Where are your hands during the National Anthem?

[Blzer]

Re: Where are your hands during the National Anthem?

Right hand over my heart (unless I have a hat, then it's over my heart), left hand behind my back. I look for the flag in the stadium, if not my head is down (eyes still open). I modestly lip-sync the National Anthem most every time.

[Bruins]

Re: Where are your hands during the National Anthem?

Behind my back.

[SuperBowlNachos]

Re: Where are your hands during the National Anthem?

Someone at a Baylor message board was making a big deal about the Missouri players standing with their hands behind their backs during the National Anthem and said it was very disrespectful that they didn't have their hands over their hearts.

So I was wondering, where are your hands while standing?


Mine are always behind my back.

Taking off your hat and putting your hand over your heart(showing respect) is more of a southern thing.

[JohnDoe8865]

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I'm usually wearing a hat, so I take off my hat and hold it over my heart. If I'm not wearing a hat, I'll hold my open palm against my chest on the side of my heart.

[superjames1992]

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Taking off your hat and putting your hand over your heart(showing respect) is more of a southern thing.

Actually, as Chaos showed earlier, it's more of United States official code as to how to do it. :wink:

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/36/301.html

[DC]

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Only put my hand on my heart when I was in elementary school and we said the pledge of allegiance

[ExtremeGamer]

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Hat is always off and placed on my seat. Right hand over my heart, left hand behind my back. At the end I look up to the sky, tap my heart twice for my deceased father, and say "play ball".

[GSW]

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on my girls ***

this was so cheesy...
still made me laugh tho.

btw mine is at my side...i dont "celebrate" the national antheme or star spangled banner or pledge of allegiance.

[Stumbleweed]

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Yeah, I put them behind my back, but I'm in the same vein as GSW in regards to mandatory recitations of nationalistic dogma before sporting events. I mostly do it to avoid getting into shouting matches with people when I'm trying to have a good time at a damn basketball game... I would just stand there otherwise, or remain seated... but that doesn't ever end well for anyone (ask Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf).

[NYJets]

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I was taught if you have a hat you put it over your heart, otherwise hands just at your sides. I was only taught to put your hand over your heart in the pledge of allegiance.

I can see people getting mad if someone is talking and being really disruptive during it, but if you spend the whole anthem looking around at people and getting angry about where their hands are, that's just as bad as being disruptive imo.

[Stumbleweed]

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Agreed on that 2nd point entirely, NYJets.

It's not like I hate America or something, it's just not something that I feel is necessary to have national pride or to show respect for Americans who came before us, died in wars, etc. And its place at sporting events is questionable at best in my view...

I dunno... I guess I'm just not a fan of jingoistic singing and chanting in unison as a sign of national unity, especially in non-political venues like a sporting event... reminds me of China or Soviet Russia. There are better ways to show your pride or "support the troops" than by singing a 250 year-old song... like volunteering at a veteran's hospital, for example.

Respect to everyone who does put your hand over your heart or whatever else, I just don't see the need for it and don't like feeling compelled to do it at sporting events.

[GSW]

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Agreed on that 2nd point entirely, NYJets.

It's not like I hate America or something, it's just not something that I feel is necessary to have national pride or to show respect for Americans who came before us, died in wars, etc. And its place at sporting events is questionable at best in my view...

I dunno... I guess I'm just not a fan of jingoistic singing and chanting in unison as a sign of national unity, especially in non-political venues like a sporting event... reminds me of China or Soviet Russia. There are better ways to show your pride or "support the troops" than by singing a 250 year-old song... like volunteering at a veteran's hospital, for example.

Respect to everyone who does put your hand over your heart or whatever else, I just don't see the need for it and don't like feeling compelled to do it at sporting events.

qft.

I'd add a bit more but this isnt the place.

[SPTO]

Re: Where are your hands during the National Anthem?

Agreed on that 2nd point entirely, NYJets.

It's not like I hate America or something, it's just not something that I feel is necessary to have national pride or to show respect for Americans who came before us, died in wars, etc. And its place at sporting events is questionable at best in my view...

I dunno... I guess I'm just not a fan of jingoistic singing and chanting in unison as a sign of national unity, especially in non-political venues like a sporting event... reminds me of China or Soviet Russia. There are better ways to show your pride or "support the troops" than by singing a 250 year-old song... like volunteering at a veteran's hospital, for example.

Respect to everyone who does put your hand over your heart or whatever else, I just don't see the need for it and don't like feeling compelled to do it at sporting events.

This is the truth. The thing that irks me a lot and it's no offense because I support anyone who's gone off to war and serve their country and all that but the singing of "God Bless America" during the 7th inning stretch at MLB games is just a tad beyond the pale.

Especially considering they do that in Toronto and we're not even American!

[Misfit]

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beyond the pale.

Especially considering they do that in Toronto and we're not even American!

Really?! That's hilarious and ridiculous. I'll stand for the anthem, my hands go wherever they wish to at the time. I'll take my hat off more to please others but if I'm holding a dog and a beverage it stays on. I don't do anything for God Bless America.

[jmood88]

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Yeah, I put them behind my back, but I'm in the same vein as GSW in regards to mandatory recitations of nationalistic dogma before sporting events. I mostly do it to avoid getting into shouting matches with people when I'm trying to have a good time at a damn basketball game... I would just stand there otherwise, or remain seated... but that doesn't ever end well for anyone (ask Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf).

I've done whatever I wanted and never had anybody say anything to me. I do usually stand up though.