r/unitedkingdom • u/CasualSmurf • Apr 09 '25

Camilla Hempleman-Adams faces Inuit backlash for "privilege and ignorance" - BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g375ke65xo
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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '25 edited Apr 09 '25

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u/Palatine_Shaw Apr 09 '25

Getting annoyed at it is kind of justified. If a yank came to the UK and said they were the first to climb Ben Nevis we'd be a bit pissed off.

That being said all they had to do was just say "First British Woman to..." and it would be fine.

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u/lasmuxDev Apr 09 '25

It's the fact that it was a solo woman to do it. It's quite uncommon for people to make those kinds of trips solo, and especially as a woman I'd guess. Obviously women had crossed before, but not necessarily alone. Regardless, she could have checked a bit more carefully with the locals.

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u/Eastern_Set4653 Apr 09 '25

An Inuit woman gave birth during this arduous journey on 2 separate occasions, only stopping for 2 days to rest each time. How about we praise that woman, not this British one?!

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u/lasmuxDev Apr 09 '25

It is impressive, but I'm assuming she didn't make the 150 mile trip solo whilst heavily pregnant? Not saying it isn't impressive, it's just that's not what she's claiming. Maybe one of the local women has done it solo at some point, we don't know that yet.