Racist Flag !

[tonyav]

Tomorrow is Black country day ( an area of the West midlands ), the Black country has it's own flag designed by a twelve year old girl two years ago.
And now political activist Patrick Vernon OBE comes out with this load of tosh.
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/07/13/black-country-flag-offensive-and-insensitive-says-leading-racism-campaigner/

[douglas9401]

It was the thoughts of Patrick Vernon that came to me one snowy night earlier this year.
I was stuck on an untreated road so I fitted my shiny new snow chains to the wheels of my wee car and was jast about to move off when the scales fell from my eyes.
The black of the tyres, completely encircled by the hated sybols of oppression brought me up short. So short that I sat there till the thaw came. I then took the chains to a sustainable smiddy where they were crafted into a highly polished mirror in which I could have a long hard look at myself as I contemplated my insensitivity.

Knob.

[Caribeing]

I come from a Country where flags are an issue but this is ridiculous this flag is a symbol of the Black Country, Patrick Vernon was brought up in this country and should feel privileged just another upstart seeking attention!

[Khandro]

Chains are an emotive subject, should be avoided. It may be a little known fact that The Statue of Liberty has them at her feet, but in her case she has broken free of them.

[bazwillrun]

" It's a great pity this man didn't study the history of where he lives. 2

fat chance..just another one with a massive chip on his shoulder...a taker not a maker...

[bazwillrun]

"He has to find racism where there is none his gravy train depends on it."

sums up trash like him perfectly...wish theyd just pack theyre bags and go somewhere else and preach theyre c r a p

[DaisyNonna]

I am unshackled
Think the flag is something to inspire pride

[Svejk]

i thought you'd come to complain about the daisy chains, daisy.

[DaisyNonna]

Who said I was complaining?
Merely clarifying the situation

[Orderlimit]

It should be an imprisonable offence to be this irritating but glad he has exposed his mind.

[Khandro]

I don't agree with everything he said, but he has a point, which I appear to be the only one to agree with. The design alone looks like a neo-fascist symbol. The region has produced more than just chains, from the highly admired, decorative tiles (used an the Palace of Westminster) and the best locks in the world (Chubb) at Wolverhampton and its environs.
I suggest a beautiful key shape - used already frequently in heraldry- against a tile pattern from Colebrookdale.

[jourdain2]

What a totally ridiculous reaction! It really is time that we stopped taking such idiot seriously and laughed them out of existence. The objectors need to grow up.

I suppose that the next thing will be that 'Yorkshire day' (1st of August for anyone who doesn't know) should not be celebrated with lots of white roses! I am really getting totally fed-up to the back teeth with this sort of trouble-making, over-sensitive, racist idiot. There - I've said it! He's the b888dy racist not us ot the designer.

[jourdain2]

Sorry about typos.

[ichkeria]

For someone not in the know chains do seem an odd thing to have on a flag
Regardless of whether you think of them as racist or not ...

[DaisyNonna]

Expect Vernon is just using it as an excuse to gain publicity
People like him enjoy stirring and are actually inciting racism

[tonyav]

It really is time that we stopped taking such idiot seriously and laughed them out of existence.


Yes your right, jourdain. I had a good laugh when I read it. Problem is though is I bet he's making a good living out of spouting *** like this.

[Just-Jude]

Take a close look at the link in the centre. It resembles the face of a Chinese person with slanted eyes. The design is ugly, racist and probably took about 5 minutes to throw together by primary school kids under the instructions of their white teacher.

[jourdain2]

Just-Jude - you really are letting your imagination run away with you. I've just reviewed the design and there is nothing more than the link between the chains there, balanced by the needs of the colour for the design. Honestly.... words fail me, they really do. I don't say it's a brilliant design (very fourth-form), but there really is nothing racist about it and certainly no 'slant-eyes' image or intention.

[bazwillrun]

i suppose hes ok with it called Black Country though...suits his agenda...

[Just-Jude]

"(very fourth-form)"...you mean infants playing with crayons!