Posted on 09/20/2022 8:35:48 AM PDT by montag813
by Josh Ford | 24News
President David Olive of Bluefield College received news that the school’s basketball players continued to kneel during the National Anthem despite him telling them to stop immediately or face consequences.
Some players continued to kneel as they reportedly believe it’s their way to take a stand against racial injustice.
However, Olive shot back that the protesting reflects poorly on the Virginia school. He informed the team that he is suspending multiple players who refused to stop kneeling.
“The basis for my decision stemmed from my own awareness of how kneeling is perceived by some in our country, and I did not think a number of our alumni, friends, and donors of the College would view the act of kneeling during the anthem in a positive way,” Olive said in a statement.
“I have heard, and I understand the perspective of our players as to why they desire to kneel during the National Anthem. I also know this form of protest immediately shuts down a number of individuals from listening to the intended message because of their perspective regarding the flag. No individual’s sincere motives are inherently wrong.”
“But I continue to contend that we will not get to where we want AND NEED to get as a country in addressing these racial issues without making honest attempts at creating pathways that bring people together for a common cause.”
According to one source, the team was about to play a rival team when Olive let them know that he was suspending multiple players who refused to stop kneeling, which resulted in a forfeit of the game.
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“He informed the team that he is suspending multiple players who refused to stop kneeling.”
If that were done at the start, it would have NEVER spread.
But, this late, and so infested in sports, will make the fallout from his reaction quite interesting to watch.
I do not see kneeling as a positive. In my mind it is a negative.
Do those kneeing yoohoos have any idea what racial injustice actually is? Can they give examples of it?
You mean “racial ‘injustice’”
Let’s quote it since not everyone agrees
So childish
Still sounds woke to me with his claim of “getting where WE NEED TO BE”. Hey dumbass. SPECIAL treatment is NOT equal treatment. Take a knee.
Call them “Violent Insurrectionists” and “Domestic Terrorists”.
We drove through the college over the summer. Nice place.
i heard about this maybe a week ago.
I was hoping school President Olive actually did suspend the kneelers and didn’t fold when actually challenged.
The article descibes one player suspended.
I had expected there to be more than one.
He also did not want players running to the media to whine about it, yet at least one player did anyway.
Article doesn’t say how long suspension is for, but at least this school president is showing some courage and pushing back against the dumbing down effects of PC.
I would like to see this man stand up.
But if history is any indication, he won’t. But I would like to be wrong.
I kneel before God only.
Bluefield is a Christian college. Will he be able to keep his job?
I’m at a loss why these ‘students’ are still enrolled.
Get them the _ off campus.
They can go screw up other programs, if anyone will have
them.
Examples?
Naa. Having to provide examples is racist. Meaningless gestures of hate and bumper sticker slogans are all they have.
Get white players. Problem solved.
Any of these kneelers on a free ride scholorship?
Good thought.
Time to bring a heaping level of “real” wokeness to these
idiots.
Shouldn’t there be an Asian, a Hispanic and a White player in that photo? Where’s the diversity?
Way to go !
That will free up their time to work on their calculus classes.
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