Fuzzy-Duck wrote:Sky sports have been increasingly using sports TV platforms to amplify social and political crusades, on Friday Jon Wells took this further and issued a rallying call to Rugby League Clubs and players to engage politically and use their platform to promote political views.

For some people Sport is a welcome distraction from the constant news on tv radio, social media, where the world argues constantly about Leave v Remain, Lockdown v no lockdown, capitalism v socialism, pandemic v scamdemic etc.

Should Sky be using RL to champion their politics?

Fuzzy-Duck wrote:Sky sports have been increasingly using sports TV platforms to amplify social and political crusades, on Friday Jon Wells took this further and issued a rallying call to Rugby League Clubs and players to engage politically and use their platform to promote political views.

For some people Sport is a welcome distraction from the constant news on tv radio, social media, where the world argues constantly about Leave v Remain, Lockdown v no lockdown, capitalism v socialism, pandemic v scamdemic etc.

Should Sky be using RL to champion their politics?

rollin thunder wrote:Do you include all politicising in RL, sky sports, or is it just a particular issue that is offending you?

I take it in around 3 weeks time will you be starting a similar post regarding armistice day and RL traditionally promoting/respecting this and how it's amplifying a political cause. Or if this year they choose to not do anything will you fly off into "poppy rage"

"Our game" has a long proud history of racial integration, racial firsts, and a Long proud history of Black players who have lit up "our game" Black history month in the U.K. As been going for 27 years, and this is the first year I remember when the RFL super league and sky sports have done anything this significant. Its long over due that it has taken us 27 years to truly celebrate our great Black players.

It's not an agenda it's a celebration, nor is respecting showing solidarity to BLM and a firm commitment to stamping out racial injustice an agenda.

Ornery Optimist wrote:Coalescing Armistice Day with BLM is wrong and pretty distasteful.
A female MP ,with a family name I pronounce as Bad Enoch,but which of course,is spelled Badenoch and pronounced differently is the Conservative Party Equalities Minister.Her pronounce ents on BLM are,in my opinion,and probably others with melanin in their bodies,quite correct.

This nonsense about poppies was given publicity by professional footballer McLean,an Irishman,and followers of Celtic,up in Scotland.
I don't think immigrants of colour who have been in Ireland or Scotland think much of their ability on inter-racial harmony.

People should opt out of Sky Television.

rollin thunder wrote:Why is it distasteful, it's a simple enough question, does the poster want all politicising removed or just the things he or people like him does not agree with. We can celebrate all worthwhile causes/movements or none. Not just keep what we agree with, which is is?