There's a new presenter on BBC Breakfast News, and because he sits on the left hand side of the sofa, some commentators see that as the 'senior' seat and have dubbed it unfair on his (female) co-presenter. The most vocal amongst these is Miriam Whatshername who was sacked from Countryfile for being too old, or at least that's what she successfully argued and won her case.
It could be, of course, that those of us that feel wronged will find that 'wrongness' in many more places than those of se lucky enough not to be affected by it. Racism appears to be like this in some cases, and in fact it probably extends to almost all equality type of arguements, more so if it's in the media spotlight as in the case of the BBC. What happens is that the accused party is then on the back foot and finds it very difficult to put their case successfully, and has to simply deny the inequality and let the accuser get all the headlines.
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