Red arrows banned from Olympics for being too British

andrewuk · 26th September 2007, 11:08

Utterly ridiculous

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The world-famous Red Arrows have been banned from appearing at the 2012 London Olympics because they are deemed "too British".

Organisers of the event say that the Arrows military background might be "offensive" to other countries taking part in the Games. The display team have performed at more than 4000 events worldwide, but the Department of Culture, Media and Sport have deemed the display team "too militaristically British". Red Arrows pilots were said to be "outraged", as they had hoped to put on a truly world class display for the Games, something which had never been seen before. Being axed from a British-based event for being "too British" is an insult - the Arrows are a symbol of

Pottsy · 26th September 2007, 12:02

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Mercifull · 26th September 2007, 14:35

Thats ********. The Red Arrows are amazing. Especially when concorde flew with them.
PC gone mad

Pottsy · 26th September 2007, 14:48

I should have elaborated in my post above! The Red Arrows say that there is no truth in the story (published by The Sun).

Bungle · 26th September 2007, 14:51

Was it last year they were talking about 'Christmas' being too christian and offensive to minorities, with some councils banning public decorations and/or replacing the word 'Christmas' with the awful americanism 'holiday' or 'season'?

If this is true, which I hope is not (as Pottsy's link seems to indicate) it is just another case of PC gone mad, creating problems where there are none.

I don't know if I can post here what suggestion I'd offer anyone who finds us celebrating Christmas or watching the 'Reds offensive!

Foggy69 · 26th September 2007, 21:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pottsy

I should have elaborated in my post above! The Red Arrows say that there is no truth in the story (published by The Sun).

Shock horror, the Sun prints an untrue story. Bet it has never done that before

Mercifull · 27th September 2007, 22:38

lol if you had said it was printed by The Sun then i would have disregarded the thread :P

lobey dosser · 28th September 2007, 01:50

If you like The "Arras", you might like these cool pictures my son took of the display they put on for the QE2's visit back to the Clyde last week.

Flickr: Photos from fraserspeirs

The sharp-eyed might notice (I didn't) that there are only 8 aircraft instead of nine. Apparently one of them "broke down" and couldn't turn out.

....not just Civics that have reliabilty problems, then.

Munro · 28th September 2007, 09:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by lobey dosser

If you like The "Arras", you might like these cool pictures my son took of the display they put on for the QE2's visit back to the Clyde last week.

Flickr: Photos from fraserspeirs

The sharp-eyed might notice (I didn't) that there are only 8 aircraft instead of nine. Apparently one of them "broke down" and couldn't turn out.

....not just Civics that have reliabilty problems, then.

Your sons pictures are brilliant, heres my favourite for the QE2s fairwell.

HappyMan · 29th September 2007, 09:11

You know, I think it is sad that we are embarrassed to be proud of being british, english etc. I live abroad and people are so in awe of Britain and so in awe of our traditions etc, they laugh at us because of the Christmas thing and the red arrows etc. In my opinion we need to be proud to be british or english and not to shy away from it.

I think that part of the problem with the UK now is this Political Correctness that is killing traditional values and removing pride in the country. I think it is time we stopped apologising for the 'empire buidling' of the past and move forward into the future and stop apologising for being british/english.

America teaches us a lesson here through the fact that no matter how many mistakes they have made or how many times they try to do the right thing and it doesn't go well they are still proud to be american and I aplaud that - we should take a leaf out of their book and be proud in our heritage, history and abilites.

FWH · 30th September 2007, 08:36

If I needed an excuse to ignore the olympics - this would be it.

I have a dream - buy the global TV rights for the olympics. And then not transmitting!

lobey dosser · 1st October 2007, 00:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by FWH

If I needed an excuse to ignore the olympics - this would be it.

I have a dream - buy the global TV rights for the olympics. And then not transmitting!

Can I sign up for the TV channel that you're not transmitting it on ?

....and as for the London 2014 sportfest - £9 Billion and rising !!!

How can that be value for money for a couple of weeks of school sports?

Foggy69 · 1st October 2007, 13:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by lobey dosser

Can I sign up for the TV channel that you're not transmitting it on ?

....and as for the London 2014 sportfest - £9 Billion and rising !!!

How can that be value for money for a couple of weeks of school sports?

It's 2012, and you are very lucky you don't live in London, as they are having to pay extra council tax to help fund the games

lobey dosser · 3rd October 2007, 00:21

Apologies, Foggy.

I was getting confused with Glasgow's bid to spend millions of the citizens' Hard-Earned on running, jumping and swimming for the members of the Commonwealth in 2014.

The Dear Green Place has no other costly problems to solve and can well afford to throw it's cash around.

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26th September 2007, 14:35	#3 (permalink)
Mercifull Woo frakkin' Yay Wheelnut Join Date: 20th September 2007 Location: Frome, England Posts: 63 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thats ********. The Red Arrows are amazing. Especially when concorde flew with them. PC gone mad

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Pottsy Administrator Civinfo guru Join Date: 10th April 2006 Location: Leics Posts: 4,760 Thanks: 7 Thanked 61 Times in 32 Posts	I should have elaborated in my post above! The Red Arrows say that there is no truth in the story (published by The Sun).

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Bungle Rocketship door handle Join Date: 3rd July 2006 Location: SE London/Kent Posts: 1,217 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Was it last year they were talking about 'Christmas' being too christian and offensive to minorities, with some councils banning public decorations and/or replacing the word 'Christmas' with the awful americanism 'holiday' or 'season'? If this is true, which I hope is not (as Pottsy's link seems to indicate) it is just another case of PC gone mad, creating problems where there are none. I don't know if I can post here what suggestion I'd offer anyone who finds us celebrating Christmas or watching the 'Reds offensive!

27th September 2007, 22:38	#7 (permalink)
Mercifull Woo frakkin' Yay Wheelnut Join Date: 20th September 2007 Location: Frome, England Posts: 63 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	lol if you had said it was printed by The Sun then i would have disregarded the thread :P

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lobey dosser Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 21st May 2007 Location: Glasgow Posts: 180 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	If you like The "Arras", you might like these cool pictures my son took of the display they put on for the QE2's visit back to the Clyde last week. Flickr: Photos from fraserspeirs The sharp-eyed might notice (I didn't) that there are only 8 aircraft instead of nine. Apparently one of them "broke down" and couldn't turn out. ....not just Civics that have reliabilty problems, then.

29th September 2007, 09:11	#10 (permalink)
HappyMan Super Moderator Rocketship door handle Join Date: 16th August 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 1,583 Thanks: 9 Thanked 24 Times in 24 Posts	You know, I think it is sad that we are embarrassed to be proud of being british, english etc. I live abroad and people are so in awe of Britain and so in awe of our traditions etc, they laugh at us because of the Christmas thing and the red arrows etc. In my opinion we need to be proud to be british or english and not to shy away from it. I think that part of the problem with the UK now is this Political Correctness that is killing traditional values and removing pride in the country. I think it is time we stopped apologising for the 'empire buidling' of the past and move forward into the future and stop apologising for being british/english. America teaches us a lesson here through the fact that no matter how many mistakes they have made or how many times they try to do the right thing and it doesn't go well they are still proud to be american and I aplaud that - we should take a leaf out of their book and be proud in our heritage, history and abilites.

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FWH Super Moderator Civinfo guru Join Date: 3rd June 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,786 Thanks: 3 Thanked 22 Times in 19 Posts	If I needed an excuse to ignore the olympics - this would be it. I have a dream - buy the global TV rights for the olympics. And then not transmitting!

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lobey dosser Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 21st May 2007 Location: Glasgow Posts: 180 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Apologies, Foggy. I was getting confused with Glasgow's bid to spend millions of the citizens' Hard-Earned on running, jumping and swimming for the members of the Commonwealth in 2014. The Dear Green Place has no other costly problems to solve and can well afford to throw it's cash around.