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Where the **** are the statues of Robert Mugabe in the U.K.?
Get the economy back on its feet, tear ‘em all down, weigh ‘em in. Got to be a few bob to be made, just keep the ASH campaign people away from Fred
WHATABOUT WHATABOUT WHATABOUT is the last refuge of people who have never had the balls to actually stand up to be counted for anything in their lives so just stand on the sidelines trying and failing to tear down people who do. It's genuinely the most pathetic behaviour I can imagine, as soon as someone does it you know everything you need to know about their character.
And by stand up to be counted I don't mean telling people your opinion on the internet or down the pub.
I’m sure I’ve seen a photo of Fred Keenor grabbing a pussy.
Just sayin’
It can get more complex. For example, some white supremacist groups glorify ancient Roman and Greece and enlist their cultures to justify their hate-based ideologies. On the basis they represent achievement and great advances in civilisation by white males. In some cases these groups have actually adopted Roman symbols, icons and acronyms into their racist messaging etc.
Some classical scholars are concerned enough by misrepresentations to actively respond to these appropriations by Alt-Right groups - see http://pages.vassar.edu/pharos/
This is getting silly now.
the BBC has pulled Fawlty towers off the TV because "It contains racial slurs".
Can anyone explain what "taking the knee" is actually supposed to represent? It seems it is more than just going down on one knee as they also bow their heads and occasionally do the one-fist salute, reminiscent of the black power salute. Are participants actually bowing down and if so, to who or what?
No it hasn't.
https://news.sky.com/story/fawlty-to...slurs-12005118
It seems that a few posters do not understand what the taking of the knee represents...
It started a few years ago when a black NFL player, Colin Kaepernick, started protesting against police brutality against the black community by "taking the knee" while the American national anthem was being played. (Taking the knee is what players usually do when being given tactical instructions by the coach, so it fits with the NFL theme).
Kaepernick was slaughtered by a lot of people for it, not least the President. It started to gather a bit more momentum and other players began protesting by taking the knee during the anthem too.
Kaepernick was blacklisted by the NFL and hasn't had a team since the end of that season. The NFL have come out recently and apologised for their reaction to the protests.
That's where the origins of taking the knee comes from and why BLM uses it.
The bowing of the head that some protestors do has nothing to do with "bowing down" to anything/anyone.
If people bow their head during a minute's silence are your first thoughts "what could they be bowing down to?!"
There are some really paranoid posters on here, by the looks of it.
Thank you for attending my TED Talk on 'taking the knee'.
Thank you for your explanation. Just wondered, as personally I would never bow to another person. I was once castigated for attending a Queen's Award to Industry ceremony on behalf of my company because I would have to bow to the Queen. No problem - I simply shook her hand as you would with anyone else!
I assume during the one minute's silence folk are saying a prayer. That's the only time I bow my head - when I am praying.