On Saturday , ex-minister Lord Digby Jones accused Scott, a former Arsenal footballer, of spoiling the Tokyo coverage due to her “inability to pronounce her g’s”.In response, Scott, 36, said: “I’m from a working class family in East London, Poplar, Tower Hamlets and I am PROUD. Proud of the young girl who overcame obstacles, and proud of my accent! It’s me, it’s my journey, my grit.”
So a Sun reader's idea of an intellectual sticks his nose in...😆😆😆
That headline should be changed to : Stephen Fry opens can of Whoop Ass on Digby Jones'. The man's a legend.
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BBC’s Alex Scott rejects Lord’s claim that her accent ‘spoils’ Olympics coverageThe former Arsenal footballer and ‘Football Focus’ presenter is part of the BBC’s Tokyo 2020 coverage 'Lord' Digby Jones has a track record of being out of touch. He claimed not a single job would be lost under brexit Alex Scott is wonderful, a breath of fresh air in sports TV. Knows her stuff and very articulate. British TV should reflect the huge and wonderful variety of accents from across the country. Conservatives TelegraphSport guardiannews AlexScott Wtf
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Alex Scott hits back at former minister's criticism of her pronunciation during Tokyo Olympics coverageThe BBC presenter spoke out after ex-House of Lords member Digby Jones tweeted that she 'spoils a good presentational job... with her very noticeable inability to pronounce her 'g's at the end of a word'. What’s the score Merse Gillinum niw Birnimum niw Has he heard the Home Secretary with her pronunciations?! I agree with him, it sounds very unprofessional
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Alex Scott hits back after being criticised for not pronouncing GsAlex Scott hit back at Lord Digby Jones who said she was 'spoiling' the BBC's coverage. Scott, who was awarded an MBE and accrued 140 caps for England, said she is proud of her roots It demonstrates how the BBC has moved with the times from its pronunciation requirement of the past. Why the hell are the BBC putting her on virtually every show going, they may think they are sharing roles with men but surely their are plenty of other women that should be given a chance BBC is international should employ people with good knowledge of English pronunciation not one with street talking. not about working family nonsense use English words understandable world wide not slangs
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Alex Scott hits back after being criticised for not pronouncing GsAlex Scott hit back at Lord Digby Jones who said she was 'spoiling' the BBC's coverage. Scott, who was awarded an MBE and accrued 140 caps for England, said she is proud of her roots He needs to wind his neck in. There aint nothing wrong with the way she speaks and I could happily listen to her anytime. AlexScott you do what you do girl and ignore this stuck up geezer. Wow, I'm noticing a pattern with some White Brits...you guys love to attempt to disparage and malign successful Black women. Racist Brits and American Racists are two sides of the same coin.
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Former BBC bosses call for change in rules after complaints over Olympics coverageLord Grade and Sir Michael Lyons said that the lack of live Tokyo 2020 events broadcast by the BBC is ‘disappointing’ The olympics happen once every four years & in this age of digital tv there’s hundreds of channels (+ the internet), what are these people complaining about
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