Disgust at prejudice to logo

I don't drink, I don't smoke, I've never sampled drugs and I've never had so much as a parking fine.

In fact, one could say, I'm a model citizen.

On Saturday evening, I became taxi to a party of four ladies heading for some Wellington nightlife at the Fusion Nightclub. Despite free admission I was refused entry, all because I wore a normal red T-shirt with an embroidered British Lion England motif on it.

I was absolutely disgusted and humiliated at being the subject of prejudice, all because I'm a proud British citizen.

Then, just to add insult to injury, I was told by the doorman that if I turned it inside out I could go in for £3 because I had a "dodgy" T-shirt on. Pardon me, but what is dodgy about a red T-shirt with a motif on it?

Unfortunately one of the girls paid the £3 and whisked me in against my will and I had to swallow my pride to save the night. Once inside, I discovered a large proportion of the clients were Eastern European who spoke little English and wore shirts with goodness knows what on them.

I have no objection to any of that and I certainly have no objection to Eastern Europeans seeking a better life, so what's the big deal over my T-shirt?

This country has a large number of multi-nationalities, multi-religions and multi-cultures, and we are asked to respect all of this, but where has the respect gone for our own race, religions and cultures gone?

It seems to me it's all being swept away under the carpet, soon to be forgotten.

Keith Gaut, Donnington