Womxn controversy on Newsnight

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Was last night's Newsnight linked to #choosereality? I haven't had a chance to go on Twitter yet today.

Thanks for your that video, just listened to the audio whilst driving to work and it at least got me to chuckle a bit :-) “wim-ix-in” lol, who knew!

He gets it through - to paraphrase, he was saying before long we’ll have men claiming transgender status for the specialness - er, yeah, that’s our point, and before long is here!

Is Cook transaged too?

She has only been a woman since 2015, so could be considered to be just starting out.

Trouble is, as I understand it, she was not able to leave her financial history behind, so the constituency party dropped her. I assume that if new provisions on deadnaming/doxxing are adopted, that type of problem can also be finessed.

Next it will be wxmxn, then wxmxx, then xxmxx, then xxxxx ... then a puff of smoke.

I agree with those who think this is an own goal. It might have removed attention from Adult Human Female, but for all those who looked at that campaign with bemusement that anyone might think the word woman was under threat have now had a perfect demonstration.

I haven’t watched the clip, but every day on Twitter there are new people going “wtf is this nonsense?” At one time it was always the same names. Now there are loads appearing every time a new issue appears.

I thought Sophie had given up politics having failed to get selected as a candidate (failed business financials) but there is a book out next month (about Sophie). So you have to keep your profile up.

Next it will be wxmxn, then wxmxx, then xxmxx, then xxxxx ... then a puff of smoke.

Poor Ozzy, he hasn't bitten the head off anything in years.

I'm confused, wasn't the Jo Cox programme meant to be aimed at young women just getting started in their field? Is Cook transaged too?

WTF was that? Women of colour not included in 'women'. Racist fucking bastard!

And seriously - this is the person who took a woman's place on a women only Labour Shortlist and on the women only Jo Cox Programme. I think they should get SC out more - they have uber peaking skills

And Sharon O must be wondering where the fuck Ozzy went last night

Good call Wellcome. I hadn’t seen this until the apology but I applaud the apology.

Presumably they could not find a woman who was not white to explain how the word woman excludes women of colour. (Or any woman who could possibly explain this )

Sophie, who ticks all boxes, could be a stand in for everything if the BBC can't find the appropriate person

Sophie might not be white. She might self id as something else. Check your assumptions. ;)

US journalist and vlogger, Tim Pool did a video on this last night. It's amusing for no other reason than watching him trying to pronounce womxn.

He's covered a few of these UK controversies now but tends to misunderstand the nuances and background of what is currently going on in this country by applying a US culture war lens to it. Both him and his commentators seem to think this is something being pushed by feminists which is not wholly accurate.

My DHs comment was "even the Pythons looked prettier in drag".

I've just watched the Newsnight piece, and was obviously outraged. But then, I did wonder if it's not a subtle way of the producers showing how ludicrous their guidelines are! It seemed almost satirical.

Totally shit but own goal I think. Certainly seems that way from what I’ve been hearing/reading this morning.

BBC don’t pay market rates for staff so they get people who want the ‘prestige’ of working for the bbc or, their ‘commitment’ to a diverse workforce Woke interns are literally making this shit up, perhaps they should stick to drama and forget trying to report nxws.

Excuse typos, I’m so cross.

And so far this week (and it’s inky Thursday) the BBC have had

Thought For The day
BBC Breakfast piece on Butterfly
Newsnight

All discussing this issue and not a single GC voice.
And *Women’s Hour” won’t ecen discuss the Consultation.

We are being well and truly fucked by the BBC aren’t we?

Sophie was rascist and the presenter did absolutely nothing to counter that.

You know, since the beeb clearly doesn't give a single fuck about women, maybe we should take a different approach. Sophie Cook said some seriously racist things in that segment. Does the beeb care about appearing racist, and if they do would that prevent them having Cook on again? We could find out.