What Do You Think About This?

[Theblip]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8655351/BBC-considering-dropping-Rule-Britannia-Land-Hope-Glory-Night-Proms.html

[naomi24]

Ken, //Nowhere in the link does it say that anyone from the BEEB has suggested dropping any of the tunes because of being 'woke'.//

I do try to read more than one report and the current fashion for ‘Woke’ features heavily - even in the one published by the BBC.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53888209

[fender62]

oh the bbc and it's diversity obsession, a lot of headless chickens running round, spouting do you think this will offend any bame..
err what about..if it offends white people, eerrr blasphemer, your cancelled deleted, your not thinking correct thoughts, you have become invisible, but do pay your tv license.

[diddlydo]

Do calm down for goodness sake and stop reading trash in the Daily Mail. The usual jingoistic songs are going ahead:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53895000

[Theland]

Britain never never will be slaves -- To Napoleon, to Hitler, to Islam, to the Marxist Black Lives Matter movement or anybody else.

[andy-hughes]

Theland - // Britain never never will be slaves -- To Napoleon, to Hitler, to Islam, to the Marxist Black Lives Matter movement or anybody else. //

Steady on!!!

[Zacs-Master]

It is true the the Proms are a celebration of Imperial Britain which is, to some BRitish people with colonial roots, a reminder of how their ancestors were exploited.

I don’t think any right thinking person could or would argue with that.

[Mozz71]

//Britain never never will be slaves -- To Napoleon, to Hitler, to Islam, to the Marxist Black Lives Matter movement or anybody else.//

He played the Hitler card. It was only a matter of time I guess.

[Tuvok]

When I hear Land of Hope and Glory I always think of these lyrics:

https://youtu.be/Ia6g9cOg1jQ

[Mozz71]

//When I hear Land of Hope and Glory I always think of these lyrics//


SHAAAAAAADDUUUUUPPP!

[Theblip]

As the decision has been made to play Rule Britannia and Land Of Hope And Glory but not sing it, surely anyone who does attend will sing along loudly....and a huge crowd will gather outside the Albert Hall to sing them too

[emmie]

quite right....

[waterboatman]

Disgraceful.

[Theland]

They'll be singing God Bless Sadiq Khan next!!!!!

[emmie]

one would hope not, that twerp should never have got the job as Mayor of London

[Theland]

Lord Twerp Of London.
Good title.

[waterboatman]

Lord Twerp of Twitterby.

[Theblip]

sadly Emmie he is likely to get it again as the opposition put up against him is so weak

[emmie]

i know, there are no good opponents for Khan

[lindapalmara]

My daughter in Australia can watch TV with no Licence. Also friends in Spain.

[naomi24]

//Do calm down for goodness sake and stop reading trash in the Daily Mail. The usual jingoistic songs are going ahead://

I've posted this on the other thread .... but I'll repeat it here just for you, diddly:

And as the good people of the Answerbank demonstrate their sneering disdain for the patriot, breathing a collective sigh of relief at the apparent placation of British traditionalists, a distinct whiff of whoosh may once again be observed obfuscating their consciousness. The good old BBC appears to have capitulated to public opinion and will play the beloved music …. but will the brave, Covid-defying soloist engaged to render ‘Jerusalem’ sing the lyrics to those cherished anthems too? Of course not. The ‘woke’ have their way …. as many of us suspected they would.

Be careful what you wish for.