To be fair, while our national anthem may be less lyrically offensive, it's a terrible song. (And yes, that's just a personal aesthetic judgment.)
My highschool actually changed their school song while I was there. It used to be:
Merrily we sing of thee Kennedy, our own. You can hear the loyal cheering as the goal our men are nearing, playing, fighting! Here's to you, our colours true. Our guide you'll ever be! Though we may leave you our hearts will ne'er forget dear old Kennedy! Rah, rah, rah!
However, it was pointed out that "men" only addressed half the school body, and "fighting," was not something we wanted to encourage. I think the line was changed to, "as the goal our teams are nearing, scoring, winning!" or something like that.
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Date: 2006-07-24 02:09 am (UTC)My highschool actually changed their school song while I was there. It used to be:
However, it was pointed out that "men" only addressed half the school body, and "fighting," was not something we wanted to encourage. I think the line was changed to, "as the goal our teams are nearing, scoring, winning!" or something like that.