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They aren't great on transgender topics I hear

• smt88 3mo ago
  I don’t know what person reads The Economist to learn about trans topics (whatever you mean by that)
  • bluescrn 3mo ago
    Probably a reference to Helen Joyce, a prominent gender-critical author/activist. Formerly an editor at The Economist.
    • idaseing 3mo ago
      She’s the reason I quit the Economist. In almost every issue for a while they inserted an article about the dangers of trans people, without ever speaking with an actual trans person. Weird. So I looked it up and found out they had secretly put an anti-trans crusader in charge of trans issues, giving her the Economist’s no-byline “voice of God”. If they have become that sleazy and one-sided on issues where I know when they are wildly off, how can I trust them on obscure international issues where they are my only source?
      • modo_mario 3mo ago
        ...They have someone in charge of trans issues?
      • pjc50 3mo ago
        I'm fairly sure the old capital-L Liberal Economist wouldn't have done that, and it's a real shame they got dragged into culture war like everyone else. They were always overt about being Liberal, though.