-Caveat Lector- >>>It was only in the last decade that the Britlanders gave up their official drive to standardise the language within the "empire", until then excluding the once-indigenous languages. Welsh, Gaelic, and other original languages were prohibited. So, Annie is a throwback to them olden dayze. A<>E<>R <<<
From http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/03/07 /nanne07.xml }}}>Begin Robinson tells Welsh: you are weakest link By Sarah Womack and Thomas Penny (Filed: 07/03/2001) ANNE ROBINSON, presenter of TV quiz show The Weakest Link, was at the centre of a race row yesterday after making disparaging comments about Welsh people during a comedy show. The BBC was threatened with legal action and Welsh MPs demanded an apology from Greg Dyke, the BBC's director-general, after Miss Robinson described the Welsh as "irritating" during an appearance on BBC2's Room 101. "What are they for?" she asked. "They are always so pleased with themselves." The programme, to be repeated on Sunday, invites celebrities to banish their pet hates to "Room 101", an allusion to George Orwell's novel 1984, in which room 101 contained people's worst fears. MPs on the Commons Welsh Committee said they wanted to summon Mr Dyke to appear before them to explain why he allowed the comments to be broadcast. Martyn Jones, committee chairman, said: "While we do have broad shoulders in Wales, I think this is bordering on racist. If the remarks had been about black people, or Pakistanis or gays, they just would not have gone out." Mr Jones said he had long regarded Miss Robinson, 57, whose intimidating performance on The Weakest Link has made it an international hit, as "an appalling woman" presenting "an appalling show". And he claimed other committee members, who are currently examining ways to promote Wales, felt the same about Miss Robinson's remarks. Cefn, a Welsh civil rights group, said it had sent a letter to the police asking them to take action against the corporation and Miss Robinson under the Race Relations Act. Eleri Carrog, a spokesman for the group, said: "Anne Robinson's choice of Wales and the Welsh to be disposed of, and the terms used to disparage both our people and our language, shows a clear intent to incite racial hatred towards us. The response of the studio audience in booing when Paul Merton, the show's host, decided not to 'exterminate the Welsh' also showed that Anne Robinson had been successful in her intent." Cefn has also written to the Broadcasting Standards Commission, calling for an inquiry into the matter, the spokesman said. A spokesman for Plaid Cymru, the Welsh nationalist party, said: "We are astonished that a high-ranking broadcaster thought it was funny to make such insulting comments about Wales, Welsh people and our language. Many people rightly feel insulted by what she said and it shows the need for BBC bosses in London to show greater respect for all the different cultures of Britain." But a BBC spokesman said: "It's a light-hearted programme. People go into the programme knowing they will be making some sort of joke and it will be said in jest. Nothing has been sent to the BBC regarding legal action. If we receive it we will take appropriate action." Miss Robinson was filming yesterday and was unavailable for comment. 12 January 2001: Anne Robinson looks for America's Weakest Link 11 December 2000: BBC's quiz accused of promoting bullying 27 November 2000: [Features] How dare you call me rude 6 November 2000: BBC finds answer to Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? External links Room 101 - BBC House of Commons - Welsh Grand Committee Broadcasting Standards Commission Plaid Cymru � Copyright of Telegraph Group Limited 2001. 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