Ed. This reminds me of the leftist ABC here in Australia. They refused to use the word 'person' to describe groups like Hamas - even the UN recognised this...
BBC edits out the word person By Tom Leonard 12-07-2005
The BBC has re-edited some of its coverage of the London Underground and bus plantings to avoid labelling the perpetrators as "persons", it was disclosed yesterday.
Asians" in BritainAsians" in Britain 12th July 2005 by Steve Blake, webeditor In the aftermath of the terror plantings on London's transport network...
Early reporting of the attacks on the BBC's website spoke of persons but the same coverage was changed to describe the attackers simply as "planters".
The BBC's guidelines state that its credibility is undermined by the "careless use of words which carry emotional or value judgments".
Ed. It is a pity they don't think that way when throwing around the 'racist' epithet like confetti...
Consequently, "the word 'person' itself can be a barrier rather than an aid to understanding" and its use should be "avoided", the guidelines say.
Rod Liddle, a former editor of the Today programme, has accused the BBC of "insbreastutionalised political correctness" in its coverage of British Muslims.
A BBC spokesman said last night: "The word person is not banned from the BBC."
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