determined not to use Alana Smith's pronouns. determined not to use Alana Smith's pronouns."īBC commentators are just. While a fourth penned their frustration saying: "BBC commentators are just. Absolutely ridiculous."ĭisappointed in the BBC commentators continuous misgendering of Alana Smith despite them wearing a pronoun pin and having their pronouns on their skateboard. Watching #Tokyo2020 women's skateboarding on the BBC and hearing the commentators constantly misgender Alana Smith and not use they/them pronouns when it's literally written on their board is so irritating and disappointing.Ī third described it as ridiculoussaying: "Disappointed in the BBC commentators continuous misgendering of Alana Smith despite them wearing a pronoun pin and having their pronouns on their skateboard. She certainly isn't approaching the course gingerly".Ī number of people took to Twitter to express their disappointment at the commentators with one writing: "Alana Smith literally had their pronouns on their skateboard and the BBC commentators still misgendered them, is it that hard?".Īlana smith literally had their pronouns on their skateboard and the bbc commentators still misgendered them, is is that hardĪ second person expressed their disappointment: "Watching #Tokyo women's skateboarding on the BBC and hearing the commentators constantly misgender Alana Smith and not use they/them pronouns when it's literally written on their board is so irritating and disappointing." maybe she's carrying an injury".Įd Leigh, the BBC's snowboarding correspondent added: "It's getting away from her again. He continued: "And she could potentially have focused on park. Alana Smith is a great skater but she's got no comp results from the last year" Professional skateboarder commentator Marc Churchilll said: "I find this quite hard to watch, in Poe Pinson, you had a really great skate who she was fighting for an Olympic place against. Team USA athlete Alana Smith, who goes by 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, reports the Daily Mail.ĭespite Alana wearing a 'pronoun pin' as well as have 'they/them' written twice on their skateboard, BBC's Ed Leigh and Marc Churchill repeatedly referred to them as 'she' and 'her'.
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