Talk:Anglo-Celtic

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I've removed this paragraph:

The term has lately fallen into disrepute and is now scorned by Celtic Revivalists (see Modern Celts) in Australia and the US who wish to distinguish themselves as a separate group from the English and the cult of Anglo Saxonism, which they view as a hostile and colonizing force.

It seems grossly POV and is completely unsourced. TharkunColl 23:20, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

I agree. It was highly POV. It is also not true. The term is not scorned, albeit only by a few. There are so many groups with viewpoints on any topic. I see no reason to include this one viewpoint which is very marginal and ill-educated. Even the term 'Cult of Anglo Saxonism' implies a thinking of England and English people that is outdated and anglophobic, and extremely wharped. Best to avoid this kookiness. Enzedbrit 12:11, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

I also removed the rest of the article as it was 1/ just plain wrong, 2/ very anti-English and also slightly anti-American, 3/ very subjective and 4/ showed complete ignorance with the term Anglo-Saxon and lacked intelligent opinion; it was based largely on personal prejudice than fact. Enzedbrit 12:22, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

If we are going to do an article on the topic, lets do it right. I think we can do this under the broad banner of "British Australian", since I doubt there are many second plus generation Australians of exclusively Celtic only or Scottish only or English only etc. extraction. It is uncommon for an Australian-born (or even a British-born and Australian-raised) British-Australian to identify themselves as anything but Australian. Indeed the term "British Australian" sounds invented (although it is more accurate but less widely used than "Anglo Australian"). Kransky 16:47, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

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I have removed the following: This ethnic-cultural category is rejected by many people of mainly Irish, Welsh or Scottish ancestry, who identify themselves solely with their own Celtic way of life and outlook as opposed to the mostly Germanic culture of the English. This is particularly true in Europe, where mixing between both groups as been less complete than in Australia and North America, and where English culture is still perceived as foreign by many people of Celtic background (especially in Western Wales, the Republic of Ireland and the Scottish Highlands). Anglo-Celticism is thus seen by many people as just another attempt to deconstruct and assimilate Celtic culture into the dominant English culture. On what was this based? On which facts? Where is the proof that this is used predominately by people of 'Irish, Welsh or Scottish' ancestory? This has been posted to be anti-English bias. The bulk of it about 'Germanic English culture', foreign culture in 'Celtic lands', etc., is fanciful and not based on truth. Enzedbrit 19:56, 11 January 2007 (UTC)