Two of the BBC‘s Olympic commentary team have been slammed for repeatedly misgendering the first openly non-binary athlete to compete at the games. Team USA star Alana Smith, who uses they/them pronouns was knocked out of the Women’s Street Skateboarding semi-finals after failing to score three tricks at Ariake Urban Sports Park in Tokyo. Despite the … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon finally tweets her congratulations to Team GB (but fans point out she waited until Scotland’s Duncan Scott picked up a medal) By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 08:43 EDT, 28 July 2021 | Updated: 09:25 EDT, 28 July 2021 Nicola Sturgeon has congratulated Scottish swimmer Duncan Scott on his silver and gold medals … Read more
Two of the BBC‘s Olympic commentary team have been slammed for repeatedly misgendering the first openly non-binary athlete to compete at the games. Team USA star Alana Smith, who uses they/them pronouns was knocked out of the Women’s Street Skateboarding semi-finals after failing to score three tricks at Ariake Urban Sports Park in Tokyo. Despite the … Read more
New mother who admitted there was ‘no lightning bolt of love’ when her son was born wins praise from fellow mums who felt ‘nothing but numbness’ – and say ‘romantic’ notion of instant bonding is ‘dangerous’ for mental health Novelist Libby Page told Twitter that maternal love for her four-week-old son had been ‘less like … Read more
Comic Joe Tracini’s VERY irreverent commentary on GB gymnast Max Whitlock’s performance on the ‘curtain rail’ in Tokyo goes viral – and even the Olympian sees the funny side Social media star Joe, 33, has seen quirky, nonsensical commentary of GB gymnast Max Whitlock’s performance in Tokyo go viral Whitlock began Gold medal defence in … Read more