05-06-2021, 01:15 PM
(05-06-2021, 09:58 AM)Sniffer Dog Wrote:(05-06-2021, 09:46 AM)wassy04 Wrote:(05-06-2021, 03:01 AM)Sabricadabra Wrote:(03-06-2021, 05:07 PM)Sniffer Dog Wrote: They are booing it though for the reason I mentioned. People want to keep politics out of football, I am sure they are not booing it for any other reason. Just for the record there are also many black players who don't agree with it and who are fed up with it too.
Completely agree Sniff. It’s become a hollow ritual with political connotations which has out stayed it’s welcome.
So what would you prefer to replace it?
Personally I don't think we need to replace it with anything. EVERY life matters whether it's black, white, fat, thin, young, old. Just my opinion of course.
No offence here sniff but this post is terrible. Of course every life matters but, at this present time, if is black lives that are being made more difficult, more challenging and ruined by the actions of more than just a few. This is a world wide issue and not a football issue or a uk issue. However, football plays a huge role in the lives of many people around the globe... it is the perfect platform to make a stand against racism regardless of politics.
An analogy I give the pupils I teach when they start spurting the every or all lives matter crap...
... if your house is on fire you ring the fire brigade. You expect them to come to your house as that is the one on fire and your lives are in need. To suggest that all lives matter is the equivalent of that fire engine stopping at every other house on your street to check on those people before attending the issue... by this point it’s too late.
The Black Lives Matter movement is important world wide but it alone is not enough. In order to bring equality to all we need to exhaust all available options. Politics, sport, music and film. All can and should play a part. It’s hard to believe that in 2021 people are suffering due to racism.
To suggest we don’t need anything to replace it would be suggesting that there is no issue and we can just forget about it all.
Sorry rant over.