Is the 'Star-Spangled Banner' racist?

>>1678833
Yaaaaas

'America the Beautiful' would be a much better anthem

>>1678833
Let it be a left or right opinion, politics belong on >>>/pol/

/his/ isn't a /b/ for high functioning autists.

>>1678846
I'm fairly interested in the topic. It's not about the politics of it, it's about the accuracy of the article as well as the reality as to whether or not the national anthem itself is racist.

And I browse /his/ 10x as often as /b/.

>>1678833
So Key celebrating the blood of slaves washing away the footsteps of the British is racist? Sounds like he was thanking them, and it acknowledges the role slaves had in war.
>theroot

>>1678853
>browsing /b/ at all

>>1678836
fuck off back to tumblr

>>1678856
But when he said "slaves" did he mean black people picking cotton specifically or was he referring to American Colonists as being like slaves under British rule?

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>theroot

The last thing this place needs is more black nationalist shit, especially if the writers speak like Buzzfeed rejects.

Furthermore, why does this matter? It's one thing to talk about it in a DYK historical context, but these kinds of things are brought up as undeniable proof that America is still racist today, as if these songs or phrases have inherent properties that don't change with time or social progress.