carryfast-yeti:
james mcclean,who hoofs a football around for Stoke City,has always refused to wear a poppy on his team shirt.i wonder if he has the balls to refuse to ‘take a knee’?
Seeing as he’s not British why should he? As Robroy said it is a choice the being forced to wear the poppy demeans the reason as to why it is worn
robroy:
tyneside:
That Femi Whateveryoucallhim was on Vine the other morning, making his gob go about the BBC allowing presenters to wear a poppy on screen. Total disrespect for everything it stands for. I had to turn it off before I threw something at the telly!!!
Just hope there was one or two of those old lads that stand at the Cenotaph ever November waiting for him when he stepped outside!!Tyneside
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Ain’t got a clue who you’re on about mate, but speaking as somebody who always buys a poppy this time of year,. and for all the right reasons, I do wonder when I see absolutely everybody on absolutely every tv programme wearing poppies if they have been told or made to.
If that is the case I do think it kinda devalues it a bit.
It should be up to the individual imo, the poppy it’s self is a symbol of freedom of choice, that and other type of freedom is what those heroes died for.I do see why they are probably ‘‘made’’ to wear it,.I just don’t agree with it, that’s all.
And don’t get me started on those fancy ‘designer’ poppies, like some kind of fashion statement…it’s just wrong.
He’s called Femi Oluwole, a “political activist” The clip is on Youtube Tyneside
Charleen White is a black female newsreader who also refuses to wear a poppy.
She was on a tv programme several days ago when she was not reluctant to push the anti slavery and how horrible life has always been for her black ancestors.
Gidders:
Charleen White is a black female newsreader who also refuses to wear a poppy.
She was on a tv programme several days ago when she was not reluctant to push the anti slavery and how horrible life has always been for her black ancestors.
What’s the reason for her refusal?
I saw her yesterday on ‘The Chase’ and noticed she was the only one not wearing a poppy.
robroy:
Gidders:
Charleen White is a black female newsreader who also refuses to wear a poppy.
She was on a tv programme several days ago when she was not reluctant to push the anti slavery and how horrible life has always been for her black ancestors.What’s the reason for her refusal?
I saw her yesterday on ‘The Chase’ and noticed she was the only one not wearing a poppy.
“Refusal”? Not following orders?
Here is a 2014 piece:
itv.com/news/2014-10-25/itv … ar-a-poppy