BBC offers a new job - but only if you're disabled

[FlyingJesus]

The BBC is seeking applications for a new weather presenter – the successful candidate must be disabled, and doesn't have to have any qualifications.
An advert posted on the careers website says: “Do you want to share your passion for the weather by presenting weather bulletins? Do you have a disability? The BBC does not currently have any weather presenters who are disabled and we are actively seeking to improve on screen diversity.”

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/me...-10281565.html

And of course, because it's claiming to be about "on screen diversity" it must be someone who is quite visibly disabled, thus not even being inclusive of the majority of disabled people in the country anyway. Utter nonsense

[sex]

half this forum can apply then

[Chippiewill]

Maybe they should find a Muslim with a beard and viralize them. This is literally the plot to an episode of W1A.

[Kyle]

at least theyre honest i spose

[GommeInc]

Might as well stick a label on their forehead saying "gimmick" or "guinea pig".

[-:Undertaker:-]

A disabled person is unsuitable for the position of presenting the weather as they have limited movement and cannot stand up. This is ridiculous. It'd be like me applying to be a fireman when i'm not nearly strong enough. Can't do the job then you shouldn't get it. Equality is the new religion and i'm a proud heretic.

Yet another example though of why the privatisation of the Beeb can't come soon enough.

[Empired]

In the act of trying to be more "diverse" they segregate a minority group even more.

Everyone, doesn't matter if you're a chip shop owner or hold a head job in the BBC, should hire the best person who applies for the job and that's all that matters. If they're disabled, great. If they're black, great. If they're female, great. If they're a white middle class male with an able body, GREAT.

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[Kyle]

A disabled person is unsuitable for the position of presenting the weather as they have limited movement and cannot stand up. This is ridiculous. It'd be like me applying to be a fireman when i'm not nearly strong enough. Can't do the job then you shouldn't get it. Equality is the new religion and i'm a proud heretic.

Yet another example though of why the privatisation of the Beeb can't come soon enough.

disabled does not always mean in a wheelchair lmao

[peteyt]

In my opinion this should be classed as discrimination - When it comes to hiring your supposed to not be able to discriminate on religion, disabilities etc. Surely by only wanting disabled people you're actually technically discriminating against non disabled people

[!:random!:!]

omg, you can all apply! just come here and ill disable you joking on serious note if it was to make disabled people feel less segregated, would this not make them feel it more?