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BBC responds to complaint about Woman's Hour

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thatdamnwoman · 03/10/2018 11:46

I complained about the fact that Woman's Hour has failed to cover the trans issue and the consultation. This is what I've got back:

^This is an update to let you know that we had referred your complaint to the relevant people and regret that it may take a little longer before we can reply. Please do not contact us in the meantime.

Although we reply to most complaints within 2 weeks we cannot achieve this every time. It depends on what your complaint was about and how many others we are handling, or may sometimes be due to more practical issues. For example a production team may already be working on another programme or have gone on location.

Please don’t reply to this email because it’s sent from an account which can’t receive replies. If you do need to get in touch, please use our webform instead at www.bbc.co.uk/complaints, quoting your reference number.

For full details of our complaints process please visit: www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/handle-complaint/.

In the meantime thank you for contacting us - we appreciate your patience.^

So maybe sometime after the consultation deadline passes I'll get a response. I've gone from staunch BBC / TV licence supporter to someone who doesn't give a damn.

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WingsofXXSteel · 03/10/2018 13:13

Can we petition the government to extend the consultation for another 6 months?

R0wantrees · 03/10/2018 12:45

So it sounds like they have no intention to even mention the topic while the consultation is open.

Is the same reason the NUS has remained silent about the investigation in Jess Bradley NUS Trans Officer?

Jess Bradley allegations regarding alleged flashing at work and in public places etc were first made July 29th 2018

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3325623-Jess-Bradley-a-government-advisor-on-womens-rights-suspended-by-NUS-over-indecent-blog-Part-iii

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3320513-Jess-Bradley-first-transgender-student-officer-suspended-after-flashing-photos

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3321764-Jess-Bradley-suspended-Part-II

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3323623-Who-is-really-funding-Jess-Bradleys-defence

HandsOffMyRights · 03/10/2018 12:27

So it sounds like they have no intention to even mention the topic while the consultation is open.

Well they'd better bloody roll their sleeves up, with just over 2 weeks left.

ChilliJamandAvocado · 03/10/2018 12:24

It's all feeling a lot deliberately "beware of the leopard" like. Hmm

“But the plans were on display…”
“On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”
“That’s the display department.”
“With a flashlight.”
“Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”
“So had the stairs.”
“But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?”
“Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”

(from HHGTTG)

BernardBlacksWineIcelolly · 03/10/2018 12:22

yes, another who used to love the BBC, thought the licence fee was great value, always defended the organisation etc... and now barely interacts with the BBC at all

I feel so let down by them over this, it's totally changed the way I see them

I think LangCleg said they don't reflect left or right wing views, they reflect the prevailing view of the elite. I think in the past I've always been pretty in line with that view so not noticed the underlying bias, but boy am I noticing it now!

BeUpStanding · 03/10/2018 12:16

I complained last week and got this reply:

We're planning a whole season to look at every aspect of the debate about sex and gender. I can certainly understand your question about the absence of this controversial issue from recent editions. On reflection, we felt it would be sensible to tackle all aspects of the debate in a focused and systematic manner.

So it sounds like they have no intention to even mention the topic while the consultation is open.

HamiltonCork · 03/10/2018 12:15

I've pretty much given up on the BBC. My kids are out of the CBeebies stage (they barely watch TV - big you tuber fans) and I mainly watch Netflix now.

GreenGloves · 03/10/2018 12:05

Yes I was another who defended it for years against mainly Tory attacks. Now to be honest I wouldn't mind if it went tomorrow. I'd miss Radio 4 though.

rightreckoner · 03/10/2018 11:56

Agree. I've was a staunch BBC supporter who thought that Jimmy Savile was a horrible accident - I thought the BBC had been complacent but not complicit.

Now I think their failures were born out of a huge arrogance and lack of care for the vulnerable. And they have clearly again allowed themselves to be overrun by a Men's Sexual Rights movement and, combined with their tendency to Orwellian newsspeak, they actually are complicit in this assault on women's rights.