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12-14-2012, 07:43 AM
And people say the left don't have an agenda ?
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BBC told to put more gay presenters on children's TV to 'familiarise' youngsters with different sexualities
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The BBC should have more gay presenters and characters on children's TV, a report has concluded.
This could mean following ITV's lead in using personalities such as former Big Brother star Brian Dowling, who presented SMTV Live on Saturdays for two years.
The BBC was called upon in the report to ensure that audiences are 'familiarised' with different sexualities 'from an early age'.
The study claimed that lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people are still 'relatively invisible' across the media.
It said that it was important to help validate the feelings of gay children by 'incorporating representation within programming for children who are going through their formative years'.
Demonstrating positive experiences and outcomes will stop LGB children feeling isolated, it said, particularly in rural areas.
The report commissioned by the broadcaster, which drew on audience surveys and nine 'LGB experts', concluded that all genres of programming should regularly feature non-heterosexual people, with news and drama currently the biggest problem areas.
Of BBC News, the study claimed that too much time was given to 'homophobic' viewpoints.
'As a public service broadcaster and a standard bearer on moral issues, the BBC is asked to reconsider the way in which it is perceived to set up these debates with two extreme perspectives and to be more creative and nuanced in its presentation,' wrote Clare Luke of Solitaire Consulting, who produced the report.
For dramas and soaps, she recommended bolder storylines featuring gay characters, while documentaries were deemed to need more LGB presenters and portrayal of gay people in history.
As for comedy, the report concluded that the 'biggest risk' was LGB people being the focus of a joke.
This was judged as only truly acceptable when the comedians themselves were gay.
The report drew on a survey of around 3,000 viewers, in which one in five heterosexual men said they thought there were too many LGB people on BBC television.
More than one in ten people said there were uncomfortable with the portrayal of gay, lesbian and bisexual people in the broadcast media.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2247981/BBC-told-gay-presenters-characters-childrens-TV-familiarise-young-people-different-sexualities.html#ixzz2F28irNYU
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BBC told to put more gay presenters on children's TV to 'familiarise' youngsters with different sexualities
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12/14/article-2247981-04511A8A0000044D-775_634x424.jpg
The BBC should have more gay presenters and characters on children's TV, a report has concluded.
This could mean following ITV's lead in using personalities such as former Big Brother star Brian Dowling, who presented SMTV Live on Saturdays for two years.
The BBC was called upon in the report to ensure that audiences are 'familiarised' with different sexualities 'from an early age'.
The study claimed that lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people are still 'relatively invisible' across the media.
It said that it was important to help validate the feelings of gay children by 'incorporating representation within programming for children who are going through their formative years'.
Demonstrating positive experiences and outcomes will stop LGB children feeling isolated, it said, particularly in rural areas.
The report commissioned by the broadcaster, which drew on audience surveys and nine 'LGB experts', concluded that all genres of programming should regularly feature non-heterosexual people, with news and drama currently the biggest problem areas.
Of BBC News, the study claimed that too much time was given to 'homophobic' viewpoints.
'As a public service broadcaster and a standard bearer on moral issues, the BBC is asked to reconsider the way in which it is perceived to set up these debates with two extreme perspectives and to be more creative and nuanced in its presentation,' wrote Clare Luke of Solitaire Consulting, who produced the report.
For dramas and soaps, she recommended bolder storylines featuring gay characters, while documentaries were deemed to need more LGB presenters and portrayal of gay people in history.
As for comedy, the report concluded that the 'biggest risk' was LGB people being the focus of a joke.
This was judged as only truly acceptable when the comedians themselves were gay.
The report drew on a survey of around 3,000 viewers, in which one in five heterosexual men said they thought there were too many LGB people on BBC television.
More than one in ten people said there were uncomfortable with the portrayal of gay, lesbian and bisexual people in the broadcast media.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2247981/BBC-told-gay-presenters-characters-childrens-TV-familiarise-young-people-different-sexualities.html#ixzz2F28irNYU