The Philadelphia Flyers have removed a statue of Kate Smith from outside its arena and will no longer play the singer’s classic version of “God Bless America” before games after learning that she performed racially insensitive songs nearly 90 years ago.
,” recorded by Smith in the 1930s, “include lyrics and sentiments that are incompatible with the values of our organization, and evoke painful and unacceptable themes.”
Using a derogatory term for African American children, the first song describes a “place where the good little pickaninnies go” with “great big watermelons” and “luscious pork chop bushes growin’ right outside your doorway.”Someone had to slave and be able to sing,Defenders of that song describe it as a satire and point out that Paul Robeson, an African American singer, also recorded it.
The New York Yankees suspended the use of the song after Smith’s controversial recordings were unearthed last week. The Flyers soon did the same and also placed a cover over Smith’s statue while the matter was investigated.“We cannot stand idle while material from another era gets in the way of who we are today,” Flyers president Paul Homgren said in the team’s statement.The best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond.
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