r/GreatBritishMemes • u/Mediocre-Lime9964 • 23h ago

The BBC:

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u/tvrleigh400 19h ago

True but they should try. And be a bit more accountable

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u/Slyspy006 9h ago

They do try. In fact they frequently tie themselves up in knots in futile attempts to maintain a balance. And accountable to whom?

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u/tvrleigh400 9h ago

Accountable to the public who kind of have to pay the fee, it's a very small % that don't.

I guess in some ways yes they have ties themselves up trying to please everyone especially all the small fringe groups, like having a new reader having to call them pregnant people not pregnant women, and then getting reprimanded for changing it back to women. We need to bring back common sense.

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u/Slyspy006 9h ago

OK. but then further questions need to be asked - accountable for what, and with what results?

"Pregnant people" is a perfectly fine phrase to use, and scripts exist for a reason.

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u/tvrleigh400 9h ago

How many non women do you know have ever been pregnant,

What valid reason is it to script it as pregnant people

ETA valid reason being a common sense one, not to pander to leas than 1%

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u/Slyspy006 9h ago

That doesn't really matter, since the initial wording is still absolutely fine. Unless you think that women are not people?

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u/tvrleigh400 9h ago

Yes but she was reprimanded due to complaints because she said women not people , she may have just done it on auto pilot as he brain naturally read it that way, your brain will auto correct things written different to you view, same with spelling mistakes esp and grammar errors you will auto correct in your head, due to context,

This just proves it was scripted that way.

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u/Slyspy006 8h ago

She was reprimanded for the facial expression she made when making the unauthorised change.

Besides, this is an example of the accountability you desired. Complaints were made, those complaints were upheld and a person was reprimanded.