Is it ok to use terms like 'British Isles' in a GAA Documentary to place Croker

Tomthepost

RTE showed an excellent documentary last week on all the goings on in the background on All-Ireland Final Day.
However the narrator used the term 'British Isles' to describe the location of Croke Park. As GAA fans that understand the 125 year history of organisation do you feel this was an offensive term to use?

Mayoegian

Tomthepost wrote: »

RTE showed an excellent documentary last week on all the goings on in the background on All-Ireland Final Day.
However the narrator used the term 'British Isles' to describe the location of Croke Park. As GAA fans that understand the 125 year history of organisation do you feel this was an offensive term to use?

Not offensive......just an insensitive term to use.


I would think that term was deliberately used imo.

Twin-go

But we do live in the British Isles

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles

Mayoegian

Mayoegian wrote: »

Not offensive......just an insensitive term to use.


I would think that term was deliberately used imo.

Actually no, twas an offensive thing to say actually. Croke Park being described as in the British Isles?! Give me a break. Typical RTE.

Jim

Geographically speaking we are in the British Isles. Same was as when someone on the west coast of England / Wales steps into the sea they step into the "Irish Sea".

It is the correct term, but with the target audience in mind possibly not the smartest.

Daysha

Nope. I was surprised when I heard it but not a hope was I actually 'offended' by it. It was used to express a geographical location in a simple way and nothing more.

kierank01

Tomthepost wrote: »

RTE showed an excellent documentary last week on all the goings on in the background on All-Ireland Final Day.
However the narrator used the term 'British Isles' to describe the location of Croke Park. As GAA fans that understand the 125 year history of organisation do you feel this was an offensive term to use?

I saw that as well, and though I can't remember exactly what was said, is was used in reference to the size of Croke Park in that geographical area. What term would you have perferred they use?

What I thought was more offensive was the hundreds of people in the corporate boxes getting their mash, not even looking at the match.

Twin-go

I'm sure this Documentry will be sold in sindicate around the world. Probably not just for an Irish "Nationalist" audience.
Have we really not advanced beyond getting upset every time someone mentions "British" in a sentence? Come on people get over it!

Perfect fit

Geographically we are part of the british isles, if he had of said the United Kingdom/Great Britian it would have been a different story

homerjay2005

I cant believe that people in this day and age would be offended by it, though it doesnt surprise me!

Jim

kierank01 wrote: »

I saw that as well, and though I can't remember exactly what was said, is was used in reference to the size of Croke Park in that geographical area.

Ah, of course they'd use it in that sense. Include Britian when we're saying the thing we have is bigger than the thing they have.

the_syco

Wikipedia sums it up best:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_British_Isles

The British monarch was head of state of all of the countries of the British Isles from the Union of the Crowns in 1603 until the enactment of the Republic of Ireland Act in 1949, although the term "British Isles" was not used in 1603. Additionally, since the independence of Ireland, historians of the region often avoid the term British Isles due to the complexity of relations between the peoples of the archipelago

My take on it is that the term came about when we were all under British rule. But, newsflash, we're no longer under British rule. Only the British seem to still use the term.

smashey

Tomthepost,

You know very well where this arguement led last week on this thread.

In light of Cruiserweight's comments there, I'm locking this as I also don't want to see good posters get into silly arguements.