The BBC scrapped male pronouns in reference to an alleged rapist who claimed to be a woman, it has been revealed. In an article last year, the BBC changed a quote from an anonymous victim by replacing all mentions of “he” and “him” with “they and “them”. Senior journalists said it displays how the BBC’s style guide, which instructs the use of preferred pronouns, conflicts with the corporation’s duties of accuracy and impartiality. ‘Shocking’Angela Wild, co-founder of homosexual lobby group Get The L Out, slammed the BBC for altering the quote from her study. The publication highlighted that male rapists could be recorded as women, and female suspects could be searched by biological men.

Source: The Times June 10, 2022 14:29 UTC