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Charli XCX has blasted the BBC for airing documentary about Men’s Rights Activists, comparing its prime time slot of 9pm to the 10.30pm slot given to her own documentary about feminism.
Taking to Twitter, the singer branded a short clip of the documentary posted on the BBC’s social media accounts “terrifying,” adding “people like don’t deserve airtime.” The documentary, which was part of BBC Three’s Extreme UK series, sees host Reggie Yates speaking to various people who identify themselves as Men’s Rights Activists, including self-proclaimed pick-up artist and anti-feminist Roosh V and Breitbart journalist Milo Yiannopoulos.
Charli XCX’s documentary The F-Word and Me saw the singer speaking to her fellow artists about what it’s like to be a woman in the music industry, in an exploration of feminism in the 21st century.
SORRY BUT THIS FUCKING DISGUSTS ME. https://t.co/qRBwvBnk4e
— CHARLI XCX (@charli_xcx) December 14, 2015
I understand that the below is a documentary exploring views of others and i haven’t seen the whole thing yet so obviously can’t fully form
— CHARLI XCX (@charli_xcx) December 14, 2015
an opinion. but this snippet is terrifying. and also, annoying. because i made a doc for the bbc that was shown on a tuesday at 10.30pm when
— CHARLI XCX (@charli_xcx) December 14, 2015
a lot of my audience were unable to watch. this doc seems (from this snippet) to be discussing feminism in an entirely negative light and is
— CHARLI XCX (@charli_xcx) December 14, 2015
shown prime time at 9pm……….. ughhhhhh priorities. come on.
— CHARLI XCX (@charli_xcx) December 14, 2015
the way the man in this snippet talks about ‘women and gays’ is just so fucking FRUSTRATING. people like this don’t deserve airtime.
— CHARLI XCX (@charli_xcx) December 14, 2015
positivity should be promoted. not negativity.
— CHARLI XCX (@charli_xcx) December 14, 2015
***probably about to be painted as an ‘angry privileged man hating woman’ now. fuck, dude i love men. just not men who are total cunts.
— CHARLI XCX (@charli_xcx) December 14, 2015
But despite Charli XCX’s criticisms, the BBC documentary was critical of the more aggressive actions of MRA’s, and did not condone the group’s often hateful behaviour.
Whilst still exploring the views of Men’s Rights Activists and the reasoning behind the far-reaching group’s continued growth, along with looking at their often recited viewpoint that feminism is “taking over” Western society, it did provide an enlightening look at how some men feel themselves to be the victimised sex, and how this leads to them harboring troubling viewpoints and siding with controversial figures such as Roosh.
