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Woman's Hour now: BBC walking away from Stonewall

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nauticant · 11/11/2021 10:06

Emma Barnett is asking the questions.

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CatsOperatingInGangs · 11/11/2021 10:17

Oof. Pregnant people. Confused
Nice work Emma. He’s squirming like a squirmy thing.

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nauticant · 11/11/2021 10:17

EB: "Could the BBC report a transwoman competing in the Olympics as biological male?"

BBC drone: waffle.

Emma Barnett has prepared really well for this interview.

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WinterTrees · 11/11/2021 10:17

The interviewee is almost weeping

Shewholovedthethebanhills · 11/11/2021 10:16

@Lovelyricepudding his line seems to be it was all about internal policy not editorial policy? Which EB is still challenging, of course.

WinterTrees · 11/11/2021 10:16

'Could we describe a trans woman as a biological male?'

BOOM.

WinterTrees · 11/11/2021 10:15

Emma asking if, as presenter of Woman's Hour and Newsnight, she would be allowed to front a campaigning video by Oxfam or Amnesty.

I'd like her to ask if she could front a campaigning video by FairPlay For Women or LGBA

CatsOperatingInGangs · 11/11/2021 10:15

To be fair to Emma Barnett, now they’ve unshackled her she’s been awesome in this topic

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nauticant · 11/11/2021 10:14

Emma Barnett is quite keen on asking about Ben Hunte. BBC drone: "I haven't seen it."

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Lovelyricepudding · 11/11/2021 10:12

So they spent all that money and it didn't influence them at all? Huge waste of money and resources if that were true.

WinterTrees · 11/11/2021 10:11

I missed the name of the guy - did you catch it?

He's in a real cleft stick here. Has to justify leaving the stonewall scheme and make it seem based on sound reasoning (to avoid tantrums by the TRAs) whilst also making out the BBC have always been completely impartial.

Emma Barnett is FIERCE. 💪

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nauticant · 11/11/2021 10:11

EB: "You must have thought something had happened to threaten that trust."

BBC drone: "No."

EB: "Shall I give you examples from the Nolan podcast?"

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BattyOrange · 11/11/2021 10:11

EB is pushing him - good to hear!

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nauticant · 11/11/2021 10:09

BBC guy effectively says Stonewall hasn't really had an influence on the Corporation. Emma Barnett: "So why have you left?"

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nauticant · 11/11/2021 10:08

Ooh, this is a senior BBC guy explaining the reasoning and it's got what you would hope to hear. Emma Barnett is asking awkward questions.

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