Not that WI gone home, that doesn’t mean you still shouldn’t be respecting the message: Holding on England decision for choosing not to take knee
Michael Holding had criticized England and Australia decision to not to take the knee in support of the Black Live Movement.
“Now that the West Indies team has gone home, that doesn’t mean that you still shouldn’t be respecting the message and exactly what it stands for,” he said.
“If you go back to when taking a knee started and what it stood for, or stands for, it goes back to Colin Kaepernick in America, who took a knee because he wanted to bring attention to the racism and police brutality against people of colour in that country.
He said that the racism is more acute in USA but the people around the world began to spread the word.
So everybody, all over the world, whether you are black, white, brown, pink or green – you saw the demonstrations all over the world. It was no longer just a black versus white thing; it was a matter of humanity coming together and saying ‘listen, we need everyone to be treated equally’.
“So for Pakistan and England not to then take that signal – because you are not doing anything other than going down on one knee – you are not chanting anything, you are not saying anything, all you are doing is making a signal to keep the awareness going.”
He also added that England came up with lame statement for not doing it.
The Black Lives Matter Movement began when George Floyd was brutally murdered by policemen. The incident shook the world and there were rallies and protests against the same.
Sports which began slowly right after coronavirus pandemic saw the teams taking a knee in support of the movement.
England and West Indies took the knee and there were county matches where the players took the knee as well.
Earlier, in July, Holding sent an inspiring message regarding the movement.
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