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Michael Sheen says he finds it 'hard to accept' when Welsh characters are played by non-Welsh actors - and reiterates his call for Prince of Wales title to be abolished
Daily Mail ^
| 6/6/23
Posted on 06/06/2023 5:08:32 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
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To: Eleutheria5
Apparently Sheen doesn't know British history. The title "Prince of Wales" was originally bestowed on the son of King Edward I in 1301 after his conquest of Wales and execution (1283) of David III, the last native prince of Wales. It was a power move then, demonstrating English military and political superiority and domination over the Welsh, and remains so today.
So it's not going away any time soon, as long as Wales remains one of the four "kingdoms" within the overall United Kingdom.
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posted on
06/06/2023 5:40:18 AM PDT
by
Timber Rattler
("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
To: Eleutheria5
I presume it was even more offensive in the vaudeville days when brit actors donned “welsh face”.
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posted on
06/06/2023 5:41:23 AM PDT
by
fruser1
To: Eleutheria5
Flo King, a rabid Anglophile (Her father was English born, her mother was a Southern Lady) said the title goes back to Edward I, Longshanks, who conquered Wales. His Welch subjects demanded a Welch-born prince, who spoke no English. When his son, Edward (later Edward II) born at Caernarfon Castle, he made him the Prince of Wales. He was Welch born, and spoke no English.
To: fruser1
G-d, that was awful. They couldn’t sing tenor or cough up blood from black lung worth sh!t.
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posted on
06/06/2023 5:43:34 AM PDT
by
Eleutheria5
(Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
To: Eleutheria5
In 2017, Sheen and his partner US comedian and actress Sarah Silverman went their separate ways, citing differences in views over Brexit and the Trump presidency.Knowing what a lefty Silverman is, Sheen must be a fan of Brexit and Trump. Now I'm on his side.
To: Eleutheria5
I can’t tell you how many times I was watching a TV show or movie, saw a Welsh character, and screamed out: “HEY WAIT A MINUTE! THAT GUY’S NOT WELSH!”
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
Must be why nobody understood him. In Braveheart, he’s portrayed as a limp-wristed poufta, and in Outlaw King, he’s this virile warrior.
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posted on
06/06/2023 5:48:36 AM PDT
by
Eleutheria5
(Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
To: Eleutheria5
White actors should be played by whiteys
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posted on
06/06/2023 6:05:17 AM PDT
by
Wdempsey
(Democrats and slinkys.. Both useless but fun to push down stairs.)
To: Eleutheria5
How does he feel about a black woman portraying Anne Boleyn or Cleopatra, or a Singapore actress portraying Elizabeth II as a young woman? Or is that ‘different’.
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posted on
06/06/2023 6:05:46 AM PDT
by
hanamizu
To: chopperk
Who is Michael Sheen? Years ago there was a mid-rate actor by that name. Is he still around?
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posted on
06/06/2023 6:07:02 AM PDT
by
Cincinnatus.45-70
(What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
To: All
I find it hard to believe that he’s offended by this.
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posted on
06/06/2023 6:10:50 AM PDT
by
escapefromboston
(Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
To: Eleutheria5
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posted on
06/06/2023 6:14:44 AM PDT
by
Agatsu77
To: Twotone
Ok I can play that game. I’m tired of British Actors playing Americans.(This will put a majority of them all out of work)
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posted on
06/06/2023 6:21:53 AM PDT
by
ground_fog
( My God this was from today!S)
To: BradyLS
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posted on
06/06/2023 6:30:01 AM PDT
by
skeeter
To: Eleutheria5
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posted on
06/06/2023 6:53:31 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
To: Eleutheria5
Lol the stupid Welsh, always so sensitive about the difference between Wales and England. Nobody in the rest of the world even cares to know the difference, they all live on the same Island. To put it in perspective, it’s like if Michigan’s upper peninsula population demanded everyone else recognize their historical legacy as separate from Michigan proper.
That’s how ridiculous and petty the Welsh are.
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posted on
06/06/2023 7:53:06 AM PDT
by
KobraKai
To: Eleutheria5
“Old man yells at the clouds” is what this sounds like to me.
To: Red Badger
But nothing beats the ministry of silly walks.
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posted on
06/06/2023 8:03:11 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare)
To: Mr. K
British Royalty is such an anachronism in today’s world that the whole damn thing is just plain silly....................
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posted on
06/06/2023 8:06:08 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: C19fan
He played a damn good interpretation of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in the movie Gettysburg.
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posted on
06/06/2023 8:07:34 AM PDT
by
mware
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