Where does ‘taking a knee’ originated from after Dominic Raab confusion?

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    dominic raab next to a picture of Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (far right) takes a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement

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    Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has actually taken heat for stating in an interview that he didn’t understand where ‘taking a knee’ in assistance of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) motion originated from, including that he believed it was influenced by the TELEVISION program Game of Thrones.

    Mr. Raab stated: ‘I’ve got to state, on this taking a knee thing, I don’t understand, possibly it’s got a wider history however it appears to be drawn from The Game of Thrones, feels to me like a sign of subjugation and subordination instead of among freedom and emancipation.’

    The Foreign Secretary likewise stated: ‘I take the knee for two people, the Queen and the Mrs when I asked her to marry me.’

    Mr Raab’s inaccurate declarations about taking a knee being stemmed from Game of Thrones drew the ire of BLM fans, with MP David Lammy stating the remarks were ‘insulting’ to the motion and ‘deeply embarrassing’.

    For anybody aiming to review the history of the black rights motion, here’s where the practice of taking a knee in demonstration actually originates from…

    Where does ‘taking a knee’ originate from?

    While the expression and customized referred to as ‘bending the knee’ does function as a crucial plot point in Game of Thrones, the practice of ‘taking a knee’ in serene demonstration versus bigotry and cops cruelty is, in reality, absolutely unassociated.

    Martin Luther King Jr. Praying in selma alabama

    Dr Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy (centre, back) kneel with a group in prayer prior to going to prison in Selma, Alabama. The group was apprehended on February 1st after trying to get the right to vote. After the prayer, the group quietly marched to prison. (Picture: Bettmann Archive)

    Taking a knee has actually been connected with the civil liberties motion because Martin Luther King knelt to hope with protesters in Selma, Alabama in 1965.

    In current years, taking a knee to demonstration versus bigotry was popularised by NFL gamer Colin Kaepernick, who knelt instead of meant the nationwide anthem as it was played prior to a video game in 2016.

    Kaepernick, who is now an anonymous gamer without any group, stated at the time: ‘I am not going to withstand reveal pride in a flag for a nation that oppresses black individuals and individuals of colour. To me, this is larger than football and it would be self-centered on my part to look the other method.

    ‘There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.’

    Afterwards, more American footballers and other expert sports gamers started to do the same, and in the years that have actually followed, lots of protestors worldwide have actually knelt to reveal their uniformity and assistance for the battle versus bigotry and cops cruelty.

    Colin Kaepernick #7 and Eric Reid #35 of the San Francisco 49ers kneel in protest during the national anthem prior to playing the Los Angeles Rams in their NFL game at Levi's Stadium

    Colin Kaepernick (right) and Eric Reid (left) of the San Francisco 49ers kneel in demonstration throughout the nationwide anthem prior to playing in 2016 (Picture: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

    President Donald Trump did not take kindly to sports gamers kneeling throughout the nationwide anthem nevertheless, and in 2017, he required gamers who kneel to be fired.

    However this did not stop gamers or protesters kneeling, and the current killing of George Floyd – an unarmed black guy who passed away after a white policeman knelt on his neck throughout his arrest – has actually brought both the Black Lives Matter motion and this type of opposing to the leading edge of minds worldwide.

    Following his talk about Thursday, Mr Raab tweeted: ‘To be clear: I have complete regard for the Black Lives Matter motion, and the problems driving them.

    ‘If people wish to take a knee, that’s their option and I appreciate it. We all require to come together to deal with any discrimination and social oppression.’

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