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IAmTheClayman t1_jbzm5zu wrote

Reply to BBC and Gary Lineker: Tweets decision comes at high price for BBC by Errorboros

Just a reminder that getting “cancelled” isn’t a thing, but the will of the public very much is. The BBC and supporters of the anti-asylum bill have publicly demonstrated that they are in the minority, and attempting to punish Lineker has backfired on the BBC in a major way.

Difficult position for them to be in given the way their funding works, but the smart thing to do would have been not to take any action before seeing which way the wind was blowing

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soldforaspaceship t1_jbzc4yf wrote

Reply to comment by mzivtins in BBC and Gary Lineker: Tweets decision comes at high price for BBC by Errorboros

You know what the victims of the Holocaust might have liked? Someone calling out dehumanizing language before the Holocaust happened. They would have liked it to never get that far. They wouldn't have liked people pretending everything is OK.

Do you know how I know this? Because an actual Holocaust survivor called out the exact same thing.

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soldforaspaceship t1_jbzbp4i wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in BBC and Gary Lineker: Tweets decision comes at high price for BBC by Errorboros

Do you think laughing at your own jokes makes you sound smarter? It doesn't.

The point they are making is that the BBC had no issue when Linekar criticized Qatar. Or when he criticized Corbyn. So it is exposing a bias at the BBC.

Conservatives is a term given to mean supporters of the Conservative party.

You seemed very confused so I hope that cleared it all up for you.

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tauntingbob t1_jbzb6yp wrote

Reply to comment by MidnightCh1cken in BBC and Gary Lineker: Tweets decision comes at high price for BBC by Errorboros

> Good heavens, this is beyond awful.

In the context of Braverman's horrific video about being invaded by hordes.

Followed by:

> There is no huge influx. We take far fewer refugees than other major European countries. This is just an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s, and I’m out of order?

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pickyourpants t1_jbzaaza wrote

Reply to BBC and Gary Lineker: Tweets decision comes at high price for BBC by Errorboros

Their definition of impartial makes no sense. Legislation is passed by whichever party or coalition is in power. Criticizing a piece of legislation will, therefore, always be a criticism of whoever was in power when it was passed. To remain impartial, according to the BBC’s definition means never criticizing legislation. Which means the BBC cannot hold politicians accountable for poor decisions.

Impartial means looking at the impact of the legislation rather than commenting on who wrote it. As far as I can see, that’s what Lineker did in his tweet.

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MammothEmergency8581 t1_jbz6ax2 wrote

Reply to comment by sprint6864 in Colin Kaepernick says adoptive white parents perpetuated 'racism' at times while raising him by DrChefAstronaut

Lack of proper knowledge in how to raise a child of different culture is not something to condem. If he was a grown up man, and not a spoiled brat, he would have addressed this in privacy of their own family. Instead he chose to shame them publicly. After all they have giving him they are painted as monsters. He should be ashamed of himself. He is not a respectable man or a respectful son. Just a spoiled brat in an adult body.

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MammothEmergency8581 t1_jbz59j4 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Colin Kaepernick says adoptive white parents perpetuated 'racism' at times while raising him by DrChefAstronaut

Bare minimum? Without them he wouldn't be spoiled brat that he became. Without them he most likely wouldn't be playing football. They did the raising, and teaching, and paying emotionally and financially. Which is not just more than what his mother did, it's more than what most parent do for their own children.

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