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calimary

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19. Can I just point out one other thing?

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 01:08 AM

Sep 2017

I find it extremely difficult to see why people are getting upset at the sight of an athlete falling on one knee.

I've never met a woman who didn't somehow secretly hope to be proposed to, that way. Including myself (my husband did that). I see NOTHING wrong or disrespectful about adopting such a posture. NOTHING. It is courtly, reverent, elegant, and a position of humility and of showing honor and respect.

What? They'd rather see a downward-turned head and a fist in the air like two US Olympic athletes offered, a few decades back?

1968 Olympics Black Power salute - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Olympics_Black_Power_salute

I think this whole uproar is absolute bullshit.

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Stevie Wonder taking a knee [View all] Lotusflower70 Sep 2017 OP

A good and honorable man Tanuki Sep 2017 #1

I DARE Donald Fucking Trump to trash Mr. Wonder Skittles Sep 2017 #2

But we all know GP6971 Sep 2017 #4

There is no level Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2017 #17

k&r, nt AnotherDreamWeaver Sep 2017 #3

Isn't he Lovely brettdale Sep 2017 #5

Years and year and year ago my blind friend went Doreen Sep 2017 #6

Great story! C Moon Sep 2017 #15

OMG, Stevie would be one of the only people I would completely lose my shit Neema Sep 2017 #21

I think this was far enough back that he was just becoming a star. Doreen Sep 2017 #22

Yeah for Stevie Wonder Gothmog Sep 2017 #7

'Fingertips' panader0 Sep 2017 #8

Thank you. I enjoyed this bigly. Midnight Writer Sep 2017 #20

The president has misjudged America on this - kneeling is going to break him sharedvalues Sep 2017 #9

k&r bigtree Sep 2017 #10

So cool, that in America... Cracklin Charlie Sep 2017 #11

I agree...I so much love how the country is coming together on this... iluvtennis Sep 2017 #13

Wasn't there an episode of Star Trek TNG NotASurfer Sep 2017 #12

Something about Stevie doing this just hits me hard right in the middle of my soul. NBachers Sep 2017 #14

K & R................. n/t Go Stevie! Upthevibe Sep 2017 #16

That's what friends are for sheshe2 Sep 2017 #18

Can I just point out one other thing? calimary Sep 2017 #19