dumb idea. 8 minutes!!
Could even kill.
"Shut up and dribble". I'm so tired of attitudes like this. Footballers have massive platforms with millions looking up to them, and they should use them to raise awareness for important issues like this, especially when it's so easy to find hateful attitudes from football fans (just look at a facebook comments section). I know I won't change the attitudes of some on here, but there is nothing inherently political about basic human rights. I find often that those that want to equate human rights to politics want an excuse to be blinkered and cry about needing a 'safe space' from any discussion about them, instead of confronting difficult realities about their own privilege and the racism that seeps into every crevasse of society. As an American/European in a city currently experiencing mass protests and with a deep history pertaining to the civil rights movement, this issue is particularly salient to me so I'm sure I'll have stronger opinions than most on a United forum. And while racial divisions are disgustingly and deeply engrained in the fabric of American culture more than anywhere else I've seen, I've heard many clueless attitudes from Europeans who ignore the racist and imperialist histories of their own countries - don't act like systemic racism is only a problem in the U.S. By the way, football has always been intertwined with politics whether you like it or not.
This.
And I am sick of everyone jumping the gun and encouraging what's happening blatantly cherrypicking certain details to fit their agenda. George Floyd is being painted as some sort of Saint right now but the reality is that he was far from it. How about the cop who was shot by protesters? Nobody is talking about it because they are too busy "protesting". Footballers just like many other athletes and professionals do a lot of anti-racism campaigns and they should stick to doing that but they should not be involved in individual accidents like this.
This has to be trolling surely?
What are you on about? What happened to George Floyd is symbolic of the systematic oppression of black people in white American society.
Ah yes, you've shown your true colors with this comment. A man was murdered because of suspicion (unproven) that he paid with a counterfeit $20. He screamed he couldn't breathe as a police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly 9 minutes until he died. Let me repeat again, George Floyd was murdered in cold blood. Whatever you're referring to when you say he was 'no saint', it has 0 relevance and provides 0 basis to his murder. That is the reality that black Americans face when they wake up every single fecking day. They're scared to drive alone because they might become the next Sandra Bland. They're scared to jog in their neighborhoods because they might become the next Ahmaud Arbery. Black people are terrified, traumatized, and mentally exhausted from having to advocate for their human rights every day. According to your profile, you're from Spain so I trust you're not familiar with all the realities of the American system. A system that is not broken because it's doing exactly what it was designed to do, which is to oppress people of color, especially black people. The police here aren't law enforcement - they're bullies and psychopaths living out their fantasies and terrorizing innocent civilians.
Ah yes, "bad things happen everywhere, get used to it." Awful. Who cares about why you go to football? This isn't something people should be able to run away from.
This is an unbelievable post, no one is cherrypicking to fit agendas, this isn't about agendas it's about human rights, that's not politics, or agenda - it's the right to go about your business without being murdered by the state.
Its how long the police officer knelt of George Floyd's neck
Not really. If the lad is Spanish its a common viewpoint on race down here. Probably a Vox supporter as well. Bunch of lame head Bona fide racists.
Fantastic post. They always want to tell people, especially people of color, how to express their grief and anger. It's never enough. When Colin Kaepernick peacefully knelt during the anthem, he was called an SOB and every name under the sun by white people. Now those same people are calling protestors 'thugs', saying they should be peacefully protesting. They always want to be in control, to them their own fragile 'comfort' is more important than anything else.
Thanks.
I don’t even have words for what you have posted. You are 100% part of the problem. In fact until I read this I thought the thread starter was asking too much. Now I can see why it’s not a bad idea if it brings attention to the problem and people that are part of the problem.
And I’m sick of people saying ‘x shouldn’t be politicised’ to fit their own agenda.
Does it even matter whether he was a saint or a criminal? No one should be killed regardless of the crimes they have or haven’t committed. Lethal force is an absolute last resort to stop someone who is seconds away from killing other people. Someone who is pinned down and handcuffed is no longer a threat.
The best part of this post was when it ended.
"Protest all you want as long as it's not inconvenient to my entertainment", fecking hell what an attitude.
