UEFA REFUSES Arena to be lit up in Pride colours as answer to Hungary

[InstantDejavu 571]

Tomorrow (June 23th) the national German football team (Die Mannshaft) will be up against the national Hungarian team in the 2021 European Championship.

The game takes place in Germany, Munich at the Allianz Arena.

 

Initial reports said the Allianz Arena was to be lit up in pride colours to out their displeasure with Hungary approving a discriminating law against LGBTQ+ people.

They did the same thing with the Arena in the past to show support to the community during pride.

 

However, UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations, has REFUSED the arena to be lit up in these colours.

They claim this is a politcal matter and that football should be free of politics. Which is a bit ironic since players have been kneeling on one knee to support the Black Lives Matter movement which UEFA thinks is fine.

 

So what's the difference between discriminating against black people or against LGTBQ+ people?

UEFA finds itself in hot water as a lot of people are left outraged.

 

Manuel Neuer, the goalkeeper of the German national football team wore pride-colours before to out support in the team's name.

Many are wondering if he will wear it again at the game tomorrow.

 

 

It's also 'funny' to mention UEFA has tweeted in the past about being inclusive:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10219518667779842&set=p.10219518667779842&type=3

 

Hungary issued a statement saying it's "dangerous" to be mixing politics with pleasure.

 

Messy? Hypocrite? You call it.

 

* to be clear, I'm fine with people supporting BLM but I don't get why supporting LGBTQ+ would be any different!

[weed 78,880]

me and my homies hate UEFA

[Jill 31,812]

6 minutes ago, InstantDejavu said:

They claim this is a politcal matter and that football should be free of politics.

They better take the DICE road and say "these colors just look great aesthetically and have no political connotations whatsoever, they're just there for gameplay reasons"

[InstantDejavu 571]

7 minutes ago, Jill said:

They better take the DICE road and say "these colors just look great aesthetically and have no political connotations whatsoever, they're just there for gameplay reasons"

It's honestly a missed oppertunity to open the door to more diversty in the football world.

[Jill 31,812]

Just now, InstantDejavu said:

It's honestly a missed oppertunity to open the door to more diversty in the football world.

Do you think they're interested in doing that? Opening the door to diversity means opening the door to questions about LGBTQ participation in sports, including trans people, and that means changing our conception of how we divide professional sports between the sexes. They won't open that Pandora's box, and maybe they think they can avoid it for eternity but they won't be able to avoid it for much longer.

[InstantDejavu 571]

1 minute ago, Jill said:

Do you think they're interested in doing that? Opening the door to diversity means opening the door to questions about LGBTQ participation in sports, including trans people, and that means changing our conception of how we divide professional sports between the sexes. They won't open that Pandora's box, and maybe they think they can avoid it for eternity but they won't be able to avoid it for much longer.

I just find it sad for ANY football player who's gay. It's basically your big boss saying "you don't matter". I guess money talks.........

[Stupid Oreo 14,669]

I know I know it is bad but aren’t politics supposed to be separated from sports?

[InstantDejavu 571]

1 minute ago, Stupid Oreo said:

I know I know it is bad but aren’t politics supposed to be separated from sports?

Okay but why then allowing Black Lives Matter kneeling?

Are LGBTQ+ people less worthy? It comes off as if UEFA seems to think so.

[Pretty Please 634]

8 minutes ago, InstantDejavu said:

Okay but why then allowing Black Lives Matter kneeling?

Are LGBTQ+ people less worthy? It comes off as if UEFA seems to think so.

Can you stop making that argument please? Yes they have a long way to go but its coming off as “well then they shouldnt have it either” and youve made it like five times now  

 

difference is you look on the field you can see black players. There arent almost any openly out gay players. Yes, internationally, gay acceptance is not where it should be. And yes, internationally, anti-blackness is a huge issue. But please stop saying what you’re saying in the way you’re saying it because it does come off a bit insensitive. Maybe when more players come out and general attitudes switch on sexuality itll be more acceptable.

 

culturally its more acceptable to be black than gay. But black, gay people will always have to deal with racism from white people and homophobia from their own community. Lgbt issues reaching the political stage are much much more recent than racial ones. 

[InstantDejavu 571]

4 minutes ago, Pretty Please said:

Can you stop making that argument please? 

No and I won't stop making that argument cause it's true.

Allowing one thing but not the other is not okay. 

 

There are plenty of gay footballers. What ar eyou even trying to say. Quite disguisting imo.

[SlaeUrAnus 16,111]

This shows we still have a lot of fighting to do.

How can UEFA refuse when they are trying to stamp out homophobia in football? 

This decision baffles me. 

[InstantDejavu 571]

1 minute ago, SlaeUrAnus said:

How can UEFA refuse when they are trying to stamp out homophobia in football? 

THIS

[Pennywise 36,080]

Nothing in this world can be separate from politics and to think otherwise is, at best, naivety; and at worst, willful ignorance. 

[domixwodix 3,572]

26 minutes ago, Stupid Oreo said:

I know I know it is bad but aren’t politics supposed to be separated from sports?

It‘s not politic tho, these are human rights man

[ARTPOP 3,096]

Disgusting and they should be banned from playing for this. 

35 minutes ago, InstantDejavu said:

Okay but why then allowing Black Lives Matter kneeling?

Are LGBTQ+ people less worthy? It comes off as if UEFA seems to think so.

Hmm , are you racist? First, you said you don’t want to be friends with middle easterners and now this  What does BLM have to do with this? Players should protest but don’t diminish racial issues if you are white.