Am I the only one embarrassed?

[Mr Angry]

By the flag?

Kiwis too.

Look I am happy to be of British heritage...but I am Australian.

I am sure many in both countries are happy with heritage...but f**k me every time I see the British flag I feel we are still children unable to be adults.

Happy to be a member of the commonwealth, happy to remember our roots, embarrassed by the flag as kiwis should be too.

Perhaps it is just me.

Green and gold and black and silver/white ain't farrrrrrrrrrkkkkkkkking red white and blue.

Time to grow up, I say.

 

[El Diablo]

never even give it a thought

it's just a flag

 

[Willow]

What is that the poms say?

"Get your sh*t stars off our flag!"

 

[Mr Angry]

So you wear red and white to parra games? El

 

[Chook Herron]

Is that you Ray Martin?

 

[Mr Angry]

No it is not, no opinion Chook?

 

[Mr Angry]

I do expect our kiwi friends to be quiet....... perhaps green and gold for them...once they become part of this great land.

I prefer kiwis to Victorians tbh.

 

[Twizzle]

we dont compete in red white and blue so why the f**k its on our flag I have no idea

 

[Chook Herron]

The flag represents more than Australian sporting attire

 

[Twizzle]

The flag represents more than Australian sporting attire

it may do but we seem to be the only country that has different colours on our flag than we do on our sporting attire

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

Id like to see the Union Jack replaced with the Aboriginal flag.

 

[Cheesie-the-Pirate]

it may do but we seem to be the only country that has different colours on our flag than we do on our sporting attire

It's rare but not unique:

New Zealand
Netherlands
Italy
India

 

[Skinner]

It doesn't particularly bother me. I just don't think that flags in general are the powerful symbols they used to be (unless you are a septic of course).

 

[Willow]

The flag represents more than Australian sporting attire

Sure Chook, the evidence is everywhere.

 

[Bulldog Force]

Sure Chook, the evidence is everywhere.

:lol: Good old VB.

 

[ozbash]

I'm with Mr Angry, the union jack is a pommy flag. we arnt poms.

I like the fern or kiwi for us and the boxing kangaroo/perendale for Aussie..

 

[adamkungl]

Indifferent. I appreciate that it represents the our British heritage but wouldn't be in uproar if it was replaced by something appropriate.

 

[Angry_eel]

Im just embarrased by flags in general and how serious people get over them.

 

[GraniteGuy]

Id like to see the Union Jack replaced with the Aboriginal flag.

I second that. The commonwealth is a joke, so what's the point of keeping the Union Jack?

 

[Desert Qlder]

The biggest misconception is that the union flag has to be 'replaced' by something else if we were to remove it.

The solution is so simple, we just remove it and we'll leave a very elegant design with the Southern Cross (a symbol that unites us all, indigenous folk included) and the Federation Star. No need for divisive design competitions and other nonsense. Just a painless removal of a no longer needed attribute to our flag.

Preferably done with the introduction of our Republic after the passing of QEII.