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paks@feddit.uk ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

I’m glad we have the BBC and I follow its news, but it has its problems and deserves criticism on some fronts.

Not an exhaustive list by any means but it’s very prone to legitimising harmful attitudes by false equivalence, and it’s very TERFy/transphobic.

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JohnSmith@feddit.uk ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

it has its problems and deserves criticism on some fronts

I agree. I don’t have any problem with the BBC being criticised. What I do have a problem with is how intellectually shallow and borderline childish such criticism often is, as is evident in many of the other comments.

prone to legitimising harmful attitudes by false equivalence

I don’t see that in their journalism. I see them reporting countering perspectives on topics.

it’s very TERFy/transphobic

I would attribute the fault to the current political climate, not the BBC.

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