Some prefer "America the Beautiful" over "The Star-Spangled Banner" due to the latter's war-oriented imagery, while others object to the implicit support of slavery and racism in its third verse;  others prefer "The Star-Spangled Banner" because of its war themes.
sˌʌm pɹɪfˈɜː "ɐmˈɛɹɪkə ðə bjˈuːɾifəl" ˈoʊvɚ "ðə stˈɑːɹspˈæŋɡəld bˈænɚ" dˈuː tə ðə lˈæɾɚz wˈɔːɹˈoːɹiəntᵻd ˈɪmɪdʒɹi, wˌaɪl ˈʌðɚz ˈɑːbdʒɛkt tə ðɪ ɪmplˈɪsɪt səpˈoːɹt ʌv slˈeɪvɚɹi ænd ɹˈeɪsɪzəm ɪn ɪts θˈɜːd vˈɜːs;  ˈʌðɚz pɹɪfˈɜː "ðə stˈɑːɹspˈæŋɡəld bˈænɚ" bɪkˈʌz ʌv ɪts wˈɔːɹ θˈiːmz.