Judges brand Famine Song “racist”

22 Jun 2009

The controversial Famine Song sung by some Rangers fans is racist, Scottish appeal court judges have ruled. The Justiciary Appeal Court upheld a conviction against William Walls over his conduct at a Rangers away match last year. The 20-year-old’s defence counsel had argued the song was within his right to free speech. Read more here

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  1. Alex Watt

    June 25, 2009 at 14:01

    The judgment against the famine song is, in my opinion, a huge mistake as it undoubtedly renders the official song of the United Kingdom as illegal as the famine song. The charges brought against William Walls came about because the police Match Commander deemed that anyone hearing the chorus (the only part of the song Walls sung) would know the rest of the song and it’s alleged racism. The song “God save the Queen” contains the last verse, seldom sung but never officially removed,

    “Lord grant that Marshal Wade
    May by thy mighty aid
    Victory bring.
    May he sedition hush,
    And like a torrent rush,
    Rebellious Scots to crush.
    God save the Queen! ”

    So by definition anyone singing the National Anthem is commiting a racist breach of the peace because, as you can see, the National anthem calls for the genocide of Scots.

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