Former national soccer player Alex Scott is currently an Olympic presenter for the BBC. The 36-year-olds appear on an ex-politician. The reason: They mispronounce sports. Now Scott started a counterattack.
After criticizing her accent at Olympic roundtables, the British BBC presenter Alex Scott responded to the allegations and launched a counter-attack. “I’m from a working-class family in East London, Poplar, Tower Hamlets & I’m PROUD,” tweeted the former England national soccer player. “Proud of the young girl who overcame obstacles and proud of my accent. That’s me, it’s my journey, my courage.”
Tens of thousands expressed their approval, including politicians, athletes and colleagues supported Scott.
Ex-politician gets headwind for tweet
Previously, the former industrial representative Digby Jones, who was a member of the House of Lords’ second chamber for a good decade, blasphemed Scott. “Alex Scott spoils her good presentation on the BBC’s Olympic team with her very evident inability to pronounce her” g “at the end of a word,” criticized Baron Jones of Birmingham. He pointed out that Scott swallowed the last letter – she said “fencin, rowin, boxin, kayakin, weightliftin and swimmin” instead of fencing, rowing, boxing, kayaking, weightlifting ( Weightlifting) and swimming.
The ex-politician received clear headwinds from the British writer, actor and presenter Stephen Fry, among others. “They are everything that linguists and true language lovers despise,” commented Fry on Jones’ tweet.
Then to add: “And since we are picky: You are not” Lord Digby Jones “, but Digby, Lord Jones. That is a world of difference. But whatever your title, you dishonor the House of Lords with your inappropriate snobbery . ” His counter-speech already earned Fry almost 14,000 likes, with Jones’ omission just a quarter of them pressed the heart.
A lot of encouragement and own football show for Alex Scott
Accents are still often used as an indication of social status in British society and are often a source of ridicule and jokes. Especially with the BBC, emphasis is usually placed on accent-free pronunciation. Now Scott, who will soon take over the moderation of a popular football show, received support. Her comment proves why the ex-soccer player is such a role model, tweeted her colleague Eilidh Barbour. Manchester Area Mayor Andy Burnham said: “I like natural, authentic accents. What annoys me are the people who adopt elegant accents.”
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