I knew it! 1 out of 50 of the BBC's staff identifies as transgender -4x higher than general population

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[–]BEB[S] 15 insightful - 7 fun15 insightful - 6 fun16 insightful - 7 fun -  (1 child)

Which could explain this (well, nothing explains this except collective insanity and/ or LSD in the BBC's water cooler):

BBC BITESIZE - "It's #InternationalPronounsDay! What are pronouns and how can you be an ally to friends who've changed theirs?" https://twitter.com/bbcbitesize/status/1318868453357387777

[–]BEB[S] 13 insightful - 6 fun13 insightful - 5 fun14 insightful - 6 fun -  (0 children)

The BBC switched off the replies to their pronouns day tweet - if public criticism TRIGGERS them so much they shouldn't be in broadcasting, much less have their PC tripe funded by the public.

https://twitter.com/Gillian_Philip/status/1319243052876259329

[–]artetolife 12 insightful - 3 fun12 insightful - 2 fun13 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I'm just surprised he acknowledged lesbians. They will probably address the balance by hiring transbians though.

[–]yousaythosethings 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Do they really think more than 1 in 50 actually believes they're the opposite sex? Like seriously?

I think they should do an, uh, intersectional analysis, and see what percentage of those trans people are (1) white, (2) female-attracted, (3) natal, biological males, (4) who were born into middle class and above families. Something tells me the BBC will no longer be impressed by their own diversity afterward.

And 11% LGBT just sounds way too high IMO, especially with only 1.3% lesbians. What are the odds their 1.3% "lesbians" are even female? It's pretty clear they've also realized that their oh so diverse LGBT population is a bunch of dudes. Hence them calling out the need to hire more lesbians despite already having apparently 11% of your workforce LGBT.

Also, as a lesbian, I would not want to be hired specifically because I'm a lesbian. That's weird. Just don't be biased against females, especially gender non-conforming ones. That's all it takes. I'm not British, but is it safe to say that the female faces of the BBC are all fembot types? What about the men?

[–]SweetBabyCheeses 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

“The issue of trans rights has divided Britain, with a split between traditionalists who believe gender is assigned at birth and progressives who believe a liberal society should make strides against any form of discrimination towards trans people.” I can’t believe THE DAILY MAIL wrote this!!!