The BBC. The only source of teh global truth in the universe
The attitude speaks for itself. Even after 21 years.
Not saying about Terry Wogan etc. There are many good people who care about ESC though As people have very well said before, QwaarJet, Cole... if you dont want negative press attention, dont do things that warrant it
.And what did they do? Informed people like more than 1 year ago? Then any civilized country is "guilty". So far there's not any single reliable source so taking just 1 side is a lil' bit.... weirdAs people have very well said before, QwaarJet, Cole... if you dont want negative press attention, dont do things that warrant it
And you read too much into things, 'former Soviet country...' was used to describe Azerbaijan in order to explain to people who may not be geographical experts as to the whereabouts of Azerbaijan. Everyone here knows where the USSR was and Russia is, so it's just an easy way to describe it. As for surprising, I doubt that was used, especially seeing as the evil British media thinks that Soviet countries always win Eurovision!
The BBC would not deliberately misprint an article, they would print it based on the belief that it was correct. In any case, I am yet to know how it is a year old, because of what the interviewed said, but there was also an article with no doubts about its date, on gay rights. As for criticising media's, why are you not bothered about the lies which were printed last week about the United Kingdom and the matter that the EBU had sent a warning letter to us?? That was a cheap attempt at starting a media war, and was a complete and utter lie, I personally feel that we are not wanted there which is completely against the ideals of Eurovision. In Moscow for instance, the British media published concerns that it had about gay rights and the gay pride, but it did not cause a problem between Russia and the UK and in fact the Russians welcomed us more warmly than they did perhaps to any other delegation competing.And what did they do? Informed people ike more than 1 year ago? Then any civilized country is "guilty". So far there's not any single reliable source so taking just 1 side is a lil' bit.... weird
You talk about it as if people should or shouldnt know this and that. What people should know is irrelevant. It is what people do know. When you're writing an article then you are doing it to inform people and if that involved calling it a former Soviet country then so be it. I dont suppose for instance many Azeri's know the whereabouts of the Falkland Islands, does it mean they're offensive to Britain? Of course not, that'd be stupid to even think! And I dont see the problem in any case, because it is a former Soviet country.as for geographical lame excuse - This is the age of the I-net. If you don't know where Azerbaijan is, go and check it
I will send them a calendar and modern world map
uhuh, in other words the BBC can't even make a mistake. It's always right, it never fails.
Show me the source @ EBU's site that denies it.
Actually I was talking about the BBC and your personal insinuation is offensive till the limit for me.
No I didnt say that, Im saying they wouldnt deliberately misprint an article. A mistake (which if it was wrong, is what it was) is very different to deliberate slander (as was accused last week).
Well why else would it be done? Just add in 'former Soviet' for the good of their health? I understand it is important to you, but the fact is that in the United Kingdom, which the articles of the BBC are printed for, the Soviet Union and Communism, etc, are really a non-issue nowadays. Nobody cares about what happened over 2 decades ago, nobody cares about that there used to be mis-trust. But people do care about the situation today, which is why if it is believed that human rights or gay rights are not properly upheld, there will be articles printed about it here. Such issues are important to people in the United Kingdom today.
. If nobody cares about what happened 2 decades ago then what's the point in using "Soviet"? I lol'd. Almost all maps show Azerbaiajn as a part of E.Europe. Maybe someone doesn't want to recognize it - just another indication of the attitude.As for other names, Azerbaijan isnt really in Eastern Europe and I doubt many know where the Caucasian area is. If I wasnt such a geography geek at school I probably wouldnt know
I think it is in Eastern Europe
Yeh, I also find it funny how the United Kingdom is being criticised for news articles, perhaps it would be better for people to criticised human rights and gay rights abuses!
Okay sure, but I what I meant is that it's not in the part of Europe that people traditionally think of Eastern Europe ie from the German border to Moscow.
