Originally Posted by
Heisenberg
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'.
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