BBC covers HBomberguy's Mermaids fundraiser

[OhHolyJesus]

Not sure how old this is but I'm going to complain based on this quote:

was at the time facing attempts to have the funding decision revoked by those opposed to increased rights for the transgender community.

(It's actually strangely accurate in that it recognises that trans people have rights and want them increased but not specific enough in that it refers to "those opposed" as if GC thinkers are opposed to their existing rights.)

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/51zq42Wb04L2yWWpvpQzLsz/how-donkey-kong-became-a-trans-icon

The stories noted at the bottom are all trans related - is BBC Social like a channel for trans or something?

Yes, it is.

No bias there at all

To (try and) quote something I saw on twitter:

The thing about being the guy who raised a lot of money for Mermaids, is that you're going to be the guy who raised a lot of money for Mermaids

thread:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3296433-BBC-Bias-Collecting-Examples-here

Thanks R0 that's the thread I was looking for !

The replies are not in their favour:

"How did Donkey Kong become a trans icon?

@LaurakBuzz @CaseyExplosion
@green_susie100 @Hbomberguy

t.co/Ial41eknsO t.co/nZQ0iikafv "

twitter.com/bbcthesocial/status/1248192337768927233?s=19

Sun 20-Jan-19 OP FeministFrequencyFan wrote:
"Tens of thousands of pounds has been raised for transgender charity Mermaids, thanks to a Twitch streamer playing Donkey Kong 64 for an entire day.

HBomberGuy (Harry Brewis), a popular UK-based content creator who has more than 300,000 subscribers on YouTube, came up with an unlikely way to raise money for the embattled transgender children’s charity, which recently had part of its lottery funding suspended after a campaign from anti-trans activists."

www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/01/19/mermaids-trans-donkey-kong-twitch/

Thoughts?"

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3484133-Gamer-raises-100-000-and-rising-for-trans-charity-Mermaids-by-playing-Donkey-Kong-non-stop

^Illuminating thread & quite a read!"

Dr's Christian J and Adrian H are blood-curdling horrors! 😱

Those replies to the BBC on Twitter! The BBC seems to have missed the mark with every demographic except the all-important < 1% trans-fans who are too obsessed with anime porn to give a flying f&ck about terrestrial TV anyway!

Favourite reply so far!

"Next week, we'll be told how Sonic the Hedgehog is problematic and alt-right."