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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 1001339" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>And that is why I think it's so unfair on sports stars. They were basically between a rock and a hard place by having certain players voluntarily showing support, while others doesn't necessarily support/are against/undecided of the movement now basically has to show where they stand because they are on tv. If the matches weren't televised, none of this would have mattered and none of the South African players would have to explain their freedom of expression.</p><p></p><p>Nearly all major sporting tournaments have an anti-racism movement and we regularly see banners, signs and bandages/wrapping with "Say no to racism" and similar wordings on them.</p><p></p><p>if the kneeling was just a symbol like the 3 fingers in the air in hunger games, or live long and prosper like in Star Trek, then so be it, but through the centuries, kneeling was been used by religions/faiths, and swearing fealty to someone or something.</p><p></p><p>We still use it when people get married in South Africa where the husband and wife kneels in front of the Minister/priest/reverend in signifying the trinity bond between husband, wife and God.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 1001339, member: 40658"] And that is why I think it's so unfair on sports stars. They were basically between a rock and a hard place by having certain players voluntarily showing support, while others doesn't necessarily support/are against/undecided of the movement now basically has to show where they stand because they are on tv. If the matches weren't televised, none of this would have mattered and none of the South African players would have to explain their freedom of expression. Nearly all major sporting tournaments have an anti-racism movement and we regularly see banners, signs and bandages/wrapping with "Say no to racism" and similar wordings on them. if the kneeling was just a symbol like the 3 fingers in the air in hunger games, or live long and prosper like in Star Trek, then so be it, but through the centuries, kneeling was been used by religions/faiths, and swearing fealty to someone or something. We still use it when people get married in South Africa where the husband and wife kneels in front of the Minister/priest/reverend in signifying the trinity bond between husband, wife and God. [/QUOTE]
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