The threat of a yellow card doesn’t stop players diving, fouling or abusing referees but it has stopped them showing solidarity with those who are threatened with death for being in love. What an absolute fucking farce.
It’s always “we must remember it’s someone’s grandma, sister, mother” when it’s the Queen but not when it’s people freezing or starving to death in the UK as a direct result of the awful poverty they live in, in one of the richest countries in the world!!!!
Most guys don’t look in the mirror & see a problem. But it’s staring us in the face. Sexual violence begins long before you think it does. #DontBeThatGuy
I don’t know a single female who has not been inappropriately touched by a man . A touch that was never invited , sought, entreated or expected . Every one of my female friends has experienced this . This is not men-bashing . Just a simple truth .
You don’t get to stoke the fire at the beginning of the tournament by labelling our anti-racism message as ‘Gesture Politics’ & then pretend to be disgusted when the very thing we’re campaigning against, happens.
Domestic abuse rates increase by 38% when England lose, and by 26% when they win or draw in tournaments.
The 24/7 free national domestic abuse helpline is 0808 2000 247.
New Zealand just approved a new measure allowing for paid leave after miscarriage. The legislation is believed to be among the first in the world, applying to couples who lose a baby at any point.