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Michael Carty"The BBC has decided not to broadcast an episode of David Attenborough’s flagship new series on British wildlife because of fears its themes of the destruction of nature would risk a backlash from Tory politicians and the rightwing press, the Guardian has been told."
Janet Grootebroeder@MJCarty Let's Barbara-Streisand this news.
Sharonbw stands with MinnesotaSo now wildlife is politicized! 🤦♀️
Ron Dyck@MJCarty but... that's not freedom of speech 🤔
Kar Pouzisporo@MJCarty nature, shmature
M_Moutoussis@MJCarty The BBC is right, that David Attenborough is almost a commie. The BBC has to be impartial, it must not upset the rightwing press.
Drtuck@MJCarty censorship?
Andydoyle@MJCarty and they accuse Gary lineker of bias and the BBC pull a Attenborough programme so not to offend the government and it’s backers
grahamsz@MJCarty I feel like this is probably a strategic play by the beeb to draw attention to the pressure they are under from right-wing politicians.
I find it very hard to believe that they'll really not air a very expensive, massively popular, flagship documentary. But this way it gets a lot more coverage and will probably force Sunak to endorse the BBCs independence at PMQs.
Ben Todd
Richie Enameller
Raithmir@MJCarty Absolutely and utterly ridiculous. It's David Attenborogh!
The Beeb have fully kowtowed to the Tory Party.
Extinction (our fate)@MJCarty What an epic use of passive voice. No one willing to put their name as a source. No one willing to identify who in the BBC made this decision. It's like they're being operated by Tory algorithm.
Inky TartarsThis is exactly why the right have been gradually padding out the editorial and management staffing at the BBC for years with their supporters. Today, with the simultaneous cancellation of Lineker and Attenborough, is the fruition of "the plan".
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@MJCarty WHAT THE FUCK? The conservatives really are working hard on destroying aunty…
AT-AT Assault 🏳️⚧️BBC needs to grow a fuckin' spine
Tricia@MJCarty
This makes no sense! What could the Tories have against nature FFS?!
This makes no sense! What could the Tories have against nature FFS?!
🌲🧿 "Max"t💽d🏵️n 🔎🍄@MJCarty Fuck these fascist fucks.
JD@MJCarty you’ve got to be fucking kidding.
Tucker Teague
simonf 🦘@MJCarty That apparently is inaccurate:
https://twitter.com/bbcpress/status/1634245237378785280?s=46&t=Syo_elAcoAIp72BcrNdJqA
Half Cocked LawThere was this statement from WWF..
https://twitter.com/wwf_uk/status/1634290349098057728?s=46&t=s6ZTYziZ0i25zxQPWahe3Q
Fraz Wahlah@MJCarty If that isn't fascism, what is?
JamesTDG@MJCarty so, piracy?
Allyson Williams ✅
72mz@MJCarty
Shame!
Shame!
Iwillyeah@MJCarty can we get Gary Lineker to broadcast it on his social media? Seems to be the closest British people can get to the national broadcaster holding government to account.
Dr. Kamella Tate@MJCarty DON'T LOOK UP!
Live, Laugh, Lovecraft
CindyG@MJCarty
So complying in advance
So complying in advance
Barry Parr@MJCarty I'm sure that'll satisfy the Tories and keep them from backlashing.
Nicole ParsonsThe kind of money that #KochNetwork and OPEC+ and their financiers must be flooding into malign influence campaigns to keep its captive consumers....
Their toxic products are frying the planet and they seek to keep the globe addicted to what's causing climate change.
Censorship of the beloved David Attenborough is just one more sign.
Big Oil is hijacking democratic institutions such as publicly funded broadcasters
fritzcokid@MJCarty who does the BBC think they are?
Fox "News"?
Fox "News"?
Aroha GrovesCalling bullshit on intention of #BBC not to broadcast series. No-one puts the huge resources required into a series not to show it.
They are supposed to be independant from political interference. But then again, so is Australia's ABC.
This is either a spineless cave in to right wing forces or a crap marketing ploy.
RevJeber@MJCarty
Progressives and liberals have to stop being afraid of the right and being too polite to call them out on their bullshit. That just gives them free reign to bully everyone and ruin America. Ultimately they are the cowards. They’re afraid of colored people, they’re afraid of queers, trans, and sexuality in general, they’re afraid people will notice we’re the majority in this country. Conservative evangelicals aren’t the majority, but they get their way like spoiled brats.
Progressives and liberals have to stop being afraid of the right and being too polite to call them out on their bullshit. That just gives them free reign to bully everyone and ruin America. Ultimately they are the cowards. They’re afraid of colored people, they’re afraid of queers, trans, and sexuality in general, they’re afraid people will notice we’re the majority in this country. Conservative evangelicals aren’t the majority, but they get their way like spoiled brats.
SklingklorpThat's bonkers.