4evablu wrote: ↑Mon Nov 03, 2025 11:54 am
i think taking the knee is a load of bollox tbh...but would never boo it....
symbolism in football is a bit of double standards i think....taking the knee was throughout time always seen as a sign subservience...so why do it for "against racism" ?
taking your shirt off to celebrate...brings a booking as showing your torso off is frowned upon in some religions....yet players of certain religions can kneel down pointing skywards and praying is allowed....players can make the sign of the cross when going on the pitch....aren't these signs of racism ?
In sport/football don't highlight them...just let them happen..if players wish to do any of them...let them get on with it....
I think there's a benefit to players taking the knee tbh, it's great when a young kid asks why they're doing it and you can then explain to them about racism and discrimination.
Does it stop people being racist? No, and I think the longer it's been done the less impact it has... but I still think there's a place for it even if it's just to educate younger people who are the people you'd hope create a more tolerant society down the line.
That's probably a bit of a eutopian view on things as kids of racist parents are going to adopt their values, and we've seen with politics worldwide we're heading in the completely wrong direction, but I dunno... every little helps imo.
