Row over spanish language version of the national anthem
Basically, some music producer from the UK is producing a version of the US’s national anthem in spanish. For some idiotic reason, a bunch of people, bloggers amongst others, are griping about it. Why? Because they think the anthem shouldn’t be sung in any language other than english.
I’m sorry, but I thought this was America, not the People’s Republic of White Anglo-istan. The country is a salad bowl of different cultures, languages and peoples. Having the national anthem translated into different languages and sung on those languages would be the most American thing of all. One of the most idiotic "arguments" I’ve seen for why it shouldn’t be translated is this:
Would the French accept people singing the La Marseillaise in English as a sign of French patriotism? Of course not," said Mark Krikorian, head of the Washington-based Center for Immigration Studies, a think tank that supports tighter immigration controls.
That’s pretty fucking stupid. There are english translations of La Marseillaise and other foreign national athems. Plus, its kind of a loaded question, since the French have a pride problem when it comes to that sort of thing.
As soon as the translation is posted, I’m posting them.
