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Heard a very interesting debate on the radio this morning about the waving of the Cross of St. George, attaching to cars etc.
The general premise of the debate was that if you drive around during this upcoming footballing jamboree with said flag on your car, you will generally come from a small social group, cropped hair, tattooed, beer belly and of a lower than average intelligence.
Whilst I understand totally the programme was designed to be provocative, it certainly is a stereotype that I have heard more than once before.
Although I live abroad, if I was in England, I would most certainly be having a flag on my car to show support for my national football team during the upcoming world cup (which IMHO we have no chance of winning). I have cropped hair, am covered in tattoos, am certainly in danger of expanding slightly in the lower belly department and am not really sure if I am of lower than average intelligence or not, but Stephen Hawkins I certainly ain't.
I know, however, that anyone that knows me would testify that I am no thug.
I simply feel its time that national pride, including waving the Cross of St George, manifests itself as just that, with no other implications of my way of life.
I would also like to say that I feel much more comfortable posting this now, than I would have a couple of weeks ago!!
The general premise of the debate was that if you drive around during this upcoming footballing jamboree with said flag on your car, you will generally come from a small social group, cropped hair, tattooed, beer belly and of a lower than average intelligence.
Whilst I understand totally the programme was designed to be provocative, it certainly is a stereotype that I have heard more than once before.
Although I live abroad, if I was in England, I would most certainly be having a flag on my car to show support for my national football team during the upcoming world cup (which IMHO we have no chance of winning). I have cropped hair, am covered in tattoos, am certainly in danger of expanding slightly in the lower belly department and am not really sure if I am of lower than average intelligence or not, but Stephen Hawkins I certainly ain't.
I know, however, that anyone that knows me would testify that I am no thug.
I simply feel its time that national pride, including waving the Cross of St George, manifests itself as just that, with no other implications of my way of life.
I would also like to say that I feel much more comfortable posting this now, than I would have a couple of weeks ago!!
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