Talk:Spanish Gibraltarians
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How many times is this offensive rubbish going to come back
1. This is a repetition of the article 'Originary inhabitants of Gibraltar' which was subject to a successful AfD and its revision 'Spanish Gibraltarians' which was also subject of a successful Afd.
2. The sole purpose of this article is to discredit the existance of the Gibraltarian people which the author simply dismisses as the present inhabitants of Gibraltar it is simple racism, promoting the often repeated Spanish POV that we simply do not exist as a distinct people.
3. The title is an oxymoron. The term 'Gibraltarian' is a modern one with a precise legal meaning, to qualify for being a Gibraltarian it is necessary to be a British Citizen. As Spain does not recognise dual nationality its rather difficult to be a 'Spanish Gibtraltarian'
4. The content of the article is rubbish, and it will result in an extended edit war the moment any Gibraltarian with a weak stomach reads it.
5. The paragraph The term Spanish Gibraltarian is also informally used, in the UK, to refer to those modern-day Gibraltarians who are primarily of Spanish language and culture, as opposed to British ex-patriates living on the territory. is a total fabrication according to the 2001 census there are 326 Spanish people resident in Gibraltar, the view promoted by the Spanish Government that the place is filled by 'British ex-pats' is untrue - the vast majority are British Gibraltarians, born in Gibraltar.
6. Its propaganda and racist rubbish, repeatedly trying to push 'being Spanish' down our throats is really offensive. Give it a rest and stop trying to start edit wars. --Gibnews 00:13, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Hi Gibnews, I think for your point 5, you have misunderstood the sentence. Have another read... I agree that "present inhabitants of Gibraltar" could be reworded somehow without losing the meaning of the phrase. --Burgas00 00:24, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Ok changed to modern-day Gibraltarians.--Burgas00 00:30, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
'There is ONLY one sort of Gibraltarian and we are not Spanish --Gibnews
