Is The English Flag Racist? | Good Morning Britain
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- Опубліковано 22 кві 2018
- Dr. Kehinde Andrews, who is the Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham University, debates with former UKIP leader Nigel Farage on whether or not the England flag is racist as it is often tied to far-right groups.
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Broadcast on 23/04/2018
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I,M SICK TO DEATH OF THIS ANTI ENGLISH HATRED.
Yes, it is arrogant racism against us isn't it.
I agree
I'm 57 , IV been all over the UK for work and pleasure. IV never once experienced any "anti English Hatred" but I'm a nice guy 🤔
Same
This is exactly what it is hatred to the English to all Brits display your flag
You live in England, that flag is for the people who inhabit England, the English. Don’t like it, leave.
We don't like the flag but we won’t leave
Oh you so sound so patriotic Mr PistonHonda!!!!😮
@@donaldellis3609 100% he a broke bum
@@Halgame99 Well of course you won't leave. The benefits of living in England are just too great, right? Certainly better than that shithole you should be sent back to.
@@Halgame99Otter hates watermelon but can't stop eating it
This black dude is ridiculous
He is a pure snowflake.
Thats all of them you mean
Most are
They all are
I'm a lefti but still I'm proud to be british
This is the English flag if they don't like it leave. Racism is a two sided coin give it a rest.
Big time and this black privilege is getting a bit sickening
As a dual passport English born New Zealander ... I'm hip!
'Racism' is simply a very convenient label applied by someone out for all the freebies he/she/it can get - and, yes, it can be correctly applied, to closed narrow minds and other bigots.
Stop being hateful then. Oops, you can’t. Hate is in your DNA
@cHinduCrusher It appears to be you that is full of hate. Each country has its own flag and is equally allowed to be proud of it. No one forces you to feel proud of the English flag or the Union flag so what gives you the right to diss it.
@@irene56 and take your St George’s flag with you, it’s not wanted here at all
The idea that the flag is racist is just ridiculous. What is in that man’s mind is in my opinion racist. He is looking for reasons to be offended. Focus on living a life in harmony and stop sweating the small stuff.
Blame the EDL for it - they are the ones who adopted it on marches. They are the racist ones, the flag not so much
@cathmcfarlane-noble2087. Nobody is saying the flag is racist, he's saying the falg has been co-opeded by the far-right which I unfortunately believe is true.
The blacks should be told firmly if you dont like this Country or its flag then clear off now.
It’s nearly always coloureds/ mixed race who have an issue. They’re chippy.
If i came into m that guys house and started to say to him i was offended by something in his house he would show me the front door and tell me to leave.😃😃
@@hugohugo2832 nah bro, im an asian-american(both parents vietnamese) but I love my country and it's allies who saved the world from evil governments, nations, and religious cults.
This flag is such a beauty to me. I wish I could see it more often around all England instead of being exclusively reserved for international sport events only. 🏴
It looks cheap and cartoonish
@@cHinduCrusherdoesn’t matter how it looks, it’s our flag, and we brandish it PROUDLY because we are patriotic! No matter what some idiots use it for, the meaning of the English flag to me is my home country.
@@joejs4613 which home? Germany?
@@cHinduCrusher no... england...
@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek St George WASNT English
5 years ago but we literally crusaded against SLAVERY FOR 175 YEARS and we LIBERATED SLAVES FROM SHIPS in the 1800s and some liberated actually joined the Royal Navy
Long Live England and its flag
The Windrush people were not "brought" here, they came here of their own choice looking for work. None were sent invitations or requests. Britain was short of workers and had openly said so but I have been and worked in many countries but not one offered me a passport. There is a huge irrational jump made. They did not register as residents or gain citizenship and that was wrong. They were forgiven but instead of that being seen as kindness they are still seen as victims for not following the law. I am happy that they have been forgiven and that their children that are innocent victims of their parents crime are legalised but those that complain should have that kindness revoked. As for slavery, maybe the British should regret being the country that did the most to end slavery in a world where slavery was the norm. Which countries sold the most of their people? Britain is not on the list. Britain's most significant part in slavery was ending it and for that we have nothing to be ashamed of. This man is looking for victim status rather than pride in the country that did so much for him.
They didn't need citizenship because they were already British subjects. Jamaica was part of the British empire at the time.
Most didn't want them, either.
The Asian and African were invited under commonwealth
It is racist to suggest any nationalities' flag is racist.
Is any flag racist . If you don't like it here leave why are you here ?
Same old poor me...sick to death of this shit!
Wow he really does not like England, perhaps he should leave if he feels so much hatred towards the English and white people.
If you are not
British
English
Scottish
Welsh or Northern Irish
And you are unhappy here, then go home.
Simple
You missed the Cornish.
@@nuke2099they are english.
@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek Actually they aren't. We Cornish are listed as a national minority and our DNA is ethnically distinct. By saying the Cornish are English you have proven you don't know anything.
@@nuke2099 False.
@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek Not false actually go look it up.
This is the UK flag if you don’t like it go to a country you do like there flag at the end of the day I couldn’t see any other country giving up there flag for people that have come into the country and demand so much more than our own people get
It’s not the UK flag
St Andrew was hardly Scottish and St Patrick was a Briton who first went to Ireland after being captured by Irish slavers
St Patrick was enslaved in Ireland but he escaped and went back to wales ,became a preacher and he went back to Ireland to try and convert the irish people to christianity . It took yrs but he done it. And that is why we celebrate st Patrick's day in his honour, its a religious holiday but this year it was more like a pride parade not a st Patrick's day parade.
Im buying a flag jusg so i can walk round with it
As a British Greek Cypriot, I see that saying the English flag is racist because of a few minority far right groups who use it as their symbol is like saying that Christmas should be made illegal because of a minority who don’t celebrate it.
The greek flag is not racist just because EOKA uses it, this guy is completely wrong!
Piers morgan flip flops over the show depending on what’s popular or not
Ikr just changed his entire argument just to go against Nigel😂
Simple, if you dont like it LEAVE.
Same could be said for racists and their opinion on immigrants
@@popdop0074 Most of them are ILLEGAL
What about the German flag, we don’t keep bring up their history every time its flown
They did change flags
St George was chosen because of his values.
We have the British flag, because this is England, and if people from other counties don't like it, then stop moaning, go home and fly your own flag in your own country !!!🇬🇸
"The English flag is racist" what nonsense
No it is not racist, everyone saying otherwise is wrong.
The English flag is fantastic and represents good and well bred Englishmen.
England, the United Kingdom, greatest country in the world, at least it used to be.
Idiot.....the UK isn't a country!
Truth🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Greatest country in the world, unless you are non white, Muslim, Disabled, Gay, Trans……..
Basically no one who’s straight and white.
@@Dpw20001🏴
When ?
My front door is racist, it's white 😂
AHHHHHHHHHH 😱😱😱😱😱😱
😂😂
How dare you mention the "W" word ha ha do you know how many people you just offended ha ha😂
I painted a black square on my door to stop racism
Fly your flag proudly.
Why does he stay in the uk
Because we are a tolerant country where he has the freedom to express his opinions without fear.
Too many hypocrites ready to spout their hatred of the British people and the UK. All while taking advantage of what this country offers them. Freedom of speech and all the benefits that goes with it. Yet they are never grateful. Every countries flag means something to their people and are allowed to be proud of it. Anyone not should just get on with their own life and keep their entitled opinion to themselves.
It's the far left we should fear
Of course it isn't a racist flag but some people have destroyed it's reputation
about time these ppl realised this is england not the middle east ,,,
St george is a middle Eastern man 😂.
@@newanas5271 and whats that got to do with the price of bacon ?
It took you guys decades to realize that Africa was Africa and not London.
Eish that woman is a pain
Go preach your 'everything is racist' gospel somewhere else.
Every country flys their flags with pride and rightly so
The English flag is more Christian than racist; and how the hell do you get 'racist' out of a bunch of coloured crosses?
(Oh ... I see, your prejudices are showing.) I'm an atheist, dyed in the wool and religious about it, but I still luvs me flag.
Anglophobia.
Why do you insist on having on the man who thinks everything is racist?
Didn't know a flag had feelings and opinions 😂
It depends on context like everything else. If we cut our food with a knive its a benign utensil, if we threaten someone with it , its a weapon.
Love my flag and proud of my flag if you hate the English or British flag then leave move abroad.
Absolutely do not let them take your flag!! This is English history and pride. For those who don't like it bugger off!!
The fact this is a serious question astounds me😂 This man is a joke.
I remember this foreign creep from an interview some years ago. If anyone is going to instigate racial tension it's him. Kick him out.
This is our national flag and it should be flown from every flagpole in England 24/7. Frankly if you are offended by it you shouldn't be in this country full stop.
England hasn't been a nation since 1707 when the union was formed
Have you got one outside your house?
I do.
This is the Country's flag , We're Proud !
If you don't like my flag then you don't belong here .
*Buys English flag. Will go perfect with my support British army outside
The just jealous of England 🏴🇬🇧
What is there to be jealous of? Bad teeth?
Kehinde is a DEI expert. I can tell.
He's a professor of Black Studies, that's all you need to know.
Someone’s mistakenly turned on the comments!
Probably Schofield.. 0_o
The state of our nation when we can't fly our flag - unbelievable.
I don’t think its so much the English Flag as flags in general. Patriotism exists in Wales and Scotland, but not so much in England. Whenever I go to either Scotland or Wales, I see their flag as a symbol of pride. It’s used on products that are sold there and places that you visit. Whereas in England, anything that made there uses the Union Flag if anything at all. There are perhaps many reasons for this, but I suspect its England’s dominance as a nation that has a lot to do with it, going back generations to the ruling classes and their superiority. The class system in England is very much alive and well, sadly, which is very much linked to our past. Therefore there is a significant delineation between the lower, working classes, middle classes and the upper classes.
The St George’s Flag seems to have been adopted by those in the lower/working class and it’s image is associated with this. But in reality, I don’t see the middle class in England showing any sort of patriotism outside of a sporting event or Royal event and even then a small minority would display a flag. Although, interestingly I have seen it in a very upper class setting in very expensive country hotel in the Cotswolds.
Yes patriotism does exist in England but any sign is labelled Extreme Rightwing and cancelled.
Why is England not listed as a country?
Although England operates as a semi-autonomous region, it is not officially an independent country and instead is part of the country known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland-the United Kingdom for short
He thinks he’s living in the most racist country in the world but lives in the least racist country in the world.
The black guy is in delululu land he speaks the English language he eats British food in a British home and enjoys British freedom I don't understand why people like this don't move away and live a happy life somewhere else
You don’t like leave the country
If Americans fly there flag with pride why can’t we.
If you hate a country’s flag, then don’t live there………
Windrush weren’t brought here
Personally, I don’t give 2 ‘friar tucks’ what people think about my national flag, I’ll fly it wherever and whenever I want to.
If you object, then feel free to live elsewhere.
Go and tell the King to remove the one he flies over Buckingham Palace !
No it's not, just as the confederate flag isn't racist. it's a flag that represents a country or state in the USA
I can't believe this. Why on earth is this family living in a country that they hate?
This is the flag of my country I see no issue with it, I will never be ashamed of it and would not deny someone's right to fly it. If someone does something bad with anything, does it mean it should be banned. For instance, if someone throws a stone and breaks a window should we ban all stones?
They won't let him speak; and they are acknowledging he's right.
Did someone marry that women 😮. Poor git.
It’s the flag of Great Britain! Just because it offends some people of colour doesn’t mean we should take it down.
The white and red flag is not the flag of great Britain. That's what the debate was about
Nigel, don't you think the Mint should bring out a new 50 pence coin commemorating the 150th birthday next year of Sir Winston Churchill? They gave us one with the words "Diversity Built Britain" recently. They could redeem themselves a little this way.
How can a flag be a racist symbol!? I'll tell you how. When its misappropriated by jingoists. The guest speaker has a point.
But the flag isn't inherently racist. The people are! People who aren't racist, should and would still fly that flag.
We fought and won 2 worlds wars under that flag! Many died for that flag. And it wasn't to have the country in the state it's in now. A soup with more ingredients than it ever wanted or needs
I heard the flag is an Italian business contract and was rented off of Genoa, what about people doing some history, so this guy is saying Italians are racist? In legal property law today it means it may not legally be our flag. Another example is that the union is not legally binding since devotion... it is null and void legally... though people people have ethnocentric nostalgia, an international phenomenon
St. Edmund was the first patron saint of England up until 1350 when he was replaced by St. George - Not sure why. At least Edmund was an English king.
"He was only usurped by Saint George thanks to Richard the Lionheart, who adopted that Palestinian upstart while he was gallivanting around the Holy Land on one of his expensive crusades. Even after he was replaced by Saint George as patron saint of England, the cult of Saint Edmund endured." It seems it was because of that french guy hah
Today’s fun fact: st George was not an 11th Century Englishman who slayed a dragon in Oxfordshire
Unbelievable... I suggest he emigrates to America where everyone and everything has an American flag flying from it... He would probably even get away with flying the Union Jack there !!!
It's the Cross of St George, our patron saint, I hate all this anti British attitude. Just realized this was posted 5 years ago! Sadly still causing problems in 2024!
If you don’t like our flag.Make your own up , stick it on your bedroom wall and worship it .
For god sake it’s the flag of our country and that’s it, get a grip and get over it !
If only we hadn't imported the thitd world. Should have listened to Enoch.
Hows about you go and work as a slave abroad to atone for what your ancestors did! The only reason you've got a lifestyle is because of a rich and deep history of colonialism. Without it, Britain would still be a swamp. You know it. I know it.
@@RamLakhan-101🤡
Third world?? Things are changing......
And who exactly makes up a disproportionate amount of the nhs workforce per capita?
@@a70770 badly and untrained Africans probably.
It is our flag! Tired of this anti English sentiment.
The Dr seemed to me to have some sort of axe to grind - thank goodness for the common sense that Nigel Forage spoke up for/with. The English flag is for everyone who lives in this country with no exceptions or exclusions. Thanks for uploading.
Im english and proud, I'm going to work on my eloquention and pronunciation, futhermore people like this guy confuse youngsters some of whom dont have alot of pride guidence or any confidence and stop the wave of nationalism and support for our king we need to have in order to have a moral civilised society! The king is and should be constantly acknowledged as our hero and the ever patient loving Father of our nation!
When you find out saint george was of greek origin you will have a completely different outlook lol
Like we keep saying if you don't like it get yourself and your families and leave it's not hard . England forever 🏴
It called democracy, one person objects, so sod the majority , it's England, fly the flag with pride as the Welsh fly the Dragon and are proud of it.
Well my flagpole with the England flag flying is staying up, the only restriction on it is the height, not many people walk past it but 10,000 cars a day drive past.
What are these people on about I'm English and I am proud of my country and flag, if people don't like our flag or our country you don't have to stay here
If St George wan't English, and we chose him, then in my opinion you cannot get less racist than that.
The saints are pretty funny though, England's saint is Greek. Irelands saint Patrick is Welsh lol
It's people like Andrews that keep racism alive. If he sees our flag as racist then he's the one with the issue.
Trying to understand; so if I’m Native American, Australian Aboriginal, Hawaiian etc. I may have nativist passions but not if I’m English? Hmmm 🤔 I see.
St George is the patron saint of other countries.
St George's Day 🏴
No wonder he gets beaten up , when the English watch this.
Same as anything, bad people have used it. Its like banning the jamacan flag because a tiny percentage shipped drugs ? Absolutely absurd.
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This is our Flag of England 🏴 if you don’t want it then go to a country with a flag that you feel more comfortable with, one things for sure go to many countries spouting that out you would be deported. Try it and see what happens 😮
I cannot believe that they are trying to catch nigel farage out about where the flag comes from .
This is our country people who came to this country have no right in trying to take over this country. We should be able to fly our flags when ever and where ever we want. Leave if you dont like our ways.
Who was that other guy that was born in the Eastern Med area? Jesus was his name? We can't therefore adopt him as a symbol cos he never even came here. Strange reasoning by these crackpots.
I'd love to see the cross of st george replaced by the Uffington Horse as England's national flag - a 3000 year old image that represents us better than a Greek saint
The piece of wool is not racist. The racism is unfortunatly on british history, alongside with slavery, colonialism and piracy.
It is a shame that current population must take the blame.