Comments on: Oh *sigh* Canada http://thefbomb.org/2010/03/oh-sigh-canada/ A blog/community created for teenage girls who care about their rights as women and want to be heard. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:18:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Margaret http://thefbomb.org/2010/03/oh-sigh-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-4668 Margaret Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:29:09 +0000 http://thefbomb.org/?p=2071#comment-4668 I was excited at the possibility of a gender neutral national anthem, but I definitely agree that it isn't at the top of the list of things that would make women's lives better. Still, I remember singing the national anthem as a child and thinking "Why don't they mention girls?" I was excited at the possibility of a gender neutral national anthem, but I definitely agree that it isn’t at the top of the list of things that would make women’s lives better. Still, I remember singing the national anthem as a child and thinking “Why don’t they mention girls?”

]]> By: Samuel W. http://thefbomb.org/2010/03/oh-sigh-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-4572 Samuel W. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:01:40 +0000 http://thefbomb.org/?p=2071#comment-4572 It'd be fine by me to change their national anthem to acknowledge all Canadians the country welcomes as its own people, since of course that's exactly what they do: they welcome men, women, and anyone else coming to their land as Canadians, no matter what gender, creed, religion or color they come from. It’d be fine by me to change their national anthem to acknowledge all Canadians the country welcomes as its own people, since of course that’s exactly what they do: they welcome men, women, and anyone else coming to their land as Canadians, no matter what gender, creed, religion or color they come from.

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]]> By: Steph http://thefbomb.org/2010/03/oh-sigh-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-4553 Steph Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:37:06 +0000 http://thefbomb.org/?p=2071#comment-4553 Well, our current anthem, as we know it, is thirty years old. Hardly sancrosanct, no? Well, our current anthem, as we know it, is thirty years old. Hardly sancrosanct, no?

]]> By: Vannah http://thefbomb.org/2010/03/oh-sigh-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-4547 Vannah Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:09:58 +0000 http://thefbomb.org/?p=2071#comment-4547 Huh. I always thought the "son" was a reference to the son of God. Personally I'd rather the anthem not be changed, but I would not get as upset as the people you quoted. The way they're talking is the epitome of making mountains out of molehills! Huh. I always thought the “son” was a reference to the son of God.

Personally I’d rather the anthem not be changed, but I would not get as upset as the people you quoted. The way they’re talking is the epitome of making mountains out of molehills!

]]> By: Zoe http://thefbomb.org/2010/03/oh-sigh-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-4544 Zoe Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:04:35 +0000 http://thefbomb.org/?p=2071#comment-4544 I agree that off a variety of feminist issues, this ranks a little low in importance. I'm not from Canada but I don't see the harm in making the anthem gender neutral. It's scary that people are getting so upset about it; what is there really to be so angry about? THAT is what bothers me. I agree that off a variety of feminist issues, this ranks a little low in importance. I’m not from Canada but I don’t see the harm in making the anthem gender neutral. It’s scary that people are getting so upset about it; what is there really to be so angry about? THAT is what bothers me.

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