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BBC blurs trans ally shirt on Strictly contestant
BBC blurs 'Protect The Dolls' shirt after Strictly contestant Bethany Antonia's rehearsal footage.
In brief
BBC blurs 'Protect The Dolls' shirt after Strictly contestant Bethany Antonia's rehearsal footage. BBC blurred 'Protect The Dolls' slogan on Bethany Antonia's t-shirt during Strictly Come Dancing rehearsal, citing standard editorial practice for removing overt branding. Originally reported by LADbible.
BBC edits out trans ally shirt
The BBC blurred 'Protect The Dolls' on Bethany Antonia's t-shirt in Strictly Come Dancing rehearsal footage.
“protect the dolls”
Slogan supports trans community
The phrase 'Protect The Dolls' is positive slang for trans women with origins in 1980s transgender activism.
“protect the dolls”
T-shirt raises $600k for charity
T-shirts with the message have raised over six hundred thousand dollars for trans lifeline, the first transgender crisis hotline in the us.
“trans lifeline”
BBC says standard practice
The bbc stated that blurring the slogan is standard practice on any entertainment show to reduce overt branding.
“standard practice”
Viewers react to blurring
Strictly fans criticized the blurring as 'pathetic' and argued the overlap between trans allies and ballroom dancing fans is massive.
“pathetic”
The takeaway
BBC blurred 'Protect The Dolls' slogan on Bethany Antonia's t-shirt during Strictly Come Dancing rehearsal, citing standard editorial practice for removing overt branding.
