZ/etc are ok with their filth/N this N that.....b**tch this b**tch that
cop haters/white haters/etc
..more double standard dumbshit ........

 

[CarlinAnnArbor]

She looks like a female Rush Limbaugh

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

Soon singing God Bless America will be forbidden because God, the Blessing and America will offend too many people...

The insanity in this country make North Korea look saner...

 

[LoneLaugher]

This is outrageous!!!!

This horrible PC crap is going to make me vote for Trump!! Waaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

This is outrageous!!!!

This horrible PC crap is going to make me vote for Trump!! Waaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!

You voting for Trump is as likely as me waking with Ana De Armas, not happening...

 

[Moonglow]

Why would God want to bless America? It has darkies....

 

[LoneLaugher]

Kate Smith is innocent of being a horrible bigot because it was a long time ago....back when pictures were all
black and white, everyone was a bigot and nobody knew right from wrong! Holding her to account now is
just CRAZY PC nonsense!!

 

[Pilot1]

The Philadelphia Flyers have used her as a "good luck charm" since the mid 70's when they won two Stanley Cups with her singing God Bless America. They even had a statue of her outside the arena which is now shrouded, ironically with a black tarp, as they have decided to break any ties with her due to "alleged racism".

From what I have read the song in question was written by two men, one of whom was Black, and meant as a satirical statement on racism.

 

[22lcidw]

When I see all of the African American bigots today it warms the cackles of my heart. You better read how things were even written as the decades went by up till now. Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton will kill all the Jews if they had their way. Both of them are as corrupted as people can be. I feel bad for people of ethnic and racial groups back then compared to now. It is a shame that in the neighborhoods today it is a joke that to many residents follow as maybe we all make excuses to much over effort.

 

[CarlinAnnArbor]

Kate Smith is innocent of being a horrible bigot because it was a long time ago....back when pictures were all
black and white, everyone was a bigot and nobody knew right from wrong! Holding her to account now is
just CRAZY PC nonsense!!

From what I read it was satirical.

Chris Rock does very funny racist humor. I bet you're ok with that

 

[22lcidw]

The Philadelphia Flyers have used her as a "good luck charm" since the mid 70's when they won two Stanley Cups with her singing God Bless America. They even had a statue of her outside the arena which is now shrouded, ironically with a black tarp, as they have decided to break any ties with her due to "alleged racism".

From what I have read the song in question was written by two men, one of whom was Black, and meant as a satirical statement on racism.

What we are becoming is monstrous. Everything is a Kangaroo Court now even though everyday there is venomous hate spewed by the Prog Socialists. The worst part is that people who lived in the areas of the Flyers and live the real privileged lives have also turned on her. Of course none of them give up their wealth and go to to the inner cities and Conrack themselves as helpers to uplift the ones that are denied in our society.

 

[LoneLaugher]

Kate Smith is innocent of being a horrible bigot because it was a long time ago....back when pictures were all
black and white, everyone was a bigot and nobody knew right from wrong! Holding her to account now is
just CRAZY PC nonsense!!

From what I read it was satirical.

Chris Rock does very funny racist humor. I bet you're ok with that

Bullshit.

 

[CarlinAnnArbor]

Kate Smith is innocent of being a horrible bigot because it was a long time ago....back when pictures were all
black and white, everyone was a bigot and nobody knew right from wrong! Holding her to account now is
just CRAZY PC nonsense!!

From what I read it was satirical.

Chris Rock does very funny racist humor. I bet you're ok with that

Bullshit.

You don't like Rock's racist humor? Even I think it's funny because he can make fun of his own.

 

[Eric Arthur Blair]

This is outrageous!!!!

This horrible PC crap is going to make me vote for Trump!! Waaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!

Whatever it takes for leftists to realize how their comrades have lost their little minds.
Banning Kate Smith now is absolutely absurd virtue signaling.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

If another copy of the song is needed, to me, this one is the best.



God bless you and LeAnn always!!!

Holly (a day one fan of her)

 

[JimBowie1958]

She looks like a female Rush Limbaugh

That is a mockery of Southern segregationist rhetoric, it is not advancing racism.

In 30 years, the liberals of today will be damned by the liberals of that time for not meeting the standards of 2050..

 

[Mac1958]

She looks like a female Rush Limbaugh

That is a mockery of Southern segregationist rhetoric, it is not advancing racism.

In 30 years, the liberals of today will be damned by the liberals of that time for not meeting the standards of 2050..

The Regressives support this stuff and mock those who don't like the constant examples of it, and then refuse to admit that it and they played a role in getting Trump elected because of it.

Trump's win was The Great Pushback of 2016, when just enough people were sick and tired of this stuff.
.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

If it was a team other than NYC, Boston, SF, LA or Chicago I’d give a shit.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Kate Smith crashes into America 2019.

I would so love to be around about 100 years from now, to see if any of these holier-than-thou PC liberals of today have said things completely acceptable and normal today, twisted into a pretzel and shit out of the PC'ers at that time.
It would be awesome to see any statues or remembrances of these self-righteous pricks burned to the ground.