Actually, it is pretty much impossible for a star to be truly upside-down, regardless of what people seem to think; it is merely slanted to the side (take your pick which direction). I know exactly what you mean about people and their idiocy regarding things that they do not understand (and often do not care to learn more about).Some get freaked out by that upside down star & its connotations. Yes, they're really 2 completely different things but you know how people get over that stuff.
I am honestly surprised that Britain does not have a good variety of options regarding pentagrams, with the prevalence of Gothic architecture and genre artists such as Anne Stokes.