Players "should stand tall" and taking the knee is "becoming something we just do", according to Wilfried Zaha.
Premier League players have continued 'taking a knee' - an initiative adopted last season after the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement.
"It feels like we are isolating ourselves from these things that are not working anyway," he said.
Last week, Zaha questioned the purpose of taking a knee before the start of a match while speaking on the On The Judy podcast.
He also said: "Why must I even wear Black Lives Matter on the back of my top to show you that we matter?