Posted on 10/04/2005 9:54:28 AM PDT by Mount Athos
British prison officers who wore a St. George's Cross tie-pin have been ticked off by the jails watchdog over concerns about the symbol's racist connotations.
The pins showing the English flag -- which has often raised hackles due to its connection with the Crusades of the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries -- could be "misconstrued," Chief Inspector of Prisons Anne Owers said in a section on race in a report on a jail in the northern English city of Wakefield.
The banner of St. George, the red cross of a martyr on a white background, was adopted for the uniform of English soldiers during the military expeditions by European powers to recapture the Holy Land from Muslims, and later became the national flag of England.
A section on race relations in Owers' report said: "We were concerned to see a number of staff wearing a flag of St. George tie-pin.
"While we were told that these had been bought in support of a cancer charity there was clear scope for misinterpretation, and Prison Service Orders made clear that unauthorized badges and pins should not be worn."
As one of her formal recommendations Owers said: "Staff should not wear unauthorized badges or pins."
Chris Doyle, director of the Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding, said Tuesday the red cross was an insensitive reminder of the Crusades.
"Muslim or Arab prisoners could take umbrage if staff wore a red cross badge. It's also got associations with the far-right. Prison officers should be seen to be neutral."
Doyle added that it was now time for England to find a new flag and a patron saint who is "not associated with our bloody past and one we can all identify with."
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It's your own country's flag! What the hell is wrong with these people?
Muslims want everything to be changed to their ways.
Yep, the world has gone mad. Or have the body snatchers finally invaded?
Next they'll take issue with crosses on churches and in cemeteries. No pigs farms, no pork in stores. Piglet and Porky will be erased from children's books along with the Three Little Pigs. The Crusades must be stricken from all history books. The name of Jesus College at Oxford and Cambridge must be changed to something non-offensive to muslims. The movie Babe must be banned from all video stores and movie channels. Pork bellies may no longer be traded on the London Commodity Exchange. And the Queen must wear a burka.
When will enough be enough?
Your link reminded me of a question. Whatever happened to Orual?
We'll never let that happen!
"Muslim or Arab prisoners could take umbrage"
They can take their 'umbrage' and shove it...then they would become contumely. How distressing!
Fact is we are falling to the same sort of idiocy here with zero tolerance and PC insanity.
I have pins of the US Flag and the Cross of St. Andrew, Scotland's flag. As of Scottish ancestory, I have no use for the St. George's flag, but I guess I should find one now just to piss these bastards off.
Did you know George Washington and the others on the flag design committee wanted 6 pointed stars (Star of David) originally?.........Boy! That would sure burn their muslim butts!...........
Get one of those vests, or whatever they are called, that goes over the chain mail with the cross on it and wear it in front of their butts!......
... who, if the world were more orderly, would be in charge of Debtors Prison
Didn't know that.
Tell them that if they wish to be offended, so be it. The authorities will be prepared to enforce proper prison discipline. For God! For England and St. George!
Did you happen to feel the earth move just now? That was Churchill spinning in his grave.
Don't know, wish I did.
Just yesterday some Brit Moos forced a company to have its employees remove stuffed Winnie The Poohs and Piglets from their desks. The characters were "insulting".
The dhimmification of the UK gathers steam.
Let's see. The Muslims try invading Europe and are turned back. In retribution, Europe invades the Holy Land.
So, the Brits can't offend Muslims by showing anything that remind them about the Crusades. Well, the Crescent and The Koran (and Arabs in general) remind me of the Muslim invasion of Europe. Can we band them as well?
LOL, I did and for a brief second I thought I smelled cigar smoke! Churchill must be livid!
I see Great Britain is graced with some of the same leftie kooks as we are.
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