I have not. I have though been to The Royal Opera House and I don't suggest you try anything like that there. You'd end up on Tower Hill.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

It's really obvious.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

If that was the point you were making it wasn't obvious.

From all I see the football authorities are aware of the issues and would like to see change, but without any kind of direct interference. They see education, encouragement and opportunity as the way forward. It's not a real difference to that which is found in many areas of life.

Your last paragraph doesn't make any sense at all.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

OMG. It has nothing at all to do with what I think of other Palace fans.

It only has to do with who they think might consider this site not being representative of them.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

so you're thinking for Palace fans, thank goodness that's not at all condescending of you.

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

How would Shakespeare have known what people liked and wanted? How does anyone in entertainment know. Comedy would be rubbish, but we know they want that stopped as well.

COYP

It's quite clear. Lots of minorities in jobs on nothing but that fact. That they are minorities.
To fill a form, not because they are best for the role. They may be the best for that role if the selection process was also even on population. If it was about representing on the whole population it would be about 1 in 6 in interviews. Positive discrimination against whites does happen. Most councils and state positions far exceed this ratio.
Asking why that is isnt racist, it's just a question.

My interpretation of Taking the knee now is to show the players support of being against racism, not pro BLM.

However, there is no doubt that the lines have become blurred in this respect. And needs to be properly communicated.

Old, Ungifted and White

Taking the knee was originally because of black people being murdered by US police. This originally got on people’s nerves of why copy America as usual. I remember a day or two after George Floyd there was a west London black girl on the radio saying her life was in danger every day she left the house. Seriously?

There’s a certain amount of exaggeration and hysteria in 2020. We then of course had social media videos of young black boys (adult in age) refusing to be searched or arrested and either being helped fighting with the police or passers by give the police grief as they pull a knife out of the detained person’s pocket. And still the police are racist or in the wrong.

What really needs to happen is meaningful changes and not futile rubbish, like AJ has hinted at, you just hope it’s sensible and not written by a black panther type again.

COYP

I fully understand how Taking The Knee originated and where.

As I said, my interpretation is that the players are using the gesture to support their anti racism stance. I really don't have a problem with that personally. What I do have a problem with is how it has been re positioned because I think it is now mis understood and a large number of people still directly associate it with BLM - an organisation which has it's own agenda.

I was involved in an online discussion on this topic last week, one of the participants was Sky Sports, and I challenged them to educate more on this subject.

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