Former Footballer John Barnes On Why He Thinks Taking The Knee Is 'Tokenism' | GMB

First chat about his new book, “The Uncomfortable Truth About Racism” - in which he tackles head-on the issues surrounding racial prejudice by vividly evoking his personal experiences, and holding a mirror to this country's past, present and future. In the book, John speaks about why he believes taking the knee is "tokenism", how people need to be honest about their own unconscious racist beliefs.
Broadcast on 13/10/21

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"taking the knee" refers to an incident that occurred in Pennsylvania and "others" who heard were trying to state that Christ had been seen. Shawnee became show knee.