John Snow refuses to wear a Poppy

[yeo]

No hes a cunt now shut it.

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

My inititial reaction was that he as a bit of a prick but then I actually read what he had said and I can see his point. He does actually wear a poppy when he's not presenting the news. This is what he said:

" I am begged to wear an Aids Ribbon, a breast cancer ribbon, a Marie Curie flower... You name it, from the Red Cross to the RNIB, they send me stuff to wear to raise awareness, and I don't. And in those terms, and those terms alone, I do not and will not wear a poppy.

Additionally there is a rather unpleasant breed of poppy fascism out there - 'he damned well must wear a poppy!' Well I do, in my private life, but I am not going to wear it or any other symbol on air."

I respect our armed forces, the sacrifice and the loss, and like others I remember them on Remembrance Sunday. That's the way it is."



It's a bit of a fuss about nothing really.

[sonic youth]

i don't really see why he has a problem then. i hope he forgets to take it off before he goes on air today, that'll learn him

[pauld]

Wearing a Poppy is quite clearly where its at for the cool kids.

I bought one but im wearing a pin at the moment cos it fell off.

I've had three so far this year - they usually last a morning before I start wearing my pin with pride. Wish they'd come up with a better way of attaching them