Emmerdale's International Women's Day Special, Is This Going Too Far?

[anotheoldgit]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6780259/Emmerdale-fans-threaten-BOYCOTT-International-Womens-Day-Special.html

[Mamyalynne]

Not a programme I watch, the fans will decide - a one off episode doesn't seem 'too' anything really.

[spathiphyllum]

I assume they will do the same for men on Tuesday, 19 November?

[spathiphyllum]

I'd hate to see a double standard..

[Old_Geezer]

Fair enough. If branded that makes it special so we know there'd be a fuss if it were the other way around. Daft thing to do, annoy your customers/audience.

[dave50]

Absolutely ridiculous. Virtue signalling at its worst.

[spathiphyllum]

It is OTT pandering to social affairs.

[douglas9401]

This could herald a seismic shift in society where women suddenly seem to have all the presenting jobs on TV and radio while in real life nothing actually changes.

We can expect to be hectored and bullied by wimmin in brogues as usual though.

[gingejbee]

It's one continuing-drama episode in over 300 per year....so, not going far enough, I'd say.