BBC Olympics Commentator Corrected By Co-Host After Misgendering U.S. Shot Putter Raven Saunders
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deadline.comA BBC Olympics commentator was corrected by his co-host live on air this morning after failing to use the preferred pronouns for U.S.
shot putter Raven Saunders. Steve Backley, a former Team GB javelin thrower, repeatedly described Saunders as “her” during coverage of Thursday’s women’s shot put qualifying in the Stade de France, Paris.
Saunders, who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Games, identifies as non-binary and uses the they/them pronouns. Backley’s co-host Jazmin Sawyers pointed this out during the output. “The colorful character of Raven Saunders back.
Good to see her back, sort of. Sort of see her, I mean,” Backley told BBC viewers, referencing Saunders’ distinctive mask. Sawyers replied: “Well we can’t see them very well.
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