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ProfessorGAC

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39. ^^^This^^^

Tue Jan 12, 2016, 03:04 PM

Jan 2016

Don't want to be outraged over someone's outfit while singing the anthem? Easy solution. Quit singing the anthem at the start of games.

They're just games. They'll be another championship game next year. They'll be another NBA game tonight. And another NHL game and another men's and women's NCAA basketball game, and. . . .

And, i'm a sports fan. But, i will always watch something else until the anthem is over and the game actually begins.

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Singer Ciara Criticized for What She Wore While Singing the National Anthem. What Do You Think? [View all] erpowers Jan 2016 OP

I thought Women who sing National Anthem are not allowed to have breasts. randys1 Jan 2016 #1

Really? Ever see Kate Smith??? freebrew Jan 2016 #37

I have randys1 Jan 2016 #65

I see a new tittiegate coming. leftofcool Jan 2016 #2

It's january and we're due for a new round of porn wars, aren't we? Blue_Adept Jan 2016 #41

Yep leftofcool Jan 2016 #101

What is this friggin' war on breasts? justiceischeap Jan 2016 #3

+10000000000000000000 csziggy Jan 2016 #21

+ however many that is also. Hortensis Jan 2016 #43

The boys in the "No Girls Allowed" playhouses are scared of girls. hunter Jan 2016 #63

Don't like the dress, but I saw worse for the Golden Globes TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2016 #4

right. who started the cape trend? it's ugly ! Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2016 #18

don't look now it's super boobs! nadine_mn Jan 2016 #23

gotta tell JLo - hers at Globes was not low cut. :) Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2016 #34

this year notadmblnd Jan 2016 #59

golden globes? Is that some kind of smutty innuendo?! Warren DeMontague Jan 2016 #112

hehe TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2016 #119

What to choose? lumberjack_jeff Jan 2016 #5

Was it this guy doing the griping??? ret5hd Jan 2016 #6

People were upset about a friggin' dress?! KamaAina Jan 2016 #7

Sorry about that. I am on a Roll tide cloud nine. But, Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2016 #19

I fail to see the issue. Solly Mack Jan 2016 #8

If you remember to ask, the next pair of Hortensis Jan 2016 #51

"Patriotism and respect for my country is all about the attention I can get." Igel Jan 2016 #71

Anyone that has a problem with that dress needs to shut up. Goblinmonger Jan 2016 #9

I think we have to wait for "rapture up." Hortensis Jan 2016 #52

weird dress treestar Jan 2016 #10

LOL really? MuseRider Jan 2016 #11

+1 demmiblue Jan 2016 #14

^^^This^^^ ProfessorGAC Jan 2016 #39

Well, I think it's bad for children and family values. dairydog91 Jan 2016 #42

Yep. Our National Anthem sucks. hunter Jan 2016 #74

Well yeah, it does MuseRider Jan 2016 #99

If we have to listen to the national anthem at a football game... TreasonousBastard Jan 2016 #12

still don't put my hand on my heart. not until we don't occupy a country. nt Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2016 #20

Protect the Children Crowd erpowers Jan 2016 #50

Oh brother! n/t jen63 Jan 2016 #53

oh, Brother! (double) demigoddess Jan 2016 #70

When it is your turn to sing at the game you can wear what you believe is " required " Person 2713 Jan 2016 #78

It was only on cable TV, so... rusty fender Jan 2016 #13

Well, most of the debates for our presidential primaries are also not on broadcast tblue37 Jan 2016 #81

Totally agree rusty fender Jan 2016 #104

what? Where exactly would the "harm" or "foul" have been if it had been on broadcast? Warren Stupidity Jan 2016 #118

Cable TV isn't governed by the FCC rusty fender Jan 2016 #122

Really? matt819 Jan 2016 #15

We're a big country Blue_Adept Jan 2016 #44

I don't hate women, so I don't see a problem. Iggo Jan 2016 #16

Not fond of the dress zalinda Jan 2016 #17

Yep, just as the super powerful camera lights turned John Kerry's daughter's black knit dress tblue37 Jan 2016 #82

Is this serious? I'm pretty much the biggest prude on the planet and I cannot fathom anyone thinking prayin4rain Jan 2016 #22

I don't care for the dress Marrah_G Jan 2016 #24

I've never heard of her before this post JustAnotherGen Jan 2016 #25

Her name is pretty out there as it is.... Blue_Adept Jan 2016 #45

semi-famous R&B singer kwassa Jan 2016 #68

I serious don't know who that is either JustAnotherGen Jan 2016 #90

Star quarterback to the Seattle Seahawks kwassa Jan 2016 #91

No JustAnotherGen Jan 2016 #92

It is just people driving in circles. kwassa Jan 2016 #95

Ah! you! JustAnotherGen Jan 2016 #97

A pretty women with a nice voice in a beautiful dress. This is a non-issue...nt jonno99 Jan 2016 #26

Happy for the fashion tip gwheezie Jan 2016 #27

We live in a nation of uptight assholes who want to oppress everyone else. liberal N proud Jan 2016 #28

... La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2016 #32

The dress is classy jen63 Jan 2016 #29

Cool dress. Seems sort of GATTACA or Bladerunerish. Katashi_itto Jan 2016 #30

Yes - something Rachael might have worn. Funny, I watched Bladerunner this last weekend jonno99 Jan 2016 #87

:) Katashi_itto Jan 2016 #106

people will criticize women for just about anything to do with their bodies La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2016 #31

It is a very hard song to sing, so I give some latitude, but she wasn't quite up to it, I think. hlthe2b Jan 2016 #33

Meh. Who cares? Lucky she wasn't at the Vikings Seahawks game though. yellowcanine Jan 2016 #35

it is a threat to democray, at least a little hfojvt Jan 2016 #36

Raised American Beauties. Atman Jan 2016 #38

I think she looks great Baclava Jan 2016 #40

I like the dress--and it actually gives off a sort of Statue of Liberty/Blind Justice vibe. nt tblue37 Jan 2016 #83

She was singing? Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2016 #46

Ciara's boobs and football go hand in hand. Ask Russell Wilson tishaLA Jan 2016 #47

It was a bit much for a national anthem LittleBlue Jan 2016 #48

Well, it's not something I'd wear, but then again I can't sing Orrex Jan 2016 #49

"most of her private parts were covered" NCTraveler Jan 2016 #54

Nothing wrong with her dress. The singing wasn't too hot. ecstatic Jan 2016 #55

Damn I was expecting a lot more than that. underpants Jan 2016 #56

Perfect dress for, "oh say can you see,...land of the free" Donkees Jan 2016 #57

It is not like a football stadium is a church, mosque or synagog notadmblnd Jan 2016 #58

Carrie's Mom: "Take off that dress. We'll burn it together and pray for forgiveness." Skeeter Barnes Jan 2016 #60

And don't forget what Carrie's mother called breasts ("dirty pillows"!). nt tblue37 Jan 2016 #86

No class that's all. ViseGrip Jan 2016 #61

It's a football game, IOW an entertainment spectacle. hifiguy Jan 2016 #62

What a lovely Nuremberg rally... VOX Jan 2016 #64

What? MineralMan Jan 2016 #66

and were the cheerleaders wearing burkas? kwassa Jan 2016 #67

I think this belongs in the lounge - TBF Jan 2016 #69

they should probably read a book or something JI7 Jan 2016 #72

Really? underahedgerow Jan 2016 #73

Twenty thousand fans in the stands wearing T-shirts and jeans LadyHawkAZ Jan 2016 #75

Well she's on the stage. The people in the stands are not. davidn3600 Jan 2016 #76

On my list of things to care about The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2016 #77

I think it's fine. DawgHouse Jan 2016 #79

IMO gladium et scutum Jan 2016 #80

I don't understand the obsession with the song in the first place. Nailzberg Jan 2016 #84

This video is OK, but the Kate Upton zero-G video was squished by Skinner aikoaiko Jan 2016 #85

It's theb guy in the elephant suit with his foot over his heart that's the problem. rug Jan 2016 #88

Mission accomplished for Ciara. Keeps her in the news cycle. Name of the game. dinkytron Jan 2016 #89

Other than ugly fake boobs, Le Taz Hot Jan 2016 #93

I don't have much trouble with people who wish to modify the bodies they were born in. hunter Jan 2016 #98

Yeah I'm offended. I loathe capes on dresses. n/t Butterbean Jan 2016 #94

what do I think? wildbilln864 Jan 2016 #96

These are people who are willing to hate on any black woman at the drop of a hat. MrScorpio Jan 2016 #100

I have to side with Edna Mode on this one... Scootaloo Jan 2016 #102

There were about 6 seconds showing her boobies wordpix Jan 2016 #103

Tacky marions ghost Jan 2016 #105

I think the national anthem is roody Jan 2016 #107

Nice dress. bigwillq Jan 2016 #108

If the cameraman had focused on her face and her voice, mfcorey1 Jan 2016 #109

It was a fucking football game not a prayer meeting. CBGLuthier Jan 2016 #110

I AM OUTRAGEEEED! Warren DeMontague Jan 2016 #111

Hey, I used to work out to her song RiffRandell Jan 2016 #117

meh nt steve2470 Jan 2016 #113

Awesome dress! Egnever Jan 2016 #114

I like that the elephant mascot has his hand on his heart Liberal_in_LA Jan 2016 #115

After seeing Patriotic Elephant I could not think about anything else. betsuni Jan 2016 #120

She could have worn something else Liberal_in_LA Jan 2016 #116

"Trash thread" is my friend. GoneOffShore Jan 2016 #121

Inappropriate for the song. Inappropriate for the venue. And the dress is ugly to boot. WillowTree Jan 2016 #123