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Originally Posted by TripDownMiseryLane
The whole of the football world is there, why shouldn't Beckham take a slice of the pie? Taking an individual stance is one thing, but he's a part of the football elite and to stay a part of that you have to be in the game and I'm sure that money will be spent on trying to develop that club he's trying to build.
I'd no more go to Qatar than I would the moon, but I can clearly see why someone with his standing in the game would want to be involved in the world cup.
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Why shouldn’t he? Because it’s a country that imprisons gay people. Pretty simple.
Can he go? He absolutely he can and I’m not surprised that he has, but we also shouldn’t be surprised that he’s getting flack for it. When you’re a major ambassador for a football culture that makes a huge push for and prides itself on its inclusivity, you can’t then be surprised when you take the money from a country that doesn’t, and you get shit for it.
Personally, I don’t really care and have no expectations about David Beckham, but it’s clear where the priority lies. Football and money comes first. Fine, but don’t then bang on about inclusivity when you’re back over here, which I’m sure we’ll revert to once the premier league returns. It’s not just Beckham either. Neville claiming the ‘fight from within’. BBC taking shots while, you know, covering it.
Again, it’s pretty simple and understandable why people, especially LGBTQ3.41 people, would be upset.
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Originally Posted by 92ToBury
Didn't Becks get paid to promote this country despite us selling arms to oppressive regimes like Qatar's neighbours? Also, promoted US football despite many parts of the country still having state-sanctioned executions and selling arms to even more oppressive regimes than we do.
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True, but those issues are a little murkier. If we’re talking about the issue in this thread, it’s about David Beckham being an advocate for gay rights and Qatar opposing gay rights. It’s pretty black and white. I don’t know Beckhams position on capital punishment or the arms market.
As I said, not just Beckham either. He’s a representative of a football country that has and is spending a lot of its time promoting equality in the game - something directly opposed in Qatar.
I don’t expect him or anyone else not to go and I don’t have a horse in the race, but I do expect people to point out the hyprocrisy. Not sure I agree with Lycett’a way of doing it, but his position is understandable.