Jigsaw artist brands games firm woke for ordering him to remove St George's flag and other details
A jigsaw artist has branded a games firm woke after it ordered him to remove the St George's flag from a puzzle.
Mike Jupp, 77, has alleged that he was asked to remove it as part of a diversity and inclusion drive by Gibsons Games.
The puzzle, which was a 1,000-piece set showing a chaotic village life scene, was called 'I love Spring'.
In it you can see a parade taking place on the road, a village fate going on in the background, as well as a woman taking a bath, a man fixing a roof and tons of animals from cows to sheep to birds.
Mike claimed the 100-year-old family business asked for a busty woman in a bath tub, a bull drooling over a cow in lingerie and a group of Morris dancers, who they assumed were Northern Ireland 's Orange Order to be removed.
A jigsaw artist has branded a games firm woke after it ordered him to remove the St George's flag from a puzzle
The award-winning cartoonist agreed to the request but has since has now stopped working with Gibsons after claiming he felt 'disrespected' by the changes.
He told the Sun: 'Telling a cartoonist how to depict humour is as disrespectful as it is infuriating.
'This is a reflection of a tiny minority of society that has a problem.'
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