Poppys not being sold in certain areas of england this year

[fantastica]

I highly doubt this is true. Infact, it would appear not to be.

My friend joined this group on facebook around the time of the england shirt thing: "Nobody is banning any England shirts, you gullible xenophobic fool"

It's rumours like this that just fuel any racial tension, there is no need tbh, and I don't see why people would want to create this problem (this isn't directed to op, but to the people who start these rumours).

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

no this is certainly not true... a rumour started because the royal legion didn't obtain a charity license in time from bham city council, it has now been reversed this is a stupid as the "not displaying xmas tree" crap and the "banning the england shirt" bull crap .. sort of bigoted thing you would find in the daily mail etc .. but its is complete BS x

 

[special_kala]

is it even true? we hear stories like this all the time.. "not allowed to wear our england shirts because it might offend muslims" in the end you hear it's a load of bollocks, a load of bollocks that has yet again stirred up more hatred toward minorities! if half of this stuff is true, it'd be thought up by some little muppet sat in a government office.

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[Connah'sMommy]

is it even true? we hear stories like this all the time.. "not allowed to wear our england shirts because it might offend muslims" in the end you hear it's a load of bollocks, a load of bollocks that has yet again stirred up more hatred toward minorities! if half of this stuff is true, it'd be thought up by some little muppet sat in a government office.

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[smokey]

Most of the "not allowed because it offends" arguement is a load of nonsense like the not allowed to fly the st george flag thing.
Yes you get odd problems like burning of the flag or poppies that sort of thing but these are random ignorant incedents that get caught onto by the media and the next thing you know theres a photo plastered across the front cover of every news paper and no one will shut up about a one off incedent.
Majority of muslims and such have nothing to do with it and in fact most likely have family that benafit from the monies raised by such charities as the poppy appeal, dont forget it wasnt just "white christian" men that fought in wars and the poppy appeal is no longer about just world war 1,2 it actualy raises mony for families and such of every war ever fought even current ones.
So it most likely just another urban myth, nothing spreads quicker then a roumer thats going to piss people off.
2 years ago it went around our town that we where not allowed a remeberance day parade because the council had banned it for fear of offending muslims and germans it was even in the local paper with loads of dear editor type letters of people voicing thier discust.
The truth of it was the local organisers had forgoten to put the paperwork in for permision to close the road off for the parade in time so they joined with the staines organisers in the next town other (their parade is huge)and all the local cubs, scouts, brownies and such all went other their for the day.
But back in our town there was just a few random people paying their respects at the memorial probably wondering where the hell everyone was and of course because of this everyone believed the banned roumer.

I know myself from charity collecting experiances that there actualy is a ton of paperwork, permisions, rules and such that have to be adeared to and somtimes it gets mucked up and you cant collect in a certain area because of it.

What actualy infuriates me is the selling of white poppies for rememberance day but thats a whole other beef

 

[Blah11]

Odd.

Kinda OT and I know this isnt really the point but the poppys are well crap now. They fall off in 2 seconds. They should go back to the pin thing.

 

[Pamcakes]

I live in Scotland, I think they are still being sold up here, however if they were not being sold I'd still go out my way to make a donation to the poppy appeal or to Erskine hospital, a facility that was made to care for war veterans in older age and I'll make the biggest poppy ever stick it in my front garden so people could make no mistake on how I feel about the subject. Would also make some for myself and hubby and anyone else who wants one but is being robbed of the chance to.

I think it's down right disgusting!! Wasn't it bad enough when they were burning them last year? I'm sick of this pc mad britain, as per we just roll over and take it. I'm white, scottish and a Christian, but have spoken with a few of my asian and muslim friends this morning on facebook and they're saying it doesn't offend them at all.... so for a minority a british tradition is being stopped, SICKENING!

 

[Pramaholic86]

These outraged minorities do a very good job at being silently outraged.. I've never seen anyone put a face to the rumours or anyone who's actually ever come forward and said 'I will be offended if people celebrate Christmas/football/poppies etc etc..

I'll be wearing my (pin on) poppy with pride regardless of who it does or doesn't offend. I wish we were more patriotic it's just a shame that patriotism is percieved by some as wearing union jack swimming shorts and singing loudly about Engerland.. but seriously, I do think there's a lack of national pride in England, it is possible to be proud of our heritage without being racist.

 

[Always&4ever]

As an army wife it make's me so angry, they are out there fighting for their lives to make this country better, yet some people are so disrectful that I wonder if Britain, will ever actually be Britain again

 

[Pramaholic86]

Edited, OT!

 

[Stef]

If it was to be true id be disgusted

 

[AppleBlossom]

I really really REALLY hate political correctness. It's like saying "let's disregard our country's values for the sake of people who aren't even British." I'm not racist by any means and I doubt that these ethnic minorities are remotely bothered by things like this. It's all the government pussy-footing around scared of offending someone rather than people actually being offended.

 

[EllaAndLyla]

omg my grandad lost his legs in the war and its where he met my grandma (she was a nurse) if it wasn't for the war I wouldn't be alive!! I don't like violence but these people died for our rights. Its disrespectful

 

[EllaAndLyla]

And if it is true (which I doubt because this stuff always goes around) then I still have my poppy from years ago and I will wear it like I have done every year since I can remember!

 

[crazybabylady]

at the end of the day just because you don't personally know any of these people doesn't mean they don't exisit, i don't know any terroist but they exisit. this is a rumour after doing a quick google search it was fulled by the bham story. but there are people out there that will kick up a fuss saying they get offened, i was told i wasn't allowed to wear my cross necklace at college as it had offened a girl in the other class, well i refused to take it off, but at the end of the day these people exisit, although they aren't a large group of people.
and PLEASE blaming the govement is stupid, just like uneducated people who have no idea about politics to do so, it is indervidual persons who work in govement offices who cause problems not them as a whole

 

[Lydiarose]

at the end of the day just because you don't personally know any of these people doesn't mean they don't exisit, i don't know any terroist but they exisit. this is a rumour after doing a quick google search it was fulled by the bham story. but there are people out there that will kick up a fuss saying they get offened, i was told i wasn't allowed to wear my cross necklace at college as it had offened a girl in the other class, well i refused to take it off, but at the end of the day these people exisit, although they aren't a large group of people.
and PLEASE blaming the govement is stupid, just like uneducated people who have no idea about politics to do so, it is indervidual persons who work in govement offices who cause problems not them as a whole

thats really rude,not sure how long youve been on this forum?

But you can have a debate without calling people stupid and uneducated for there beliefs i for one am educated so are mine and OH's whole familys and we still cannot stand the goverment and believe what there doing is wrong.

Thats my belief.

 

[EllaAndLyla]

at the end of the day just because you don't personally know any of these people doesn't mean they don't exisit, i don't know any terroist but they exisit. this is a rumour after doing a quick google search it was fulled by the bham story. but there are people out there that will kick up a fuss saying they get offened, i was told i wasn't allowed to wear my cross necklace at college as it had offened a girl in the other class, well i refused to take it off, but at the end of the day these people exisit, although they aren't a large group of people.
and PLEASE blaming the govement is stupid, just like uneducated people who have no idea about politics to do so, it is indervidual persons who work in govement offices who cause problems not them as a whole

thats really rude,not sure how long youve been on this forum?

But you can have a debate without calling people stupid and uneducated for there beliefs i for one am educated so are mine and OH's whole familys and we still cannot stand the goverment and believe what there doing is wrong.

Thats my belief.

Agreed! I come from an educated family who cant stand the government/being controlled!

 

[v2007]

at the end of the day just because you don't personally know any of these people doesn't mean they don't exisit, i don't know any terroist but they exisit. this is a rumour after doing a quick google search it was fulled by the bham story. but there are people out there that will kick up a fuss saying they get offened, i was told i wasn't allowed to wear my cross necklace at college as it had offened a girl in the other class, well i refused to take it off, but at the end of the day these people exisit, although they aren't a large group of people.
and PLEASE blaming the govement is stupid, just like uneducated people who have no idea about politics to do so, it is indervidual persons who work in govement offices who cause problems not them as a whole

Rude much!!!

 

[CelticStar]

My OH is a Muslim from Pakistan, he observes the one minute silence with me and also wears a poppy.
In his words, if it wasn't for the men and women who fought and still fight for this country, then he wouldn't have been able to come here in the first place.

To suggest that the selling of poppies would offend the minorities is ludicrous, the majority of the minorities that I know are of the same opinion as my OH.

 

[smokey]

Odd.

Kinda OT and I know this isnt really the point but the poppys are well crap now. They fall off in 2 seconds. They should go back to the pin thing.

No I kept stabbing myself and was finding little pins in the car for months after