Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny take a knee

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#TheXFiles #TakeAKnee pic.twitter.com/65GJiBAOsl
— Gillian Anderson (@GillianA) September 26, 2017

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[yussamahal]

Ok, this stopped being about black lives and became a everybody against Trump.

I don't know how to feel.

[unnecessaryhat]

I love a good "F you" to Trumplestilskin but where were these displays of unity last year? On the other hand, many celebs & athletes voiced support for BLM (idk about Gillian or David in particular). So it's not like they're totally bandwagoning.

[beigemediocrity]

Let's unite against Evil!

[chuk_is_dazzled]

same. like i get being against trump and really hope that continues legit everywhere on all platforms. but it was initially about injustice of poc and blm

[devourlove]

i hate to cheapen this movement since i don't think trying to stand up to that clod of a president is an unworthy cause in itself but I wonder how many people actually care that they're kneeling for police brutality, or the unjust firing of Kaepernick, or that the president is a white supremacist still very much alive and in office

[chuk_is_dazzled]

i feel like some people are kneeling because theyre like "trump cant tell us what to do, its our first amendment right" as opposed to what kap was kneeling for

[espressotorte]

Yeah, its definitely a double edged scenario

[chuk_is_dazzled]

yeah, like ok go against trump...but the real real issue is treatment of poc in this country which obviously now can be also due to trump...altho bigger issue is owners who gave trump money now "against" trump like lmao theyre just focused on $$$

[tippythepoodle]

Part of me now wants to stan, but the more cynical part says FUCK OFF!

[chuk_is_dazzled]

i realized like halfway through the day on sunday that they have fully co opted kneeling. like WTF?! kap was kneeling because of the injustices towards POC and police brutality, dude was kneeling when OBAMA was president, it was a PROTEST. and now its "unity" and "freedom of speech" basically against trump. that is not what this was supposed to be about. more annoying thing is trump keeps tweeting/talking about kneeling, the flag, patriotism, soldiers because he knows its divisive and causing drama. dude thinks he's still campaigning or better yet he thinks hes the producer of a reality tv show

like im nearly like only kneel if you KNOW what kap was kneeling for. well and also kneel, stand, who gives a fuck! do what fucking ever

[masterofmystery]

the problem is that with trmp blasting on about the kneeling being against patriotism/americanism right now, it's all everyone can associate it with. are you surprised people forgot the original reason colin took the knee?

[chuk_is_dazzled]

im not surprised its just really something to see it happen in real time

[vibeology_e]

I will say, the Seahawks statement at least got it. They called out racial injustice but this has become about free speech and being anti-trump and that makes me sad. It's been so hard for police brutality to break through as an issue and now it's going to be even harder because the most successful protest to date has been taken over by billionaires who don't like it that Trump tried to tell them how to run their business.

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