Taking the Knee

[DaveSmithRules]

My view right or wrong is why didn't anyone take the knee before that low life scum was killed.

Is this post supposed to be ironic?

You know that taking the knee protests in sport go back to 2016, right? Waay before George Floyd (who I assume you are referring to) was murdered by a Police Officer. Google Colin Kaepernick. He's the one that inspired this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taking_the_knee

[laddo]

One thing we know for sure is that 'taking the knee', has caused a lot of disharmony between non racist white people, so on that front it has been a bad thing. What is harder to determine, is if it has actually improved life for black people.

We've maybe hit a new NCM low.

[Magpies1959]

We've maybe hit a new NCM low.

How do you work that one out?

[laddo]

Is this post supposed to be ironic?

You know that taking the knee protests in sport go back to 2016, right? Waay before George Floyd (who I assume you are referring to) was murdered by a Police Officer. Google Colin Kaepernick. He's the one that inspired this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taking_the_knee

Although admittedly a big NFL fan myself I honestly thought the vast majority of people knew the origin of this gesture.

When Colin Kaepernick started the powerful protest gesture during the national anthem prior to NFL games it made huge news this side of the Atlantic for a long period of time due to the impact, debate and emotion it stirred up in America.

[SwalePie]

Although admittedly a big NFL fan myself I honestly thought the vast majority of people knew the origin of this gesture.

When Colin Kaepernick started the powerful protest gesture during the national anthem prior to NFL games it made huge news this side of the Atlantic for a long period of time due to the impact, debate and emotion it stirred up in America.

I have less than zero interest in American Football but even I knew this (it was on the news all over the world at the time) and have been pointing it out on here for what seems like forever. It just doesn't suit their narrative to acknowledge this.

[frenchmagpie]

My view right or wrong is why didn't anyone take the knee before that low life scum was killed.

I don't think you needed the right or wrong bit !

So where would you put the barrier for extra-judicial execution of low-life scum ? Passing dud cheques ? Speeding ? Voting Tory ? Or any of the above if you have a black face ?

[drillerpie]

I have less than zero interest in American Football but even I knew this (it was on the news all over the world at the time) and have been pointing it out on here for what seems like forever. It just doesn't suit their narrative to acknowledge this.

It wasn't on the news where I was, but I take your point that it originated with Kaepernick.

I think it's harsh to suggest everyone who associates the knee with BLM is in bad faith about this - it never really got any traction in the UK when Kaepernick was doing it, the moment it really went mainstream was as part of the BLM protests in 2020.

[laddo]

It never got traction? You've gotta be kidding??!?!?!

As Swale mentioned it was huge worldwide news at the time thanks mainly to the POTUS sensationalist comments back in 2016/17, such as suggesting "he should find himself a new country" or words to that effect following his kneeling during an anthem. It was all over UK news.

In fact the 45th President of the United States has been very vocal about his criticism of Kaepernick and the gesture making headlines across the world until just last year.

[Magpies1959]

The thing that I find quite disturbing is that anyone on NCM who dares to think that, taking the knee is not the way forward in solving racism, is instantly seen as a racist. Much like anyone voting for Brexit was racist. It also seems to come from the supposedly better educated, (arrogant/patronising) people.
Just my opinion, other opinions are allowed as well.

[laddo]

The thing that I find quite disturbing is that anyone on NCM who dares to think that, taking the knee is not the way forward in solving racism, is instantly seen as a racist. Much like anyone voting for Brexit was racist. It also seems to come from the supposedly better educated, (arrogant/patronising) people.
Just my opinion, other opinions are allowed as well.

Well that's not true. If it were true (or anywhere close) I'd be in total agreement that it was "disturbing" as you say.

But it isn't true, so it isn't disturbing IMHO.