From RT
The BBC has been accused of spoiling an annual music festival,
after a singer swapped the Union Jack for a rainbow flag in a rousing
rendition of ‘Rule, Britannia’. The stunt sparked a storm of furious
tweets.
Jamie Barton, an American singer and self-professed “queer girl with a nose ring,” said that she unfurled the flag during her performance because she wanted to make “a very clear statement of Pride.”
Here's the big moment when @jbartonmezzo entered into the flag-waving spirit of the Last Night of the Proms! #LNOP
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"We are witnessing something rather remarkable," Radio 3’s Petroc Trelawney said during Barton’s performance. “That moment an audience falls in love with a singer.”
But judging from reactions on Twitter, the concert was deeply divisive, with many of the furious comments being directed at the event’s organizer – the BBC.
One disappointed viewer wrote that Last Night used to be a “celebration for the British people,” but has now been “hijacked by politically motivated virtue signalers.”
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But judging from reactions on Twitter, the concert was deeply divisive, with many of the furious comments being directed at the event’s organizer – the BBC.
One disappointed viewer wrote that Last Night used to be a “celebration for the British people,” but has now been “hijacked by politically motivated virtue signalers.”
What the hell has happened to the Last Night? It used to be a celebration for the British people, but has been hijacked by politically motivated virtue signallers. Sadly, I will not be watching again.
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The fact that this event was always a celebration of British culture and patriotism really pains the BBC. They just had to put a spanner in the works. I will not be watching next year.
Others lamented that the BBC’s “PC agenda” ruined the event,
and said they would not be tuning in next year. A handful of
particularly enraged netizens vowed to never again pay their TV license
fee.
You mean, here's the big propaganda moment for the biased #BBC to swing into action with its relentless PC agenda
God forbid if Britishness, greatness, history, Empire were allowed to take centre stage
Disgraceful coverage. BBC hit new lows.
I’m saddened that @bbcproms would allow any sort of political and flag waving protests or expressions, at a fabulous traditional musical evening. Tarnished the evening for me
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This wasn’t the concert’s only flag-related controversy, however. Remain
campaigners urged audience members to wave EU flags during the event –
leading to more finger-pointing at the BBC.
“Brussels Broadcasting Corporation doing what it does best,” one Twitter user joked.
“Brussels Broadcasting Corporation doing what it does best,” one Twitter user joked.
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