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Oh deer, the BBC again!

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RedGlassHeart · 02/10/2026 07:35

Imagine having eyes like dough instead of like a doe!

(Celebrity Traitors spoiler alert)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm89j9024k7po

Oh deer, the BBC again!
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Aleveldilemma · 02/10/2026 09:45

Ugh but are they just quoting something she’s written / been written about her or writing something she’s said?

Aleveldilemma · 02/10/2026 09:46

Also how can you be “perceived” as doe-eyed? Isn’t that a physical characteristic? Like Princess Diana.

PleasantPedant · 02/10/2026 14:08

Complain to the BBC, @RedGlassHeart .

MellowSubmarine · 02/10/2026 14:12

Aleveldilemma · 02/10/2026 09:45

Ugh but are they just quoting something she’s written / been written about her or writing something she’s said?

She said it on the show.

MellowSubmarine · 02/10/2026 14:13

Aleveldilemma · 02/10/2026 09:46

Also how can you be “perceived” as doe-eyed? Isn’t that a physical characteristic? Like Princess Diana.

I don’t think it’s just a physical characteristic. I think it can also mean naive or innocent.

concertinacornflake · 02/10/2026 14:14

A human won't have written this. They could pay more people to check I guess, but yes to AI the words doe and dough sound the same.

concertinacornflake · 02/10/2026 14:15

Aleveldilemma · 02/10/2026 09:46

Also how can you be “perceived” as doe-eyed? Isn’t that a physical characteristic? Like Princess Diana.

It is both a physical trait and a character trait.

PleasantPedant · 02/10/2026 15:06

Complaints | Contact the BBC
Don't just tell us, tell the BBC.

Fortuity · 06/10/2026 23:48

I was shocked to the core recently hearing Lily Pargeter (The Archers) very clearly saying that she "would of" done something.

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