BFI appoint Munroe Bergdorf as keynote speaker for #womanwithacamera summit

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This is just getting flipping ridiculous now. Munroe has made one very recent, very shoddy documentary.

Thrilled to be opening the @BFI #WomanWithAMovieCamera Summit to talk about feminism, power and culture.

t.co/gBU9fTCD7l

Very pleased the petition has reached 1,089 signatures in just one daylight day which is above the 1k target.

I didn't see this thread straight away after checking back. Had real anxiety that it had been deleted! Quite out of character. Glad to see it's still here.

Yes the petition has done so well

Has the BFI responded?

They can fuck right off. Women are never asked to speak for trans women, but there have been multiple examples where they’ve been given roles speaking for women.

Munroe isn’t even in film. It’s fucking ridiculous

Women are already extremely under-represented in film. Someone should quote this at the BFI.

www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2017/08/01/women_make_up_less_than_a_third_of_speaking_characters_in_top_u_s_movies.html

Or this diagram.

pudding.cool/2017/03/film-dialogue/

What the fuck does MB know about any of this? Apart from anything, MB seems to hate women. I see Lionel Shriver was kicked off a literary panel for her mockery of the liberal left's obsession with diversity. Whereas MB posted homophobic and sexist tweets a while back and is rewarded. What could possibly be different about these two people?

Just checked the petition and it's reached 1131 signatures in just over 24 hours.

They're "woke". They won't respond positively. They'll think people who object are bigots, and that this is good advertising.

I'd bet that the BFI is (like the movie and film industry) very male-dominated.

Hmm. I think the BFI need to be more discerning.

I signed the petition. I think the words “disgraceful”, “insulting” and “appallingly ill-judged” might have been included in my comments. This kind of crap makes my blood boil.

@Agerbilatemycardigan what pronoun did you use just there?

Are you testing out the new rules Gerbil?

CEO of British film Institute.

www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/policy-strategy/senior-staff-governors-bfi-fellows/senior-staff/amanda-nevill-chief-executive-officer

And twitter:

twitter.com/NevillAmanda

This is a truly crass booking.
Zero eligibility or credibility as a keynote speaker about being a woman in the UK film industry.

So happy to see many people have signed already and that the responses on twitter are in our favour.

After everything thats happened in the last day or so, its given me a little bit more hope. More people are seeing whats happening and speaking up #longmayitcontinue

Julia Hartley-Brewer (tweet)

"The British Film Institute @BFI is hosting an event on Sat to celebrate women in films #WomanWithAMovieCamera. Their keynote speaker is trans activist @MunroeBergdorf. Apparently it’s easier for a woman to get into movies if she was born a man. Who knew?"

twitter.com/JuliaHB1/status/1006969834352074752

I've signed the petition.

"This appointment was extremely ill conceived and exposes the BFI as a weak and worthy hand-wringer with no authentic commitment to women. I have reconsidered my membership accordingly."

What a shame.

Bump

www.ipetitions.com/petition/open-letter-to-the-bfi

Women, know your place! An excellent example of unwarranted privilege.

'Apparently it’s easier for a woman to get into movies if she was born a man. Who knew?"'

Julia Hartley Brewer is usually no feminist ally but she clearly understands this issue and is determined to have her voice heard. Good for her

It seems the norm in patriarchal cultures, from Medieval England to modern Saudi Arabia with its all-male 'Girls' Council', to use men disguised as women to represent women. We are slowly returning to that.

Signed.
The BFI are trolling women with this bs.