[Politics] Black Lives Matters on shirts

[carlzeiss]

Will there be a minutes applause for George before kick off ?

 

[Weststander]

Will there be a minutes applause for George before kick off ?

There’ll be 90 minutes silence during the match itself (empty stadium), dedicated to a hotchpotch of three months worth of good causes.

 

[Weststander]

Looking forward to seeing it on the shirts of a certain norhern team.

BTW, can you IMAGINE the binfest on here if/when Albion players all take the knee.

Jay Rodriguez taking the knee.

 

[Wozza]

 

[Sorrel]

The number is enough to identity people and there won't be anyone there anyway - so I don't see a problem with it. Football often does this kind of gesture for many causes - and it's not like anyone disagrees with the sentiment (as against the extremes of the political movement).

I think the whole "taking the knee" thing is fairly silly in the UK (we don't have the national anthem before a game so at what point do they do it?) but if people want to signal agreement with the slogan on the back of their shirts then fair enough. There is no way to tell in what they mean the agreement anyway - and if everyone does it (which I suspect they will) then it becomes somewhat meaningless after a few months.

 

[Hugo Rune]

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The deed poll office is going to have to bring a lot of folk back from furlough to cope with this!

 

[The Wookiee]

The deed poll office is going to have to bring a lot of folk back from furlough to cope with this!

That’s just reminded me. I’ve always wanted my own reg plate on my car so I have applied to change my name by deed poll to YX65 VWA

 

[A1X]

It would have been fun to see John Terry in such a shirt.

Or Luis Suarez

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Enraging reactionary gammon numpties isn't a good idea though. I wish the left would learn that.
Brexit, Boris Johnson and Trump is so far all it has achieved.

Good point. Engaging with hearts and minds is good.

Although . . . . I am referring to those whose votes are forever blue. To me, gammon is the mindset that will always come up with a quip along the lines of 'well that Blair Peach did have a thin skull' and 'What was that Lawrence boy doing out that late anyway?'.

**** 'em.

 

[pastafarian]

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Should make the match commentary interesting

 

[Eeyore]

For those in any doubt. Just imagine you were him...

Or, even better, you didn't have private means to show these ***** up for what they are.

https://www.channel4.com/news/exclu...acial-discrimination-after-26-month-nightmare

 

[NooBHA]

Bordering on racism against whites? You complete...dimwit.

I can't tell you how hard it was to persuade myself not to write what I wanted to.

I am less offended by the opening post than the 9 people who gave it a thumbs up.

I am used to people with entrenched polarised racially offensive views. However people who blindly follow them just shows how easily led people are.

 

[Winker]

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Has Davy fecked about with his hair again?

 

[Bry Nylon]

What did the groundsman use to mark out that centre line? A truck tyre?

 

[Weststander]

The number is enough to identity people and there won't be anyone there anyway - so I don't see a problem with it. Football often does this kind of gesture for many causes - and it's not like anyone disagrees with the sentiment (as against the extremes of the political movement).

I think the whole "taking the knee" thing is fairly silly in the UK (we don't have the national anthem before a game so at what point do they do it?) but if people want to signal agreement with the slogan on the back of their shirts then fair enough. There is no way to tell in what they mean the agreement anyway - and if everyone does it (which I suspect they will) then it becomes somewhat meaningless after a few months.

Every time a player ties a shoelace, excited commentators will salivate that we’re witnessing a real life ‘taking the knee’.

 

[Swansman]

I am less offended by the opening post than the 9 people who gave it a thumbs up.

I am used to people with entrenched polarised racially offensive views. However people who blindly follow them just shows how easily led people are.

I hope they gave their thumbs up to the "politics and sport should not mix imho" part and not the "racism against white" part, since that would need an entire different level of stupidity.

It's like accusing some "Help homeless kids" organisation for wanting to slaugther every kid with a roof above their hed.

 

[Phoenix011]

I hope they gave their thumbs up to the "politics and sport should not mix imho" part and not the "racism against white" part, since that would need an entire different level of stupidity.

It's like accusing some "Help homeless kids" organisation for wanting to slaugther every kid with a roof above their hed.

Agree with what you said, however i don't understand the keep politics out of sport argument since politics and football have been entwined for over a century now, maybe even more. Games like El Classico and the old firm would be lesser without the politics that surround them in my opinion, also many clubs like St Pauli and Barcelona have politically represented their cities.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Goldstone must be still banned otherwise he would be having a complete meltdown.

 

[Invicta]

Nothing against it but the timing just comes across of jumping on the bandwagon. 3 weeks back they were all for making football returning a celebration of the NHS.

A one week gesture and then what ?

 

[Swansman]

Agree with what you said, however i don't understand the keep politics out of sport argument since politics and football have been entwined for over a century now, maybe even more. Games like El Classico and the old firm would be lesser without the politics that surround them in my opinion, also many clubs like St Pauli and Barcelona have politically represented their cities.

I agree. Just saying its a more logical opinion to have than the "BLM is racism against white's" one.