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> the uneducated rube who made the headline forgot that Northern Ireland exists. What's Northern Ireland got to do with it? The Republic of Ireland has had a p
by triceratops 4y ago
> the uneducated rube who made the headline forgot that Northern Ireland exists.
What's Northern Ireland got to do with it? The Republic of Ireland has had a person of color as PM. Northern Ireland doesn't even have a PM - it has a "First Minister" (I had to look it up, I had no idea).
EDIT: Apparently the objection was about the use of "Britain" vs "the UK", not "person of color". To which I'll just quote Wikipedia:
"The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,"[1]
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom
- daveoc64 4y agoSome people consider that Britain refers only to Great Britain, therefore excluding Northern Ireland.
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- triceratops 4y agoNot Wikipedia though: "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain"[1] 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom
- daveoc64 4y agoYou've missed the footnote next to the word "Britain": >Usage is mixed. The Guardian and Telegraph use Britain as a synonym for the United Kingdom. Some prefer to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain. The British Cabinet Office's Government Digital Service style guide for use on gov.uk recommends: "Use UK and United Kingdom in preference to Britain and British (UK business, UK foreign policy, ambassador and high commissioner). But British embassy, not UK embassy."
- triceratops 4y agoI did miss it, thanks for that. The point is that using "Britain" isn't some major faux pas necessitating calling the writer an "uneducated rube".