BBC to address ‘heteronormative culture’ with LGBT reforms

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The BBC is taking action over a perceived “heteronormative culture” at the broadcaster by making LGBT reforms.

Language is to be more inclusive, with non-binary pronouns used by BBC staff where appropriate, as part of internal changes to retain staff and “cut ice” with young viewers.

A network of “straight allies” will be set up to advance the interests of LGBT staff, with badges to identify them, according to a BBC report.

Action is being taken over fears that a “heteronormative culture, particularly around language” was developing within the company, and that the environment was not fully supportive of LGBT staff.

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Oh ffs
Just fuck off bbc

To steal a phrase from another thread
Posie roasted and toasted the BBC tonight
Posie and co

Why is heteronormativity anything to do with genderqueer trans and pronoun usage blah blah blah?

The only reason I can see for pronouns to be relevant in addressing heteronormativity is when someone talks to a woman about her partner and automatically uses the pronoun 'he'.

I previously thought W1A was a spoof, now I realise it was a documentary

Speechless 😶

How much of our licence fee is going on this?

There is nothing wrong with being heterosexual. Sexual orientation is a protected characteristic. What if this said that the BBC was challenging a gay culture by using gay allies and challenging gay language?

Doubling down while they still can?

Has the BBC read the comments on this tweet?

twitter.com/bbc/status/1049359029330477057?s=21

I actually think the best thing the BBC could do for the LGBT community at the moment is STFU.

They're like rabbits caught in headlights. Hypnotised.

Bunbury wrote a very prescient piece on this entitled 'The wanky woke: how the BBC was invaded by twats from Goldsmiths'.

What did Posie do re BBC?

Will any of the lesbians addressing this heteronormativity problem have vaginas?

Because I think that people with penises demanding sex from people with vaginas doesn’t challenge hetero-anything.

There's nothing wrong in principle with challenging heteronormativity. It's a good thing to address our assumptions about whether a married woman with kids has a male or female spouse.
It's partly why women face systemic sexism, because of an assumption that she will be inevitably married and pregnant at some point.

Unfortunately, like so much that is genuinely forward thinking and progressive, it's just become a buzzword for the performatively woke, and any positive aspect will get lost under a mountain of 'My pronouns are...' badges and dinky desk-sized rainbow flags.

The wanky woke ?
I hope my house isn't bugged
And twats from Goldsmith's are phrases I may have used

Here is what Posie did re BBC:

Budgieinaberet

You ARE Germaine Bunbury and I claim my five pounds!

If I was a bog standard lesbian or gay man working for the BBC, I would be incredibly offended by this patronising bullshit.

Have a problem at work? Let me look for a Straight with a Rainbow badge to help me. They'll know what to do!

Ffs.

I wish Vicky

I wish Vicky

I know. She's a national treasure.

It's all about trans, nothing to do with LG. They'd do mixed sex toilets if they didn't know their women staff would suddenly get their intersectional eyes opened.

There's a delightful (not) trans BBC researcher publicly tweeting tonight that Fair Play are a 'hateful group' who aren't interested in women but 'laugh at trans suicide statistics'. He'll be thrilled at this.

I would threaten to cancel my license fee but i threw the tv in the bin years ago

Who Charlie?

If the BBC were on a mission to loose the licence fee and popular support for the licence fee the best way they could do that, would be with this.

This is on top of 'journalism' by newsnight whereby 'scrutiny' is sticking Tommy Robinson on the box with an image of him with tape over mouth which is far stronger than any question or not challenging someone over their racist black women are women too y'know crap.

Honestly, what the fuck happened? When did their collective brains fall out?

It's not bias they suffer from, but ineptitude.

It's like they've gone full on Blue Peter on everyone's ass.

I never could stand Janet Ellis's ultra patronising.