Baseball fans take to Twitter to protest Marc Anthony singing God Bless America

[mota bhai 2,675]

In what has become an all too familiar scenario, baseball fans took to Twitter last night to protest another Latino singing at a national sporting event — this time New-York-City-born singer Marc Anthony.

Some fans watching Tuesday’s All Star Game were outraged that Anthony sang the traditional God Bless America performance during the seventh inning stretch, calling him “un-American.” Others criticized the way Anthony pronounced his words such as rolling his r’s in “America.”

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The Grammy-winning singer is far from the first Latino performer to spark backlash — all because of his ethnicity — in the Twitterverse. Just last month, 11-year-old Sebastien de la Cruz set off a barrage of racially charged tweets by people upset that the mariachi singer opened game three of the NBA Finals. Many on the social media site made negative comments about the San Antonio native, with many incorrectly saying that he was an undocumented immigrant who should not be singing the National Anthem.

At Monday’s Home Run Derby, ESPN reporter Pedro Gomez was the center of attention because he dared to interview Cuban player Yoenis Cespedes in Spanish. Commenters criticized Gomez and demanded he speak English, because “this is America.”

http://nbclatino.com/2013/07/17/baseball-fans-take-to-twitter-to-protest-marc-anthony-singing-god-bless-america/

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

We were in White Castles eating when this was going down. I thought about the hispanic boy who wen through the same thing weeks ago. People need to grow up.

[mota bhai 2,675]

We were in White Castles eating when this was going down. I thought about the hispanic boy who wen through the same thing weeks ago. People need to grow up.

Are you generally someone who can be expected to show empathy to the plight of the white man?

Just curious.

[RGinWA 816]

America...the melting pot..or the boiling pot?

I voted...to race bait.

Are you generally someone who can be expected to show empathy to the plight of the white man?

Just curious.

Historically speaking, the White man has been unjustly accused of intolerance when there is NO evidence to that accusation.

May I burst out laughing now?

[Karee 4,191]

I think the collective IQ of this country goes down about 1 point a month. Or maybe everyone has always been this stupid and ignorant but no one knew about it since the internet wasn't around.

May I burst out laughing now?

Who's stopping you?

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Are you generally someone who can be expected to show empathy to the plight of the white man?

Just curious.

I will always show empathy to anyone deserving of it. I don't care what color or religious background is. I just think that the folks that complain about affirmative action or something that happens once in their community should have the same amount of outrage when it happens to a person not white all the time.

[Karee 4,191]

I will always show empathy to anyone deserving of it. I don't care what color or religious background is. I just think that the folks that complain about affirmative action or something that happens once in their community should have the same amount of outrage when it happens to a person not white all the time.

I think that's asking for alot. On one hand minorities want equal rights, but then on the other hand they want programs like affirmative action. Asking for both is illogical.

[mota bhai 2,675]

I think that's asking for alot. On one hand minorities want equal rights, but then on the other hand they want programs like affirmative action. Asking for both is illogical.

When the good ol white boys who do the hiring in so many places stop being racist douchebags, affirmative action can go away.

[Karee 4,191]

When the good ol white boys who do the hiring in so many places stop being racist douchebags, affirmative action can go away.

Who decides when the good ol white boys are no longer being racist douchebags?

[mota bhai 2,675]

Who decides when the good ol white boys are no longer being racist douchebags?

Why, I do, of course.

[Teddy B 17,252]

When the good ol white boys who do the hiring in so many places stop being racist douchebags, affirmative action can go away.

This is Murica, iffin ya don't like it, you know where the door is.

[RGinWA 816]

Who decides when the good ol white boys are no longer being racist douchebags?

Actions are racist, comments can be shared among friends.

I think everyone gets way too over sensitive if you ask me.

[Karee 4,191]

Actions are racist, comments can be shared among friends.

I think everyone gets way too over sensitive if you ask me.

What exactly are you talking about?

[Teddy B 17,252]

Actions are racist, comments can be shared among friends.

I think everyone gets way too over sensitive if you ask me.

True dat!

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

I think that's asking for alot. On one hand minorities want equal rights, but then on the other hand they want programs like affirmative action. Asking for both is illogical.

I think they should get rid of it, but then the problem becomes if your name isn't white sounding, you won't get hired. If you think about it, we didn't ask for it.