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Olog-hai
on Sun Apr 21 08:33:34 2019, in response to Kate Smith released by the Yankees, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Fri Apr 19 13:37:14 2019.
Philadelphia Inquirer via MSN
Kate Smith statue gone from Xfinity Live!By William BenderFirst she was covered up. Now, apparently she is gone.
The bronze statue of the late singer Kate Smith has apparently been removed from outside Xfinity Live! as the Flyers looked into racist lyrics she sang.
Talk radio host Tony Bruno tweeted around 9:30 this morning that the statue was gone and posted video.
“She is Risen! #katesmith statue now gone at @xfinitylive in South Philly. Gutless cowards @NHLFlyers @comcast @NBCSPhilly Good luck raising charity dollars in the future,” Bruno wrote.
Last week, reported that the Flyers were distancing themselves from Smith, the “Songbird of the South,” whose music was seen as a good-luck charm by fans.
“We have recently become aware that several songs performed by Kate Smith contain offensive lyrics that do not reflect our values as an organization,” the Flyers said in a statement. “As we continue to look into this serious matter, we are removing Kate Smith’s recording of ‘God Bless America’ from our library and covering up the statue that stands outside of our arena.”
It was unclear Sunday morning when exactly the statue was removed.
This is a developing story.
This will go over like the lead balloon that Kaepernick launched over the NFL.
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