White people need to chill.

[sheshe2]

Link to tweet

Dr.Darrell Scott
@PastorDScott
First there was a problem with “Juneteenth”. Now there’s a problem with Vanessa Williams singing “Lift Every Voice”, on Independence Day because it’s nicknamed the “Black National Anthem”. Seems like the “Right” is the only side that consistantly has a problem with “Black” stuff.
8:57 PM · Jul 4, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

What makes 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' so iconic

For more than a century, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has held a powerful place in American history. The hymn is known as the Black National Anthem, but it’s more than that. It’s a history lesson, a rallying cry, a pledge of unity, and as people gather to fight for equality and justice, it is an ever-present refrain.

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2020/09/us/lift-every-voice-and-sing-trnd/

[babylonsister]

1. Yes, "Right"

people need to chill.

[sheshe2]

2. Thanks, bsis.

[johnp3907]

3. It's not really something we're good at.

We never learned to chill. We never had to. We’ve always had the privilege of being angry, indignant, and arrogant.

[Skittles]

19. I am guessing you are speaking as a man

yes indeed

[Ms. Toad]

4. This white person was delighted to hear it.

For 11 years I taught in a high school where this was the only national anthem sung. So much preferable than the one I try to avoid hearing since then.

[sheshe2]

9. It is uplifting and gives us hope.

Thank you.

[Ms. Toad]

12. Yes -

Hope that acknowledges so much persecution, heartache, and struggle - and miraculously still persists.

[wnylib]

14. It is beautiful and inspirational.

I have heard it sung in the church of an all white congregation, but not with all the verses. Thank you for posting it.

[sheshe2]

11. Sorry.

The delete was a double post.

[smirkymonkey]

5. They've got to keep the perpetual outrage going.

[IronLionZion]

6. The right talks about nonsense and faux outrage

because they don't do anything useful for their constituents. They need some imaginary bogeyman to always be against.

[wnylib]

15. Nailed it.

[Trueblue Texan]

7. I'm a white person and I found that beautiful....

Maybe it’s just racist white people or right wingers that need to chill.

[sheshe2]

10. I did not mean all white people.

I am white and see and hear the beauty of the words. I also feel the pain.

Thank you.

[JoeOtterbein]

13. In the end, it is always about the...

...pain.

[Hekate]

16. A certain subset of people have nothing left but an empty echo of meaningless rage...

They are a minority, never forget that; but they are also dangerous, for all the reasons we learned from 2016 through today.

That’s the best way I can put it in the moment. Just remember: these hollow people are a minority in this country.

[Trust_Reality]

17. I suggest that the number 1 psychological characteristic of conservatives is fearfullness.

They have a sad way of life living in fear - they need guns, they need to please God, they need to hang out with people who agree with them, they need politicians who sound like their preachers, they need to build a wall, they need gated communities, they fear "Liberals," they are easily frightened by crazy conspiracy claims, etc., etc. They fear science. And education.

I've been there (not 100%). Not living in fear would be a whole new world for them, but it would take quite a lot of courage to break the fear. Or perhaps a serious dose of reality.

[MustLoveBeagles]

18. K&R

[FakeNoose]

20. The anthem is beautiful and inspiring

My only regret is that it's hard to sing. If this were an easier hymn maybe more white people could learn it and sing along with blacks.

[PunkinPi]

21. So is Scott no longer a Trumper who believes the 2020 election was fradulent?

“This is probably going to be... the most pro-black president I’ve seen in my lifetime,” said Pastor Darrell Scott, a supporter of the president.

While Scott, like many in Trump’s orbit, continued to insist fraud was to blame for the president’s loss — despite no credible evidence supporting those claims

Perhaps it's the broken clock theory, but hard pass coming from him.