I'm old enough to remember the days when people would rush to leave the cinema before the national anthem was played so they wouldn't have to stand up looking like stunned mullets who missed the last wave.
I'm old enough to remember the days when people would rush to leave the cinema before the national anthem was played so they wouldn't have to stand up looking like stunned mullets who missed the last wave.
Yep, me too.
For those who forgot to leave early, there'd be that look of chagrin as they obediently stood....and lamented that they had to stand around wasting time...because they hadn't escaped to the car park early and would be stuck in the resulting exit traffic jam.
Lots more people went to the cinema in those days. 🙂
So she choose not to stand and sing the National anthem, no biggie .....
I'm not suggesting it was.
What i am suggesting though is that one kid in a school of what-300? 400? 700? is hardly going to be seen except by her classmates & teacher & I'd be willing to wager the teacher didn't rush out to inform the media.
So who did? Any parents watching would have been around the perimeter, not able to hear what the teacher or child said.
I've been to hundreds of school assemblies in my day & i promise you, one child standing up would be more noticeable than one sitting when all others are standing.
And why would the media think it was such a big deal what one little 9 year old did or did not do at assembly that they felt fit to publish it and rush the child in for radio interviews?
There's a hidden agenda here and I think it is being pushed by adults. I think adults sought the publicity & the bottom line with that is-if you play for media time by pushing a social issues topic, and you expect adults to take notice of it, you also have to expect adult comment and disagreement.
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