support our troops

tezzer · 12-07-2010, 13:28

Do you agree?

I do 100%

An incident occurred in a supermarket recently, when the following was witnessed:

A Muslim woman dressed in a Burkha (A black gown & face mask) was standing with her shopping in a queue at the checkout.

When it was her turn to be served, and as she reached the cashier, she made a loud remark about the English Flag lapel pin, which the female cashier was wearing on her blouse.

The cashier reached up and touched the pin and said, 'Yes, I always wear it proudly. My son serves abroad with the forces and I wear it for him'.

The Muslim woman then asked the cashier when she was going to stop bombing and killing her countrymen, explaining that she was Iraqi....

At that point, a gentleman standing in the queue stepped forward, and interrupted with a calm and gentle voice, and said to the Iraqi woman:

'Excuse me, but hundreds of thousands of men and women, just like this lady's son have fought and sacrificed their lives so that people just like YOU can stand here, in Britain, which is MY country and allow you to blatantly accuse an innocent check-out cashier of bombing YOUR countrymen'.

'It is my belief that if you were allowed to be as outspoken as that in Iraq, which you claim to be YOUR country, then we wouldn't need to be fighting there today'.

'However - now that you have learned how to speak out and criticise the British people who have afforded you the protection of OUR country, I will gladly pay the cost of a ticket to help you pay your way back to Iraq'.

'When you get there, and if you manage to survive for being as outspoken as you are here in Britain, then you should be able to help straighten out the mess which YOUR Iraqi countrymen have got you into in the first place, which appears to be the reason that you have come to MY country to avoid.'

Apparently the queue cheered and applauded.

IF YOU AGREE.... Pass this on to all of your proud British friends..

I just did...................!!!

Support Our Troops.

briggie · 12-07-2010, 13:35

ok , im going to lose a few friends here i guess , but .... of course i support our troops , my father was a army officer and my son has served in basra .... however , i do not and will not support any action with racist undertones.

(RIP) PLANK · 12-07-2010, 13:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by briggie

ok , im going to lose a few friends here i guess , but .... of course i support our troops , my father was a army officer and my son has served in basra .... however , i do not and will not support any action with racist undertones.

clivvy · 12-07-2010, 13:47

er...as part of the discussion here, how is it racist? no, im being genuine, how is it? sometimes I cant see what people mean, so need clarification...at first glance, it doesnt read racist to me, and doesnt have racist undertones that I can decipher.. Sure, it reads and refers to two races of people, and touches on political issues, but i cant see the racism. it would be interesting to know for sure that the story is real, im not so sure...!

MudLifeCrisis · 12-07-2010, 13:48

Google the first line and it would seem this woman has been travelling the world for years upsetting people in supermarkets.

Think she would have leant her lesson by now (",)

clivvy · 12-07-2010, 13:50

hmm..i think i see now. i think because im genuinly a bit naive, i just dont see what some people mean, this is why i tend to ask a lot of questions so that i can udnerstand what a person actually means-i prefer straight talking.

MudLifeCrisis · 12-07-2010, 14:13

If it were true then i don't think it could be classed as racist,just telling what happened. But as someone has made this story up ,I suspect to drum up a bit of anti Muslim feeling, then that would make it racist.

Very simular to the little girl at the airport meeting the troops that has been doing the rounds for ages.

Funny thing is around here the poor checkout girl would have probably been Muslim too ;O)

Brian

12-07-2010, 13:28	#1
tezzer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: basildon essex Vehicle: transit camper van 1987 Posts: 2,829	support our troops Do you agree? I do 100% An incident occurred in a supermarket recently, when the following was witnessed: A Muslim woman dressed in a Burkha (A black gown & face mask) was standing with her shopping in a queue at the checkout. When it was her turn to be served, and as she reached the cashier, she made a loud remark about the English Flag lapel pin, which the female cashier was wearing on her blouse. The cashier reached up and touched the pin and said, 'Yes, I always wear it proudly. My son serves abroad with the forces and I wear it for him'. The Muslim woman then asked the cashier when she was going to stop bombing and killing her countrymen, explaining that she was Iraqi.... At that point, a gentleman standing in the queue stepped forward, and interrupted with a calm and gentle voice, and said to the Iraqi woman: 'Excuse me, but hundreds of thousands of men and women, just like this lady's son have fought and sacrificed their lives so that people just like YOU can stand here, in Britain, which is MY country and allow you to blatantly accuse an innocent check-out cashier of bombing YOUR countrymen'. 'It is my belief that if you were allowed to be as outspoken as that in Iraq, which you claim to be YOUR country, then we wouldn't need to be fighting there today'. 'However - now that you have learned how to speak out and criticise the British people who have afforded you the protection of OUR country, I will gladly pay the cost of a ticket to help you pay your way back to Iraq'. 'When you get there, and if you manage to survive for being as outspoken as you are here in Britain, then you should be able to help straighten out the mess which YOUR Iraqi countrymen have got you into in the first place, which appears to be the reason that you have come to MY country to avoid.' Apparently the queue cheered and applauded. IF YOU AGREE.... Pass this on to all of your proud British friends.. I just did...................!!! Support Our Troops.

12-07-2010, 13:35	#2
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	ok , im going to lose a few friends here i guess , but .... of course i support our troops , my father was a army officer and my son has served in basra .... however , i do not and will not support any action with racist undertones.

12-07-2010, 13:47	#4
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	er...as part of the discussion here, how is it racist? no, im being genuine, how is it? sometimes I cant see what people mean, so need clarification...at first glance, it doesnt read racist to me, and doesnt have racist undertones that I can decipher.. Sure, it reads and refers to two races of people, and touches on political issues, but i cant see the racism. it would be interesting to know for sure that the story is real, im not so sure...!

12-07-2010, 13:48	#5
MudLifeCrisis Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St Albans Herts Vehicle: 1997 Mav 2.7tdi lwb Posts: 1,377	Google the first line and it would seem this woman has been travelling the world for years upsetting people in supermarkets. Think she would have leant her lesson by now (",)

12-07-2010, 13:50	#6
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	hmm..i think i see now. i think because im genuinly a bit naive, i just dont see what some people mean, this is why i tend to ask a lot of questions so that i can udnerstand what a person actually means-i prefer straight talking.

12-07-2010, 14:13	#7
MudLifeCrisis Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St Albans Herts Vehicle: 1997 Mav 2.7tdi lwb Posts: 1,377	If it were true then i don't think it could be classed as racist,just telling what happened. But as someone has made this story up ,I suspect to drum up a bit of anti Muslim feeling, then that would make it racist. Very simular to the little girl at the airport meeting the troops that has been doing the rounds for ages. Funny thing is around here the poor checkout girl would have probably been Muslim too ;O) Brian