Thank you so much! I am continuing to contact the BBC very frequently with criticisms, comments and praise (I noted their avoidance of pronouns for Theodore/Beth Upton - easier to do with a title but I guess more clunky otherwise). I noticed that in a recent story they, for the first time, explained what a 'transman' is. I expressed gratitude for that. IF they are going to use ideological terms, they need to explain them. I have never seen them do this before and subsequently they have not explained what a 'transwoman' is when using that term, so I am wondering whether that was an oversight and a bit of sexism - they want to make the sex of a female miscreant clear, but not a male... I have, though, also noticed a subtle change of tone in their responses - less dismissive. They are still using the defence of 'this is how the police/courts referred to someone' when they use she/her for male criminals which is just maddening and quite pathetic - their job, surely, as journalists, is to interrogate, independently what other institutions do, not credulously follow. Oh, and their 'Style Guide'. To my mind It's all a bit 'A bigger boy made me do it' or 'It says so in the Bible'
Thank you so much! I am continuing to contact the BBC very frequently with criticisms, comments and praise (I noted their avoidance of pronouns for Theodore/Beth Upton - easier to do with a title but I guess more clunky otherwise). I noticed that in a recent story they, for the first time, explained what a 'transman' is. I expressed gratitude for that. IF they are going to use ideological terms, they need to explain them. I have never seen them do this before and subsequently they have not explained what a 'transwoman' is when using that term, so I am wondering whether that was an oversight and a bit of sexism - they want to make the sex of a female miscreant clear, but not a male... I have, though, also noticed a subtle change of tone in their responses - less dismissive. They are still using the defence of 'this is how the police/courts referred to someone' when they use she/her for male criminals which is just maddening and quite pathetic - their job, surely, as journalists, is to interrogate, independently what other institutions do, not credulously follow. Oh, and their 'Style Guide'. To my mind It's all a bit 'A bigger boy made me do it' or 'It says so in the Bible'
The Scottish Daily Express may be leading challenge.
I wrote to the editor to congratulate him on using correct language in the Peggie case two days before the "misgendering" accusation.
Given the amount of public interest (and support) I imagine a crowd funded defense would take this issue further.
It’s been incredible. They’ve really thought it through.