so, i have a new job...
i'm now producing please don't, a new podcast from reduced listening for bbc sounds!
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🚨 Women’s Aid have responded to the ‘controlling behaviour being platformed on Big Brother.’ #BBUK
“Not only does Big Brother risk minimising survivors’ experiences, it also risks presenting abuse as a form of entertainment. We must do better to call out and reject abuse as soon as we see it, so women and children can learn the signs and themselves feel confident in speaking up and seeking safety.”
🔗 womensaid.org.uk/response-to…
New: BBC News cutting 100 journalism jobs, saving £5.5m, per intenal email from news chief Rachel Jupp.
More to come as well... BBC News has a total savings target of £51m. Only £30.5m of this has been announced to date.
Producers need to step in. This *is* a social experiment, and this is cut and dry the perfect example of male manipulation, but Rihanna’s unsafe in this scenario, and the behaviour being exhibited by Omar is way too uncomfortable. #BBUK
We feel like staying in and listening to the “Patient Zero” acoustic and piano versions this evening… good thing they’re out now on all streaming platforms! 🙆♀️ taylor.lnk.to/patientzero-DL
If you want to talk about a real example of Two-Tier law, look no further than the Contempt of Court Act 1981.
Imposes immense burdens on professional media organisations, who take great pains to comply with its provisions.
Seemingly troubles almost nobody on social media
Omar thinking a woman being kind, compassionate, and courteous to you is the same as flirting - if there’s been a better example of the foolishness of modern masculinity on TV, I would love to see it. #bbuk
If you haven’t yet seen this, it’s worth taking a look at this detailed examination of the UK Govt’s response to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. One key revelation is when aid workers including British nationals were killed in an Israeli strike on a World Central Kitchen convoy. Two days later, the then UK Foreign Sec David Cameron signed off on the latest arms export approval to Israel. That same day he announced an urgent and “transparent” investigation into the attack. channel4.com/programmes/brit…