Should we change the colour of the Poppy?

Question

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/09112006/140/poppy-row-choose-white-red.html

Answer 1

No we should not. The fields of Flanders after the bombardments of the First World War ended grew red poppies not white ones - that's why they're red. I will not be wearing white.

Answer 2

I came on here to see if anyone had raised this exact question after seeing the headline on Yahoo news. I've got to say, what a feed of s**t - not your question, by the way, the whole changing the colour of the poppy rigmarole; I would have probably asked the question myself. The long and the short of it is: The rememberance Poppy has always been and always will be, red. Why on Earth did someone think to devise a 'religious think-tank' to discuss the proposal in the first place, what a waste of time, effort and money. Shall I devise a 'think-tank' of my own to change the colour of Santa's outfit? Or perhaps we should remove the blue from the Union Jack because it reminds religious groups of blue movies. I've got to say sometimes I look at this country and the people who put into it and think, why?

No the Poppy should remain red.

In the meanwhile I'm off to spray paint the Mona Lisa yellow because I think it is offensive for some obscure reason.... Cheers!

Answer 3

The poppy is red and should stay red. It was the only thing that grew on the bloody fields of Flanders and still do. The poppy represents remembrance.
I wear my poppy with pride and thanks for all the service men and women who have given their lives or injured serving in the forces, not only the ones in the world wars but for the others in other conflicts and serving now.
The money raised does not only help the old but the young as well, plus their families.
I remember the braveness of my Father who fought at Arnhem ( who was injured and Pow) and the man that gave his life trying to protect him, also my Grandfather who fought in every major battle in France. They were lucky, they came back. Plus all the ones now putting their lives at risk in Iraq and Afghanistan now.
I have given my time for 18 years selling Poppies, now with the help of my children. Would I do the same for White Poppies? No way. What Charity are they and where does the money go? Who know?????

Answer 4

Why oh why do these idiots try to change things?. It's been OK for all these years, it represents the soldiers that gave their lives in the Great Wars for our freedom. I wonder what they would think if they could look down and see just what they had died for. White is a good colour for those conscientious objectors, I put in them same class as the politically correct brigade. Let someone else do the fighting while we make a safe living. How much more can this country take from these scumbags and their stupid ideas. If I was offered a white rose I would take it as an insult, and who pockets the cash?. Not the British Legion, I know that for a fact, fortunately I have never seen them. If I did my comments would certainly be heard.

Answer 5

The fields of flanders are covered in RED poppies, they grow over the still buried dead of both sides of the conflict of the Great War, why then because of the Christian belief's of the think tank Ekklesia should we pander to their way of thinking. If there is one thing that makes my blood boil more than most is religious people of any denominations, creed or colour, shoving their "good intentions" down MY throat! I shall be honouring the dead of both World War's and all the unnecessary on going conflict's with a RED poppy, and would gratefully ask to the group at Ekklesia to shove the white one's somewhere else to cultivate...

Answer 6

Absolutely not, those poppies symbolise the blood that was spilt by all those poor men in the hope of saving their country. Their memory should not be lessened by forgeting the pain and tradedgy that they all went through. Also the proceeds of this white poppy does not go to the british legion which is wrong.

Answer 7

Definately not. The poppy is an international rememberance symbol. When the Brits and ANZACS landed in Turkey the field of flanders was covered in red poppies. It is a symbol of rememberance of all those who lost their lives in that battle and the ones that followed it. No one religion can claim to change it for religious purposes as so many were involved in the battle. It is nothing to do with religion, more respect.

Answer 8

Poppies are red.

The red poppies were introduced as a charitable means of providing employment for wounded ex-servicemen and are nothing to do with militarism.

I know pacifists have for long had white poppies. I suppose they are a separte minority tradition. They have in effect competed with the British Legion and that is a pity.

Answer 9

We certainly should not as the red poppy is for all fallen soldiers, of all religions, who died in the great wars. The white poppy has nothing to do with the red remembrance poppy, it is just a symbol of the pacifist left trying to jump on the band waggon.

Answer 10

People seem to want to change for the sake of change. I say leave the poppies red, They are a symbol of sacrifice. People sacrificed their lives and shed their blood so that we might live. The poppy is the colour of blood. They are vivid and can be seen.