Betty Buller Whitehead: Count me in
In regard to the uproar over San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick not standing for the national anthem prior to football games, this Medicare-card-carrying old white woman decided years ago to stop singing “The Star Spangled Banner” because she didn’t like the fact that it glorified imperialism and war. I had no idea about the other verses. Now that I know, I intend to remain seated whenever it is played –whether at a concert or sporting event – until this country matches the reality of social justice – for all – with its rhetoric. My veteran husband (Major, USAF, retired) has no problem with my position.
Betty Buller Whitehead
Chapel Hill
This story was originally published September 7, 2016 at 4:15 PM with the headline "Betty Buller Whitehead: Count me in."