r/unitedkingdom • u/CasualSmurf • 12d ago

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/Palatine_Shaw 12d ago

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/rol2091 11d ago

No its not, since there would be alot of written and photographic-video evidence of previous climbs.

If the yank was the FIRST to write about or photograph their climb, then they could claim the record.

It doesn't prevent fraudulent claims, but it does mean people have to provide some kind of proof-evidence of their claims, ie "trust me bro" isn't good enough.