Originally Posted by
Luso
David Lammy is absolutely right. She is mistaking nationality with race... blame the English for going around the world and spreading their genes around everywhere bc even he has some, and quite frankly he was born and raised in England so he is "English". He poses the great point of "what is British, what is English?" Because whatever natives of that area were invaded by Danes, Celts, etc. just like how the Caribbean was invaded by the British, so this argumentation can be applied to many modern ethnic groups. Then... we talk about the significantly "white" population in Barbados... they identify as Carribeans, not English, just bc they get English on a genetic test doesn't matter to THEM, the Caribbean is where they've lived their entire life.
Going by this lady... the Queen of England is not English lol... her family changed their name from the German... Saxe-Coburg Gotha. Bad logic on her part. Another comment reminded me as well... take, for example, a boy from Kenya age 1 goes to England, is a product of the English education system, only knowns English, is he not English now? He definitely isn't really Kenyan either... besides genetically, but societally he is conformed and is English in my books.
Funny part is also: the origin of this women's name 'Jean'- derives from the Old French Jehanne, which is derived from the Latin name Johannes, itself from the Koine Greek name Ioannes (Ιωαννης). The Greek name ultimately derives from the Biblical Hebrew.. I guess she ain't English either.
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