Kathryn Gray: I’m with the #Welshtaliban

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Roger Lewis’s latest attack (in the Daily Mail) on the Welsh language has him asserting that the Welsh Language Society (Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg) is ‘a mob that could teach the Taliban a thing or two’. Welsh-medium schools come in for a particular gob in the face. It’s an offensive piece, all right, with barely disguised self-hatred, for all the proclaimed pride in being Welsh – and it’s a downright inaccurate portrait of a contemporary Wales in which two languages sit together harmoniously and increasingly enrich our literature, our sense of identity (common and, yes, different) and have helped us to assert and honour our nation. If it’s had one good result, however, it’s to have prompted a rather hilarious incarnation on Twitter (@welshtaliban) – highlighting, with each status update, the downright silliness of his contention.

more at link:
http://kathryngraypoet.wordpress.com/2012/11/30/im-with-the-welshtaliban/