Poppy to become more inclusive

Treppen · 16-10-2019 08:01AM #1

Will this appease people who are anxious about the Poppy promoting the atrocities up the North?

It includes civilians who were killed now.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/15/red-poppy-used-remember-civilian-victims-for-first-time

Feisar · 16-10-2019 08:03AM

Treppen wrote: »

Will this appease people who are anxious about the Poppy promoting the atrocities up the North?

It includes civilians who were killed now.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/15/red-poppy-used-remember-civilian-victims-for-first-time

Poppy to become more convoluted more like.

Montage of Feck · 16-10-2019 08:04AM

Never heard of her.

FrancieBrady · 16-10-2019 08:14AM

The 'I can't believe it's not a Poppy' poppy.

Plumbthedepths · 16-10-2019 08:16AM

Treppen wrote: »

Will this appease people who are anxious about the Poppy promoting the atrocities up the North?

It includes civilians who were killed now.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/15/red-poppy-used-remember-civilian-victims-for-first-time

Will the legion offer some of the funds towards the families of civilians murdered by the British army? Not just in the North but elsewhere where the BA murdered civilians.

whisky_galore · 16-10-2019 08:16AM

That hardy perennial, the Poppy thread.
Uff, past caring at this stage.

lawred2 · 16-10-2019 08:19AM

Treppen wrote: »

Will this appease people who are anxious about the Poppy promoting the atrocities up the North?

It includes civilians who were killed now.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/15/red-poppy-used-remember-civilian-victims-for-first-time

Where do the proceeds go?

armaghlad · 16-10-2019 08:22AM

Wonder does that include civilians murdered by the British armed forces?

begsbyOnaTrain · 16-10-2019 09:29AM

My missus (English) wears a poppy, but it's the same one. She doesn't buy a new one every year. So good? Right?

jam_mac_jam · 16-10-2019 09:35AM

Oh great, the annual poppy talk. On the radio on boards. hooray

ohnonotgmail · 16-10-2019 09:45AM

the annual poppy threads start earlier and earlier every year.

Your Face · 16-10-2019 09:55AM

Numbers must be down.

banie01 · 16-10-2019 09:55AM

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Will the legion offer some of the funds towards the families of civilians murdered by the British army? Not just in the North but elsewhere where the BA murdered civilians.

Or offer support for the families of those innocent victims of state sanctioned military operations?
Will they support the prosecution of Soldier F and other soldiers accused of similar?

If using the symbols of an oppressive regime to show support for the oppressed are a new de riguer.
May I propose that we appropriate those nice little 30's-40's enamelled swastika badges, and repurpose them as Holocaust memorial badges?

How could that possibly be poor in taste like?

Niallof9 · 16-10-2019 09:58AM

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/08/poppy-last-time-remembrance-harry-leslie-smith

Your Face · 16-10-2019 10:03AM

The Guardian reads like a student paper.

_Brian · 16-10-2019 10:08AM

Nope.
It’s widely know as a symbol of British military remembrance and celebration of their actions.

Dressing it up and tagging on other stuff won’t take away from its primary function.

The green one is just as ridiculous

kowloon · 16-10-2019 10:22AM

A wise man once told me 'flowers are gay'.

sbsquarepants · 16-10-2019 10:37AM

Treppen wrote: »

Will this appease people who are anxious about the Poppy promoting the atrocities up the North?

It includes civilians who were killed now.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/15/red-poppy-used-remember-civilian-victims-for-first-time

So the poppy will now represent the the people killed on bloody sunday and the fallen members of the army who killed them?
Of course, all is forgiven, where can i buy these new and improved poppies?

I like puppies though

blinding · 16-10-2019 10:44AM

Will it include all the People killed by Britain ?

Richard Hillman · 16-10-2019 10:47AM

I thought we were getting an LBGTQXYX Rainbow Poppy

Donnielighto · 16-10-2019 10:49AM

The public view on what the poppy represents won't change anytime soon, this might change it but it would take a few years even if it did. If they really wanted it to represent something else they'd change the flower and start from scratch.

This is pandering and meaningless, the UK public will correctly see it as remembering the BA and that's all.

ohnonotgmail · 16-10-2019 10:50AM

Richard Hillman wrote: »

I thought we were getting an LBGTQXYX Rainbow Poppy

No they are only to remember members of 3 Para Mortar Platoon.

Donnielighto · 16-10-2019 10:50AM

Richard Hillman wrote: »

I thought we were getting an LBGTQXYX Rainbow Poppy

The XYX, what does that stand for?

Church on Tuesday · 16-10-2019 10:51AM

whisky_galore wrote: »

That hardy perennial, the Poppy thread.
Uff, past caring at this stage.

You know it's winter when it comes around though.

Something almost reassuring about it. Like a warm embrace or pulling on your favorite jumper in the biting cold weather.

Marcos · 16-10-2019 10:54AM

Doesn't matter, whatever way they try to dress it up. they still won't get James McLean to wear one.

Treppen · 16-10-2019 02:38PM

Your Face wrote: »

Numbers must be down.

Or maybe the Irish have matured and accepted the Poppy for what it is , rather than being an anti-Irish thing.

Plumbthedepths · 16-10-2019 02:52PM

Treppen wrote: »

Or maybe the Irish have matured and accepted the Poppy for what it is , rather than being an anti-Irish thing.

Matured? What a condescending comment. The Poppy still predominantly is associated with benefiting the British legion an organisation devoted to helping former British soldiers several of whom murdered innocent civilians in the north and elsewhere. A few cuddly feely press releases won't change the facts.

FrancieBrady · 16-10-2019 02:56PM

Treppen wrote: »

Or maybe the Irish have matured and accepted the Poppy for what it is , rather than being an anti-Irish thing.

The British Legion have finally accepted that honouring all British soldiers is untenable and it is the Irish who may have 'matured'?

:D:D

end of the road · 16-10-2019 03:47PM

Treppen wrote: »

Or maybe the Irish have matured and accepted the Poppy for what it is , rather than being an anti-Irish thing.

the irish matured and accepted the Poppy for what it is almost 100 years ago, and as what it represents changed, we took that into account.
it is a disgusting symbol that has no place in this country, it represents those who murdered irish people in cold blood on behalf of the british state. nothing or nobody can change what it is or represents.

Edgware · 16-10-2019 03:59PM

Easter Lily, Spanish students on the buses, Poppy Month, Bogus trips to Lapland.
Its a disgrace Joe the way the year goes

16-10-2019 04:00PM

Couldn't give a fack mate

Poppy to become more inclusive

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