'Racist' Milwall Fans - Your View?

[andy-hughes]

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.

https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fa-launch-probe-after-millwall-4774697

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?

[TrevorThePug]

"If you think a crowd of fans doing anything that crowds usually do equates to the posturing 'Look at me how humble and woke I am ...' nonsense of 'taking the knee', then you are looking desperate in trying to shore up your argument against my suggestion."

In the words of Peter Pedant: what dat den? or what dat den foo?

Aside from the little childish snipe at me, are you saying then that if the fans don't boo the linking arms thing, den day isn't racisisists? Jeez, I thought you were beyond parody. Sad face.

[Khandro]

What do you (anybody) think will happen tonight?

[Peter Pedant]

not even trump is beyond parody - fact!

yes he is by the way
( suggesting all that stuff )

[ynnafymmi]

Those Millwall fans arent any more racist than me or Corbyloon or jno or Allen(er)London....oh,wait a minute...

[ichkeria]

"It's like a sketch from Harry Enfield's Self-Righteous brothers. "Oi, FA, no!!! You may administer over the beautiful game as played in the beautiful country of England wot invented said beautiful game. But if you hear fans booing at players, you SHALL NOT jump to a conclusion as to what they're booing about, and then conduct an investigation to look for evidence to back up the conclusion wot you have already come to!"

That made me laugh Ellipsis.
I'll borrow your pin shall I ;-)

[Peter Pedant]

asnwrs 120-5
should fairly be in the joke section
( funnier than most)

[ichkeria]

"If you think a crowd of fans doing anything that crowds usually do "

That isn't, in fact, what crowds usually do. Not these days.
Or so we thought.
Even at Millwall.

[ynnafymmi]

@16.59.So how many times have you taken the knee today,Ich?Once,twice,three times?Have you taken the knee today?If you havent perhaps you are more racist than you think.

[ichkeria]

^^^^
Groan

[ynnafymmi]

^^^^,Yawn.

[Peter Pedant]

^^^ o god both of you !

[ichkeria]

^^^^
For heavens sake Peter !! - :-)

[Ken4155]

I'v spent quite a lot of the day taking the knee.

[royfromaus]

Praying the favourite wins the 2:15 doesn't count, Ken.

[ynnafymmi]

@17.19.Huh,God?...She doesnt listen to any of my prayers...

[webbo3]

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12154686/millwall-and-qpr-to-stand-arm-in-arm-against-discrimination-at-tuesdays-match


https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/millwall-take-the-knee-black-lives-matter_uk_5fcf6041c5b619bc4c35dcc4?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJKTPjG_rOrcfjqMt341aCGZVD9EjK50h2N9Oc7ru9SSnovK7iEQDapUJsbQQ1RgW106MyMzoakaz7Ilf7V0S7VVCqL15SpTqY4iYbBjWu1YOUAbyTZwpacBuAEvn1pjx9R9qg2YkLZoLomYeFd2uq2uQt8S4pzLQZ5KmGEn371F


And they will get a round of applause for this.

[Ken4155]

Can't hang wallpaper and paint skirts unless you're willing to take at least one knee :-)

[Khandro]

The boringly overrated (sez me) game of football is suddenly getting exiting

[Togo]

Do they "take the knee" at FC Spartak Moscow ichy? If not, why not?

[Mozz71]

Wouldn't know Togo, but I bet they don't wear rainbow bootlaces.