England - be proud
I cannot tolerate racism. To me, the colour of someone’s skin makes no difference. Yes, there are cultural differences, and we must recognise that, but the colour of someone’s skin says nothing about their attitudes, ability, intelligence or worth.
But it becomes very easy to stop taking racism seriously when a spokesman for the anti-racist Kick it Out campaign says:
“Sometimes things that on the surface don’t seem to be racists have undertones. You have to ask yourself what point is this person making by declaring he lives and dies in England. Is he implying that someone else is not English and has no right to live here? That’s how it can be taken.
“The reality is that Asian kids were born in Oldham, are taught and work in Oldham and live just similar lives in Oldham as white kids.”
about the flying of our national flag with an added non-racist slogan.
It waters down the unambiguous message that should be being given out by the organisation, and others like it, and makes people think that they are making a fuss for the sake of it.
The national flag of England is not racist, it is not for whites only and the added slogan “Born in England, Live in England, Die in England” suggests nothing about the colour of ones skin or the worth or rights of someone not born in England.
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