Racism at the Proms...?

[El Guapo]

Land of Hope and Glory and Rule Brittannia to be dropped because of colonial overtones...?

 

[Archiestephens_elbow]

Put the kettle on and get the custard creams out.

This will get the right wing snowflakes riled

 

[davidmills]

Need to ban national anthem as well
Cant mentions Queens
Oops sorry

 

[Foggysfplandiet3]

Exactly how will anyone stop the Promenaders in the Albert Hall next year bursting into song with these two tunes?

 

[Muttley]

Cat, dead.

 

[FartingGnome]

If you actually look at the words of those 2 songs with any trace of objectivity they're frankly an embarrassment these days.

 

[Tees_In_The_USA]

It's totally outdated crap, definetly needs an upgrade

 

[r00fie1]

 

[r00fie1]

For anyone who is serious about pushing back against the racists and the ideology of divide and rule - watch this film.
It was banned by the establishment........

 

[penry1]

Its this pathetic way this type of thing is targetted that will make devisions bigger. Que im a racist etc.

 

[Ironops]

As was pointed out on Twitter, it’s not the songs they play at the proms, it’s the fact the audience is all white

 

[1finny]

I did smile during the report on the radio this morning.
The ‘pro’ person was saying ‘but the last night of the proms unites the nation’
The ‘anti’ person was saying we could replace it with ‘I vow to thee my country or.... all you need is love’

They were both a bit bonkers tbf

 

[davidmills]

it’s the fact the audience is all white
??????????

 

[Cooper671]

As was pointed out on Twitter, it’s not the songs they play at the proms, it’s the fact the audience is all white

And? Or you suggesting their is some form ethnic cleansing regarding the audience?

 

[Archiestephens_elbow]

They should replace the union flags with BLM flags like

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1297644398541504512

 

[r00fie1]

If you have a racist friend......thats what this thread is all about........"now is the time to wake up, do not pretend..."

 

[FatCat]

Consign to history, there is talk of rewriting the lyrics but that’s a bit half hearted. Let’s get some new anthems that reflect modern society.

 

[parmoboy]

Apparently they're going to replace them with two Stormzy tunes instead

 

[Foggysfplandiet3]

As was pointed out on Twitter, it’s not the songs they play at the proms, it’s the fact the audience is all white

EH? Since when were non white people barred from the Last Night of the Proms?