White Choir Sings Black Spirituals and All Hell Breaks Loose

Townhall.com ^ | Todd StarnesFeb. 26, 2020

[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 it’s ok for WHITE peoples to sing negro spirituals while the instructor talking bout ‘these songs don’t 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 choir’s black conductor reportedly told the audience that the selections were “American songs” performed “for everyone” and “have no ethnicity.”

[Poser]

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

[gas_dr]

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)....

[Sans-Culotte]

It’s been said many times of late: “next they’ll be wanting blacks-only restrooms and water fountains”.

[Sgt_Schultze]

I'm wondering out loud if the offended students are culturally appropriating western attire or if they dress in their native garb...

[dfwgator]

"Swing Low.....Sweet Chaaaaaaaaariot!"

[Sirius Lee]

Irony is our strempf!

. Stealing this.

[Verginius Rufus]

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.

/s

[Old Yeller]

All hell breaks loose. You mean like when Popeyes ran out of their chicken sandwich?

[dfwgator]

I can remember when there were people claiming that Beethoven was black.

[Old Yeller]

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. That’s perfectly in style now.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I’m sure it made sense in the original Ebonics or Jive. Things do get lost in translation.

[Brilliant]

I liked the story the other day about the woman who criticized transvestites for wearing dresses. I mean, it definitely is cultural appropriation.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I was going to comment on black people appropriating white people music, so I Googled “black people singing white music.” The results are amazing.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Eva Cassidy did one of the best covers ever of “Wade in the Water.” So soulful (in a manner of speaking).

[infool7]

Golden thread is one of my favorites.

7

[Tucker39]

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!

[polymuser]

These foods are banned in Wakanda:

French fries
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?

[ExGeeEye]

If you’d only had a horse that died, you could sing country.

[deks]

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.

[Osage Orange]

Yep!