big ron
Chief Super Moderator
I...see why people are miffed, though? It's a flag associated with a country on their official kit (or one of the variants available for an extortionate amount of money, at least). If you change the colours, it's not the flag it's supposed to be anymore.
If Nike came out and said, "We're going to put the Pride rainbow flag on a new T-shirt that retails for £125, but we're going to change the colours to six different shades of grey," then why even bother? There's some historical precedent for the colours relating to 1966, but if people don't immediately see the connection and it needs to be explained, then it's just a silly design choice. Moreover, it's leading the usual suspects to cry "woke", so once again, minority groups are being blamed for something they have no involvement in whatsoever.
However, yes, the fact that THIS is the thing Kier Starmer was straight out of the traps to criticise speaks volumes.
But its been done many, many times over and no one gave a shit. There are countless variations of coloured crosses on past kits, but now were a country of noisy bigots its suddenly offensive.