to despair that this sexual crassness is not “news” BBC!!!!!!

[WanderOver]

I was scrolling down BBC online news this morning .... the usual ... coronavirus, stock market.

About the 10th item down was an item entitled “How To Masturbate”.

I didn’t click on it, I wasn’t really wanting to get instruction on that. But I was truly gobsmacked. How is this an online news item? Isn’t it sexually crass? Is it click bait designed to shock and offend? Why is the BBC news website writing this sexual stuff?

I did write a complaint to BBC, and will no doubt hear a justification in due course.

But ..... words fail me.

I get corona and varying issues.

I guess it's your cookies. And hey. No one cares

well people are going to need to entertain themselves when self isolating so fair enough

Well if you didn’t read it, how do you know what it was actually about?

Maybe you should read it and loosen up a little.
It’s not crass. It’s a fact of life.

Are you sure it was the BBC website?

If you typed 'lady looking for BBC' into Google and clicked on the first link that might explain the issue.

I'm just imagining you clutching your pearls and writing your complaint letter while someone makes you a strong sweet tea 🤣

I mean, it's hardly the end of the world. Masturbation is pretty normal and actually has health benefits - maybe the BBC are trying to contribute to better sex education?

What a daft overreaction.

@donquixotedelamancha

I did that and got this
www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-bristol-51180061/portishead-s-hedgehog-lady-on-the-hunt-for-volunteers

Totally safe btw!

If you log in, the BBC site is personalised for you, based on what you have previously read and watched. So what have you been looking at before?

Rumbled......

www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/ef932792-17b5-4274-bba3-3452070c3e10

Apparently OP is correct. While I'm not bothered about the content, per se, I do think it's a bit much.

I love the BBC but I can see why some start to resent the license fee.

It’s not really shocking or offending though is it? It could be classified as click bait but also the BBC isn’t just for news, you’ll find lots of editorial and magazine pieces on the website. You didn’t click on it. Job done.

I'm just imagining you clutching your pearls and writing your complaint letter while someone makes you a strong sweet tea

I rather picture the OP ordering her coffee strong and black.

With you OP

Not paying for that.

Truly pitiful that the BBC has sunk to this. What a waste of licence fee payers’ money.

I hope when you complained, you added that you didn't even read it.

That should give them a good laugh.

Oh I saw that! I was clicking through my usual news scans and there it was at the bottom of the page, think it was a magazine link. There was another link next to it about sex as well, can't remember what. YADNBU. Not really the standards that the BBC used to aspire to is it.

It does seem a bizarre thing for the BBC to highlight :-).

You complained? 😂

Masturbation should be talked about and normalised!

I think that given the state of sex education and the way people seem to expect porn style sex, it's actually rather refreshing to see something that focuses on female pleasure in a completely clear and realistic way. In my native Netherlands people wouldn't be shocked at all.

Not the standards the bbc aspires to.

What, sex?
Oh my god. People have sex and touch themselves to make them feel better. And to think.....0.00001% of the uks tv budget went on that. For shame!!!!

I don't understand why you're so offended? You have a choice whether to read articles or not based on the titles. You weren't misled or tricked into reading something inappropriate. If it's not you cup of tea then scroll on by. The BBC is desperate to appear current and relevant and if it is to justify charging everybody then it has to appeal to everybody. Not just people who are horrified at facts of life. People wank. It has no effect on your life whatsoever.

Ugh, no one ever writes articles telling men how to masturbate, do they!? Because women and girls don't ~really~ have sexual desires like boys and men do... To be honest that's far more offensive than the article (which is a bit odd and confusing - does anyone find tapping their pubic bone arousing!?)

Umm yes Tarttlet, there are plenty of articles aimed at men and boys. It's true what they say, if you really look hard enough you really can find something to be offended by anywhere.

I can't actually believe that you complained. You weren't forced to click, and you didn't.

The pearl-clutching on here sometimes...