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Laurence Fox/Dame Vera Lynn versus BBC

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Bluebellwould Tue 25-Aug-20 17:18:57

What are your thoughts on the BBCs cancelling ‘racist’ songs from last night of the proms and Laurence Fox calling for people to get behind Dame Vera’s Land of Hope and Glory. It might even knock WAP off the top spot. I hope it does it’s at number 13 in the charts at the moment apparently.
The BBC IMHO is getting ridiculously politically correct. I am getting rapidly fed up of being made to feel guilty for past sins and views that just reflected society at the time. If we are not careful everything will be white washed (if I can say that) so that people in the future will believe everything was perfect. Racism, sexism etc will be swept away from history and no one will learn anything at all.
As I read somewhere today history should be added to not deleted to fit our current thinking.
I will now don hard hat and hide in the garden shed, I don’t think the sofa will be big enough.

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Oopsminty Wed 26-Aug-20 18:20:18

I beg to differ, vegansrock

Ask any football fan and they'll know Land of Hope and Glory

Not the lyrics of course.

It's also used in American graduations

It's a rousing tune which Elgar said was A tune that comes once in a lifetime”

The lyrics were added in 1902. Long after we'd abolished slavery.

It certainly is diverting attention from other things that are happening in the world

But I imagine it will boost viewing figures for Last Night of the Proms.

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