On Wednesday (8 May) the broadcaster aired ‘Genderquake: The Debate’, which was panned by viewers over the way nuanced issues were crammed into a one-hour show. Ofcom has been flooded with complaints since Channel 4’s controversial ‘Genderquake’ debate earlier this week. Since the live debate, as many as 228 complaints have been made to Ofcom about the way the debate was carried out, five additional complaints were received by the TV watchdog over just the trailer of ‘Genderquake: The Debate’. As is standard procedure, Ofcom has confirmed to HuffPost UK that they will be “assessing” these complaints, before “deciding whether or not to investigate” Channel 4. Other panellists involved in the ‘Genderquake’ debate included feminist critic and author Germaine Greer, journalist Ash Sarkar and columnist Sarah Ditum, who has previously faced accusations of transphobia from the LGBT+ community.

Source: Huffington Post May 13, 2018 08:26 UTC