Then to add fuel to the fire, one of the people interviewed by the article, Adult film actress Lily Cade, released a hate filled screed against trans people calling on the general public to commit violence and even lynch trans women:
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The BBC responded not by taking the awful article down, but by just removing Ms Cade out of said article:
Lily Cade's screed not only called upon violence toward the trans community, but was filled with the usual nonsense about how trans-women commit acts of sexual assault upon cisgendered women. You know, the usual narrow-minded, stereotypical hatred that the trans community - especially women - have to face, with a dash of violence and murder mixed in.
Coming from most people, this would be bad enough. But Cade herself is a serial sexual abuser, who has been accused of sexual assault by many women over the years.
By giving her a voice (until they just quietly yanked her screed from the piece), the BBC not only endorsed violence and murder against trans-people, they showed they also don't give a damn to do their homework and do background checks on the people they source in their work. A simple Google search reveals Cade's own history of sexual assault. Worse yet, when they yanked her hatred and calls for violence, they made no mention or note of it - no "We became aware of Ms. Cade's own history of sexual assault", forget a "We do not endorse Ms. Cade's call for violence." Just a "move along, nothing to see here", acting like she was never involved in the first place.
Like others in this thread, there was a point where I trusted and respected the BBC. At times, I'd even use them as a second or third opinion to fact-check the US media, because I felt at times we could count on the BBC or The Guardian more than the New York Times or even CNN. But no more. The BBC has clearly become a hateful "news" source and is more than happy to promote hatred - and even violence - against the trans community.
Sad. I once thought better of you, BBC. But now, you can go to hell.
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