The head of British diplomacy, Dominic Raab, caused a wave of criticism today for his statement that kneeling, a symbolic gesture of the movement against racism, is a "symbol of subjugation", taken from the series "Game of Thrones".
"This story about kneeling, I don't know, maybe it has a bigger story, but it seems to be taken from 'Game of Thrones', and it seems to me more like a symbol of subjugation and subordination, rather than liberation and emancipation," Rab told Talk radio.
The minister also said that he knelt only "in front of the queen" and in front of his future wife when he proposed to her.
Since the death of African-American George Floyd, who was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis during an arrest, kneeling has become a symbol of the anti-racism movement all over the world, so police officers have also knelt in solidarity with protesters.
Labor MP David Lammy called Rabb's statement "insulting" and "shameful" for the foreign minister.
After a series of criticisms, the minister wrote on Twitter that he respects the anti-racist movement. "If people want to kneel, that's their choice and I respect it. We all have to unite to fight against discrimination and social injustices."
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