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<blockquote data-quote="Prestwick" data-source="post: 210146"><p>I don't think singing God Save the Queen is either racist or arrogant. Remember that the anthem was only adopted gradually and more or less by accident. Its nothing about permitting people to do anything, it is the choice of the sporting body to decide what they sing and do not sing. There are absolutely no guidelines or even any precident to deicde what is and is not sung. Scotland could tomorrow decide to sing "Bananaphone" as their national anthem if they so wished and then Kylie Monogues "locomotion" the next day!</p><p></p><p>Remember that the ECB choose to play Jerusalem at cricket matches before the players come out and provide the words as well. At the Commonwealth games, Land of Hope and Glory is sung when England wins gold. </p><p></p><p>I have absolutely nothing against a Monarch who has conducted herself in the highest possible conduct without dropping even one gaff or incident to sully her name, yet she is treated by some people as if she's just burgled their house and taken a dump on their carpet or something.</p><p></p><p>As a Unionist, and a monarcist (with a small m) I sing God Save the Queen as happily as I do our English national anthems. So, nyah.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prestwick, post: 210146"] I don't think singing God Save the Queen is either racist or arrogant. Remember that the anthem was only adopted gradually and more or less by accident. Its nothing about permitting people to do anything, it is the choice of the sporting body to decide what they sing and do not sing. There are absolutely no guidelines or even any precident to deicde what is and is not sung. Scotland could tomorrow decide to sing "Bananaphone" as their national anthem if they so wished and then Kylie Monogues "locomotion" the next day! Remember that the ECB choose to play Jerusalem at cricket matches before the players come out and provide the words as well. At the Commonwealth games, Land of Hope and Glory is sung when England wins gold. I have absolutely nothing against a Monarch who has conducted herself in the highest possible conduct without dropping even one gaff or incident to sully her name, yet she is treated by some people as if she's just burgled their house and taken a dump on their carpet or something. As a Unionist, and a monarcist (with a small m) I sing God Save the Queen as happily as I do our English national anthems. So, nyah. [/QUOTE]
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