I would rather we didn't.Quote:
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I would rather we didn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ayeayeskipper
How the f00k did you know it was me! Anyway, apart from my Labrador telling me to sit and fetch these days and continually being turned down for TV advertising ( sum-hut about not being quite what they're looking for these days ) roles, me and the family are well ta. Crikey, that was sh1te last night, just as well I don't really remember anything after the 3rd or 4th minute.Quote:
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It's interesting you should mention the Cenotaph.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ayeayeskipper
On Monday I read an article by Barney Ronay (a Guardian sports writer I usually enjoy reading) in which he called the boos 'violent disrespect'.
I'll leave the slightly worrying fact that it has been made clear that silence is unequivocally violence, booing is also apparently also violence, which doesn't leave much room for anything apart from total obedience, and one or two other presumptions from the article which to me don't quite add up, to one side for now.
While I was starting to realise how upset (very, if you're wondering) the writer was that this gesture was booed, I started to think to myself that from what I was reading it was like some hugely significant part of our national fabric had been sullied - like the Queen had been egged and floured while on walkabout, or Parliament had been turned into a Starbucks, or the Cenotaph had been vandalised.
Then it dawned on me that when the actual Cenotaph was vandalised, not incidentally in the name of the very cause the article was supporting, there wasn't anything remotely near this degree of outrage, including, again not incidentally, in the newspaper carrying this article.
The only logical conclusion to me is this: there are now two 'Cenotaphs' in this country, two symbols of all that is important, sacred and good for those who believe in them, and against which no attack can ever be justified in their eyes.
Anyway, on the topic of whether it was racist booing or political booing I think these BBC updates from last night's game tell us something. I've highlighted the parts I feel are important.
Posted at 20:44 8 Dec20:44 8 Dec
Millwall v QPR (19:45 GMT)
Both sets of players have lined up arm in arm with the inclusivity banner to widespread applause, and cheer.
Posted at 20:46 8 Dec20:46 8 Dec
BREAKING
NO BOOS AT THE DEN
Millwall v QPR (19:45 GMT)
QPR taking the knee
The knee is taken. No boos. Just smatterings of applause.
Relief all around. Respect.
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'Taking the knee' has been effective as a symbol of protest and solidarity. Obviously, they'll come a time when it ceases to be so and maybe we're around that time. I'm guessing the footballing powers that be have an exit strategy - plans to reinforce the message, an event, things put in place which mark the end of the protest/practice...
If there is, and I just haven't read about it, then apologies for the above.