Census: excitement mounts
From the 大象传媒 staff journal Ariel's "Earwigging" column, overhearing those water-cooler conversations: "When will we know if the Cornish have beaten the Jedi?"
Graham Smith | 07:42 UK time, Wednesday, 30 March 2011
From the 大象传媒 staff journal Ariel's "Earwigging" column, overhearing those water-cooler conversations: "When will we know if the Cornish have beaten the Jedi?"
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Comment number 1.
At 1st Apr 2011, AccurateChronometer wrote:There you go again, Mr Smith - shabby and contrived personal fixation 'journalism'.
Here's one you cooked up earlier:
/blogs/grahamsmith/2011/02/tick_here_for_the_cornish_jedi.html
Shabby journalism doesn't come much shabbier than this!
The 大象传媒 appears to have an institutional aversion to describing Cornwall as it really is - The Celtic Nation And Duchy Of Cornwall which is NEXT to England just like Scotland and Wales - and its Cornish people as distinct from the English . Is this because so many in the 大象传媒 heirarchy and the London based anglo-centric media see Cornwall & Scilly as their weekend colonial shangrila - take those 大象传媒 staffer hijacked outposts such as Fowey, Port Isaac and Padstow for example - and are attempting to do all in their power to maintain their residential property usurping and Cornish community wrecking foothold by disseminating false information on a daily basis?
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Comment number 2.
At 1st Apr 2011, youngcornwall wrote:If writing 鈥淐ornish鈥 on the census form does beat the 鈥淛edi鈥, so what?
I would rather read something on your blog Graham concerning what the council will be doing with this information, the information they were so eager to promote at tax payers expense.
With your expertise Graham this shouldn鈥檛 be too hard to find out.
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Comment number 3.
At 1st Apr 2011, Dave the rave wrote:Jedi are proactive, assertive and get things done, so there's a good chance they may have been more forward in their claim of status.
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Comment number 4.
At 2nd Apr 2011, backofanenvelope wrote:Are the terms Cornish and Jedi exclusive? Why can't you be a Cornish Jedi?
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Comment number 5.
At 2nd Apr 2011, P_Trembath wrote:Graham Smith wrote:-
"When will we know if the Cornish have beaten the Jedi?"
A question akin to "When will we know if the English have beaten the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints?"
As you well know, you are not comparing like with like. Such false comparisons are somewhat derogatory and insulting.
Hardly 大象传媒 impartiality at it's best.
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Comment number 6.
At 2nd Apr 2011, Tynegod wrote:The comparison between Jedi and Cornish is not "false".
Describing oneself as Jedi or Cornish will have no effect on British society, other than as a curiosity for historians in 20111.
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Comment number 7.
At 2nd Apr 2011, Dave the rave wrote:I agree with P Trembath.
Such false comparisons as between Jedi and Cornish are somewhat derogatory and insulting.
To the Jedi.
BTW P Trembath, are you really trying to say that Graham has no right to express an opinion on this blog, and that he should toe some "大象传媒 impartiality line"?
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Comment number 8.
At 2nd Apr 2011, P_Trembath wrote:Slimslad wrote:-
"The comparison between Jedi and Cornish is not "false"."
You are attempting to compare a Nationality/Ethnicity with a "Religion".
Therefore a false comparison.
Slimslad wrote:-
"Describing oneself as Jedi or Cornish will have no effect on British society, other than as a curiosity for historians in 20111."
Oh well, at least they'll still be talking about us in a little over 18,000 years time. How long do you think you'll be remembered for?
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Comment number 9.
At 2nd Apr 2011, P_Trembath wrote:Dave the rave wrote:-
"BTW P Trembath, are you really trying to say that Graham has no right to express an opinion on this blog, and that he should toe some "大象传媒 impartiality line"?"
Funnily enough, I read what Mr. Smith wrote as a reflection of the opinion of 大象传媒 employees in general, or at least what he considers that opinion to be. The bit about it being overheard at the Water Cooler kind of gives it away, hence my comment regarding impartiality.
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