Oh I see, it’s our fault
I recommend playing the clip.
At 1:04 Tim Davie gets passionate and says we have to be kind and caring in this – and in context it seems pretty clear that he means kind & caring to the men, not the women. We have to be kind & caring to the men because they struggle under the burden of being the sex that can beat up women if it chooses to. Women are just the boring bitches who can get beaten up, which is obviously far less tragic than being the ones can do the beating.
At 1:16:
I mean for goodness sake, let’s get real here. This is this is this is being whipped up as well around us in a way that’s deeply deeply damaging to civilized debate about these topics.
In other words women who object to being replaced by men in their own sex, and thus losing rights and opportunities and safety and the list goes on – those women are whipping up “this” in a way that’s deeply deeply damaging to civilized debate so let’s first of all make the women shut up.
I’m glad he’s out.
I’m sorry? Which side was it whose rallying cry through all of this has been “NO DEBATE!”? And how does giving in to genderist talking points constitute holding the “centre” as opposed to taking a side?
An old proverb: ‘There are none so blind as those who will not see.’
AI tells me: ‘The proverb originated with John Heywood in his 1546 collection of proverbs, and the sentiment is echoed in Jeremiah 5:21. While Heywood’s version is the first recorded instance, the biblical verse contains a similar idea of having eyes but not seeing.
‘Origin: The phrase was first published in English by John Heywood in 1546. The original wording was, “Who is so deafe, or so blynde, as is hee, That wilfully will nother here or see”.
‘Biblical Precedent: The concept is similar to Jeremiah 5:21: “Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not”.
‘Later Usage: The saying was later used and popularized by other writers, including Jonathan Swift in 1738. ‘
And as for the BBC not having any “no go zones”, you might want to check out that statement with your LGBT desk first.
Surely, for a news organization, it’s more important to be honest, truthful and clear, than it is to be “kind” and “caring.” I’m sure that care and kindness have never come up as primary concerns in stories about political scandals, or investigations into dangerous industrial practices.
(Yes these comments are like death by a thousand cuts.)