BBC Apologizes for Asking Morocco Women's Team Captain If Any of Her Players Are 'Gay'

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
Jul. 24, 2023

The BBC on Monday apologized for one of their reporters demanding to know which, if any, members of the Morocco women's national soccer team are "gay."

From CNN, "BBC apologizes for reporter’s ‘inappropriate’ question to Morocco women's team captain":

The BBC has apologized for an "inappropriate" question one of its reporters asked the captain of the Morocco women's national team.

At a media conference ahead of Morocco's Women's World Cup opener against Germany, a reporter from the British news organization's World Service asked Ghizlane Chebbak: "In Morocco, it's illegal to have a gay relationship. Do you have any gay players in your squad and what's life like for them in Morocco?"

The press conference moderator interjected, saying: "Sorry, this is a very political question, so we'll just stick to questions relating to football."

"No, it's not political," the journalist replied. "It's about people, it's got nothing to do with politics. Please let her answer the question."

A BBC spokesperson told CNN: "We recognise that the question was inappropriate. We had no intention to cause any harm or distress."

Their reporter didn't seem to care in the slightest whether or not the question was inappropriate.

Morocco captain Ghizlane Chebbak’s almost in disbelief reaction to the question, says it all.

A completely unethical out of line question that poses safety concerns to the players he asking to be named.

Bizarre push followed.
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It sounded like he was on a moral crusade in defense of sodomy.

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