I don’t know that his teammates would find it impossible to get over a song lyric. But assuming the kid isn’t a raging racist, I hope you’re right about him landing on his feet. If nothing else, I hope he learns a lesson about the unforgiving nature of the Internet. Mistakes follow you forever.

Just sing the damn song if you must. No need for a video of it.

But that point about UF - you’re probably right that society wouldn’t accept a more subtle approach of correcting the kid’s transgression without canceling. That’s kind of an important part of a university’s mission.

To sum up - society has grown too intolerant, in its quest for greater tolerance. Ironically.