The BBC has sparked a fresh 'woke' row for using the term 'fisherpeople' in a news report, with exasperated listeners arguing that women only fill a fraction of the jobs. A BBC source told MailOnline that 'fisherpeople' is a 'perfectly acceptable' term but stressed there is no ban on the word 'fisherman'. She added that she was only aware of about six female fisherman in the country. He said the term 'fisherpeople' was clunky and told the Telegraph: 'If anyone feels the need to change the nomenclature, that’s easily resolved. Referring to Ms Adler's Radio 4 broadcast, a BBC source told MailOnline: 'There was nothing fishy about this report'.

Source: Daily Mail November 17, 2020 11:28 UTC