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Nezza says her Spanish rendition of U.S. anthem at Dodger Stadium was against team’s wishes

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"As protests were in full force in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday night, a Spanish rendition of the United States national anthem was sung at Dodger Stadium. Vanessa Hernández, more commonly known as Nezza, sang “El Pendón Estrellado” — the official Spanish version commissioned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945. Except, according to Nezza, the Los Angeles Dodgers told her not to, citing the club’s usual standard practice of having anthem singers perform in English. “We are going to do the song in English today,” an unidentified Dodgers employee told Nezza in a video she posted on TikTok. “I’m not sure if that wasn’t relayed.” She sang the song anyway, donning a Dominican Republic shirt, explaining in a later video that she chose to sing the Spanish version in response to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown in Los Angeles that has spurred protests for more than a week and dovetailed with the nationwide “No Kings” protests against a military parade in Washington.

“I didn’t think I’d be met with any sort of no,” Nezza said in the later video. “Especially because we’re in L.A., and with everything happening. I’ve sang the national anthem many times in my life, but today, out of all days, I could not. “I just felt like I needed to do it. Para mi gente.” Nezza was not punished or kicked out of the ballpark after her unexpected rendition of the anthem and is not expected to be banned from Dodger Stadium going forward. The Dodgers did not have any comment when asked by The Athletic about the video, which she herself posted after the fact.

...utility man Kiké Hernández, who posted on Instagram on Saturday night, shortly before Nezza’s anthem rendition, writing:


“I may not be Born & Raised, but this city adopted me as one of their own. I am saddened and infuriated by what’s happening in our country and our city. Los Angeles and Dodger fans have welcomed me, supported me and shown me nothing but kindness and love. This is my second home. And I cannot stand to see our community being violated, profiled, abused and ripped apart. ALL people deserve to be treated with respect, dignity and human rights. #CityOfImmigrants.”

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Pretty coo that there's an official Spanish version commissioned by FDR.
 
"As protests were in full force in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday night, a Spanish rendition of the United States national anthem was sung at Dodger Stadium. Vanessa Hernández, more commonly known as Nezza, sang “El Pendón Estrellado” — the official Spanish version commissioned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945. Except, according to Nezza, the Los Angeles Dodgers told her not to, citing the club’s usual standard practice of having anthem singers perform in English. “We are going to do the song in English today,” an unidentified Dodgers employee told Nezza in a video she posted on TikTok. “I’m not sure if that wasn’t relayed.” She sang the song anyway, donning a Dominican Republic shirt, explaining in a later video that she chose to sing the Spanish version in response to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown in Los Angeles that has spurred protests for more than a week and dovetailed with the nationwide “No Kings” protests against a military parade in Washington.

“I didn’t think I’d be met with any sort of no,” Nezza said in the later video. “Especially because we’re in L.A., and with everything happening. I’ve sang the national anthem many times in my life, but today, out of all days, I could not. “I just felt like I needed to do it. Para mi gente.” Nezza was not punished or kicked out of the ballpark after her unexpected rendition of the anthem and is not expected to be banned from Dodger Stadium going forward. The Dodgers did not have any comment when asked by The Athletic about the video, which she herself posted after the fact.

...utility man Kiké Hernández, who posted on Instagram on Saturday night, shortly before Nezza’s anthem rendition, writing:


“I may not be Born & Raised, but this city adopted me as one of their own. I am saddened and infuriated by what’s happening in our country and our city. Los Angeles and Dodger fans have welcomed me, supported me and shown me nothing but kindness and love. This is my second home. And I cannot stand to see our community being violated, profiled, abused and ripped apart. ALL people deserve to be treated with respect, dignity and human rights. #CityOfImmigrants.”

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Pretty coo that there's an official Spanish version commissioned by FDR.
And she sang it in the city whose official name was El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora Reina de Los Angeles. How dare she?
 
Pay her in Dominican pesos.
 
Okay. It's just that that post sounded like jingoistic racist bullshit.
I just assumed she was being paid to perform, though if she performed for free then what's the problem?
 
Why should the American anthem not be sung in Spanish?
The song is about an incident in a war against England. Should there be some loyalty to the English language?
The difference is doing something for free or being paid.
Personally, I'd have no problem with the National anthem being sung in Chinese or Vietnamese on occasion. Maybe even a Japanese version.
 
The difference is doing something for free or being paid.
Personally, I'd have no problem with the National anthem being sung in Chinese or Vietnamese on occasion. Maybe even a Japanese version.
So what are you bellyaching about?
 
Sure beats standing on burning cars while waving the Mexican flag.
 
Were you paid in rubles to make that post? Inquiring minds want to know.
I work with 4-5 different currencies, Rubles are not one, and USD is down about 19% vs what I work with.
 
"As protests were in full force in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday night, a Spanish rendition of the United States national anthem was sung at Dodger Stadium. Vanessa Hernández, more commonly known as Nezza, sang “El Pendón Estrellado” — the official Spanish version commissioned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945. Except, according to Nezza, the Los Angeles Dodgers told her not to, citing the club’s usual standard practice of having anthem singers perform in English. “We are going to do the song in English today,” an unidentified Dodgers employee told Nezza in a video she posted on TikTok. “I’m not sure if that wasn’t relayed.” She sang the song anyway, donning a Dominican Republic shirt, explaining in a later video that she chose to sing the Spanish version in response to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown in Los Angeles that has spurred protests for more than a week and dovetailed with the nationwide “No Kings” protests against a military parade in Washington.

“I didn’t think I’d be met with any sort of no,” Nezza said in the later video. “Especially because we’re in L.A., and with everything happening. I’ve sang the national anthem many times in my life, but today, out of all days, I could not. “I just felt like I needed to do it. Para mi gente.” Nezza was not punished or kicked out of the ballpark after her unexpected rendition of the anthem and is not expected to be banned from Dodger Stadium going forward. The Dodgers did not have any comment when asked by The Athletic about the video, which she herself posted after the fact.

...utility man Kiké Hernández, who posted on Instagram on Saturday night, shortly before Nezza’s anthem rendition, writing:


“I may not be Born & Raised, but this city adopted me as one of their own. I am saddened and infuriated by what’s happening in our country and our city. Los Angeles and Dodger fans have welcomed me, supported me and shown me nothing but kindness and love. This is my second home. And I cannot stand to see our community being violated, profiled, abused and ripped apart. ALL people deserve to be treated with respect, dignity and human rights. #CityOfImmigrants.”

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Pretty coo that there's an official Spanish version commissioned by FDR.


The national anthem of Canada is designed to be sung in both English and French. Anymore, it is half and half.

I don't see what the problem is. I guess some people are just to lazy to learn a few words in a second language.

What's cool? When a drunken American tourist gets abusive you can return the favor, even call out his ancestry and manhood and he hasn't a clue. That's just plain fun.

"Je suis désolé si tu es trop paresseux pour comprendre"
 
The national anthem of Canada is designed to be sung in both English and French. Anymore, it is half and half.

I don't see what the problem is. I guess some people are just to lazy to learn a few words in a second language.

What's cool? When a drunken American tourist gets abusive you can return the favor, even call out his ancestry and manhood and he hasn't a clue. That's just plain fun.

"Je suis désolé si tu es trop paresseux pour comprendre"
C'est dommage, l'ignorance!
 
The national anthem of Canada is designed to be sung in both English and French. Anymore, it is half and half.

I don't see what the problem is. I guess some people are just to lazy to learn a few words in a second language.

What's cool? When a drunken American tourist gets abusive you can return the favor, even call out his ancestry and manhood and he hasn't a clue. That's just plain fun.

"Je suis désolé si tu es trop paresseux pour comprendre"

C'est dommage, l'ignorance!



I'm going to memorize these ~~~ Surrounded as I am with MAGA morons, I can put them to good use.

Merci beaucoup.
 
I'm going to memorize these ~~~ Surrounded as I am with MAGA morons, I can put them to good use.

Merci beaucoup.
My fellow Canuck, @Fearandloathing, is a Francophone Canadian while all I have is high school French but I took learning French seriously while I had that window of opportunity.
I love the English language and how it can be used but there's nothing sacred about it. It's no more legitimate than any other.
Though it is an official language in Canada, it and French. Meaning a citizen is entitled to communicate with the government in one or the other.
 
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My fellow Canuck, @Fearandloathing, is a Francophone Canadian while all I have is high school French but I took learning French seriously while I had that window of opportunity.
I love the English language and how it can be used but there's nothing sacred about it. It's no more legitimate than any other.
Though it is an official language in Canada, it and French. Meaning a citizen is entitled to communicate with the government in one or the other.
I studied German and Russian in college - 3 years of each. But French, although limited to 2 years of high school instruction, has always been my favorite.

I'm glad English and French have equal status in Canada. I like to pretend that one day the USA will be mature enough to do the same re English and Spanish.
 
I studied German and Russian in college - 3 years of each. But French, although limited to 2 years of high school instruction, has always been my favorite.

I'm glad English and French have equal status in Canada. I like to pretend that one day the USA will be mature enough to do the same re English and Spanish.
My five years of Spanish in middle school and high school are pretty much useless today. I can understand a handful of phrases, and that's really it. I had friends here in Colorado who attended grade school that taught both English and Spanish equally. I thought that was a great way to really help people learn both. Language is much easier to learn when starting from a young age.
 
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