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Is it okay to sing “Africa”at a HS soccer game?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThe article only talks about the song, which the NE Revs fan sing at every game. Would it be okay if the STJ students played this song at every game? Or, maybe the Revs Fanny’s should stop singing it, so high school students don’t think it is okay to sing it. Confusing...
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI do not know the school or care about HS Soccer, but if they used this song to make an African American opposition feel uncomfortable then the principal of the school should end their season right now. No questions asked. This could be an excellent teaching moment. To do nothing would be a disaster for the school’s reputation.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIt's a school issue, not soccer team or coach issue. Season is over and they're state champs. Players earned it. It isn't their fault the go to school with idiots.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostHow can a Christian institution tolerate this hateful behavior? Their reputation will be in tatters if they do nothing. Jesus taught love and respect.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSomeone needs to tell the Revs they are allowing a racist song to be played at every home game...
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I must be missing the boat altogether. What about the following is considered racist???
Africa
Toto
I hear the drums echoing tonight
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
She's coming in, 12:30 flight
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
I stopped an old man along the way
Hoping to find some long forgotten words or ancient melodies
He turned to me as if to say, "Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you"
It's gonna take a lot to take me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless, longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what's right
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa
(I bless the rain)
I bless the rains down in Africa
(I bless the rain)
I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa
(Ah, gonna take the time)
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI must be missing the boat altogether. What about the following is considered racist???
Africa
Toto
I hear the drums echoing tonight
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
She's coming in, 12:30 flight
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
I stopped an old man along the way
Hoping to find some long forgotten words or ancient melodies
He turned to me as if to say, "Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you"
It's gonna take a lot to take me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless, longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what's right
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa
(I bless the rain)
I bless the rains down in Africa
(I bless the rain)
I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa
(Ah, gonna take the time)
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYou did not include the ugly little chant made along with the song.
St. Joes has never sang the song Africa in the years we've played them. We have not had an African American player on our team throughout those years.
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So many willfully ignorant mouthbreathers in here. Of course the song is racist *in this context*
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostCT reader. My daughter plays against their team and my husband and myself are alumni. Sadly, I'm not surprised this occurred. The culture at the school has definitely shifted from the Catholic, college preparatory school it once was. This never would have been tolerated. The investigation and resulting consequences would have been immediate.
St. Joes has never sang the song Africa in the years we've played them. We have not had an African American player on our team throughout those years.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSo many willfully ignorant mouthbreathers in here. Of course the song is racist *in this context*
But why is this a Revs song? It's a lousy song to begin with and slow. It isn't something to get players pumped up and has nothing to do with soccer. Does anyone know the history of it?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYes read the article. It isn't about the lyrics in isolation.
But why is this a Revs song? It's a lousy song to begin with and slow. It isn't something to get players pumped up and has nothing to do with soccer. Does anyone know the history of it?
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