Anthony Mundine has called for a boycott of the national anthem at the AFL and NRL Grand Finals.
Mundine, a former rugby league player and professional boxer,ย shared a video byย Australian pop culture website Junkee, on his Facebook page which urges people to boycott the anthemย at the MCG and ANZ Stadiumย this weekendย in support of the indigenous community.
The campaign isย inspiredย byย San Francisco NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and several other American footballย players who have opted to kneel rather than stand during the USย national anthemย to protest against racial inequalityย in the United States.
โBeen saying this for years!โ Mundine wroteย on Facebook.
โThe anthem was written in late 1700s where blackfullas (sic) were considered fauna (animals) advance Australia fair as in white not fair as in fair go.
โAll players aboriginal & non aboriginal should boycott the anthem & start changing Australiaโs ignorant mentality...lets move forward together yo.โ
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