Quote Originally Posted by William Treseder View Post
It may piss off racists, but a lot of Black folk aren’t too enamoured with it either.
I personally know at least a dozen people of all ethnicities, that i’ve grown up around, and aren’t racist, but find it a bit of a hollow gesture.
I think it would have had more clout, if it had been originated by a white sportsman.
You can’t beat racism out of a person. Until we can look each at each other and see another person and not a colour, racism will thrive.
Instead of players feeling emotionally forced into taking the knee, the real racists in the crowds, and on the pitch should be emptied for ever from the game.
There are plenty of racists who attend sporting events, but keep it to themselves, but the ones who are vociferous about it have to be immediately identified and bombed out.
Its not as simple as that . I will shop a racist but not everyone can and many people feel extremely intimidated by a big lump and his mate using racist language .