• taiyang@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    24
    ·
    5 days ago

    I get the sense Lemmy people are generally less likely to participate in this weird shit, as I also sat it out and we kind of select into this sort of “fuck you I won’t do what you tell me” mindset by rejecting mainstream apps.

    I didn’t know it was an option in elementary, but as early as I remember I always adjusted the words to make it silly. I especially remember saying “under frog” when they got to the under God part, with liberty and French fries for all.

    • Euphoma@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      3 days ago

      I think the pledge has fallen off in recent years honestly. The year after covid lockdowns ended I was in highschool and I remember one of my first classes 0 people stood for the pledge.

      • taiyang@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        3 days ago

        High schoolers have every reason not to stand for the flag after COVID, so that’s nice to hear.

    • AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      14
      ·
      5 days ago

      I used to piss people off by adding a very loud, drawn out, “amen” to the end to show how fucking weird and cultish it is to make kids say it every day. come like 7th grade tho I just stopped participating at all.