Idlewild Mackem
Striker
f***ing brilliant post. Absolutely brilliant.Yes. George Floyd is the only unarmed black man to have suffered such a fate isn’t he? It’s only happened the once.
It has EVERYTHING to do with us in the UK, and everything to do with us as human beings.
Because it help ignite a narrative where black people the world over began telling their stories about institutional racism. And how that doesn’t just manifest itself in policeman – and citizens – killing black people in the US, but in how black people are still treated by large sections of society.
That this message is still not getting through – as exemplified on this thread – is exactly why sports teams are still taking the knee. And why I hope it continues.
Thick as fuck. And racist.Two years into his pro career. Didn't bother when there was a black president, suddenly got interested when there was a white one.
His black father fucked off and his white mother put him up for adoption. I'm sure there's no weird psychological baggage driving what he did.