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Michael Sheen says he finds it 'hard to accept' when Welsh characters are played by non-Welsh actors - and reiterates his call for Prince of Wales title to be abolished
Daily Mail ^ | 6/6/23

Posted on 06/06/2023 5:08:32 AM PDT by Eleutheria5

Actor Michael Sheen has today said that he finds it 'very hard to accept' when Welsh characters are not played by Welsh actors, while also taking aim at the Prince of Wales title.

In an interview with the Telegraph, Sheen blasted the 'ridiculous' title of the Prince of Wales.

'It's just silly. I see no reason why the title should continue. Certainly not with someone who's not Welsh.'

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Political Humor/Cartoons; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: appropriation; michaelsheen; wales; welsh
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To: Eleutheria5
Apparently Sheen doesn't know British history. The title "Prince of Wales" was originally bestowed on the son of King Edward I in 1301 after his conquest of Wales and execution (1283) of David III, the last native prince of Wales. It was a power move then, demonstrating English military and political superiority and domination over the Welsh, and remains so today.

So it's not going away any time soon, as long as Wales remains one of the four "kingdoms" within the overall United Kingdom.

21 posted on 06/06/2023 5:40:18 AM PDT by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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To: Eleutheria5

I presume it was even more offensive in the vaudeville days when brit actors donned “welsh face”.


22 posted on 06/06/2023 5:41:23 AM PDT by fruser1
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To: Eleutheria5

Flo King, a rabid Anglophile (Her father was English born, her mother was a Southern Lady) said the title goes back to Edward I, Longshanks, who conquered Wales. His Welch subjects demanded a Welch-born prince, who spoke no English. When his son, Edward (later Edward II) born at Caernarfon Castle, he made him the Prince of Wales. He was Welch born, and spoke no English.


23 posted on 06/06/2023 5:43:04 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (If Kitty Genovese had a gun, she’d be in jail today.)
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To: fruser1

G-d, that was awful. They couldn’t sing tenor or cough up blood from black lung worth sh!t.


24 posted on 06/06/2023 5:43:34 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: Eleutheria5
In 2017, Sheen and his partner US comedian and actress Sarah Silverman went their separate ways, citing differences in views over Brexit and the Trump presidency.

Knowing what a lefty Silverman is, Sheen must be a fan of Brexit and Trump. Now I'm on his side.

25 posted on 06/06/2023 5:43:53 AM PDT by GOP_Party_Animal
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To: Eleutheria5

I can’t tell you how many times I was watching a TV show or movie, saw a Welsh character, and screamed out: “HEY WAIT A MINUTE! THAT GUY’S NOT WELSH!”


26 posted on 06/06/2023 5:44:51 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Must be why nobody understood him. In Braveheart, he’s portrayed as a limp-wristed poufta, and in Outlaw King, he’s this virile warrior.


27 posted on 06/06/2023 5:48:36 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: Eleutheria5

White actors should be played by whiteys


28 posted on 06/06/2023 6:05:17 AM PDT by Wdempsey (Democrats and slinkys.. Both useless but fun to push down stairs.)
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To: Eleutheria5

How does he feel about a black woman portraying Anne Boleyn or Cleopatra, or a Singapore actress portraying Elizabeth II as a young woman? Or is that ‘different’.


29 posted on 06/06/2023 6:05:46 AM PDT by hanamizu
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To: chopperk

Who is Michael Sheen? Years ago there was a mid-rate actor by that name. Is he still around?


30 posted on 06/06/2023 6:07:02 AM PDT by Cincinnatus.45-70 (What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
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I find it hard to believe that he’s offended by this.


31 posted on 06/06/2023 6:10:50 AM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: Eleutheria5

How about STFU!


32 posted on 06/06/2023 6:14:44 AM PDT by Agatsu77
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To: Twotone

Ok I can play that game. I’m tired of British Actors playing Americans.(This will put a majority of them all out of work)


33 posted on 06/06/2023 6:21:53 AM PDT by ground_fog ( My God this was from today!S)
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To: BradyLS

Prince of Wails?


34 posted on 06/06/2023 6:30:01 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: Eleutheria5

35 posted on 06/06/2023 6:53:31 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: Eleutheria5

Lol the stupid Welsh, always so sensitive about the difference between Wales and England. Nobody in the rest of the world even cares to know the difference, they all live on the same Island. To put it in perspective, it’s like if Michigan’s upper peninsula population demanded everyone else recognize their historical legacy as separate from Michigan proper.

That’s how ridiculous and petty the Welsh are.


36 posted on 06/06/2023 7:53:06 AM PDT by KobraKai
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To: Eleutheria5

“Old man yells at the clouds” is what this sounds like to me.


37 posted on 06/06/2023 7:53:14 AM PDT by FrankRizzo890
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To: Red Badger

But nothing beats the ministry of silly walks.


38 posted on 06/06/2023 8:03:11 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare)
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To: Mr. K

British Royalty is such an anachronism in today’s world that the whole damn thing is just plain silly....................


39 posted on 06/06/2023 8:06:08 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: C19fan

He played a damn good interpretation of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in the movie Gettysburg.


40 posted on 06/06/2023 8:07:34 AM PDT by mware
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