Should I report this?

[Lookingforsomedirection]

Each week I drive my kids to an activity and we pass a house on a busy corner. They have a union jack flag proudly waiving and next to that they have a life sized gorilla (obviously a racist trope given the context of the flag and current affairs). It was initially dressed in a suit of armour like a knight but now wears a penguin onesie. I find it to be a really offensive and ignorant attempt at a racist joke - the suit of armour and penguin costume reference "Britishness". Is this something to report? It seems totally bizarre that someone can display something inciteful and intimidatory like this given the climate but also I'm aware its on private land so are they actually breaking any laws? Should mention the house is bordered by a tall hedge and these things are elevated and outward facing eg definitely can't be seen by the owner from their own property and clearly meant to be seen by the public.

Yes sorry OP but it is not "blatant enough" to be deemed racist, even if that was the intention (which it may not have been).

I am not British and would not think much of it to be honest. If anything, the gorilla is dressed and changed in various outfits, probably as entertainment for the owners' children or passers by.

Sometimes a flag is just a flag and a gorilla is just a gorilla.

😂😂

"King kong" and "smile and wave boys" cracked me up 🤣

👏 spot on

We need a photo!

I've seen this and I agree with the OP
Context is everything.
It's positioned very high up, right next to a union Jack flag and on a main road just off a busy by pass.
Massive tall hedge, with nothing else visible.
The vibe is quite clearly racist.
As soon as I saw it when driving past, I thought "a racist lives there!"

Massive over reach OP. Calm down. Reporting a gorilla installation because of your interpretation of supposed symbolism? And how on earth is that a reportable offense? This is insanity.

I am still so confused how being patriotic is now classed as racism? I dont understand how flying a British flag or the union jack in this country is a bad thing. The gorilla, i cant comment on.

Well I think it sounds a bit weird but who would you report it to? Is it against the law? People can be offensive still, if they want.

Thank God!

OP, Just because some people put strange things in their gardens doesn’t mean that they’re racist - it is possible to be proud of being British, and even to display a Union Jack, without denigrating other races.

A photo would be useful since two people have seen it

Tommy Robinson is the least of this country's problems right now

Given the fact that we have police forces that will happily arrest and detain parents for confiscating their children's Ipads, its anybody guess 🤨

What have you got against gorillas and penguins? It just looks like a bit of fun to me.

Really???
No crime has been committed, so what is there to report to the police?

What do you think you sound like?

"Mwaaaah, he hurt my feelings officer please arrest him because I don't like feeling all hurty"

You'd be laughed out of the police station.

A bit of jolly racism. All fun and games.

I'm British born and bred, and have lived in the UK all my life. I am now in my seventh decade.

A penguin of any description does not say 'Britishness' to me at all. It is literally not on my radar so I find this association baffling.

It sounds too early to tell to me....you need to wait for the gorilla to get a new outfit.
The first 2 might just be unlucky choices, the 3rd one will tell you if its a racist gorilla!😂

You could report it to your local counsellor and/or MP in the form of a question: “Would you consider this a racist statement? Is there anything that can be done about it?” and see how they respond.

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One of the stand ups on live at the Apollo tonight said 'if they played wonder wall and handed out sandwiches it'd be lovely '.. and it reminded him of the Euros.

We had flags up for the 2012 queen's jubilee. It looked lovely.

Are there any jubilees or major sporting events happening at the moment though? Or is it just a case of thick racists following the instructions of Tommy Robinson to make a divisive statement?

OP the only thing you could do here is email your local Cllr and ask for advice. It won’t be a police matter, but maybe some kind of nuisance one. Unless your Cllr is a reformer then don’t - they’ll prob post it on their socials captioned ”look at this wonderful display of patriotism”

Maybe contact the local highways department and tell them that a gorilla in a penguin suit is causing a distraction to motorists at a busy junction.