POLL - Do you support KNEELING?

[RobbieK]

NIKE demanding that the Washington Redskins NFL team change its name

Cute. NIKE jumping on every passing SJW bandwagon in the hope that they can deflect attention from their sweatshops full of poorly paid Asian women.

They have got away with it so far.

It is a s**t name, they should change it.

 

[DapperJong]

NIKE demanding that the Washington Redskins NFL team change its name

Cute. NIKE jumping on every passing SJW bandwagon in the hope that they can deflect attention from their sweatshops full of poorly paid Asian women.

They have got away with it so far.

you agree with the sentiment though

 

[gaelictiogar]

you agree with the sentiment though

I couldn't care less what they name their team but I know well why NIKE are pretending to care.

 

[DapperJong]

I couldn't care less what they name their team but I know well why NIKE are pretending to care.

I think you care enough to bring it up

 

[gaelictiogar]

I think you care enough to bring it up

I care that sport is now routinely politicised. Yes, I do care about that.

On the specific issue of what an NFL team is called I am indifferent.

 

[Demons09]

It is a sh*t name, they should change it.

Lol and you say you aren’t offended.

 

[queensberryrules]

Racism is a one-way.

Stop.
Turn back.

 

[JackOutback]

Do people saying ‘I don’t support kneeling because Marxism’ realise just how absurdly hysterical they sound?

 

[Rob R]

Are the players still kneeling before games or has the problem been solved?

The problem has been solved for now ie. twitter and facebook likes increased. Not sure if there were any other causes they were supporting unless it was to highlight that non indigenous prisoners are more likely to die in custody than indigenous prisoners but I dont think anyone cares about facts that dont align with the latest cause of the week.

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[queensberryrules]

"Some in the Black community, who say a “white fringe element” is distracting from their message with senseless destruction in a city where nearly three-quarters of residents are white and less than 6% are Black."

Violence mars Portland protests, frustrates Black community

Protesters in the liberal, predominantly white city of Portland, Oregon, have taken to the streets peacefully every day for more than five weeks to decry police brutality

abcnews.go.com

Pew says this on make-up of protests:

Recent protest attendees are more racially and ethnically diverse, younger than Americans overall

Americans who recently protested are more likely to live in an urban area and to identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party.

www.pewresearch.org

Whites the problem even when they're the solution.

James Toney to Jim Gray: "Why you follow me around dog?".

 

[Xtreme]

Maybe the players could raise awareness of the pandemic instead.... by running out on to the ground with face masks!

 

[gaelictiogar]

Do people saying ‘I don’t support kneeling because Marxism’ realise just how absurdly hysterical they sound?

Do those who routinely ignore the Marxist basis of the BLM movement realise how naive they sound?

 

[Accepted 04]

Are the players still kneeling before games or has the problem been solved?

I wish they would have kept kneeling but sadly people kept trying to change the issue as always and nothing was changing..... so they gave up

 

[EDFL follower]

I wish they would have kept kneeling but sadly people kept trying to change the issue as always and nothing was changing..... so they gave up

So it was a complete waste of time?

 

[Accepted 04]

So it was a complete waste of time?

I hate to say it but yes it was as those who have the privilege don’t want the system to change. So those dumb enough to follow them have ensured that the change that our society needs doesn’t happen.

It sucks

 

[EDFL follower]

I hate to say it but yes it was as those who have the privilege don’t want the system to change. So those dumb enough to follow them have ensured that the change that our society needs doesn’t happen.

It sucks

What changes did you think would take place?

 

[Accepted 04]

What changes did you think would take place?

Well I thought that if you had sports people bring awareness and protesters march in the streets that maybe we could attempt to:
-Fix the police system
-Protect the history of indigenous Australians
-Have diversity within our political, sports and business sectors
-Provide better social programs and health services to those in need
Etc.

 

[RobbieK]

I care that sport is now routinely politicised. Yes, I do care about that.

On the specific issue of what an NFL team is called I am indifferent.

Please tell me when you think sports were not routinely politicised, because they always have been.

 

[Kummerspeck]

Do those who routinely ignore the Marxist basis of the BLM movement realise how naive they sound?

I don't think you really understand Marxism.

 

[Baird]

Has the George Floyd statue outside the MCG been erected yet?

 

[EDFL follower]

Well I thought that if you had sports people bring awareness and protesters march in the streets that maybe we could attempt to:
-Fix the police system
-Protect the history of indigenous Australians
-Have diversity within our political, sports and business sectors
-Provide better social programs and health services to those in need
Etc.

Well I thought that if you had sports people bring awareness and protesters march in the streets that maybe we could attempt to:
-Fix the police system
-Protect the history of indigenous Australians
-Have diversity within our political, sports and business sectors
-Provide better social programs and health services to those in need
Etc.

So you now realise that this kneeling before the game was a waste of time?

 

[bzparkes]

Don't particularly support it but if the players feel they want to do it to show support then I have no problem with it.

Players being told they have to do it on the other hand...

For the record, the I thought the backlash Colin Kaepernick copped, particularly when he got the suggestion of kneeling to draw attention from a white former US army officer, truly absurd. Got vilified for nothing, especially from a land that espouses the importance of free speech.

 

[Boston tiger]

Do you support kneeling is an incomplete question in context and we know what it really meant.

I do anyway, given this is a football forum and not the SRP board. I trust this is clear and we're not playing semantics here

Kneel if you think black lives matter ? Everyone is going to kneel.
Kneel if you think white lives matter ? Everyone is going to kneel.
Kneel if you think racism is bad ? Everyone is going to kneel
Kneel if you think if you think Australia is a racist country .. some might kneel , some might not.

It was not a hard question .I don’t think any players felt uncomfortable doing it.
In a Australia “ black lives matter “ means yep we know it’s been tough and still tough being an indigenous minority.

 

[Accepted 04]

So you now realise that this kneeling before the game was a waste of time?

Yes, and we should all never try to do anything again. Let’s just all give up and deal with the fact that white lives will always matter more

 

[HARKER]

Kneel if you think black lives matter ? Everyone is going to kneel.
Kneel if you think white lives matter ? Everyone is going to kneel.
Kneel if you think racism is bad ? Everyone is going to kneel
Kneel if you think if you think Australia is a racist country .. some might kneel , some might not.

It was not a hard question .I don’t think any players felt uncomfortable doing it.
In a Australia “ black lives matter “ means yep we know it’s been tough and still tough being an indigenous minority.

I'd kneel for the slaughter of animals for our pleasure and consumption, too. That's no point though.

The question is - Why are footballers being asked/required to kneel?
When exactly did we become suddenly enlightened? When the U.S. did?

When has it become an expectation upon people do do things just because some others are doing it?
You see, we could do this all day long, across many different causes some good and some not so good.

It's concerning that people don't care of how something comes about, as long as it does.
People are being dragged by the nose and being told what to think and when.
Some people see this as a good thing. I just see it as somewhat disingenuous and just because something is seen to be good, doesn't mean it really is.
Buyer beware.