Store bans staff wearing the Poppy.

[Leekbrookgull]

Give me strenght ! http://bbc news manchester store bans

 

[seagullwedgee]

This pisses me off so much. We can't fly the cross of St.george and we can't wear the poppy, and that lady for BA who couldn't wear a necklace with a cross on it, all in our own country.

yet the person who racially abused Nick griffin has today been set free by the courts.

The poppy is the ultimate symbol of thanks to the people who gave us our freedom and democracy. I would risk getting the sack and wear it to work, then I'd take my employer all the way to the cleaners in the courts. Let's hear it for those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

 

[clippedgull]

Give me strenght ! http://bbc news manchester store bans

Sort your link out

 

[Silent Bob]

This pisses me off so much. We can't fly the cross of St.george and we can't wear the poppy, and that lady for BA who couldn't wear a necklace with a cross on it, all in our own country.

yet the person who racially abused Nick griffin has today been set free by the courts.

I don't see what that has to do with the fact some silly buggers claim a poppy will damage their uniforms.

 

[Voice of Reason]

Simple - don't shop there!

 

[auschr]

I'm proud of our imperialist history, wear it with pride

 

[The Large One]

BBC NEWS | England | Manchester | Store bans staff wearing poppies

 

[The Large One]

This pisses me off so much. We can't fly the cross of St.george and we can't wear the poppy, and that lady for BA who couldn't wear a necklace with a cross on it, all in our own country.

yet the person who racially abused Nick griffin has today been set free by the courts.

The poppy is the ultimate symbol of thanks to the people who gave us our freedom and democracy. I would risk getting the sack and wear it to work, then I'd take my employer all the way to the cleaners in the courts. Let's hear it for those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

One place (wrongly) bans it, and you grizzle.

Get a grip.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

I don't see what that has to do with the fact some silly buggers claim a poppy will damage their uniforms.

Exactly.

The official line is "it was their policy not to allow any staff to wear any badge relating to any charity."

But don't let that get in the way of a rant about 'political correctness gone mad' and other stuff that would take this thread to the territory that got NSC temporarily closed down!

 

[8ace]

Pin damages the uniform my f***ing arse.
You can get stick on ones or just put the normal one thru a button hole or something.

 

[readingstockport]

yet the person who racially abused Nick griffin has today been set free by the courts.

Now I know things like facts tend to confuse bnp supporters and the like but the fact is that a jury acquited the bloke of racially abusing griffin. Therefore he didn't racially abuse griffin.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/nov/04/nick-griffin-racial-abuse-trial

Just like griffin was innocent of whatever he was accused and accquited of last year (or earlier this year I can't recall exactly when it was).

 

[Fungus]

I'm proud of our imperialist history, wear it with pride

Either fishing or ignorant...

 

[Notters]

10 pages, 3 bans

 

[looney]

The treason laws need tightening up. That would sort a lot of problems out.

 

[Hercules Rockerfeller]

Nick Griffin is a white bastard and stands against everything the people we wear poppy's to remember fought for. Now, can I be accused of being racist if I am white and call another so called white person a white bastard? If I can, I will gladly withdraw my comment because I can think of plenty of other names I can call him that don't make any reference to his/our colour.

 

[clapham_gull]

This pisses me off so much. We can't fly the cross of St.george and we can't wear the poppy, and that lady for BA who couldn't wear a necklace with a cross on it, all in our own country.

yet the person who racially abused Nick griffin has today been set free by the courts.

The poppy is the ultimate symbol of thanks to the people who gave us our freedom and democracy. I would risk getting the sack and wear it to work, then I'd take my employer all the way to the cleaners in the courts. Let's hear it for those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

"We can't wear the poppy", "We can't fly the flag"

Let's have a look those statements carefully.

It's an isolated incident. The store in question has a policy where staff aren't allowed to wear anything that could be deemed as "a political statement".

They are wrong, they have admitted they are wrong and will now allow staff to wear them.

I struggle to think of another example ever where poppies were banned, except Strictly Come Dancing which had something to do with the costumes.

I also struggle to find examples of where the St. Georges cross is banned from being flown.

I see it all the time in London and during a football tournament there are thousands of the things.

So remind me again, where exactly are St. Georges flags and poppies banned ?

 

[looney]

Nick Griffin is a white bastard and stands against everything the people we wear poppy's to remember fought for. Now, can I be accused of being racist if I am white and call another so called white person a white bastard? If I can, I will gladly withdraw my comment because I can think of plenty of other names I can call him that don't make any reference to his/our colour.

Being white does not excuse you of making racist remarks about whites or any colour. No more than it excuses blacks that call each other ******.

It just leads to more questions, like why the f*** would you do it?

 

[looney]

"We can't wear the poppy", "We can't fly the flag"

Let's have a look those statements carefully.

It's an isolated incident. The store in question has a policy where staff aren't allowed to wear anything that could be deemed as "a political statement".

They are wrong, they have admitted they are wrong and will now allow staff to wear them.

I struggle to think of another example ever where poppies were banned, except Strictly Come Dancing which had something to do with the costumes.

I also struggle to find examples of where the St. Georges cross is banned from being flown.

I see it all the time in London and during a football tournament there are thousands of the things.

So remind me again, where exactly are St. Georges flags and poppies banned ?

University campuses have banned flags including ours. When I was there and heard about it I slapped a Union Jack on my door, it stayed there all year. No one complained, no one acused me of racism. In fact the foreign devils on my block put their own flags up cos they thought it was cool and would help friends find them easier.

But still the university felt the need to ban flags, must have a low opinion of its students.

 

[clapham_gull]

University campuses have banned flags including ours.

That's quite obviously not what I was referring too.

 

[looney]

That's quite obviously not what I was referring too.

So remind me again, where exactly are St. Georges flags and poppies banned ?

Thats what you asked and thats what I responded to. It must really terrify lefties when rather than getting a response of "I read in the daily Mail" they get burried in personal anacdotes.

so what exactly where you refering to?