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What does ending the nuclear family, cisgender hetero-normative patriarchy, ageism, a statue of Robert the Bruce, ending capitalism, Palestine or trans rights have to do with racial equality ?

Stating a fact is now "defending." Hilarious. People climbing a hill, holding a white lives matter banner and making an OK sign with their hands are wasting their time and doing it deliberately to provoke a reaction. The idea that the OK symbol is racist is mental. The association was deliberately created so that people like you would screech about it and to prove that 4chan could turn anything into a racist symbol and you've fallen for it. Criticise them all you want for being stupid enough for doing it. I expect they realised exactly what reaction they would get and probably did it in order to draw attention to their organisation. Rather like when 4chan created the idea of the racist OK sign in the first place, they were counting on a ridiculous overreaction from something innocuous which completely proves their point. I'm sure the person involved will be delighted that he's hooked someone in with OK symbol and got him all hot under the collar about it. Rather than getting all upset about a pretend "racist" hand gesture, why not simply laugh at a piss poor attempt by a troll to try to get a rise out of the usual sort of reactionaries who fall for this stuff. If you consider that a defence then fair enough!

So do you want to revise your post about what the protests "were" about? It seems there were a significant number who had differing ideas about what they were about albeit the catalyst for the protests was the same event.

You realise that the OK symbol being racist was created as a joke on 4chan designed to troll people? Rather like how they spread a rumour that drinking milk was also racist and there was plenty of mad articles about that as well.

You might describe his agenda as that. Shocking as it may be, others would view things very differently.

Were these the same rallies that had signs at them punching white people? Or that had "fuck white people?" Or that called Robert the Bruce a racist? Or that injured a number of police officers? Did all those attending just want equality?

1) it's really odd that you're continually referring to anyone with different views to you as old and white. You don't know the ethnicity or the age of anyone on here. I assume you're trying to use them in some sort of derogatory manner in order to be offensive. 2) would you mind telling me if these pictures are from the black lives matter protests or the black lives matter organisation rally?

Most people I've seen who support the BLM organisation are white.

White power. Lol.

I don't agree. Load sof home performances that were awful and looked like training games. Admittedly some of them were under previous managers but it was the same group of players. Thankfully Ralph seems to have been able to get through to some of them and the system we now have is paying dividends.

No I'm trying to highlight the fact that high levels of stop and search against black people are not necessarily due to racism in the same way that high levels against males are not necessarily due to sexism. I don't want any racism in society but I suspect our definitions of it would differ and I'd also like a sense of proportion- not chalking up every difference between races as a sign of racism.

Are you a ginger?

Think you need to have attended the majority of games over the last two seasons. There's been a load of games where we looked like we had just given up and were going through the motions. Let's not let an amazing result airbrush history, fans were getting absolutely fed up for a reason.

I'm not having that. We've been completely and utterly awful at home for about two seasons. Absolutely fantastic that we seem to have turned a corner but they've given no indication that they were going to play like that at home before tonight.

Really chuffed for Mccarthy as well. To think some people were calling for him to be dropped.

Remarkable to give them so many chances yet restrict them to just six shots on target.

Joint most satisfying win of the season alongside Leicester. On the BBC as well which is amazing. Have we been the best team to emerge after lockdown? Maybe behind united but there's certainly a case for it. Brilliant to have some professionalism and team spirit back.

Literally no idea how city haven't scored. Please hold on saints.

It's American-centric but still funny:

So so happy

Do we have to have a new mlt on twitter thread every week or two? No one really cares that you don't like what he says on twitter.

Brave people. Max verstappen was already my favourite F1 driver and this just confirms it. Well done to all of them.

Or just go with what I've actually said rather than what you imagine I may have said.

Yes. I never claimed otherwise. Although looking at some of the violent messages on signs you'd be forgiven for thinking otherwise from at least a percentage of the protestors.

The only reason I've had to repeat myself is because of posters like you who wilfully refuse to concede the clear and obvious links. Initially you said there were no links and then when more and more people started speaking out and expressing concerns its morphed into there only being links that somehow I've been desperate to find. Any reasonable person would conclude that the links are incredibly obvious and incredibly clear which is why so many organisations are issuing these clarifications and expressing reservations. My concern from the start of this alongside the Covid issue was these links and that concern has proven correct. I do think there are a number of people who have inadvertently supported this organisation with views they disagree with and they quite rightly feel annoyed about it. If an organisation called the royal British legion had started ten years before the current organisation with unsavoury views then I'd be expressing similar concerns that there would be confusion there and that people could end up lending their support to things they would rather not be associated with. I'm sure there are plenty of financial contributors to blmuk who would have been duped into giving to them and that's a big concern. I don't want those people to have any more unearned power. I also think that every life matters so we can agree on that at least.