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You might have seen different BBC stories than I have. Like when the BBC said all converts to Islam are "reverts"; https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-did-

You might have seen different BBC stories than I have. Like when the BBC said all converts to Islam are "reverts"; https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-did-the-bbc-say-muslim-reverts/ https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-did-the-bbc-say-musl... ; the nasty implication being that one religion is the status quo of humanity Or when the BBC framed an Ad as racist, because it called out a politician's sectarian & anti-LGBTQ appeals https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yg0g18989o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yg0g18989o https://www.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/1ksv0y7/reform_accused_of_blatant_racism_over_sarwar/ https://www.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/1ksv0y7/refo... The other day actually, I saw a newscaster describe the horrors Apartheid in South Africa as though it were happening today. She then closed with "... [Apartheid] is now no longer enforced" and transitioned quickly to the next topic. Not ended or abolished, but merely "not enforced". Their bias is rather pernicious.

rafram 1y ago
> Like when the BBC said all converts to Islam are "reverts" They didn't. They used their interviewees' own preferred terminology to refer to them in the story, which is fine. "Reverts" is the most common term among Muslims. Sort of like how capitalizing God in a story about Christians doesn't invalidate the beliefs of people who worship multiple gods. > Or when the BBC framed an Ad as racist The first line: "Scottish Labour has described [...]".
IshKebab 1y ago
> Or when the BBC framed an Ad as racist, because it called out a politician's sectarian & anti-LGBTQ appeals This is an insane characterisation of that article, which seems fair to me and not at all what I was talking about. Wanting your race to be represented in politics is a perfectly reasonable view and it doesn't need "calling out".
- hitekker 1y ago
  You should watch the original video, not just the BBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kucaq6jkHMg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kucaq6jkHMg . The reddit thread and other articles also provide context that the BBC article glossed over & excluded. The way I see it: a politician was intimating to a community, known for its conservative religious practices, that they can one day enforce their ideal in their children's education. If the dogwhistle is too quiet, consider how Muslims, Christians and other non-racial communities drove the US Supreme Court ruling to allow opt-out of LGBTQ education. IMHO, the insane idea is "a community is a race". As if South Asians getting more votes translates directly to "representing their race", not their culture or religion. It's a similar kind of crazy to "Islamophobia is basically racism" which the UK government has been trying to legislate: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2588955/amp https://www.arabnews.com/node/2588955/amp

rafram 1y ago

> Like when the BBC said all converts to Islam are "reverts" They didn't. They used their interviewees' own preferred terminology to refer to them in the story, which is fine. "Reverts" is the most common term among Muslims. Sort of like how capitalizing God in a story about Christians doesn't invalidate the beliefs of people who worship multiple gods. > Or when the BBC framed an Ad as racist The first line: "Scottish Labour has described [...]".

IshKebab 1y ago

> Or when the BBC framed an Ad as racist, because it called out a politician's sectarian & anti-LGBTQ appeals This is an insane characterisation of that article, which seems fair to me and not at all what I was talking about. Wanting your race to be represented in politics is a perfectly reasonable view and it doesn't need "calling out".

hitekker 1y ago
You should watch the original video, not just the BBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kucaq6jkHMg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kucaq6jkHMg . The reddit thread and other articles also provide context that the BBC article glossed over & excluded. The way I see it: a politician was intimating to a community, known for its conservative religious practices, that they can one day enforce their ideal in their children's education. If the dogwhistle is too quiet, consider how Muslims, Christians and other non-racial communities drove the US Supreme Court ruling to allow opt-out of LGBTQ education. IMHO, the insane idea is "a community is a race". As if South Asians getting more votes translates directly to "representing their race", not their culture or religion. It's a similar kind of crazy to "Islamophobia is basically racism" which the UK government has been trying to legislate: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2588955/amp https://www.arabnews.com/node/2588955/amp