Should The Mention Of The Empire Be Removed From The Titles Of Certain Honours Gongs?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3826601/Let-Empire-fall-honours-says-Liverpools-black-player.html

/// Gayle told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme: 'It was against my values. If they want to be inclusive and accepting of black people around the UK and the Commonwealth, then they need to change the title of it - as it's an exclusive club being an MBE or OBE or one of those gongs. ///

Does this character not understand that it is not just about black people, since not all persons of the British Empire were black.

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1516784.html

[anotheoldgit]

Thank you mam I did not see that thread.

[Mamyalynne]

You're welcome.

[Islay]

That is his opinion and he does have a right to voice it.

Yes UK was built on its history but that history includes slavery and forcing others to bow to 'our' will.

Instead of living in the past - its time to move on.

[anotheoldgit]

Islay

/// Instead of living in the past - its time to move on. ///

Oh if only, then there wouldn't be any need to bring just one's peoples slavery experiences up, time an time again.

[Gromit]

The British Empire ceased to be long ago.
It might be nice to get a medal from something that actually exists?

[Islay]

Whilst people insist on living in the past as some do on here, others will bring up the terrible thing the UK did in their Empire building days.

[-Talbot-]

Imagine if there had never been a Britain ... what a wonderful world it could have been.

[Islay]

Not saying that at all Talbot - but people can't keep saying how fantastic it used to be without remembering all the awful things that were done in the name of Empire building!

[-Talbot-]

but people can't keep saying how fantastic it used to be





Who has said that?

[Islay]

Certain members on here constantly harp back about how fantastic the UK used to be!

[dannyk13]

Maybe not fantastic but certainly less troubled that it is today

[ToraToraTora]

stop giving the anti British a platform AOG. Gromit can barely contain his Glee.

[Islay]

ToraToraTora, I have yet to see anything anti-British posted on this site.

[hereIam]

Have you ???

[ludwig]

As I said on the other thread, the existing honours should not be renamed. They should be replaced with a completely new set that is relevant to the 21st century.

[ludwig]

As I said on the other thread, the existing honours should not be renamed. They should be replaced with a completely new set that is relevant to the 21st century.