Teen drama misrepresents trans by making it edgy and cool (while of course GC people are the evil witches)

[mids2019]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70zd31n2k0o

Really quite biased piece here relating to a drama which portrays a young trans teen as being edgy, cool and the epitomy of the rebellious teen with a plenty of a hardship narrative thrown in. Trans writer with no thought to women's' rights of the impact of puberty blockers. Quotes from GC campaigners threaded in to look cold and heartless in the language (middle class establishment against the new generation).

Oh and the lovely line from the author about the supreme court ruling 'we've got to rebel !' as if rebellion is somehow cool and the new protest movement instead of rebellion essentially meaning men rocking up in womens loos, safe spaces,sports etc.

Not great in my.opinion BBC.

Robbery and battering the old man with a golf club which led to his death.

It’s not a young caper gone wrong, it’s violent crime.

Edgy n cool

Thanks all. Interestingly, I did a quick Google of this before I asked on here, and could only find glancing mentions to a robbery in his youth. None of the horrid detail of battering and death.

I wonder why the Beeb and Graun are cosying up to and lionising a violent OAP mugger?

I read a comment on a Graham Linehan blog which said the old man was buying sex from Paris when Paris was underage, is that true?

Yes

Interesting, thanks. Not that it excuses violent robbery, of course, but I think it’s important context to be aware of

Strangely the series is not popular.

ripx4nutmeg

Despite a huge budget, mass marketing and 'must watch' reviews across the media, What It Feels Like For A Girl, a drama about a 15-year-old cross-dressing boy, is a ratings disaster with just 40,000 viewers for its first episode

What is the Kissed program and why is it offensive?

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5332897-bbc-series-i-kissed-a-boy-decision-homophobic-in-the-extreme-lgb-alliance

In case you missed that thread.

Dreadful. I've noticed that lesbians are often too kind for their own good w letting Tims into their spaces, while gay men are generally & rightly much blunter w tifs, partly bc they face much less danger of violence if in person. But teen boys are much mpre vulnerable, so it's easier for the TRAs to gaslight them. Vile
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