School "Culture Day' - why didn't school see this coming?

[mids2019]

https://www.joe.co.uk/news/school-issues-statement-after-sending-girl-home-for-wearing-union-jack-dress-496690?fbclid=IwY2xjawLkEB9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmXD4szLMfsqNubbE12kCn_Noe5jb2VGlNFVU0_IUIevHxzByCQ-5GXFN8F8_aem_P-q7I_yFCq82TY-Qr8mGdw

A local school state d a huge debate by sending a girl home on school culture day for wearing a union Jack dress. The question is why the school should have naively held an event which actually least a to more division than unity?

My daughter (white British) attended a similar event, for which she paid a pound, and dressed in jeans and t shirt. I asked how she had decided upon the attire and she stated 'well I don't have a culture'. I then had to explain that she did have a culture and even the jeans and t shirt were a product of fashion changes in western liberal society. We had a discussion about all the great products of white British culture, the music,science, results of the industrial revolution, shared experience in great wars, monarchy etc.

There is a white British culture but going into detail about this obviously brings into focus cultural divide and opens up divisive areas whether white British culture benefited from colonialism and past oppression.

Of course culture day probably was meant to highlight minority cultures and act to promote dress etc. from ethnic minorities as a welcoming inclusive gesture but by allowing all pupils to think about their culture we have to define 'white British' culture and by defining 'white British' culture schools have inadvertently started a discussion they didn't intend.

You really are absolutely desperate to undermine this story aren’t you? I’m not sure why you just can’t accept that there is a real issue of many British people feeling that their culture is being undermined and silenced and that this is a major problem for societal cohesion

I would be amazed if anybody, especially any twelve year olds, turned up in a full burka. It just didn’t happen.

There’s no undermining to be done. It’s got more holes in it than Swiss cheese.

I wouldn't come forward either. Not after seeing a little girl attacked while her father's personal social media is stalked and his motivations luridly fantasised about because the truth that the school made a massive mistake doesn't suit some people's bigoted political agenda.

Because if that dad is lying about that, what else is he lying about?

Do you think it is credible that a twelve year old turned up wearing a costume like this? Full burka will an eye grille?

There is no rational reason to disbelieve the story and the school made a statement apologising which is even more evidence but you still don't think it's true? Huh! Bias is a terrible thing.

Sure that’s why the school have apologised.

Actually, the fact this story has gained such traction is the real story. If people didn’t relate to the underlying principle then it wouldn’t even be a story.

It’s gained traction because there’s a whole group of people who love flags, and all they stand for.

Exactly the group Angry Father of Rugby was appealing to when he wheeled his own daughter out into the media to sad-face about a dress.

Some are probably ok with any other student celebrating as instructed. It’s just this 12 year old in a dress that gets their goat.

It’s not specifically this 12 year old that’s the problem.

If anything she’s being misled by her father.

The message he was delivering, via his child, is the problem.

Some people (TR supporters…) use “Proud to be British” to mean “anti everyone who isn’t white British.” There are undertones, and they’re the problem.

How is she being misled by her father? He literally hasn't done anything wrong. The only one at fault here is the school. This is a massive problem.

Is this a real post? She is a completely innocent little 12 year old girl and this is the hatred some people feel justified in expressing against her. I guarantee this poster thinks they're a good person on the right side of history etc. We have gone so wrong as a society.

She is an innocent little girl. There is time for her to be saved. Don’t think the father’s gonna do it though and I’ll be her that pays the consequences.

Because he’s dressing her up like a flag to score points, and wants her to speak at a Tommy Robinson event, who incase you missed it… is an actual criminal.

Most reasonable parents would be keeping their kids away from him.

There is a problem, this guy’s shoddy parenting.

For the dress? That looks like the shorts worn recently at Glastonbury by a pop star. You sound extreme. Luckily the school did just apologise.

bumblecoach · Today 10:38
The school apologising was their first mistake. They should’ve chuck the little racist out

They did chuck her out - her father was told to come and collect her. Unless you mean she should be excluded from the school permanently?

As she lives in Rugby, it’ll be easy enough for all the other children in the school to send her to Coventry!

Is the Union Jack racist everywhere you see it?

Or just when 12 year olds wear a dress

As she lives in Rugby, it’ll be easy enough for all the other children in the school to send her to Coventry

Do you think that is what should happen?

Make your mind up. Is she "the little racist" or "an innocent little girl"?

And - "There is time for her to be saved"? Well that would explain the religious fervour in your tone, I suppose!

Give your head a wobble.

I've seen a few and a lot of them are about London culture.

Queueing is one thing that is British.

Silence on public transport is London culture, in the North of England people chat on public transport.

Fish and chips are different, the type of fish, whether the skin is left on, what fat is it cooked in whether there is gravy or peas available again all vary with region.

I think most right minded people will keep their children away from her yes.

Sadly that will then perpetuate the myth in the mind of racist daddy.

I wouldn’t let my kids associate or hang around with someone with parents were known TR supporters.

Take that however you like.