National anthem kneeling in other countries thread

[Tender Branson]

We don't have this here in Austria.

But we have a different controversy, gender-related.

About a decade ago, our national anthem was changed to include women in it:

Previously, the line was "Heimat bist du großer Söhne." (home of great sons you are.)

Now, it is "Heimat großer Töchter und Söhne." (home of great daughters and sons.)

The new version doesn't really ryhme and most people still sing the old version in football stadiums and elsewhere, while only a small amount is singing the new version.

At the same time.

So, you hear a mix of the old a new versions all the time.

When people always sing the old version it always creates headlines in newspapers

"AUSTRIANS ARE STILL SINGING THE OLD VERSION OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM !!!!! HOW STUPID AND SEXIST ARE THEYYYYY ?!?!?"

[Tender Branson]

We don't have this here in Austria.

But we have a different controversy, gender-related.

About a decade ago, our national anthem was changed to include women in it:

Previously, the line was "Heimat bist du großer Söhne." (home of great sons you are.)

Now, it is "Heimat großer Töchter und Söhne." (home of great daughters and sons.)

The new version doesn't really ryhme and most people still sing the old version in football stadiums and elsewhere, while only a small amount is singing the new version.

At the same time.

So, you hear a mix of the old a new versions all the time.

When people always sing the old version it always creates headlines in newspapers

"AUSTRIANS ARE STILL SINGING THE OLD VERSION OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM !!!!! HOW STUPID AND SEXIST ARE THEYYYYY ?!?!?"

I hope you are singing the new version. Refusing to be inclusive of women because you are adhering to tradition sounds like something a Muslim would do.

I have never sung the Austrian anthem myself (why would I ?), so this question is moot.