Background art by Skutch: twitter.com/SkutchdrawsKellie-Jay & the Neo-NazisShaun2023-07-11 | Content warning: Transphobia, homophobia, racism, antisemitism, suicide, sexual abuse, child sexual abuse, violence, abortion
The ECU finding titled “We’re being pressured into sex by some trans women, bbc.co.uk Finding by the Head of the Executive Complaints Unit (ECU)” contains a serious oversight.
As explained in the finding, the article originally titled “We’re being pressured into sex by some trans women” received complaints about incorrect pronouns being used when referring to trans women. The ECU addresses these complaints by referring to quotes from a contributor named “Jennie,” who speaks about threats from an unnamed third party referred to as “they.” The ECU conclude that Jennie “said nothing to indicate that the comments in question were made by a trans woman, and the Head of the ECU saw no basis for assuming that they had been. Consequently, he did not accept that this was an instance of misgendering.”
The finding furthermore states that the Head of the ECU “... found no example of misgendering or bioessentialist language in the author’s own words.”
My complaint is that another instance of misgendering that matches these exact criteria is found in the article, in the author’s own words, and has been overlooked by the ECU. This is the relevant passage from the article:
“Another reported a trans woman physically forcing her to have sex after they went on a date.
"[They] threatened to out me as a terf and risk my job if I refused to sleep with [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].”
As we can see, the article specifies that the person in question is in fact a trans woman, but then goes on to refer to her as ‘they’ several times in the next paragraph. Additionally, these are the “author’s own words,” as the original text being quoted used ‘he’ and ‘him.’ By the criteria the ECU finding uses to identify misgendering, (using ‘they’ to refer to someone known to be a trans woman) this passage counts as misgendering.Harry PotterShaun2022-03-03 | Wonderful background art by Skutch: twitter.com/Skutchdraws
On Saturday 8th January, a protest was held in front of the BBC’s Broadcasting House in opposition to the BBC’s recent coverage of trans issues. The event was reported on by other news organisations, but received no coverage by the BBC.
The protest was in part a response to an article published on the BBC news website on 26 October 2021 titled 'We're being pressured into sex by some trans women,' which has been widely criticised as biased and transphobic.
In response to accusations of transphobia, the BBC has defended its coverage of trans issues by invoking impartiality, stating that it has a responsibility to make sure a wide range of voices are heard. This claim is dubious, as the BBC is proudly not impartial when it comes to other types of discrimination, but it would be stronger if the BBC did not ignore the protests held in response to its coverage of trans issues.
As things stand, the BBC is giving the impression that its claimed impartiality on this issue is nothing more than an excuse to publish attacks upon trans people.
Thanks, ShaunBBC Transphobia Part 2Shaun2021-12-03 | Content warning for transphobia and sexual assault, same as the previous video.
This response does not answer my initial complaint. It responds as though my complaint was that Chelsea Poe was not included in the article, but this is not the case. My complaint was not that Chelsea Poe was not included. My complaint was that the author of the article both 1) interviewed Chelsea Poe and 2) claims in the article that no high-profile trans women who have spoken about sex and relationships wanted to speak to her. This is not true, because she spoke to Chelsea Poe.
Chelsea Poe is a trans woman. She has spoken about sex and relationships in various media outlets. She was interviewed for the article. This is all beyond dispute.
Chelsea Poe is also indisputably high profile, by the definition of high profile used by the article. Firstly, she was high profile enough to be contacted and interviewed for the article in the first place. Secondly, the examples given in the article of trans women the author does consider high profile are people who have similar or smaller profiles than Chelsea Poe. It is impossible for those women to be high profile and Chelsea Poe to not be high profile.
Chelsea Poe has over 20,000 social media followers and has been quoted in Slate, The Huffington Post, Glamour, Paper magazine, and other media outlets. The article includes quotes from people with much smaller profiles than this.
I understand fully that the author can include or not include whoever she likes in her article and do not need this explained to me. What she cannot do is make false claims about who was interviewed. The article’s claim that no high profile trans women who have spoken about sex and relationships wanted to speak to the author is provably false, and that is what I require a response from the BBC about.
Text of my new complaint:
My complaint is about language used by a source in an article posted on the BBC news website on the 26th October titled 'We're being pressured into sex by some trans women'
The article includes as a source a survey released by the group Get The L Out, which it links to. This survey deliberately and repeatedly refuses to gender trans people correctly. It also approvingly includes a quote which says “All transsexuals rape women’s bodies,” & states in reference to this quote that this “analysis remains as relevant as ever.”
I would like to state that my complaint is solely about the transphobic language present in the survey which is being given a platform by the BBC. I have absolutely no complaints about the sample size, distribution method, or findings of the survey. I have zero issues whatsoever with the survey or the article in which it appears, with the singular exception of the transphobic language and attitudes being shared in the survey. The transphobic language and attitudes are the only thing about which I am complaining, and the only thing for which I require a response.
Does the BBC agree with the attitudes and language expressed in the survey linked in the article? Is it considered acceptable to misgender trans people by the BBC? Are quotes likening all trans people to rapists considered ‘relevant analysis’ by the BBC? Is it acceptable for the BBC to platform such language and attitudes?Response to BBC transphobiaShaun2021-11-12 | Content warning: extreme transphobia, sexual assault, threats of violence (including sexual violence)
You don't have to let the TV License people inside.
Special thanks to Sophie (twitter.com/theymerSophie) and Mystery Contributor for providing feedback for this video.
Text of my complaint: An article published on the 26th of October titled 'We're being pressured into sex by some trans women' contains a factual error.
The author, Caroline Lowbridge, states that no 'high profile trans women who have either written or spoken about sex and relationships' wanted to speak to her in order to offer their views on the subject.
This is not true. The author interviewed Chelsea Poe for the article in September 2020. Chelsea Poe is a high-profile trans woman who has spoken extensively about sex and relationships in interviews in Slate, the Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and other media outlets.
"A BBC source has confirmed to PinkNews that Lowbridge interviewed Poe, and said that her contribution was judged not to be relevant to the story."
Given that Lowbridge interviewed Poe and chose not to include her in the article, the claim that no trans women who have written or spoken about sex and relationships wanted to talk to her is factually incorrect.
This inaccuracy must be amended.Jimmy Dores Anti-Vaccine LiesShaun2021-11-05 | Content warning: injections, needles, animal testing, blood, all manner of medical stuff
Chapters: Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 8:21 The Russo-Japanese War 9:58 Yalta 13:52 Japan's Aims 22:56 The Japanese Military 26:48 Strategic Bombing 41:37 Bomb Targeting 53:06 Potsdam 01:05:28 Unconditional Surrender 01:22:43 The Bombs 01:32:25 The End 01:38:31 Discussion 01:52:49 Another Solution 01:57:32 Reasons 02:06:58 The Invasion Narrative 02:17:09 Appendix 02:19:30 Outro
Books: I Was There - William D. Leahy Speaking Frankly - James F. Byrnes All in one Lifetime - James F. Byrnes Prompt and Utter Destruction - J. Samuel Walker Hiroshima Nagasaki - Paul Ham Journey To The Missouri - Toshikazu Kase Racing the Enemy - Tsuyoshi Hasegawa American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer - Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin Bomber Offensive - Arthur Harris Henry L. Stimson: The First Wise Man - David F. Schmitz Memoirs of Harry S.TrumanThe Death Penalty feat. PragerUShaun2020-04-28 | Sequelae?
Debating the Death Penalty - Hugo Bedau & Paul Cassell Assessing the Impact of the Ultimate Penal Sanction on Homicide Survivors: A Two State Comparison: https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=5144&context=mulr
The Bell Curve (1994) The Mismeasure of Man (1981) Inequality by Design (1996) Intelligence, Genes & Success (1997) The Bell Curve Debate (1995) The Nazi Connection (1994)
Articles & Studies:
Lewis M. Terman: The Uses of Intelligence Tests (1916) Ned Block: How Heritability Misleads about Race (1996) Ewan Birney, Jennifer Raff, Adam Rutherford, Aylwyn Scally: Race, genetics and pseudoscience: an explainer (2019) Zack Z. Cernovsky: On the Similarities of American Blacks and Whites: A Reply to J. P. Rushton (1995) Richard Lynn: Race differences in intelligence: A global perspective (1991) Byrnes, Rita M., Library of Congress. Federal Research Division: South Africa : a country study (1997) Mallory Wober: The meaning and stability of Raven’s Matrices test among Africans (1969) D. H. Crawford-Nutt: Are Black scores on Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices an artifact of test presentation? (1976) John C. Raven: Standardization of progressive matrices (1938) K. Owen: Test and Item Bias: The Suitability of the Junior Aptitude Tests as a Common Test Battery for White, Indian and Black Pupils in Standard 7 (1989) K. Owen: The suitability of Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices for various groups in South Africa (1992) Fred Zindi: Towards the Development of African Psychometric Tests (2013)
Note about Zimbabwe: Rhodesia’s minority-rule government issued a declaration of independence in 1965, but Zimbabwe did not gain recognised independence until 1980.How PragerU Lies to You: CharlottesvilleShaun2019-08-07 | Trump did call neo-nazis very fine people. He just lied about them not being neo-nazis.
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Studies mentioned: Wiederman, M. W. The truth must be in here somewhere: Examining the gender discrepancy in self-reported lifetime number of sex partners. Journal of Sex Research
Joan R. Kahn and Kathryn A. London. Premarital Sex and the Risk of Divorce. Journal of Marriage and Family
Adolescent Sexuality and the Risk of Marital Dissolution. Anthony Paik. Journal of Marriage and Family
Premarital Sex, Premarital Cohabitation, and the Risk of Subsequent Marital Dissolution among Women. Jay Teachman. Journal of Marriage and Family
Abstinence-only and comprehensive sex education and the initiation of sexual activity and teen pregnancy. Pamela K. Kohler, Lisa E. Manhart, William E. Lafferty. The Journal of Adolescent HealthCharlottesville: The True Alt-RightShaun2018-04-02 | Content warning: everything you might expect to be present at a rally attended by a bunch of neo-nazis. Hate speech of every kind.
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My channel needs a proper name! Leave a comment with a suggestion, it'll be fun.
Any sources I missed available on request.Paul Joseph Watson is Wrong About: SportsShaun2017-05-16 | I think certain folks need to look up the word 'average' sometime.