The 2016 MLB All-Star game had a rough—and very controversial—start Tuesday night when The Tenors decided to change the lyrics to the Canadian national anthem.
The Vancouver-based group replaced the original lyrics, "With glowing hearts we see thee rise/The True North strong and free!" with "We're all brothers and sisters/All lives matter to the great." One of the members was also spotted carrying an “All Lives Matter" sign during the performance.
Of course, their political statement didn’t go over too well. Some Canadians were upset that the group had the nerve to alter "O Canada," while the majority were upset about the phrase "All Lives Matter," which is widely considered a dismissive response to the “Black Lives Matter” movement.
Twitter didn’t hesitate to blast the group’s ill-conceived move.
