{"id":1966708,"date":"2023-07-07T14:03:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T18:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-scott-puts-woke-twist-on-national-anthem-so-conservatives-quickly-remind-her-of-inconvenient-fact\/"},"modified":"2023-07-07T14:04:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T18:04:56","slug":"jill-scott-puts-woke-twist-on-national-anthem-so-conservatives-quickly-remind-her-of-inconvenient-fact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-scott-puts-woke-twist-on-national-anthem-so-conservatives-quickly-remind-her-of-inconvenient-fact\/","title":{"rendered":"Jill Scott&#8217;s National Anthem twist sparks conservative reminder."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjill-scott-puts-woke-twist-on-national-anthem-so-conservatives-quickly-remind-her-of-inconvenient-fact%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1966708&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>In 2000, a Neo-Soul Singer Asks &#8220;Who Is Jill Scott?&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>In 2000, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-scott-puts-woke-twist-on-national-anthem-so-conservatives-quickly-remind-her-of-inconvenient-fact\/\" title=\"Jill Scott's National Anthem twist sparks conservative reminder.\">neo-soul singer released<\/a> a debut album with a title that made her name into a question: \u201cWho Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1.\u201d That album went platinum and launched Scott into a career in music which continues to this day.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, 23 years later, the world has learned more about who Jill Scott is.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the black women\u2019s lifestyle magazine Essence tweeted a clip of Scott performing a grotesque vandalization of the national anthem at its Festival of Culture in New Orleans over the Fourth of July weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/music\/story\/2023-07-05\/jill-scott-revises-anthem-the-home-of-the-slave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a> provided a transcript of Scott\u2019s hatchet job:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Oh say can you see by the blood in the streets<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>That this place doesn\u2019t smile on you colored child<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Whose blood built this land with sweat and their hands<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But we\u2019ll die in this place and your memory erased<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Oh say, does this truth hold any weight<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This is not the land of the free, but the home of the slaves.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Essence was proud of the desecration it sponsored, declaring, \u201cEveryone please rise for the only National Anthem we will be recognizing from this day forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Everyone please rise for the only National Anthem we will be recognizing from this day forward.<\/p>\n<p>Jill Scott, we thank you! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ESSENCEFest?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ESSENCEFest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WrYrP1nhTc\">pic.twitter.com\/WrYrP1nhTc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESSENCE (@Essence) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Essence\/status\/1676594602046812160?\">July 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Scott&#8217;s Wealth and the Disparity in Her Claims<\/h3>\n<p>Scott sings about how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/audio-toyota-ad-says-kaepernick-anthem-protest-was-sign-of-respect-to-the-military\/\" title=\"AUDIO: Toyota Ad Says Kaepernick Anthem Protest Was \u2018Sign of Respect to the Military\u2019\">oppressed black people<\/a> are in America, while at the same time her life tells a very different story. It\u2019s difficult to reconcile her elite status with the accusations she made in the rewrite.<\/p>\n<p>Her net worth is estimated to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritynetworth.com\/richest-celebrities\/singers\/jill-scott-net-worth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$12 million<\/a>, money earned by being a respected entertainer.<\/p>\n<p>Many took to social media to point out the disparity between Scott\u2019s claims about oppression and her status as a wealthy, privileged American celebrity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/podcasts\/fearless-with-jason-whitlock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason Whitlock<\/a>, a podcaster with TheBlaze, shared some pithy comments on Scott\u2019s posing.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Jill Scott\u2019s national anthem, as performed at the Essence Festival:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, say can you see, by the blood in the streets. This place doesn\u2019t smile on you, colored child. Whose blood built this land with sweat and their hands. But we\u2019ll die in this place and your memory erased. Oh,\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhitlockJason\/status\/1676690065064435716?\">July 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republican congressional candidate Lavern Spicer also called out the disconnect on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cR&#038;B singer Jill Scott did a WOKE rendition of the National Anthem where she changed the lyrics to speak about how oppressed Black people are,\u201d Spicer said. \u201cShe says \u2018This is not the land of the free, but the home of the slave\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor reference, Jill Scott\u2019s net worth is estimated to be $12 MILLION and is likely much higher. In what way is she oppressed?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>R&#038;B singer Jill Scott (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/missjillscott?\">@missjillscott<\/a>) did a WOKE rendition of the National Anthem where she changed the lyrics to speak about how oppressed Black people are.<\/p>\n<p>She says \u201cThis is not the land of the free, but the home of the slave\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For reference, Jill Scott\u2019s net worth is\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0dX40I2A8N\">pic.twitter.com\/0dX40I2A8N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lavern Spicer  (@lavern_spicer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lavern_spicer\/status\/1676655454217183234?\">July 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Others <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-ilhan-omar-israel-defending-themselves-against-hamas-with-air-strikes-is-an-act-of-terrorism\/\" title=\"Rep. Ilhan Omar: Israel Defending Themselves Against Hamas With \u2018Air Strikes\u2019 Is \u2018An Act Of Terrorism\u2019\">shared similar sentiments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>IRONY\u2014A woman with a net worth of over $12 million dollars is singing to a packed Caesars Superdome about how bad you have it in America.<\/p>\n<p>Jill Scott performed this cringe at the Essence Festival in New Orleans, an exclusively black event that \u2018celebrates Black artists and Black\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rY5WCCOm2h\">pic.twitter.com\/rY5WCCOm2h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amiri King (@AmiriKing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmiriKing\/status\/1676772198562889728?\">July 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Jill Scott is worth $12 million.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats have successfully caused, what I believe is, irreparable racial division. One group feels like the forever victim and the other group is furious for being blamed for something they did not do. Untenable. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rpPTO0quOD\">https:\/\/t.co\/rpPTO0quOD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarmineSabia\/status\/1676680186656374784?\">July 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Self-parody by a pampered , rich singer, posing as oppressed. I sincerely challenge her to live abroad\u2013as I have\u2013in sub-Saharan Africa and consider trading her American life for what she finds there.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Dodge (@JakeDodge17) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeDodge17\/status\/1677266675039866880?\">July 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We sure seem to have a lot of oppressed fat millionaires in this awful country.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Holly  (@CrossingUNStyle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrossingUNStyle\/status\/1677307261083959297?\">July 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After performing the song in March, Scott denied the divisiveness of her lyrics, according to the Times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I sing \u2018home of the slave,\u2019 that is not intended to divide, because division is not what we need. When I say that, we are in a place that makes us slaves to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/greta-thunberg-blasted-hate-capitalism-unless-benefits-tweet-time-gets-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">consumerism<\/a>, it makes us slaves to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/parents-speak-teen-daughter-dies-chroming-latest-alarming-social-media-trend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>,\u201d she said, going on to provide other examples of how lies and negativity affect culture.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the 51-year-old singer from Philadelphia replied to critics without responding to their critiques, offering non sequiturs instead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c1st -Thank you sincerely for your respect and appreciation,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m on path. 2ndly, with love, I am me in entirely; beautifully human, if some will OR won\u2019t. I see so I write. I feel so I write. I write cuz I gotsto. I write life in multi spectrum-Highs, Lows &#038; All. #here4it\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>1st -Thank you sincerely for your respect and appreciation . I\u2019m on path. 2ndly, with love, I am me in entirely; beautifully human, if some will OR won\u2019t. I see so I write. I feel so I write. I write cuz I gotsto. I write life in multi spectrum-Highs, Lows &#038; All. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/here4it?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#here4it<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/55UOuBlDUb\">pic.twitter.com\/55UOuBlDUb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jill Scott (@missjillscott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/missjillscott\/status\/1676634043834662937?\">July 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ben-shapiro-turning-back-national-anthem-ungrateful-brave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ingratitude<\/a> is far from being beautifully human.<\/p>\n<p>Scott does not appreciate how lucky she is to live in the United States, where she won\u2019t be punished by the government for trashing the national anthem. If anything, the current crowd in Washington cheers on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dems-want-remove-shameful-statue-across-white-house-due-racism-founder-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ideas like hers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>No country has done more to abolish <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/austin-washington-jefferson-actually-anti-slavery-heroes-dont-let-left-smear-names\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slavery<\/a> and move on from it than the United States. America is the greatest country in the world.<\/p>\n<p>People like Jill Scott aim to keep black people held back by judging them by the color of their skin instead of by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-gop-leader-mccarthy-critical-race-theory-goes-everything-martin-luther-king-jr-taught-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">content of their character<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jill-scott-puts-woke-twist-national-anthem-conservatives-quickly-remind-inconvenient-fact\/\">Jill Scott Puts Woke Twist on National Anthem, So Conservatives Quickly Remind Her of Inconvenient Fact<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2000, a neo-soul singer named Jill Scott released her debut album titled &#8220;Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1.&#8221; The album achieved platinum status, propelling her into a successful music career that endures to this day. 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