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| Outrage as BBC chooses panda as 2011 female face Posted: 29 Dec 2011 02:45 AM PST LONDON, Dec 29 — The BBC has ignited its second sexism spat in the space of a month by choosing a panda as one of its 12 female faces of the year. Last week, it was criticised for choosing its annual BBC Sports Personality of the Year from an entirely male shortlist.  The BBC chose Tian Tian (pictured at Edinburgh Zoo) as one of its 12 female faces of the year. — Reuters file pic "So the BBC couldn't find a woman for Sports Personality of the Year, but they could find a panda for a female face of 2011," he wrote. Labour MP Stella Creasy also tweeted: "No offence to Sweetie — sure a lovely panda and best in the class etc — but clue is in the title 'women' not 'female of the species' of the year." The corporation has also been criticised because a quarter of the female faces this year were chosen for their involvement in marriages. They include Prince William's new sister-in-law Pippa Middleton, South African Charlene Wittstock who married Prince Albert of Monaco and Spanish billionaire the Duchess of Alba, 85, who tied the knot with a civil servant 24 years her junior. Among the BBC's male faces of year were "King's Speech" actor Colin Firth, Tunisian Mohammed Bouazizi whose suicide sparked the Arab Spring revolutions and golfer Rory McIlroy who became the youngest player to win the US Open. Bob Chaundy, the freelance journalist who wrote the piece for the BBC, responded on Twitter: "I didn't choose the BBC women faces of the year subjects — just wrote them. Two black eyes from wife though. Pandemonium!" The BBC pointed out this was not the first time an animal had appeared in its Faces of the Year lists. "Including Sweetie (Tian Tian) as one of the annual headline makers was a light-hearted addition to the list, and this isn't the first time it has featured a non-human," it said in a statement. "In 2009, Benson the Carp, a much-caught giant fish, was August's entry on the male list and last year Peppa the Pig was on the female list for April." — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Taylor Swift song from ‘The Hunger Games’ soundtrack tops chart Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:27 PM PST  Taylor Swift's single "Safe and Sound" with The Civil Wars from 'The Hunger Games' soundtrack. — AFP pic Other acts on the upcoming film soundtrack include Arcade Fire, which contributed "Horn Of Plenty," and The Decemberists with "One Engine" on the companion album to the film, which includes songs that may not be in the film but are based on the story's themes. The producer, Grammy winner T Bone Burnett (Crazy Heart), collaborated with Swift and Arcade Fire's Win Butler and Regine Chassagne on songs. The film adapted from the young adult novels by Suzanne Collins features Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone), Josh Hutcherson (The Kids Are All Right), Liam Hemsworth (Knowing) and Elizabeth Banks (W.) in a post-apocalyptic world. The album will be released prior to the movie's opening. The Hunger Games opens March 21-23 in North America, Australia, France, Germany and other European markets, Brazil, Hong Kong, the UK and additional markets. — AFP-Relaxnews Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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