Radio 5 - 'People who have periods'

[QueenAnnesHat]

I listened to a section of Radio 5's '5 Live Science', covering period poverty this morning. The presenters were falling over themselves to talk about 'people who have periods', 'people with ovaries' etc. They also asserted that '10 percent of people suffer from endometriosis'. If 10 percent of men had this condition, it would be taken a lot more seriously.
Interestingly, the experts they interviewed talked about the experiences of periods, period problems and period poverty as they affect WOMEN and GIRLS - they obviously hadn't received, or chose to ignore, the woke message. Some sanity still prevails.

Sadly lm not surprised by the presenters as it is BBC, good to hear the experts are using biology and sense!

If you heard it, it's probably worth writing to complain.

They need to know that listeners find this language off-putting.

It also comes back to that question that has been asked on here before. Is it really 10% of people or 10% of women because they are two very different numbers? You can't just switch between the two words and remain accurate.

What science is the BBC using to suggest people have periods and endometriosis - and think it’s acceptable to misuse language to double rates of incidence?

I hate the BBC. I really do. They are supposed to be above all this shit and broadcast also for 51% of the population who can’t be named Clue - those most likely to go to prison for not paying the licence.

Is it really 10% of people or 10% of women because they are two very different numbers?

I think that's the best angle to "attack" this kind of speech.

Talking about hurt feelings would invite answers such as "But what about this other group's hurt feelings? Sure, they're a minority... So can't you be kind?" and "well, other people who have periods have not found this offensive, so can't you be more like them?", etc.
Subjective ground is shaky.

The best angle here is accuracy of reporting. Ambiguity is not acceptable.

I'd be saying that it's a very interesting statistic that 10% of people suffer from endometriosis and ask if they have a breakdown for the numbers of men and women specifically.

Is it a condition that affects one sex more than the other?

Are the causes and treatment the same?