Former England defender Paul Parker believes 'too many good men' have 'stood their ground' in the face of racial abuse to see players now deciding to walk off the pitch.
Following recent high-profile incidents, there have been calls for direct action.
England players, including Danny Rose and Callum Hudson-Odoi, had monkey chants directed at them during the Euro 2020 qualifier away to Montenegro, while earlier this week Juventus forward Moise Kean was racially abused by Cagliari supporters.
Paul Parker takes the stance that racially abused players should not walk off the pitch
Raheem Sterling was subjected to racist chanting from Montenegro fans last Month
Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling, who made his own stand of defiance after scoring in the 5-1 victory in Podgorica, branded criticism of Kean laughable.
The 19-year-old faced down his taunters from a section of home supporters when celebrating a late second goal in front of them, his arms spread wide.
Parker, 55, came through the ranks at Fulham in the early 1980s, before going on to play for QPR and in 1991 moved to Manchester United, where he won the Premier League twice.
The right-back, part of England's side which reached the semi-finals of the 1990 World Cup in Italy, believes current players should look to follow the examples of previous generations when it comes to tackling discrimination head on.
'No, I don't agree with that,' Parker said when asked whether players should walk off if subjected to racist abuse.
Moise Kean was abused by Cagliari supporters at the weekend and stood in front of them
'There have been too many good men, even before my time, who have stood their ground and were virtually saying to themselves: 'why should I give you what you want? That would mean you have won'. You should never let a minority win any battle.
'If players start walking off pitches, a black player or any player in the world walks off for religious reasons, whatever is going on, then what is going to happen next?
'If things aren't going right in the game, someone is going to turn around and say: 'oh, I got racial abuse' and walk off the pitch, influencing the game. That is the problem we would be leading too.'
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