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faldO wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 4:14 pm

Mistadobalina wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 1:32 pm I've looked at what he's said. You're attacking the BBC for it forcing an 'agenda' down your throat. Your evidence? A journalist criticising the BBC for not being progressive enough.

Sounds like they are walking the middle ground quite well.

Pushing an agenda (what I said) and "forcing an 'agenda' down your throat" (what you said) are two different things.

Nihal Arthanayake is a highly paid BBC journalist, and for him to say that his mental health is affected because all he sees is white people when he walks into work is unacceptable, whatever the context.

Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 6:16 pm

faldO wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 4:14 pm

Mistadobalina wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 1:32 pm I've looked at what he's said. You're attacking the BBC for it forcing an 'agenda' down your throat. Your evidence? A journalist criticising the BBC for not being progressive enough.

Sounds like they are walking the middle ground quite well.

Pushing an agenda (what I said) and "forcing an 'agenda' down your throat" (what you said) are two different things.

Nihal Arthanayake is a highly paid BBC journalist, and for him to say that his mental health is affected because all he sees is white people when he walks into work is unacceptable, whatever the context.

Not sure what the highly paid bit has to do with anything.

Why is what he said unacceptable? I just don't get you lot going all snowflakey over this.

Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 9:01 pm What salary level immunises you from mental health problems?

Dunners wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 6:32 am

Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 9:01 pm What salary level immunises you from mental health problems?

You'll know when you get there.

Dunners wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 8:34 am LOL

faldO wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 12:30 pm The BBC have deleted a tweet that described Harvard President Claudine Gay as a "victim of campus culture wars" following her resignation for failing to condemn on-campus antisemitism and for plagiarism.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67869624

Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 12:55 pm The far right have been after her for some time.

How did they eventually get her out?

CEB wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 2:02 pm You don’t think black academics should object to plagiarism?

CEB wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 2:11 pm That’s a pretty bizarre comment in itself.

And seems to suggest that plagiarism, if addressed, should be addressed and highlighted only by the left? Is that your position? In which case, what happens when there isn’t much appetite from people to apply scrutiny to those they are allied with?

This kind of muddy thinking is exactly what leaves room for the right to not just claim the moral high ground on the initial actions, but to also point to the sulky evasiveness of those on the left who can’t acknowledge wrong doing or consequences for one of their own