The British tabloid
The Daily Mail began raising hell over "Plastic Brits" in late 2011. Their sustained campaign over the last year has tattooed the phrase into British popular culture. Almost everyone involved with the London 2012 Olympics has an opinion about these "Plastic Brits" and the spotlight on them during the Olympics will be intense, especially if some of them win gold.
What kind of people does the Mail term a Plastic Brit?
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Someone who was born outside Britain but has (in their view) opportunistically become a British citizen to enter the Olympics. It's a complicated issue given Britain's history with multiculturalism and sportsmen with multi-national connections (as exemplified by its cricket team). Read
this Daily Mail article as an example.
The latest piece of news on the topic is that team officials are planning to ensure such players can actually sing the national anthem should the occasion arise.
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