Because by and large society has decided that racism is a bad and unacceptable thing. There’s pockets of it about but no one is taking that seriously. The current discussion around gender and how society moves to accommodate peoples exploration of their identity in the modern world is still very much ongoing.
I don’t agree with the gender critical or “TERF” arguments, I’m very much of the belief that everyone should be allowed to identify and live as their chosen gender with access to the rights and services that dictates. However some people don’t, for various reasons.
We can call them bigots and attempt to shun them and hide them away, but it’s not going to stop smaller news outlets that are actually bigoted like GBNews or Talk TV having them on without the pro-Trans counterpoint that the BBC would have.
Better to shine a light on these people and force them to justify their beliefs in a neutral environment than spred then in one that’s already in agreement with them no?
Still not really relevant. The BBC’s role is to report objectively and impartially. Posting a “Trans are perving on lesbians” thing as if it’s a giant problem that lesbians are facing when there’s no serious problem with trans people harassing lesbians and when your source is a self-admitted rapist isn’t being objective or impartial. It’s taking a side.
No, you don’t get a pass for effectively lying to the public because a higher proportion of the public wants to hear “Trans people are sexual harassers” than want to hear that Black people are.
They’re not showing transphobes to tear them down. Transphobes are being allowed to make the programming.
I’m not in favor of defedding the BBC, but let’s not pretend they have some legitimate right to punch down on a harmless, vulnerable, minority, be it trans people, Jews, or anyone else.
Lol no, because as far as i can tell they dont do it with other forms of bigotry like racism.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/editorialguidelines/guidance/impartiality-and-racism
Because by and large society has decided that racism is a bad and unacceptable thing. There’s pockets of it about but no one is taking that seriously. The current discussion around gender and how society moves to accommodate peoples exploration of their identity in the modern world is still very much ongoing.
I don’t agree with the gender critical or “TERF” arguments, I’m very much of the belief that everyone should be allowed to identify and live as their chosen gender with access to the rights and services that dictates. However some people don’t, for various reasons.
We can call them bigots and attempt to shun them and hide them away, but it’s not going to stop smaller news outlets that are actually bigoted like GBNews or Talk TV having them on without the pro-Trans counterpoint that the BBC would have.
Better to shine a light on these people and force them to justify their beliefs in a neutral environment than spred then in one that’s already in agreement with them no?
Still not really relevant. The BBC’s role is to report objectively and impartially. Posting a “Trans are perving on lesbians” thing as if it’s a giant problem that lesbians are facing when there’s no serious problem with trans people harassing lesbians and when your source is a self-admitted rapist isn’t being objective or impartial. It’s taking a side.
No, you don’t get a pass for effectively lying to the public because a higher proportion of the public wants to hear “Trans people are sexual harassers” than want to hear that Black people are.
They’re not showing transphobes to tear them down. Transphobes are being allowed to make the programming.
I’m not in favor of defedding the BBC, but let’s not pretend they have some legitimate right to punch down on a harmless, vulnerable, minority, be it trans people, Jews, or anyone else.