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The BBC has quoted Fallon Fox

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PamDenick · 02/08/2021 10:14

Just watching BBC news. They interviewed Fallon Fox who stated that there is no scientific advantage for a transitioned mtf athlete in women’s sports!
This is just so wrong!

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PamDenick · 02/08/2021 10:37

I laughed when Natalie told us persons ‘far cleverer than l” could explain the rules better! No shit Ms Sherlock!

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MimiDaisy11 · 02/08/2021 10:36

I just complained about that though didn't realise who that was. I could have perhaps tolerated it if they've given air time to someone disagreeing who would have highlighted the issue but they didn't. One sided and ridiculous. Who do they take us for? Not to mention the reporter didn't point out that it was a male in female sports just the first time someone who changed gender is now competing in the opposite category. Yeah let's not hold our breath waiting on a female to appear in the men's sports.

Floisme · 02/08/2021 10:35

No objection to Fox being interviewed as long as it's always pointed out that they broke a female opponent's skull - at least that's what I'd expect an impartial and publicly funded broadcaster to do.

ImInACage · 02/08/2021 10:30

Is this the same dehumanising and reducing to body parts that we women have experienced in recent years? Birthing bodies, cervix owners etc

mum2jakie · 02/08/2021 10:28

Critical of the Fair Play for Women argument as being dehumanising!!! It was the most rational argument I've heard all day. But men's feelings are more important than women's aspirations and achievements obviously...

Ninkanink · 02/08/2021 10:28

Didn’t Fox say something about ‘eggshell skulls’? Or was that someone else.

The BBC are truly despicable.

yourhairiswinterfire · 02/08/2021 10:24

Wtf?

So the BBC are prepared to report and block people on Twitter for objecting to males in women's sports, but they'll happily listen to a bio male who fought a woman and fractured her skull in just 2 minutes, then went on to brag about it?

GTF BBC Angry

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PamDenick · 02/08/2021 10:24

Well done Nicola from Fair Play for Women.

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Signalbox · 02/08/2021 10:24

I wonder what FF means by "transitioned".

FF was critical of Veronica Ivy "talking nonsense" so they must have a definition of transition that goes beyond an announcement of new pronouns.

The BBC has quoted Fallon Fox
Abhannmor · 02/08/2021 10:23

Wow. How wrong can they be? Fox actually broke a woman's skull and boasted about it. The Beeb have an uphill task salvaging their reputation as a serious broadcaster for sure.

RufustheBadgeringReindeer · 02/08/2021 10:17

I know!

I saw that…ive had to stop watching the news

The first little bbc news snippet was fine, i was quite surprised

But then 5 minutes later its done an about turn and fallon is on!