Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Errata: National Anthem and Indian Actors

A correction of a couple of items.

Yesterday we ran an article called  Taking the Knee--Football, other sports, the National Anthem. What the heck is going on here? in which we noted that the National Anthem became routine in baseball games during World War One.
That was sort of correct, but not entirely.  It was more routinely introduced in the game during the Great War, but it didn't become standard for the game until 1942.  That is, during World War Two.

It became standard for football that same year, and at the end of the war the Commissioner of football made a statement that it should remain.  It became an NFL regulation some time later. That is, it must be played before every game.  The players didn't stand on the field for the National Anthem in football until after September 11, 2001, however.

Baseball is a much more international game than football, with players from many countries playing it, but it must be a bit awkward for players from other nations when the US National Anthem is played.  Baseball, of course, accommodates that, at least in the case of Canada, by playing the Canadian national anthem at Canadian games.

Secondly, in my review of Wind River I noted as one of my few complaints about the film that it could have had more Indian actors.  It turns out it did have more Indian actors.  So my complaint there was largely misplaced, for which I'm glad.

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