Britannia

[Biker 1]

What is the PH view of Britannia being portrayed as a 'woman of colour'? PC gone mad? Appropriate sign of the times?

https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/britannia-wom...

[Quisling]

Mmmm

How do we know it's a women of colour on a coin which is one colour?

[GAjon]

Quisling said:

Mmmm

How do we know it's a women of colour on a coin which is one colour?

Because the article says so.

NEWS
For The First Time, The Royal Mint Issues A Coin Featuring Britannia As A Woman Of Colour

[Harrison Bergeron]

Article said:

Now, Britannia has been updated to actually reflect the nature of 21st-century Britain.

Gov.uk 2011 census said:

https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk...
2011 census Britain 3.3% black.

Hmmmmmm

[Ahonen]

Harrison Bergeron said:

Article said:

Now, Britannia has been updated to actually reflect the nature of 21st-century Britain.

Gov.uk 2011 census said:

https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk...
2011 census Britain 3.3% black.

Hmmmmmm

Hmm indeed. According to TV adverts it's at least 50% and every single marriage involves two people of different colours...

[JuanCarlosFandango]

She looks the absolute spitting image of the Moggy, the Glaswegian divorcee who used to let us drink in her caravan when we were under age.

[PeteinSQ]

Well this is only going on limited addition gold and silver coins, so I don't suppose it's getting close to 3% of total coinage.

I don't mind a bit of this sort of thing going on because there really are British people that aren't white, and it's not like Brittania is a historical figure that needs to be faithfully represented as a white woman.

[mac96]

Nothing wrong with new version, although helmet is at an even more impossible angle than before. Must be nailed to her head.

Actually I rather liked the trident, but I won't lose sleep over its disappearance.

[anonymous-user]

JuanCarlosFandango said:

She looks the absolute spitting image of the Moggy, the Glaswegian divorcee who used to let us drink in her caravan when we were under age.

Seems as apt a female personification of Britain as any other.

[Mark-ri571]

Looks like Angelina Jolie

[bitchstewie]

I like it.

You'd hope nobody's going to get angry about that.

[anonymous-user]

mac96 said:

Nothing wrong with new version, although helmet is at an even more impossible angle than before. Must be nailed to her head.

Actually I rather liked the trident, but I won't lose sleep over its disappearance.

I assumed it was a nod to Rasta hats.

[Lotobear]

Well it's nice to know we are prepared to share our Imperial past with persons of colour

[Dagnir]

Meh, it's an irrelevant coin, who cares?

If it makes people feel important and that they're progresive, then bless em....let them have their day.

[BabySharkDooDooDooDooDooDoo]

Dagnir said:

Meh, it's an irrelevant coin, who cares?

If it makes people feel important and that they're progresive, then bless em....let them have their day.

Plus we’ve done the same with non-white make believe characters for years. Jesus Christ for example who was more than likely brown, but you’d believe him to be a white hippy if you read the bible.

[A Winner Is You]

BabySharkDooDooDooDooDooDoo said:

Dagnir said:

Meh, it's an irrelevant coin, who cares?

If it makes people feel important and that they're progresive, then bless em....let them have their day.

Plus we’ve done the same with non-white make believe characters for years. Jesus Christ for example who was more than likely brown, but you’d believe him to be a white hippy if you read the bible.

That's not really surprising though, in an age where most people would have gone their entire lives without seeing someone of a different race, he was going to be portrayed as white in European art.

[Biker 1]

A Winner Is You said:

That's not really surprising though, in an age where most people would have gone their entire lives without seeing someone of a different race, he was going to be portrayed as white in European art.

Since he was born in Bethlehem to a Jewish family, perhaps he would have had the similar olive skin tone to modern day Israelis?? That could be a bit awkward for Guardian readers....

[Randy Winkman]

Britannia isn't an English woman, she's a multi-racial embodiment of Britain's strength, particularly associated with naval power. Can you tell I've just been looking this up on the internet?

Some people seem to think that until recently, Britain was all about borders and white "British" people when we were actually all about invasions, the empire and stuff like that. That's the real history of Britain and I think it should be embraced.

[JuanCarlosFandango]

Has anyone actually objected to this yet??

[mygoldfishbowl]

Ahonen said:

Harrison Bergeron said:

Article said:

Now, Britannia has been updated to actually reflect the nature of 21st-century Britain.

Gov.uk 2011 census said:

https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk...
2011 census Britain 3.3% black.

Hmmmmmm

Hmm indeed. According to TV adverts it's at least 50% and every single marriage involves two people of different colours...

And if Hollyoaks are to be believed 90% of the population are gay.