Bloody hell BBC

[WorkingItOutAsIGo]

Reading the BBC news online this morning and there is not one, but two stories about transgender people. One promoting the transition of a small child, and the other promoting sport for transgender athletes. The latter in particular looks like a direct attempt to counter the news discussion over the last few days in sport.

This isn’t news, it’s wartime propaganda.

Doobydoo I don't know but I should tread carefully if you want to stay a girl. Especially if you are in Canada.

For Dooby

17yo transmale child www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3523542-17yo-transmale-child

the BBC are doubling down on some wild PR crusade.

Or are more interested in clicks than editorial standards.

Thanks for the link, Iused2BanOptimist.

I've just read Kian's story on there. Utterly horrifying that they've already had a hysterectomy and mastectomy.

And yet, as someone else mentioned on that thread, adult women are being refused sterilisation 'in case they change their mind'. It beggars belief.

Just looking at the BBC Guidelines now:
www.bbc.co.uk/editorialguidelines/guidelines/children-young-people/principles

www.bbc.co.uk/editorialguidelines/

The BBC and The Guardian have certainly become propaganda tools in recent years. Manipulation and overly conscious positioning on many issues. The Guardian is a joke.

On top of all the trans glitter nonsense, this is sexualization of a child. The BBC would surely think twice about publishing pictures of a nine year old girl dressed up like that

as if prominent women athletes aren't able to understand "science"!

I think all top elite women athletes understand the science of being a top, elite athlete. Having a baby will have an impact on performance, for example, all female athletes know this.

I remember Evonne Goolagong Cawley.

'She is the only mother to have won the Wimbledon title since Dorothea Lambert Chambers in 1914. Married to Roger Cawley in 1975, she had a daughter in 1977 and won the 1980 Wimbledon title.'

From Wiki. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evonne_Goolagong_Cawley

I remember cheering to the rafters after she won that title.

Also not to forget Jessica Ennis Hill for her spectacular comeback post pregnancy.

Autumn is headed for puberty blockers pushed on by the unquestioning support & encouragement they are receiving from everyone around them.
Puberty blockers have such terrible side effects and they spell the end of developing meaningful adult sexuality.
Autumn should receive a huge amount of careful counselling to see if they can find a way to remain a boy, instead of all this soft coercion to "change sex".

Plus, I salute Paula Radcliffe for her measured and calm response in the Today Radio 4 programme.

It's Interesting that the child describes their sessions as 'exciting' to talk about themselves. And it must be exciting to see a nice piece about you on the BBC website. It's probably going to be in the local paper too now. Proper celebrity stuff. Loads of attention. No chance of being just another one of Mrs Norris' three boys and not being special now.

Also... Christ on a bike.. the idea you can tell who is male or female by noticing how many towels they use or who they say they will want to marry when they grow up. 

When I was 9 I think I wanted to marry my older cousin! I'm not sure what I'd have been turned into if my parents had decided to act on that!

It does say: ‘we must not campaign or allow ourselves to be used to campaign’

www.bbc.co.uk/editorialguidelines/guidelines/politics/principles

When I got to the bit that mother is writing a book about "her" experience, it all made sense.

“ALittleBitofVitriol

Indeed Floral
The article even says that Autumn's mum is writing a book about their journey...”

You don’t say

I don’t think it’s ethical for broadcasters to refer to ‘trans children’ at all. They wouldn’t refer to ‘Labour children’ or ‘Conservative children’ or ‘communist children’ or ‘fascist children’ would they?
Agreed 100%

Also any time they mention Desmond is Amazing they really should point out that both his parents are unemployed and his drag act pays the actual rent...

From the 9 year old child article:

"Ms Norris says it has been "incredibly supportive", and, although the children have had "mixed reactions", teachers have tackled the issue "head on".

"They will say things like, 'Do you remember Anthony? Do you remember how upset he could get, and how angry he could be? Don't you think Autumn is happier?', and explaining Autumn is who she wants to be," Ms Norris says".

Sounds like Anthony had difficulty in school previously. Upset and angry, according to the teachers.

Wonder if there was any exploration of ADHD, autism, other issues with the school? Or was it a quick leap to transgender?

"She adds: "At this moment in time, Autumn is very settled into living as a female and, when she talks about the future and her dreams, it's about being a mother and getting married to the man of her dreams".

Being a biological mother is actually impossible and finding a person to marry is going to be difficult, since the vast majority of people are either heterosexual (only interested in the opposite biological sex) or homosexual (only interested in the same biological sex).

And I'd be looking to inspire Anthony in other ways - hobbies, sports, studying, travel. Getting married and having kids should not be the only dreams that a young child has, even more so in this situation.

Totally agree that the BBC should not be featuring these children.

It is unethical.

And is anyone getting frustrated that the parents featured are always the mothers? The fathers are either absent or silent. We very rarely hear from the father of a child who identifies as transgender.

I'd love the BBC to do an article on exactly why that is.

Yes, I noticed that about the book-appalling!

Actually, I think any mother who lets her nine year old wear a face full of applied-as opposed to dressing up- make up needs to examine her own motives.

That poor child. If Autumn becomes Anthony, Dobbin the Horse or Thomas Tank in the future, that article will be out there for everyone to see. Irresponsible of the publicly funded BBC but almost unbelievable that the child's own mother would do such a thing to her own child.

And is anyone getting frustrated that the parents featured are always the mothers? The fathers are either absent or silent. We very rarely hear from the father of a child who identifies as transgender

yes, that is really noticeable actually. I have no idea why it happens though

BBC ARE obsessed with trans issues, I really do think so.

I enjoyed hearing Josie Lawrence on R4 Just a Minute yesterday, she said something like 'Why is every bloody woman who does something great called a man now...' It got a massive cheer too.

On a 🥝 farm thread they had a photo montage of smiling mothers on the left, kids in the middle and gloomy eye rolling men on the right. Make of that what you will.

While schools teaching utter bollocks in the well-meant aim to support trans kids is basically everywhere- the family in this BBC article are in Shropshire.

Good news is the local council legally correctly cites sex as a protected characteristic.

www.shropshire.gov.uk/equality-diversity-and-social-inclusion/equality-diversity-and-social-inclusion/

And they do equality impact assessments.
www.shropshire.gov.uk/equality-diversity-and-social-inclusion/equality-objectives/

more here: www.shropshire.gov.uk/equality-diversity-and-social-inclusion/

So this local authority will hopefully understand the inconsistency of teaching regressive sex stereotypes vs their legal public sector equality duty, if this is what is happening in local schools. They might find the free Transgender trend schools pack useful in helping teachers in the LA to support trans-identifying children without also promoting sex stereotypes, and without impacting on girl children or women teachers’ privacy and dignity in the school environment.

This often requires single sex facilities such as toilets or changing facilities to be provided in a school setting, for example. Not single gender (self-ID) changing and toileting.

This regressive agenda is all over UK schools. It will be up to parents to challenge it. There’s more here: www.transgendertrend.com

I do think that there are a lot of absent fathers (as in totally out of the picture) in families where a child identifies as transgender.

Where single mums are on their own trying to bring up a family, they are often isolated socially, don't have any spare money for activities, etc. That, of course, makes it easier for the mother to be groomed by the trans cult online. The lure of becoming a trans tiger mum can be very attractive. You too can be brave and stunning and write books and appear on TV. And you don't have to get the agreement of the other parent beforehand.

Thought on the plus side, i now relieved to know I am an actual woman because I use two towels after the shower - one for my body and one for my hair “like a woman”.

I only use one towel.. I must be a man.

No, BBC, not all 9 year old female girls want to put on makeup. Some prefer gaming, reading, writing stories, painting, swimming, running, tennis, football, martial arts, having fun spending time with their friends, doing well in school, playing and composing music, chilling out with their siblings and their mum and dad.