‘Patriotism is inclusion’: MickeyGuyton on performing the national anthem at SuperBowl 2022
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“What does patriotism mean? Anybody can wave a flag, but is that patriotism?” she asks. “I can buy a flag right now on Amazon, so is that patriotism? For me, it’s deeper. I feel like a patriot is loving everybody, a patriot is someone who sees people hurting and wants to do everything in their power to fix it. And patriotism is inclusion.”I’ve been working with a creative director because there is something very specific I want to come across.
One hundred percent. I want to be able to proudly wave my American flag and sometimes it’s really difficult to do, watching what’s going on in this country. That doesn’t mean I don’t love it here, it just means we have a lot of work to do. It’s equivalent to me finding success in my musical career: It’s great and fine, but then I am still seeing my Black and brown brothers and sisters, and even white women in country music, not get the same opportunities.