The BBC Alters Quotes From Assault Victim for Misgendering Her Attacker as Journalism Continues Sinking – Opinion

It is no surprise that the BBC, in this age of biology denialist journalism, panders to wake idiocy.

The following are examples of media that strayed away from facts and commonsense and instead chose to follow the social demands of activist communities. There has been the Associated Press altering its style book to accommodate new “accepted” terms, or When the Today Show aired imagesLia Thomas is a transsexual swimmer. In Britain, they have more than taken another step in this direction – this is a stark leap beyond journalism ethics.

The outlet examined the social dynamics that lesbians face in these circles in an article that placed them in the awkward position of pulling the pins on their hand grenades. BBC wanted to discover the realitiesLesbians are being pressured to accept and work with trans-women. We would then be told that refusing to accept a trans woman as a partner is an act of intolerance. This is only the beginning of the turmoil.

The BBC changed the testimony of a rape victim after a debate over the pronouns of her transgender attacker https://t.co/WEo97Pu8I7

— The Times (@thetimes) May 31, 2022

The article ends with a section about a woman who describes a violent encounter that she had while in social situations with transgender people. Following the stories of many in the community that were intimidated to accept trans-women into their lives, one woman tells us about a troubling encounter. After being forced into going out for a night, she suffered sexual assault.

“He threatened to out me as a terf and risk my job if I refused to sleep with him,” she wrote. “I was too young to argue and had been brainwashed by queer theory so he was a ‘woman’ even if every fibre of my being was screaming throughout so I agreed to go home with him. He used physical force when I changed my mind upon seeing his penis and raped me.”

Some of the most disturbing aspects of women being forced to lower their self-worth for social acceptance and tolerance are already evident. A woman once admired for being honest with herself, and having a proud lesbian status, is now forced to change her emotional and physical state to make room for a new member of their community. 

The BBC altered the quotes of this victim to conform with the accepted trans standards. The following is how the news agency presented the statements from the victim.

“[They]Threatened to make me a terf, and threaten my job if i refused to go to bed with them [them],” she wrote. “I was too young to argue and had been brainwashed by queer theory so [they were] a ‘woman’ even if every fibre of my being was screaming throughout so I agreed to go home with [them]. [They]When I was unable to see, I used force physical [their] penis and raped me.”

Just from the start, it is a shameful move to alter someone’s direct quotes, in the name of being socially proper. The paper is trying to modify the testimony of this woman in order not to miss-gender her attacker. In order not to offend the rapist they completely alter and dilute the victim’s experiences. 

In action and words, the idea of believing the woman in rape claims has completely vanished. We have a victim who sees her words being disregarded. However, there are also signs that her intolerance may have contributed to the incident, suggesting that it was provoked. 

This is evident as we see the paper grapple with internal and external complaints. After being subject to pressure from outsiders regarding this article’s balance, the BBC couldn’t even support its reporting. The newspaper received many complaints regarding the portrayal of trans communities. It went back to edit the piece significantly.

Standing behind its decision to publish the piece online last week – headlined “We’re being pressured into sex by some trans women” – the BBC took the decision on Thursday to remove a contribution from a former porn actor, Lily Cade, “in light of comments” she made after its publication, after a week of sustained pressure and criticism.

This is an indication of how the industry has declined. Your entire profession is at risk when standard practice becomes a core set of professional behavior. It doesn’t mean that you can correct someone in a report. We hear that the BBC had an intense debate about this decision among their staff.

The Times-UK described how the “woke employees” at the BBC were the loud proponents of changing a woman’s quotes. Reached for commentsThe spokesperson of the BBC, was uncommital. 

“It’s routine to have editorial discussions about different stories. Our only intention when deciding on language is to make things as clear as possible for audiences,” a BBC spokesperson told Fox News. “As we’ve said before, BBC News makes the final decisions about what it broadcasts or publishes, and we produce our own style guide. All decisions on content are based on news values and with impartiality at the centre of those decisions,” the spokesperson added.

Journalism is choosing the path of least resistance. This is an extremely poor form of journalism to change coverage and quote in order placate social movements. To do this on behalf of an organization that is trying to manipulate science and language to fit its agenda, it’s a disgrace to an industry that depends on fact and truth. This toxicity is unfortunately all too common among journalists.