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] Date Posted: 22:24:32 11/05/04 Fri In reply to: Ian (Australia) 's message, "yes, Cornish, Welsh and Breton" on 22:18:21 11/05/04 Fri "Yes, but this seems to me like something that happened a good while back. What I don't follow is why it would lead people to want to leave the UK, which is something much more related to the present." Because we still get a raw deal, and the process still continues. Why don't you guys like the EU for example? I often find people come out with the same arguments against the EU, they protest against with the break-up of the UK... ---------------------------------- Simpsons cry freedom for Cornwall The Cornish language and the campaign for Cornish self-government has gone global with the announcement that a character in the American cartoon series ‘The Simpsons’ is to ‘embrace the cause of Cornish independence.’ In a special edition of the animated comedy, Lisa Simpson will run around the family home waving a Cornish flag and shouting ‘Rydhsys rag Kernow lemmyn’ – Freedom for Cornwall now. The cartoon will be screened as an alternative to the Queen’s speech on Christmas Day. The story was carried worldwide. The Sydney Morning Telegraph headline stated ‘Simpsons cry freedom for Cornwall,’ Malaysia’s Utasan declared ‘Lisa Simpson takes up the call for Cornish liberation’ and the Scotsman led on ‘Cartoon character to voice support for Cornish independence.’ It was also covered by CNN, Sky News and a host of British television and radio stations, with the BBC declaring that ‘Lisa puts cool into the Cornish cause.’ It was interesting to note that the non-British media added some interesting perspectives to the wider context of the story. Reuters stated that ‘… bordered by water on three sides, Cornwall has remained stubbornly distinct from the rest of the United Kingdom. Nationalists in the county think the area should be accorded the status Wales and Scotland enjoy, having devolved powers if not outright independence.’ Malaysia’s Utasan, based in Kuala Lumpar, referred to Cornwall’s separate culture, identity and language, as well as the ‘claim that there are constitutional doubts as to the legitimacy of English rule in Cornwall.’ Of the London papers, The Guardian, The Independent, The Daily Mirror, The Daily Mail and The Times all covered the story. Predictably, The Sun managed to come up with the headline ‘Simpsons get corny.’ None of these papers managed any serious commentary on the future prospects for the Cornish language or the campaign for a Cornish Assembly. That was not surprising. The campaign for a Cornish Assembly has, so far, been largely ignored by the London press. Even in 2001, when evidence for 50,000 declarations was taken to Downing St, the campaign met with complete metropolitan indifference. The event was only covered by one London paper – the Morning Star. One newspaper journalist had stated, in an email, ‘this is probably the most significant political story to have come out of Cornwall in decades …’ His publication however, along with all the other newspapers and magazines failed to cover the story. And yet, when it is reported that a cartoon character is going to wave a cartoon flag and utter a phrase in Cornish, there has been a media furore. What a stark contrast to the lack of serious reporting of Cornish political issues. Mebyon Kernow welcomes the publicity surrounding the Simpsons, which will raise the profile of Cornwall’s culture and political aspirations. But we would also welcome a press that takes Cornwall and Cornish aspirations seriously. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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Author: Ed Harris (London) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 21:45:03 11/11/04 Thu I have long felt that the world would be a better place if our political opinions were derived from episodes of The Simpsons. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |