07-17-2005, 08:02 AM
Since the tragic London bombings one of the reasons cited as why the terrorist bombed London. Was they might not of felt part of british society.
Now part of this problem according to Tory MP boris Johnson is due to not having a coherant national identitiy (see in website below)
http//www.boris-johnson.com/archives/2005/07/_this_is_a_turn.html#more
Its all well suggesting that ethnic minorities should be doing more to afirm we are british and swear alligence to the UK but in the same sense being told me we may be born here and rasised but we are still told we are foriegners and go back to where we came from.
I feel its events like the London bombings where peoples true feelings are come to the for about race and nationality.
Also as I have mentioned before on this website the UK and England flag has often being hijacked by racists and soccer hooligans to promote the idea of whiteness and britishness which I feel makes many ethnic minorites unable to feel british and asian etc.
this website article below highlights my point
http//www.voice-online.net/content.php?show=4321&type=1
If you check channel 4 origination forum many uk born ethnic minorities have also pondered the question can you be from an ethnic minority and British/English
http//www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/O/origination/
Now part of this problem according to Tory MP boris Johnson is due to not having a coherant national identitiy (see in website below)
http//www.boris-johnson.com/archives/2005/07/_this_is_a_turn.html#more
Its all well suggesting that ethnic minorities should be doing more to afirm we are british and swear alligence to the UK but in the same sense being told me we may be born here and rasised but we are still told we are foriegners and go back to where we came from.
I feel its events like the London bombings where peoples true feelings are come to the for about race and nationality.
Also as I have mentioned before on this website the UK and England flag has often being hijacked by racists and soccer hooligans to promote the idea of whiteness and britishness which I feel makes many ethnic minorites unable to feel british and asian etc.
this website article below highlights my point
http//www.voice-online.net/content.php?show=4321&type=1
If you check channel 4 origination forum many uk born ethnic minorities have also pondered the question can you be from an ethnic minority and British/English
http//www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/O/origination/