LETTER: BLM must not be thrust on people in sport
We should all support antiracism, but that does not oblige anybody to support a particular movement
I generally enjoy Gavin Rich’s regular back-page articles, but I must take issue with some of his comments regarding sportspersons and Black Lives Matter (BLM) support (“Shades of 1996 flag spat in Bok bust-up over BLM (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/columnists/2020-08-02-gavin-rich-shades-of-1996-flag-spat-in-bok-bust-up-over-blm/)”, August 2).
I totally agree that sportspersons should express clear opposition to racism. However, they are not a bunch of brainless sheep who should blindly express such support via the BLM movement, or be required to bend the knee. It is a matter of personal choice. Suggesting, as Rich does, that the US right-wing media misrepresent the movement in a critically biased manner is a broad and incorrect generalisation...
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