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Rule, Britannia! ‘Makes People Feel Uncomfortable’ Should We Ditch the Song? | Good Morning Britain

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Musician Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the former BBC Young Musician of the Year and cellist at Meghan and Harry’s wedding has revealed he didn’t stay until the end of the event as he didn’t want to be there when the crowd sang ‘Rule, Britannia!’ He went on to say that it should not be performed, and there are so many other great pieces of music which could replace it. Kanneh-Mason said it leaves a lot of people feeling uncomfortable, even if they feel good singing it.

So, is it time to ditch this anthem at public events?

Broadcast on 22/01/24

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28 comments

@Countrydurham March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
One fit the things that unties the uk this song
@guyplessier7935 March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
Susana Reid’s argument that if someone feels uncomfortable about something then that is a good enough reason to stop the thing. So if someone feels uncomfortable about her show then that’s a good reason to stop it 😂😂😂😂
@guyplessier7935 March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
What a fool he clearly has not listened to the lyrics or understood the context the words were written in 🤔
@guyplessier7935 March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
Britain wasn’t kidnapping African slaves that was done by black Africans, who transported them to trading posts on the African coast to sell for British goods to transport them over the Atlantic to the Americas to be sold and shipp back sugar, cotton, tobacco, rice etc to Britain. Africa has been enslaving other Africans and other peoples for thousands of years and despite Britain’s best efforts to eradicate it is still going on today.
@elyrexo March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
What's profoundly discomforting is sharing our land with people who hate the country, it's people and it's values.
@ladydrone2345 March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
It’s my ringtone !!
@nickelmouse451 March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
Classic example of why commentators should do their due diligence before taking a position in front of the nation. Femi didn't do his research, then had to defend the indefensible after being told the truth about the origins of the song, then actively lied about it later as a means of doing this. He's got to feel bad watching this back...
@tombrydson781 March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
NO
@georgenicholson2314 March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
Don't like our history or our songs associated with our history and our diffience against our foes. Then you are the later.go get yourselves a life elsewhere and see how that goes for you😂😂😂
@guyplessier7935 March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
Only the uneducated and ignorant people will not understand and feel uncomfortable. Once they learn the truth about this song then they should join the rest of us and celebrate it 😂😂😂😂😂
@bevbailey9911 March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
Here we go again..they need to learn our history and not interpret as something that suits them
@skitter163 March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
ditch the people who are uncomfortable
@King_Coyne March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
Oh dear, someone feeling 'uncomfortable'! Let's change everything because of it. This guys finds everything racist.
@cjryan88 March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
if they dont like it leave
@sueharrison9392 March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
No
@wendylinton453 March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
The youth of today dont have a clue the price our fore fathers made for OUR FREEDOM..GET AN EDUCATION IF YOU WANT TO LIVE HERE AND HAVE SOME RESPECT...🇬🇧
@wendylinton453 March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
SHUT THE DOOR ON THE WAY OUT PLEASE ..AND DONT SLAM IT..🇬🇧
@wendylinton453 March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
RULE BRITTANIA ..SING IT LOUD AND PROUD...👍👍🇬🇧
@pauljames77777 March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
Ask him is he will be willing to go to war for the uk , i bet the the answer is No
@user-fq3ds3oq3j March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
This is civil war. I am very old and disabled but very patriotic. I cannot march but I can show my PATRIOTISM by posting a UNION JACK in my window for all to see. The flag just fills the window (5 X 3 ft) is readily available at a very reasonable price from flag shops.
NB. I will vote REFORM ! ! !
@emmsue1053 March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
What about the Barbary Coast Pirates raiding southern England taking men, women & children from the village streets & homes? Lots of USA Cotton slaves were importing black African slaves themselves after their six years indenture. Given a plot of land & farmed cotton themselves. Anthony Johnson for instance shipped in hundreds, the profits went on more land & his own slaves were often not released after their six years, He was a very rich black guy.. What about the music they sang? Should "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" be banned? Was it a racist song against Land Owners??
@peterhead9981 March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
So, if a minority of people don't like Rule Britannia, that is reason enough to deprive those who do enjoy the song and who know it's not about slavery. The ignorance of some people seems to be wilfully unbound. Sing it loud and proud.
@CarolStedman March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
What a shame to give in to the minority. It is our music and if it upsets people who are still going on about something that happened hundreds of years ago, they should get their heads out of their rears.
@janewebster8014 March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
It’s a wonderful patriotic song. We had a very large Empire on which the sun never set. We brought civilisation to Africa - the Africans had education, health care, very little crime and above all, fair play. Look at those countries now -their Governments are full of corrupt politicians. Zimbabwe is a basket case - as Southern Rhodesia she fed not only her own people but those of a number of other African countries. Rule should be by those who are fit to rule, which is not necessarily the majority.
@Yea_its_good March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
If you feel uncomfortable you don’t understand the song, listen to the song the song is about freedom "The nations not so blest as thee
Must, in their turn, to tyrants fall,
While thou shalt flourish great and free:
The dread and envy of them all."
@georgebullock7923 March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
if you dont like it the no one forces you to stay here you are free to leave and let us british people show our patriotism
@stewartsnelgrove5163 March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
Trust Femi to jump on the bandwagon, why this guy still lives in the UK is beyond me, as he seems to hate everything about it.
@Euphoftoday March 25, 2024 - 11:16 am
The answer is NO

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