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kz_blogoramblingFollowing up with something Biggirl mentioned on the SDMB...
When I was young I was taught that national anthem protocol included standing, facing the flag, and paying respectful attention. Men were to remove hats. I was not taught to hold my hand over my heart. Although this appears to be entirely in line with "official protocol," (ETA: or not!) there has apparently been a kerfuffle over this. If I were running for office, what I was taught might get me in hot water publicly. This makes me wonder if my experience was unusual, or related to the time or place where I grew up.
So, a poll.
[Poll #1082478]
Here's what I'm pretty sure my elders were following when I was taught the national anthem:
http://www.menc.org/guides/patriotic/reprise.pdf
When I was young I was taught that national anthem protocol included standing, facing the flag, and paying respectful attention. Men were to remove hats. I was not taught to hold my hand over my heart. Although this appears to be entirely in line with "official protocol," (ETA: or not!) there has apparently been a kerfuffle over this. If I were running for office, what I was taught might get me in hot water publicly. This makes me wonder if my experience was unusual, or related to the time or place where I grew up.
So, a poll.
[Poll #1082478]
Here's what I'm pretty sure my elders were following when I was taught the national anthem:
http://www.menc.org/guides/patriotic/reprise.pdf
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Date: 2007-11-04 01:19 pm (UTC)As an adult, the hand on the heart thing is ... somewhat weird for me, because the "right" place to put my hand (or at least, where I used to put it when saying the Pledge in elementary school) looks pretty much like I'm resting it on my boob. I remember we had one teacher who would put her hand more in the center of her chest, more like over her sternum -- when I was a kid, I thought this was because biologically speaking, one's heart is more in the center than it is in the classic rendering of someone placing their hand over the heart, and that she was being a stickler. Ha! Now that I also have a mammoth rack, I get what she was doing. I also see women do it with the hand up almost on their shoulder.
I'm also still a hold-out for not taking off my hat, because I am a woman. Even if I'm wearing a baseball cap, it's usually still part of my 'do and involves bobby pins. I think that's the rationale, that women are more likely to have hats that are more difficult to remove. I have had people sneer at me over this at ballgames, but I'm sticking to it.