I see some people have criticised England for not following through with the threat to wear a One Love armband at the WC,
This is all getting way too political. Everyone knew the situation in the Middle East when we signed up for the competition, it can’t have been too big a surprise that the Pride armbands would’t be welcome and yet some of the media are making out that this homophobia is shocking and unexpected.
I’m already tired of reading why our sportsmen should virtue signal to show their distaste. Seems a bit hypocritical when the same anti gay laws apply at the Saudia Grand Prix or Boxing but no one’s taking a knee there,
Or what about Englands recent cricket tour to Pakistan, I didn’t see any clamour for rainbow armbands despite single sex relationships being banned there.
It turns out that homosexuality is still illegal in 73 countries including most of Africa and even the West Indies, so unless we’re going to protest every time we play one of these teams then the current backing of the LGBT community is plainly cherry picking and makes the West look like stone cold hypocrits.
This is all getting way too political. Everyone knew the situation in the Middle East when we signed up for the competition, it can’t have been too big a surprise that the Pride armbands would’t be welcome and yet some of the media are making out that this homophobia is shocking and unexpected.
I’m already tired of reading why our sportsmen should virtue signal to show their distaste. Seems a bit hypocritical when the same anti gay laws apply at the Saudia Grand Prix or Boxing but no one’s taking a knee there,
Or what about Englands recent cricket tour to Pakistan, I didn’t see any clamour for rainbow armbands despite single sex relationships being banned there.
It turns out that homosexuality is still illegal in 73 countries including most of Africa and even the West Indies, so unless we’re going to protest every time we play one of these teams then the current backing of the LGBT community is plainly cherry picking and makes the West look like stone cold hypocrits.