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Am I going mad? Martine Croxall is in bother again.....

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seadragon Thu 06-Nov-25 17:07:27

Martine has been censured because she inserted the word "women" after the phrase "pregnant people" in an introduction she was reading out.....
www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63500745

Skydancer Thu 06-Nov-25 17:30:13

It’s so ridiculous I can’t be bothered with it.

MiniMoon Thu 06-Nov-25 17:33:27

I think This is the link you need.
Pregnant people indeed! How many men have had babies? I'm on Maryine's side this time.
What gas happened to the BBC?

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Thu 06-Nov-25 17:36:36

It’s gone woke.

ViceVersa Thu 06-Nov-25 17:42:52

Utterly ridiculous. I don't have an eyeroll big enough to express how I feel about this.

Galaxy Thu 06-Nov-25 17:45:29

It is ridiculous to say but she was very brave. When all this nonsense is over it will be these women who will be praised. What has happened to the BBC on this subject is devastating.

GrannyGravy13 Thu 06-Nov-25 17:49:13

🤬🤬🤬

MartavTaurus Thu 06-Nov-25 17:50:48

Good on her. She is correct.
Too bad if the BBC don't like it.

petra Thu 06-Nov-25 17:52:28

FriedGreenTomatoes2

It’s gone woke.

Gone ? It always was. 😂

Bukkie Thu 06-Nov-25 18:16:10

Good for Martine, she was correct and I would have done the same. The world has gone mad.

TerriBull Thu 06-Nov-25 18:16:10

Lets all roll our eyes and say WOMEN loudly in solidarity. Good on you Martine for not going along with such a mealy mouthed load of male people presenting bollocks

Grantanow Thu 06-Nov-25 18:38:33

Lunacy.

eazybee Thu 06-Nov-25 18:42:14

Never heard of her, but 'pregnant people ' is a ridiculous expression, and if she replaced it with the correct 'pregnant women' good for her.
This is one reason I rarely listen to the BBC now, and I think: many other people do likewise and this is reflected in their ratings.

Oreo Thu 06-Nov-25 19:58:06

TerriBull

Lets all roll our eyes and say WOMEN loudly in solidarity. Good on you Martine for not going along with such a mealy mouthed load of male people presenting bollocks

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

NanKate Thu 06-Nov-25 20:17:32

Well done Martine I’m with you all the way.

I am unpopular with the National Federation of Women’s Institutes when I had the temerity to say they were wrong not giving the full membership a vote on whether they should accept transwomen in our Federation. We now have both biological women and transwomen. Then in our magazine they promote Suffragettes. I told them they were deluded!