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Sticks 03-06-2010 08:30 PM
Flying an England flag is considered provocative and racist, as is flying the union flag. This is because they are used by far right groups, and their use, can be seen as intimidating to people of other ethnic groups.

It is best not to display the England flag at all as doing so will bring trouble from the police and / or the local council.

Patrick 03-06-2010 08:36 PM
Thats the way it is here, put one Ireland flag up beside your house when Ireland are playing and you've got a riot on your hands.

Put one Ireland flag on the back of your car, park it, go into tescos and out again and the Car is burnt.


People get so ****ing offended over a colour of a flag honestly.

I was asked to go do a peice of art for our school display thing last month, did this big peice of paterns and that and ONE TINY BIT in the corner had Green, White and Orange and what did they do?

They said they couldn't use that in the school, because of 3 colours and the school isn't even Protestant or anything ffs.

Idiots, Its so unfair what happened to your dad.

Zippy 03-06-2010 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Sticks (Post 3287304)
Flying an England flag is considered provocative and racist, as is flying the union flag. This is because they are used by far right groups, and their use, can be seen as intimidating to people of other ethnic groups.

It is best not to display the England flag at all as doing so will bring trouble from the police and / or the local council.
Nonsense. If you can't fly your own flag in your own country then there's something VERY wrong. And there is no laws saying such either.

You seem to want to pander to the far right and the ethnic sensitivities..**** that! Normal citizens need to reclaim the flag and not allow it to be hijacked. This is the best time to do it.

It's our flag and it's gonna fly everywhere this summer dammit.

Claymores 04-06-2010 01:17 AM
My cousin who lives in Surrey has had numerous complaints for flying her St Andrews cross flag on HER flagpole in HER garden. To put 2 fingers up, she changed it to Stars n Stripes on Monday, and I've suggested she should change that to an Algerian one then a Slovenian one in due course.

Stu 04-06-2010 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Sticks (Post 3287304)
Flying an England flag is considered provocative and racist, as is flying the union flag. This is because they are used by far right groups, and their use, can be seen as intimidating to people of other ethnic groups.

It is best not to display the England flag at all as doing so will bring trouble from the police and / or the local council.
bollocksbollocsbollocks :wavey:

Too much Orwellian blood in your veins, Sticks.

Jords 04-06-2010 09:33 AM
Its beyond ridiculous how we cant show support for our own country.....

MojoNixon 04-06-2010 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by *mazedsalv** (Post 3285995)
an English flag on his car.

He's the only one of my Dads best friends that supports England as all his other best mates are Italian and support them.

Well anyways earlier on, the POLICE stopped him and told him to take the English flag off, and I couldnt believe it!!:shocked:

Its bad enough to go up to someone and tell them to take off another flag. eg. As we always put an Italian one up, and tell us to take it off. That is RACIST. Yes it is.

Never mind the actual people in the country. This has shocked me. Anybody should have the freedom to support whoever they want in whatever country. We have never had issues ove rthis in the past when we seen Spanish, German, Argentian, Italian etc... flags up in previous years.

****ing ridiculous. And they say things are "racist" real excuse for that right now. They just want to stir trouble up.
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Barbie 04-06-2010 11:53 AM
I don't understand why it matters if you put a flag up. I thought it was rumours people were asked to take their flags down. The house opposite us has an italian flag up at their window all year round and has done for years i remember being little and seeing that flag at their window, its never offended anyone

Sticks 04-06-2010 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Barbie (Post 3289236)
I don't understand why it matters if you put a flag up. I thought it was rumours people were asked to take their flags down. The house opposite us has an italian flag up at their window all year round and has done for years i remember being little and seeing that flag at their window, its never offended anyone

Because in the UK the Italian flag has not been adopted as a symbol for the far right racist groups. The England flag has, and the union flag to some extent as well. With this in mind, displaying these flags is seen by some as being intimidating and hostile and therefore to be discouraged.

Sticks 04-06-2010 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Barbie (Post 3289236)
I don't understand why it matters if you put a flag up. I thought it was rumours people were asked to take their flags down. The house opposite us has an italian flag up at their window all year round and has done for years i remember being little and seeing that flag at their window, its never offended anyone

Because in the UK the Italian flag has not been adopted as a symbol for the far right racist groups. The England flag has, and the union flag to some extent as well. With this in mind, displaying these flags is seen by some as being intimidating and hostile and therefore to be discouraged.

InOne 04-06-2010 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Sticks (Post 3289426)
Because in the UK the Italian flag has not been adopted as a symbol for the far right racist groups. The England flag has, and the union flag to some extent as well. With this in mind, displaying these flags is seen by some as being intimidating and hostile and therefore to be discouraged.
You are ridiculous. And people like you is why all this racial hatred gets stirred up.

Sticks 04-06-2010 05:21 PM
I merely report the thinking behind these decision that are made, that should not imply I either agree or disagree with the sentiment behind what I report.

InOne 04-06-2010 05:23 PM
Seemed more like your opinion...


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