Would you wear clothing with the British Flag on it?

bwatson

You don't have to wear clothing to show your gratitude and dependence anyway.

Sure you do your bit to support British arts and culture anyway with your obsession with the Premier League, the BBC, Sherlock and Downton Abbey

Nothingbetter2d

if you were a true republican you wear kitted aran sweaters while playing soccer.

simit

No, I wouldn't either. You should buy your wife a gift, wrap it in a Pakistani flag and see how she reacts!

Iwasfrozen

Auvers wrote: »

the Union flag represents British oppression and imperialism worldwide

as pointed out before it is similar to wearing a swastika or an old South African flag

This is stupid, Britain is a first world developed country which guarantees equality and freedom to all it's citizens to compare it to regimes like Nazi Germany or the old South Africa shows how little you actually know about the UK.

Korvanica

Why is everyone mentioning the Parka Jackets ? Its not like the Germans ever did anything to us ...

Wouldn't wear something with the British Flag myself.

Auvers

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

This is stupid, Britain is a first world developed country which guarantees equality and freedom to all it's citizens to compare it to regimes like Nazi Germany or the old South Africa shows how little you actually know about the UK.

maybe Britain is that country now

go back 90 years and the picture is not that rosy, imperialism is what the Union flag represents

was the empire was built on equality and freedom?

El Weirdo

Has anyone mentioned giving the wife something with a Pakistani flag on it, yet?

Good. Glad I got in there first with that one.

LordSutch

Auvers wrote: »

maybe Britain is that country now

go back 90 years and the picture is not that rosy, imperialism is what the Union flag represents

was the empire was built on equality and freedom?

90 years ago we had just finished fighting ze Germans!

KeithAFC

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

This is stupid, Britain is a first world developed country which guarantees equality and freedom to all it's citizens to compare it to regimes like Nazi Germany or the old South Africa shows how little you actually know about the UK.

The UK actually fought Nazi Germany too.

smash

Can you get union jack toilet roll?

Dyr

KeithAFC wrote: »

The UK actually fought Nazi Germany too.

So did ze russians, only they beat them.

mongdesade

I cut them off & burn them :eek:

bwatson

Morlar wrote: »

The minute I stepped off the plane in Sydney I was complimented on an Irish shirt by an aussie airport bag handler. Many Irish people in Oz tend to want to point out the fact that they are not brits. Australians are not that great at telling us apart & Irish in my experience are way more popular.

Bigots often get on well with bigots.

I rather suspect that you were just able to associate with intolerant, prejudiced Australians who told you more or less what you wanted to hear.

Paparazzo

Strange what people refuse to wear. Some wouldn't wear anything with a little patch with a union jack, but a Manchester/Liverpool/Chelsea jersey is ok.

I remember a guy in my class in school wore an England jersey in (around 1994) and he was beaten up!

tfitzgerald

I would not wear anything with the union jack on it

LordSutch

tfitzgerald wrote: »

I would not wear anything with the union jack on it

Why?

Auvers

yeah Britain never committed and war crimes or funded its empire through slavery

and what was flying proudly from the masts of her ships while ferrying over all these slaves to the colonies?

KeithAFC

Bambi wrote: »

So did ze russians, only they beat them.

Battle of Britain?

Morlar

bwatson wrote: »

Bigots often get on well with bigots.

I rather suspect that you were just able to associate with intolerant, prejudiced Australians who told you more or less what you wanted to hear.

There is nothing bigoted about wearing an Irish shirt. Nor is there anything bigoted about the fact that Irish people are generally more welcome (not just in Australia) than brits.

cena

I well wear anything with the u.s flag. But don't why you op are giving out about wearing clothing when irish people wear jerseys of english teams like man u, liverpool etc.

LordSutch

Auvers wrote: »

yeah Britain never committed and war crimes or funded its empire through slavery

and what was flying proudly from the masts of her ships while ferrying over all these slaves to the colonies?

Empires have come and gone, Roman, British, Ottoman, even the USA Empire? France had colonies, Holland, Portugal too, and Germany started two World Wars . . .

So whats you point?

Paparazzo

tfitzgerald wrote: »

I would not wear anything with the union jack on it

Same here.
One reason is that I don't think it's possible to design a piece of clothing with a union jack on it that I would like.

Morlar

cena wrote: »

I well wear anything with the u.s flag. But don't why you op are giving out about wearing clothing when irish people wear jerseys of english teams like man u, liverpool etc.

Thing is though if Irish people did not wear local uk football teams shirts they would be criticised for being anti british. If they do they are criticised for that too.

There is a clear difference between supporting a regional team and wearing a national flag. Places like Liverpool and Manchester have thriving Irish populations, use Irish players etc.

Auvers

LordSutch wrote: »

So whats you point?

its what the union flag represents to me, so hence I would never wear it

isn't that the point of the thread

cena

Morlar wrote: »

Thing is though if Irish people did not wear local uk football teams shirts they would be criticised for being anti british. If they do they are criticised for that too.

There is a clear difference between supporting a regional team and wearing a national flag. Places like Liverpool and Manchester have thriving Irish populations, use Irish players etc.

But there still an english team.

Fratton Fred

seamus wrote: »

Funny that your Indian wife bought it for you, most Indian people I know are even more anti-British than the Irish..

Really? Do you know many?

I wouldn't wear a union jack tee shirt because I think it is tacky.

I have a few things with the union flag on them but only small ones.

Personally I can't get away from the association between the National Front and the Union flag, you are much more likely to see me wearing the cross of St George, buy that is limited to football/rugby attire.

As for Reebok, when I was in NY a few years ago, the Union Jack was quite cool and I saw a lot of clothing with it on. More as a fashion thing rather than any great love for the UK.

carfiosaoorl

No I wouldnt wear it, I wont wear reebok either because of the flag. My ex even freaks out if the kids dress in red, white and blue. A bit of a pain in the arse in the summer when all of the nautical clothes come in to shops

minikin

The missus got a christmas present of a hot water bottle with the Union Flag all over it, I've relocated it up north (the attic).

bwatson

Morlar wrote: »

There is nothing bigoted about wearing an Irish shirt. Nor is there anything bigoted about the fact that Irish people are generally more welcome (not just in Australia) than brits.

The dubious anecdotal evidence of a poster with an obvious agenda does not count as a fact.

Wearing an Irish shirt isn't at all bigoted, but it is slightly crass and tacky. The elevated opinion the Irish have of themselves when abroad is very odd. "Sure they all love us here, everyone loves the Irish".

Fratton Fred

Morlar wrote: »

Thing is though if Irish people did not wear local uk football teams shirts they would be criticised for being anti british. If they do they are criticised for that too.

There is a clear difference between supporting a regional team and wearing a national flag. Places like Liverpool and Manchester have thriving Irish populations, use Irish players etc.

Pretty much every town and city in England has a thriving Irish population. Would it not just be easier to just support your local team?