Llongyfarchiadau Nicole Cooke Congratulations!
Posted on Monday, August 11, 2008 at 5:50pm
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Nicole Cooke
I know that every politician in Wales will jump at the opportunity to congratulate Nicole Cooke on her Olympic win in the Women’s Cycling Road Race, and I didn’t want to miss out on the opportunity either. Its brilliant that a Welsh woman has won a Gold medal ( even though she couldn’t win it for Wales but I’m digressing) at the Olympics. She is a role model for other young Welsh women who are ambitious in their fields.
I am somewhat jealous however that a sporting achievement is seen as a positive thing for young women, but when you compare that to how us young female politicians are portrayed, then the story is very different indeed.
Anyway, congratulations Nicole. Wales is on the map despite the missing flag…
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Rwy’n gwybod yn iawn y bydd bron pob gwleidydd yng Nghymru yn neidio at y cyfle i longyfarch Nicole Cooke am ennill y ras seiclo ffordd i Fenywod yn y gemau Olympaidd, a doeddwn i ddim am fethu’r cyfle chwaith. Mae’n wych o beth ei fod wedi ennill y fedal aur ( er nad yw’n gallu ei hennill ar rhan Cymru) yn y gemau. Mae hi’n esiampl gwych i fenywod ifanc Cymru sydd yn uchelgeisiol yn eu gyrfaoedd amrywiol.
Mae gen i elfen o genfigen ati hi er hynny, oherwydd pan fod menyw ifanc yn ennill wobr chwaraeon o fri, mae hyn wastad i’w weld fel peth i’w ddathlu. Ond pan rwyt ti’n cymharu hwn gyda sut mae gwleidyddion ifanc sy’n fenywod yn cael eu portreadu, yna mae’r stori yn hollol wahanol…
Ta waeth, llongyfarchiadau Nicole. Mae Cymru ar y map, er gwaetha’r ffaith bod y faner ar goll…
I don’t understand your comment with regard to young female politicians. In my experience all good female politicians have always been celebrated and seen as a positive role model for aspiring young girls, in fact I once had to write an assignment on such. Also, Nicole is being celebrated at this time for being the best in the world, not just Wales.