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'Racist' Milwall Fans - Your View?
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There has been controversy about the reaction to players 'taking the knee' at a weekend game, where Milwall fans were heard to boo the players involved.
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It appears the FA are investigating the potential for action against the club for the 'racsist actions' of its fans.
Personally, I don't believe that showing your disapproval of an act of support for a social campaign - or a political organisation, depending on your viewpoint, equates to either not supporting that campain / organisation, or to actively advising your support of an opposite point of view.
Put simply, I don't believe that booing 'taking the knee' makes anyone a racist.
It's an assumption that has no basis in reason, and to me, it shows people being far too keen to look at a negative attitude to one behaviour, and ascribe it possessing a negative attitude to another, with no viable connection.
I am not a football fan, and I wouldn't ever boo anyone, or any action in public, but I do strongly dislike the pointless OTT woke-ism and self-righteousness of 'taking the knee' and I believe it has no place in our sports arenas, but if anyone were to accuse me of being a racist for expressing that view, we would be having serious words.
What are your views?
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It appears the FA are investigating the potential for action against the club for the 'racsist actions' of its fans.
Personally, I don't believe that showing your disapproval of an act of support for a social campaign - or a political organisation, depending on your viewpoint, equates to either not supporting that campain / organisation, or to actively advising your support of an opposite point of view.
Put simply, I don't believe that booing 'taking the knee' makes anyone a racist.
It's an assumption that has no basis in reason, and to me, it shows people being far too keen to look at a negative attitude to one behaviour, and ascribe it possessing a negative attitude to another, with no viable connection.
I am not a football fan, and I wouldn't ever boo anyone, or any action in public, but I do strongly dislike the pointless OTT woke-ism and self-righteousness of 'taking the knee' and I believe it has no place in our sports arenas, but if anyone were to accuse me of being a racist for expressing that view, we would be having serious words.
What are your views?
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'Taking the knee' has made the point, and should now stop. Just as we all enthusiastic ally joined in the weekly clapping for the NHS, that, too, served its purpose and was brought to an end, and everyone seemed to agree. That didn't mean we all no longer appreciate the efforts of those working in the NHS or care sector, just that the point had been made, and it...
23:39 Mon 07th Dec 2020
Quite. But this isn't about Black Lives Matter, much though some people would like it to be, it's about the FA choosing to investigate the people who booed.
I suppose if the crowd had made monkey chants and thrown bananas onto the pitch, the FA would investigate that too. You know, just to check if there was any racism behind it ...
I suppose if the crowd had made monkey chants and thrown bananas onto the pitch, the FA would investigate that too. You know, just to check if there was any racism behind it ...
In football terms, is the whole taking the knee thing still BLM supporting? Most of the time, commetators seem to refer to it as supporting "racial equality" and the FA's own Kick It Out movement.
I think it's probably time to stop now, as it has been going on for months now, but booing it seems rather petty. I don't think having to wait for 5 seconds longer for kick off really puts anyone out too much. Of course, this is Millwall we're talking about. There's history there.
I think it's probably time to stop now, as it has been going on for months now, but booing it seems rather petty. I don't think having to wait for 5 seconds longer for kick off really puts anyone out too much. Of course, this is Millwall we're talking about. There's history there.
This is a much better compromise. Anyone who boos this action really does have a problem.
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There are certain sections of our society who believe that black lives matter less than others. They don't. Nor do they matter any more than others. But that's not what those in support are saying, either. You appear to think differently, OG. Fine, your opinion matters just as much as the next. Just like black lives.
jim360
BLM isn't a single organisation as such, as has been made clear in the past. It's therefore a mistake to equate supporting BLM as a slogan with supporting the far-left branches that have co-opted it.
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Why do you continue to trot out that lie?
BLM founder Patrisse Cullors
“We actually do have an ideological frame”
“We are trained Marxists. We are super-versed on, sort of, ideological theories.”
BLM isn't a single organisation as such, as has been made clear in the past. It's therefore a mistake to equate supporting BLM as a slogan with supporting the far-left branches that have co-opted it.
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Why do you continue to trot out that lie?
BLM founder Patrisse Cullors
“We actually do have an ideological frame”
“We are trained Marxists. We are super-versed on, sort of, ideological theories.”
Millwall fans have had a bad reputation for years:-
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jim: //BLM isn't a single organisation as such, as has been made clear in the past. It's therefore a mistake to equate supporting BLM as a slogan with supporting the far-left branches that have co-opted it.//
Therefore those conjoined groups are a component of BLM.
Think, The Labour Party (as was) & Momentum !
Therefore those conjoined groups are a component of BLM.
Think, The Labour Party (as was) & Momentum !
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