Thursday, November 1, 2012

British television and the poppy

Does some sort of edict go out that everyone who appears on British television in these days must wear a poppy?

Not for a moment is there an issue about remembering the war dead but the apparent universality of poppy wearing surely raises issues.

If someone now appeared not wearing a poppy, it would almost seem as if it were a protest.

Odd.

5 comments:

Póló said...
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Póló said...

Yes. There is such an edict in British television. It is part of the current wave of political correctness and it is a disgrace.

I agree that in this context a person refusing to wear a poppy would be making a protest.

My own experience with the poppy comes at it from the opposite angle.

Michael Commane said...

Who is Polo?

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Póló said...

Pól Ó Duibhir

I think I have identified myself here before.

It comes up as Póló when I am logged into my Photopol or Cnagaire blogs.

I will try and remember simply to use the name in future comments.

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