Sarhau'r etholwyr

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Ymddengys bod cyn aelod seneddol Norfolk North wedi sarhau ei etholwyr trwy awgrymu bod ganddynt dueddiadau llosgachol. Dyfynaf o'r Telegraph.

“For years, country folk in Norfolk have been the butt of jokes suggesting that incest is rampant in the county. Now, one of its MPs has caused uproar by stating publicly that people in Norfolk are inbred…

Dr Ian Gibson, the Norwich North MP and former chairman of the Commons science and technology committee, proposed inbreeding as a reason for the high incidence of diabetes among children in the area.

“I would imagine it is linked to the fact that people in Norfolk are quite inbred, with many not leaving the county,” he told the Eastern Daily Press this week. “It is something that needs to be looked at as a priority, especially as many cases are linked to obesity, too.”

Dr Gibson knew at the time that he was playing with fire. When asked if he thought people would be offended by his comments, he replied: “Probably, but they are inbred. If you look at the names in Norfolk, there’s a lot that are the same.”

Roedd y stori'n gwneud i mi feddwl am ein Ian Gibson ni - Rhys Williams, cyn ddarpar ymgeisydd y Blaid Lafur yn Nwyrain Caerfyrddin / Dinefwr. Chwi gofiwch iddo frolio yn Barn ei fod yn casau'r Cymry Cymraeg. Mae tua dau o phob tri o etholwyr Dwyrain Caerfyrddin / Dinefwr yn siarad Cymraeg.

Yn bersonol fyddwn i ddim yn dweud bod y naill achos na'r llall - cyhuddiad penodol o dueddiadau llosgachol y Dr Gibson, neu gyhuddiad mwy cyffredinol o ddrygioni mwy anelwig Mr Williams mor sarhaus a thueddiad y Lib Dems i drin yr etholwyr fel petaent yn idiotiaid o'r radd flaenaf.