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<blockquote data-quote="Ragey Erasmus" data-source="post: 997895" data-attributes="member: 56232"><p>I personally think the meaning has changed and those who try to claim English people sing it to be racist are talking a load of ********. However it's as Itoje says, the singers almost certainly aren't singing with any malice or intent to be racist but I think in this scenario if it is deemed racist then we should find something else. I have no particular attachment to the song and never sing it myself. Personally I'd like it if we could combine stopping singing sweet chariot with a change in anthem to one that the crowd could actually sing during the game (as god save the queen is dirge).</p><p></p><p>Personally I think a crowd belting out the chorus to land of hope and glory would be more rousing than Sweet chariot anyway... (4:35 onwards)</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]-tW0QqiT2LU[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ragey Erasmus, post: 997895, member: 56232"] I personally think the meaning has changed and those who try to claim English people sing it to be racist are talking a load of ********. However it's as Itoje says, the singers almost certainly aren't singing with any malice or intent to be racist but I think in this scenario if it is deemed racist then we should find something else. I have no particular attachment to the song and never sing it myself. Personally I'd like it if we could combine stopping singing sweet chariot with a change in anthem to one that the crowd could actually sing during the game (as god save the queen is dirge). Personally I think a crowd belting out the chorus to land of hope and glory would be more rousing than Sweet chariot anyway... (4:35 onwards) [MEDIA=youtube]-tW0QqiT2LU[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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