Tommy Tainant
Diamond Member
Everybody buys a poppy in the run up to Armistice Day. The money raised goes to forces charities. My Mam sells them in a local supermarket.
But the whole thing has been hijacked by right wing trash to such an extent that anyone in the public eye has to be seen wearing one or face abuse.
ITV News presenter Charlene White reveals why she WON'T wear a poppy on screen after vile abuse from trolls
This chap, a Serb, is being attacked for not wearing a poppy transfer on his football shirt.
Nemanja Matić trolled by fans for wearing Man United shirt without poppy
Clubs never used to do that. Its just a sign of the troll society we have become.
Its got to the point where it is virtually meaningless. If you have to be shamed into doing something then what is the point ?
I buy a poppy but I dont always wear it. Its pinned to one coat I have and if I am not wearing it then so be it. Do you have poppy appeal in the US ?