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TIL in 2024 the BBC censored a non-binary reference in a Transformers cartoon (bleedingcool.com)

submitted 1 week ago by Quokka@quokk.au to c/til@lemmy.ca

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With all the news about the BBC censoring a “Protect the Dolls” t-shirt, it’s sad to see how this transphobic trend goes back years. The BBC is literally participating in trans erasure.

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[–] viJilance@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

It was barely a thing in the 80s if at all, before it was used as a propaganda tool to brainwash children.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago

You responded to a comment that sourced their claim with a non-sourced rebuttal.

Do better.

[–] JustPlainDave@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is it embarrassing being that dumb or are you just not smart enough to know how dumb you are?

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago

No chance they know how stupid they are.