These thoughts ran through my head and out my pen in 2012. I am still irritated and can\u2019t help but notice the continuation of this invasion from across the pond. And, the fact that media moguls think we are too dumb to notice what\u2019s going on. So, I\u2019m giving it another go. What? You ask. THE BRITISH INVASION OF OUR AIRWAYS!<\/p>\n
There are a lot of British accents on TV. It\u2019s an invasion of sorts, like when the Beatles came to America and pushed Elvis aside. More and more of the commentators on news shows have British accents. You never hear them say, \u201cI seen a man get his self arrested in Albany!\u201d They speak the language at a high level. \u2013 \u201cGood show, old chap.\u201d \u2013 \u201cThat was a smashing street demonstration.\u201d It\u2019s the accent that makes everything they say sound credible. <\/p>\n
The people who run TV news programs know this and hire as many people with British accents as they can. They want us to think the newscasters are smarter than us. People with British accents help sustain that myth. <\/p>\n
The accent not only makes reporters and commentators seem smart, it also makes them seem honest and frank, like Simon, when he was on American Idol. He told it like it was. (He\u2019s since softened up, unfortunately.) Eventually, all plain speaking American reporters will be pushed aside and replaced with Brits. The Revolutionary War isn\u2019t over. We won the battle but not the war. It\u2019s still going on. <\/p>\n