The Black Country Flag - Is it racist?
 

I could POTENTIALLY understand where he was coming from if the flag was from that era and stood for it ala the Confederate flag but it's something that's quite new and it's design choices have clearly been explained and justified. I think the whole point about shaming the Black Country for the chains used in Slavery ships is silly as well. Should we shame the counties that built boats too? How about the ones that provided supplies? The food? It's ridiculous.

The whole thing reeks of self promotion tbh.

http://www.expressandstar.com/wpmvc/...lag-racism.jpg

He has a Point
Its a Flag - So Change it
tell them why

PC gone mad. Yet again.

But we have gone over that line


Now Everything
is going to be Exposed.

Soon Outside PC Police will enter Tibb
and try and take some of us down

I have always hated bricks

Did you know the gas chambers of Germany were brick built

:suspect:

Essentially if you live in a brick built house you are a Nazi sympathiser

Also i don't ever use a knife, just a fork for me as ISIS use knives to decapitate people

If you use a knife to spread butter you are effectively a filthy IS State supporter

Its actually vile and disgusten

The flag was designed two years ago by schoolgirl Gracie Sheppard, now aged 14, who attends Redhill Secondary School in Stourbridge, in a competition by the Black Country Living Museum. The chains represent its chainmaking and industrial heritage while the red, and black colours on the flag are a reference to the description of the Black Country by Elihu Burritt, who said it was ‘black by day and red by night’. The white cone shape represents the area’s glassmaking industry.


....hmmm, I agree with Dezzy, this is a recently designed flag and with no representation of slavery in it, it was designed by a 14yr old child...it's a difficult one though I think because I also don't think that it's PC gone mad either, in fact I hate that expression because it's just used so often to dismiss so much as nothing, when in fact it isn't always nothing at all...I can understand why he's sensitive to it, although I think in this case it's misplaced, but I do still see his sensitivity ...I think that you only have to watch things like the KKK documentary last night to see how much black oppression and prejudice are still very much alive and kicking and totally not a thing of 'history' at all...

But can it not get a Remix?

I love Bricks
they Build so much
they are special to me.


And Bricks were around long before the Nazi's used them,

...sorry I don't understand Arsta..?../but I have to go now, you have a good day sir...

Re -Design the Flag

Anyone anywhere can take offence at something meant to be unoffensive.It's time to stop pandering to political correctness and giving in, everytime some numpty utters the racist word.

Its the Chains

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopo...v-roots-25.jpg

This from the TV series "Roots" 1977


It should be shown again on BBC1

kun ta Kinte!

I loved Roots

Yes its on DVD
Great Music

No

calling a place The Black Country

now that is racist

Roots!
I remember watching an episode every History lesson

But it goes back to before Africa
mattered

Was slavery the only thing for which these chains were used? No. They were used in every section of industry. Mr Vernon needs to find another hobby horse because this one is ridiculous. Furthermore, I would remind Mr Vernon that although this country has a shameful history regarding slavery, this country was also instrumental in bringing about an end to slavery, thanks to people like William Wilberforce.

Yes Chains are used in everything
even Motor Bikes

I assume its his own anger he feels
alone.

Ne needs to get over it. You can't blame this generation for the sins of the father.

aka Toby.

So much for never forget... but surely chains have other uses also, the depiction as representative of the town which manufacture these chains was designed by a child and has no malice?