this is child abuse, in my opinion. Shame on the parents and the Indiana Pacers

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Every adult in her world INCLUDING the Pacers reps are responsible for every bit of psychological trauma this CHILD will have to endure.

What is wrong with her parents? This little girl was not ready to perform this song. I hope she ignores negativity and pays attention to constructive criticism, she will be even more awesome!

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1. Ridiculous

Bloody torture. I dare anybody saying that’s cute.i agree almost child abuse.couldn’t watch more than 5 secs.. not blaming the child, parents are f***ing sadists.

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2. Being a bit contrarian here, but I think she was probably coached to sing it that way.

The comments that she wasn't prepared might be off-base. I think this might have gone off as planned, as curious as we may find that.

Ever since Whitney, pretty much anything goes. Histrionics are the norm.

She's got more guts than anyone I know.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

5. Whitney had a great voice though

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3. Not her first time doing this

so she's very much prepared to sing it just in the way she did. The people at the games cheer loudly for her and she apparently loves that roar of the crowd.

https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/2024/03/01/kinsley-murray-viral-anthem-singer-indiana-pacers-nba-star-spangled-banner-gainbridge-fieldhouse/72812717007/

Kinsley Murray began performing as a toddler.
She started singing with the school choir her father formed. She was a 1-year-old at the time and had learned the national anthem by the time she was 18 months.

“I used to do it with my class choir, so she'd be there. And I also played the radio. She loved the anthem. We played in the car on the way to places and stuff like that,” Shafer Murray said.

By age two, she asked about performing at sporting events. “She had mentioned she wanted to go sing at a ballgame. I said, ‘Okay.’ And she went out she sang at a minor league game.”

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4. oh, so she knows she's off key and over the top. ok then

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6. That was painful. Didn't make it to the end. Is she imitating Roseann Barr?

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7. some say that she's imitating this little girl, who is actually talented

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8. Oh that was awful. And with that costume, she's a really tasteless joke.

Her performance makes me think that she's at peak diva, so she's probably uncoachable right now. Who knows if she really has a voice under all those badly executed vocal tricks.
Someone has done that child a great disservice.