Seadavie, Literally a couple of people mentioned the word “Muslim” yet you are turning this entire debate into being about Muslims. Immigration is not just Muslims like you seem to believe, in fact I myself said the word “people” when describing those who come here and try to denounce our country. And yes it is mostly the Left in Britain that tend to side with Anti British rhetoric, those who lean to the right tend to defend ourselves.

This is about being silenced for being proud of our nation, yet anyone who doesn’t like patriotism tends to get a free pass to attack it.

She got punished for a dress code violation in a school. There is no evidence it was by foreigners or the left or George soros or whoever. It was the decision of a school. That's the end of the story, unless you know more about it than published in the news.

I went to school in the UK and got in trouble a lot. I got punished for all sorts of things, including dress code. No evidence it was because they were foreigners or muslims. They were just the kind of people that like to punish children for minor stuff, and probably make themselves feel better, I would guess.

I could easily argue that the people of the UK have their own, unique culture. Easily.

They do, but that outfit was not it.

How so?

You didn't highlight anything except your own preconceptions, though why you'd be biased against a 12 year old child, I have no idea.  It wasn't a dress code violation, it was someone in the school overstepping their bounds and punishing a student for an unexplained reason--though it's not unreasonable to think it was politically motivated given the press release from the school.

I mean, they have already apologized and admitted they screwed up badly.  You're defending something the original perpetrators aren't even defending.  Think about that.  It's kind of like that "you're already dead, you just don't know it" meme.

I get it, you're here because you're an outcast from somewhere else, most likely because you had the same problems with anger that you're having now, but letting others manipulate you seriously does not make you look smart.  It just makes you a puppet.  Ask yourself why you're angry on the behalf of people who admitted they made a big mistake.  Ask yourself why you're defending the mistreatment of a child.

Patriotism is not the same as cultural identity first of all. 

British is not a cultural identity, there are many cultural identities in Britain, the clue lies in United Kingdom. The English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish all have different cultural identities.

However, the school over reacted and obviously failed to properly explain what they meant to accomplish with the event. The letter sent home to parents does state no sports kits and emphasizes traditional cultural dress. 

Anyway nobody knows the reason she was pulled out, too revealing could be one of them as UK school uniforms do not feature tight fighting clothes with bear shoulders. "I was going to be Ginger Spice, it's iconic and then I was told I am not allowed in lessons either."

Pop groups / sports teams same thing really, and the school didn't find the dress appropriate for class either.

It seems this is more British prudishness than anti British rhetoric that this has been blown into. Would she have been banned dressed in Victorian costume? Couldn't the school just have told her to wear a jacket over top. 

In UK schools with dress codes, a common requirement is that girls' uniforms should not expose bare arms, meaning sleeveless tops or dresses may be prohibited. This often extends to a broader emphasis on modesty, with expectations for appropriate skirt/dress lengths and necklines. While there's no universal UK-wide rule, many schools implement similar dress code policies


The sad thing is how this is blowing up, pointless distraction that should have just been handled by the school board.

It looks as if they normally wear a uniform in her school (according to the first link.) So every outfit that was not the uniform violated the dress code. Am I missing something?  You, I believe, in a later post claim she violated the dress code.  That does not appear to be the case as every outfit that wasn't their uniform violated the everyday dress code. This was a special dress day.

Also from the article 

“It’s about being British, the Spice Girls and even the freedom at being able to wear a dress. This is just what being British means to her.”

Grade-A student Courtney also planned to read a speech celebrating Shakespeare, fish and chips, and the royal family

How long does something have to be done to be considered a tradition or traditional? Weren't all traditions young once?  Wasn't every traditional dress new fashion at some point?  The Spice Girls were 30 years ago. That is nearly three times the girls age.  I've said it before and I will say  it again timing and in this case perspective do not get the credit in life they deserve.

I posed probably too many questions so I will stop here.

Nothing you say makes any sense at all. There is a page of people blaming it on muslims and foreigners and I pointed out the actual rule infringement. That's not my preconception, blaming it on people you have been taught to hate is a preconception, not reading through the document and trying to understand the nature of the problem.

It's not about defending the school, who I know absolutely nothing about. It was about pointing out that there can be an actual reason this decision was made that had nothing to do with the country being taken over by Muslims or foreigners. You're assuming it was politically motivated, that's your preconception.

Again, though, the fact youre offended by my comments and not the people displaying pretty obvious biases and prejudices is pretty telling. 

People have been wearing Adidas tracksuits longer than the Spices Girls existed but if you show up to culture day in trackies you'll get told to go home.