Maybe it's just how you've explained it, but I can't relate your point and this article

Ferdinand is saying it's lost it's meaning and action is required rather than token gestures. I doubt anyone would disagree with that.

You seem to be saying that booing the gesture is justifiable on the grounds that it is some kind of political lecture being rammed down your throat.

Sure, if players don't want to do it anymore because they feel it has lost impact, they shouldn't be criticised. However, hard to see justification for booing those that do want to do it.

Posted By: SimonOTBC on June 7th 2021 at 20:19:54

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Euro 2020 chat: will you suppor England or are you too cool/not English? (n/m) (Other Football) - Adster, Jun 7, 19:37:57
- I really want England to do well but I'm not feeling hopeful (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jun 7, 19:55:46
  - ^^ this is the definition of a true England fan (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 7, 20:10:54
    - Haha! Indeed. It's funny really.... (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jun 7, 20:15:05
      - Oh man, 1998 (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 7, 20:23:47
- Yup (Other Football) - Timmy_Goat, Jun 7, 19:51:05
- England obviously. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 7, 19:43:09
- Will do but won’t be enjoyable at all (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 19:41:48
  - It’s pretty amazing (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 20:26:09
  - "dont want to get lectured just want footy" = "far right" (n/m) (Other Football) - fal5taff, Jun 7, 19:46:04
    - How is a player taking the knee lecturing you? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 7, 19:48:51
      - It’s become meaningless posturing (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 7, 20:04:59
        
        They should be made to lie face down in the mud (Other Football) - paulg, Jun 7, 20:17:25
        
        From almost a year ago that (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 20:11:27
        
        yep totally agree. (n/m) (Other Football) - shoddy, Jun 7, 20:08:39
        
        The booing isn't necessary though (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jun 7, 20:08:11
        
        thanks old git. SCC has been calling me a racist for this, its wrong (n/m) (Other Football) - fal5taff, Jun 7, 20:06:23
        
        Maybe it's just how you've explained it, but I can't relate your point and this article (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jun 7, 20:19:54
        
        He’s probably pissed tbh (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 20:21:13
        
        He’s an expert at internet fighting (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 7, 20:10:29
        
        this is wisdom. (n/m) (Other Football) - fal5taff, Jun 7, 20:11:39
        
        2 cunts unite 🥰 (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 20:13:47
        
        are you bankrupt from your shit racist betting yet? (n/m) (Other Football) - fal5taff, Jun 7, 20:15:39
        
        didn’t see you losing the plot this early tbh (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 20:19:10
        
        you cant actually engage in a discussion can you (n/m) (Other Football) - fal5taff, Jun 7, 20:34:05
        
        Haha a few have engaged with you (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 20:53:30
        
        you are arent you. you used to post a lot about betting and (Other Football) - fal5taff, Jun 7, 20:24:41
        
        Calling you weird really looks like a mistake (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 20:31:51
        
        Haha I even pointed out the England team (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 20:08:59
      - it seems like you want to portray people who disagree with this gesture as racists. (Other Football) - fal5taff, Jun 7, 19:55:29
        
        People can disagree without booing surely (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 19:57:35
        
        well, its a political statement, not an anti-racist statement (Other Football) - fal5taff, Jun 7, 20:00:24
        
        It’s not political as they’ve explained (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 20:01:54
        
        SCC calling people weird......... (Other Football) - usacanary, Jun 7, 20:04:31
        
        standard ad hominem (n/m) (Other Football) - fal5taff, Jun 7, 20:02:44
        
        Continually lying is weird (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 20:04:55
        
        "lying". whats wrong with you (n/m) (Other Football) - fal5taff, Jun 7, 20:08:04
        
        Don’t you know what lying is? (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 20:15:22
        
        oh dear. there it goes. (n/m) (Other Football) - shoddy, Jun 7, 20:31:20
        
        racist. (n/m) (Other Football) - fal5taff, Jun 7, 20:23:38
        
        Oh Mine.... (Other Football) - usacanary, Jun 7, 20:19:53
        
        county bigot, race bigot, all the same (n/m) (Other Football) - fal5taff, Jun 7, 20:17:18
      - the Kick it Out policy is great (Other Football) - fal5taff, Jun 7, 19:52:53
        
        'Kick it out' isnt great as it clearly hasnt worked... (n/m) (Other Football) - CWC, Jun 7, 19:55:18
        
        what is your benchmark? (n/m) (Other Football) - fal5taff, Jun 7, 20:02:11
      - Exactly (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 19:50:06
    - Don’t want to be told not to be racist (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 19:47:53
      - im not racist. no one i know is racist. i dont like the kneeling. that is fine (Other Football) - fal5taff, Jun 7, 19:51:02
        
        That just seems preposterously unlikely (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jun 7, 19:57:23
        
        really? i dont think you can say anything racist in most social situations. its absent (n/m) (Other Football) - fal5taff, Jun 7, 20:01:39
        
        Sure thing Essex sealion (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 20:03:27
        
        Bit defensive (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 19:55:23
        
        i think tht it hs become a very lengthy moral lecture when people just (Other Football) - fal5taff, Jun 7, 19:57:41
        
        I don't understand where the lecturing comes in tbh (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jun 7, 19:59:58
        
        its become a gesture no one even believes in anymore. i think it does more harm. (Other Football) - fal5taff, Jun 7, 20:04:55
        
        A gesture which racists hate (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 20:16:51
        
        you can object to the gesture withut being racist (Other Football) - fal5taff, Jun 7, 20:21:31
        
        By booing it lol (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 20:58:21
        
        The players have already said (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 19:59:55
- I'm too cool. (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Jun 7, 19:41:32
- THREE LIONS ON A SHIRT, JULES RIMET STILL GLEAMING (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 7, 19:40:34
  - ^this (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Jun 7, 19:41:51
  - "a little bit of politics" - funny tho (Other Football) - shoddy, Jun 7, 19:41:29
    - Ha ha, cheers (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 7, 19:46:07
- of course. (Other Football) - shoddy, Jun 7, 19:40:08

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