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White Choir Sings Black Spirituals and All Hell Breaks Loose
Townhall.com ^
| Todd StarnesFeb. 26, 2020
Posted on 02/26/2020 11:39:34 AM PST by Michael.SF.
Should white people sing black spirituals?
Western Michigan University is grappling with that question after a black student was triggered and suffered a social media meltdown when a predominantly white choir sang Wade in the Water.
So apparently Western Michigan University thinks its ok for WHITE peoples to sing negro spirituals while the instructor talking bout these songs dont belong to one race. They sure as hell DO, WMU music major Shaylee Faught wrote on a social media now seen by more than 1 million people.
Faught got triggered after the choirs black conductor reportedly told the audience that the selections were American songs performed for everyone and have no ethnicity.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: blackchurch; christianmusic; spirituals
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To: buffaloguy
Middle Class Ukulele Blues by Martin Mull
I woke up this afternoon, saw both cars was gone
I woke up this afternoon, saw both cars was gone
Felt so lowdown deep inside
I threw my drink across the lawn
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posted on
02/26/2020 1:41:55 PM PST
by
Poser
(Cogito ergo Spam - I think, therefore I ham)
To: FLT-bird
Check out the St. Olaf Choir. They actually have numerous CDs of Choral Spirituals — and I assure you there is nothing more Lilly White than St. Olaf College (I happened to have graduated from there)....
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posted on
02/26/2020 1:42:29 PM PST
by
gas_dr
(Trial lawyers AND POLITICIANS are Endangering Every Patient in America)
To: Michael.SF.
It’s been said many times of late: “next they’ll be wanting blacks-only restrooms and water fountains”.
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posted on
02/26/2020 1:44:04 PM PST
by
Sans-Culotte
(With every passing day, I am a little bit gladder that Romney lost in 2012.)
To: Michael.SF.
I'm wondering out loud if the offended students are culturally appropriating western attire or if they dress in their native garb...
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posted on
02/26/2020 1:47:48 PM PST
by
Sgt_Schultze
(When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves)
To: Michael.SF.
"Swing Low.....Sweet Chaaaaaaaaariot!"
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posted on
02/26/2020 1:49:30 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: skepsel
Irony is our strempf!. Stealing this.
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posted on
02/26/2020 1:54:13 PM PST
by
Sirius Lee
(They are openly stating that they intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live.)
To: DeplorableGirl
I can remember when there were people claiming that Beethoven was black. (This was about the time of the "Paul is dead" rumor concerning Paul McCartney.) Of course Moses was black--he was born in Africa, after all.
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To: Michael.SF.
All hell breaks loose. You mean like when Popeyes ran out of their chicken sandwich?
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posted on
02/26/2020 2:08:26 PM PST
by
Old Yeller
(Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
To: Verginius Rufus
I can remember when there were people claiming that Beethoven was black.
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posted on
02/26/2020 2:09:03 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Osage Orange
It's pretty sad....that a movie like that could never be produce anymore..
Think about it, the entire movie made white people look stupid. Thats perfectly in style now.
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posted on
02/26/2020 2:11:52 PM PST
by
Old Yeller
(Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
To: Michael.SF.
Im sure it made sense in the original Ebonics or Jive. Things do get lost in translation.
To: Michael.SF.
I liked the story the other day about the woman who criticized transvestites for wearing dresses. I mean, it definitely is cultural appropriation.
To: madison10
To: Michael.SF.
Eva Cassidy did one of the best covers ever of
Wade in the Water. So soulful (in a manner of speaking).
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Golden thread is one of my favorites.
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posted on
02/26/2020 2:26:49 PM PST
by
infool7
(When you have the Lord, nothing else is important and everything is fascinating!)
To: Michael.SF.
Would it cut any ice to note that Stephen Foster, a white guy born in Pennsylvania wrote songs bordering on spirituals, and beloved by many. Examples: My Old Kentucky Home, Old Folks at Home, and Old Black Joe. No, it wouldn’t? Well, excuuuuse meee!
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posted on
02/26/2020 2:42:40 PM PST
by
Tucker39
("It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." George Washington)
To: Liberal Anti Venom
These foods are banned in Wakanda:
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Irish whiskey
Swedish meatballs
Bratwurst
Polish sausage
Tacos
English muffins
Shish kabob
Scotch whiskey
Chinese food
Cheese Danish
Swiss steak
German potato salad
Cognac
Hollandaise sauce
Cuban sandwich
Spanish rice
Greek salad
Sushi
Veal parmesan
Humus
The list is almost endless, no?
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posted on
02/26/2020 3:00:34 PM PST
by
polymuser
(It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and so few by deceit. Noel Coward)
To: jimfree
If you’d only had a horse that died, you could sing country.
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posted on
02/26/2020 3:29:30 PM PST
by
ExGeeEye
(For dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.)
To: FLT-bird
In high school choir we sang what was known as a ‘Negro Spiritual’ called Ride The Chariot. I just searched it on YouTube and found that it is now sung all over the world by black, white, asian, and mixed racial choirs.
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posted on
02/26/2020 5:10:01 PM PST
by
deks
To: FLT-bird
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posted on
02/26/2020 6:21:13 PM PST
by
Osage Orange
(Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)
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